stupid question - Page 3

Black, white, black and silver, and/or black and tans

I thought someone said the dog from the littlest hobo had husky in its pedigree.I thought it was said on the Shiloh/warlock thread. 

The origanal breeder lived in Essex On the dogs were just adorable I have the pleasure to work with the lady for a few years. The dame was a black tan the sire was white.

wuzzup, I've often wondered if the Hobo dogs had husky in the pedigree, due to the husky-like appearance of their mask. I've heard they were purebred GSD's but have never been able to confirm that. I was told by someone who should know that the breeder was in B.C.!!

You also made a post in the Shiloh thread about this. To set the record straight, the Hobo dogs are in the Shiloh ancestry, through Samson, the malemute/GSD mix and also through Super Sweet Sabrina, an AKC reg.d GSD. (Which means they MUST have been pure GSD?)  I know the original London, who was a brown sable, was a GSD, but it could be his successors were not. Chuck (their owner and trainer) chose the silver colouring because it showed up best on black and white TV.

I happen to like the Hobo colouring, but to each their own (and yes, I know their masks would be considered faulty under the GSD breed standard...) They certainly were remarkable dogs! I saw them perform live back in the '70's, and will never forget how amazingly smart they were!

Footnote: there was a Shiloh Shepherd named London, but this was NOT the original London, which belonged to Chuck Eisenman, though Chuck's London was in this dog's ancestry.

The Hobo dog sure does look like a mix sunsilver .It is a very pretty dog and seems to be very nice in temperament.It dose look like a husky shepherd malamute cross.If it is a cross I bet it has the best bloodlines of all those breeds.Theres no shabbiness there.The dog looks sharp.

The dog was sharp as was his siblings the dog origanated from Solitude Kennels owned by Anne Schultz and her lawyer husband. Annie was a short happy go lucky German lady, she adored her dogs to death.. I can still remember her saying sveety you must clean up de's cookies! LOL meaning get to work on the dog doo!

She, had a large kennel which housed well over 77 indoor out door kennels her Hobo's lived indoors with her except for two. Princess and Jada. At one time she had registrations for the dogs.. Littlest Hobo and then the dogs name but we have to remember that was a long time ago. Annie was 66 yrs old when I began working for her and that would be 27 yrs ago a lot of her dogs sold across Canada and the Usa. What made her was the Movie The Littlest Hobo. These dogs were recognized as well bred, confident with the ability to do the job.. I would love to be around another true Hobo today. But that would be very hard to do as we all know the lines are gone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=banXT6azA-4&feature=related

Here are some stats where as proving that the Hobo was a purebred and not mixed with any other breed.

German Shepherd Facts ( German Shepherd Dog ) @ Shepherds.cc ....1960s, the littlest Hobo The littlest Hobo is a Canadian television series... AKC Dog Registration Statistics" shepherds.cc/cgi-bins.cgi?search=german+shepherds&

NationalMaster-Encyclopiedia: German Shepherd Dogs
The Canadian Kennel Club 9 or CKC is the primary registry body for... Opening for the 1979 TV series The Littlest Hobo

Oh, one last statement, the Littlest Hobo height and weight standards. female 21 to 24 inches at the shoulder 55-70 lbs
Males 24 to 27 inches at the shoulder 70-85 lbs. They were by no means extreme in size as these Shylo gsds suggest they were recognized and known to be to standard as documented here and with both registries.