As nouns the difference between hep and shep
is that hep is a hip of a rose; a rosehip while shep is eye dialect of lang=en.
As an adjective hep
is aware, up-to-date.
shep
English
Noun
(
en noun)
*{{quote-book, year=1897, author=Joseph Hocking, title=The Birthright, chapter=, edition= citation
, passage=Git on board a
shep there, an' go off to some furrin country and make a fortin." }}
(Lancashire) starling