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Two Best in Specialty Shows ~Two Reserve Best In Shows
Multiple Group Winning
Best Opposite in Futurity/Best Opposite in Maturity
4 Majors in the U.S.

Can /Am Ch. Kohlein's Come Away With Me
OFA H&E

"Kansas"

FLASH!!!! Kansas Takes A GROUP 2ND
AT THE LOWER MAINLAND DOG FANCIERS OCTOBER 2007 !!!!!!!!!
Largest Dog Show in Canada!
OWNER HANDLED!

 Sire: RBIS 3x BPIS RFM RMM Ch. Altana's Tradition OFA H&E

Dam: BPIS Ch. Kohlein's Byzantine ROMC OFA H&E

Kansas is a dream come true, a very elegant bitch carrying on our
"dark faced tradition."
A Canadian Championship at 11 months with a total of 5 Best Puppy in Groups!

Kansas shown sparingly in 2005 won a total of
SEVEN GROUP 1st's.

Dam of 3 Canadian Champions -

2x BPISS 2 x BPIS American Pointed Can. Ch. Kohlein MasternComander Lenlor

Ch. Kohlein's Cardero

Ch. Kohlein's Justice of Marleesha
 

 

A Very Special Thanks To All Her Handlers and Friends

 Lorry Bellah for finishing Kansas under Dr. Ruby Hertz with a 4 point Major and Best Of Winners to complete her American Championship.
 2 Majors under Ms. Kathy Casteel and Col. Joe Purkhiser this summer and minor points under Mr. Sonny Ambrosio earlier this year.
Also her Reserve Majors under Ms. Gloria Birch and Ms. Lanalee Jorgensen
AND both her Best In Specialty wins under Mr. Paul Root & Ms. Jamie Walker.

Jack Kilgour who has handled Kansas to some of her Group First wins and both her Reserve Best in Shows in Canada.
 In the U.S. her Reserve Major under Mrs. Vicky Roye and her win under
Mrs. Chris Walkowicz.

Julie Hamasaki for her first Major under Mr. Fred Schmidtke.

THANK-YOU to these handlers for their Dedicated Professional Style!


                           2007 United States Specialties and All-Breeds
     

                        Kansas~ Diablo Valley

  Kansas enjoying the Sun in California in March 2007 at the Diablo Valley       Specialty won her Open class amongst top quality bitches and went on to a  Major Reserve under Judge Vicky Roye, handled by Jack Kilgour .

 


Thank-you to her handler Julie Hamasaki
for her first Major under Mr. Fred Schmidtke at the Washington Specialty.


Thank-you to her handler Lorry Bellah for her two Majors this weekend, pictured here with Ms. Kathy Casteel,
her third Major under Col. Joe Purkiser

 

NEW AMERICAN CHAMPION

November 2007

 Thank-you Lorry for finishing Kansas under Dr. Ruby Hertz with a
4 point Major and Best Of Winners.

 

 

2007 Canadian Specialty Shows

Kansas BISS 2007

Best in Specialties:

Ms. Jamie Walker (pictured) & Mr. Paul Root
Thank-you to Lorry Bellah ....as always handled to perfection!


     Kansas and Maria

I can't forget the very special Best Opposite win under Mr. Michel Chaloux handled by myself at the Edmonton Specialty.

 

                           2007 Canadian Limited All Breeds

    While not in the U.S. Kansas has dabbled in the Canadian All       Breeds, with always good results she has proved herself as a top winning bitch.

 Reserve Best in Shows:
Mr. Len Harfield (pictured) & Mrs. Jeannine Dowell
Both wins Handled by Jack Kilgour.

 This year in Canada with limited showing Kansas has
  10  GROUP 1st's under these respected Judges:

Mr. Leslie Rogers x 2

Mr. James Reynolds

    Mrs. Michelle Billings

  Mr. MerlinVanderkinder

      Mr. Garry Allen

         Ms. Virginia Lyne

         Mr. Harold Pybus

      Mrs. Jacqueline Rusby

        Mr. Walter Pinsker

 

 

Best Opposite in Futurity 2004.....
Kansas        Edmonton, Alberta

 Thank-you to Mr. Ed. Milliken for this special win.
We are SO THRILLED that she is our first homebred Futurity winner!!
Also to Jack Kilgour for handling her to her win and THANK-YOU for your faith in us and the continuous support to our family!!

 

 

Best Opposite in Maturity 2005.....
Kansas    Edmonton, Alberta

Thank-you to Delaine Thompson and also to Sheila Morgan for handling her to this win!

 

Kansas

Pretty From The Start



Maria and Michael McDonald
Kohlein German Shepherd Dogs
Victoria, Vancouver Island
British Columbia (BC), Canada
(250) 478-9877
kohlein@shaw.ca