History

Champion Fellsway Mel Gibson OFA DNA was a Grand Victor Champion Piper Hill’s Polo grandson. He was sired by Topa’s Cam Neely v. Debonair OFA out of Fellsway Roxette OFA. Breeder Joanne Conboy. Mel was linebred on Champion Amber’s Stockbroker ROM and Grand Victor Champion Rio Valle’s Nestles Crunch ROM ROMC. Mel commenced his show career with a 4-point Major win from the puppy classes.

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Ponca Hill's Chunky OFA was an outstanding producer for TPH. A litter brother to Select Champion Ponca Hill's Jesse both sired by Champion Pete of Fran-Jo out of Ponca Hill's Kylie ROM.

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Totana Piper Hill’s Lexington was sired by Champion Amber’s Maxima OFA out of Totana Piper Hill’s Night Rain OFA (‘Rainy’ was a Grand Victor Polo / Grand Victrix Rosie daughter). Lexington was sold as a puppy, but happily came back to us when his family relocated and could not take him with them.

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Totana Piper Hill’s Garth Brooks OFA was sired by Ponca Hill’s Chunky out of Totana’s Gabby of Piper Hill (a Grand Victor Polo daughter). Garth was one of our young dogs who started his career with a Reserve and Group placement win from the Puppy classes. He was currently being campaigned to his Championship.

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Totana Piper Hills Harrison Ford. "Harry" is a son of the outstanding Best In Show dog "Dallas" aka Select Champion Kismet's Sight For Sore Eyes OFA and our Champion Fellsway Meg Ryan OFA. We intend to campaign him to his Championship title.

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Champion Totana Piper Hill’s Val Moran d’ Zoni OFA. Val was sired by Ponca Hill’s Chunky out of Totana’s Billie of Piper Hill. Val was typical of the dogs produced at TPH and typified the ‘look’ that we strive for in our dogs. His sister, Champion Totana Piper Hill’s Val Kyrie d’ Zoni was an outstanding bitch in her own right. Both Val and Kyrie were owned by Paul Mazzone on the West Coast.

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Eagle Valley's Dakota OFA

Eagle Valley's Dakota OFA was added to our breeding program to bring to our line the genes of his great producing sire, 3-time Select Champion Kismet's Hearthrob ROM OFA and his maternal grandsire and great producer Champion Hoheneichen's Flag ROM. Dakota is now retired and living the life he deserves in a private home.

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Totana Piper Hills Wild Bill Hickok OFA was sired by Ponca Hill's Chunky OFA and his dam is Totana's Billie of Piper Hill OFA. Bill produced many very nice, healthy litters for us. Only 1 year old in the photo, Bill was a very happy and super friendly dog.  Sadly, we lost him to "toxic gut syndrome" at almost 8 years of age.

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Totana’s Joie of Piper Hill GDC ‘normal’ was sired by Totana’s Big Red of Piper Hill out of Amber’s Georgia II (a GV Polo / GV Rosie daughter).

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Totana’s Billie of Piper Hill OFA was sired by Debonair Preferred Stock v Topa OFA out of Champion Totana’s Jardin of Piper Hill OFA (a Kodachrome daughter). Kodachrome was the mother of U.S. Grand Victor Polo and six AKC Champions. Billie was an outstanding producer in her own right having produced two AKC Champions (Val Moran and Val Kyrie). She wore her mother’s collar.

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Totana Piper Hill’s Firecracker OFA was sired by Ch Amber’s Maxima OFA out of Totana’s Paris of Piper Hill OFA (a GV Polo daughter). Fire was a fine producer for us. (She was ‘out of coat’ in the photo due to a recent litter.)

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Quinia v. Wilhendorf was sired by VA Jello von der Wienerau Sch3 out of Elfie von der Konigsgarde Sch2. A black & red German bitch of outstanding character and producing ability.

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Totana Piper Hills Halle Berry. "Halle" or "The Berry" as we sometimes call her, is a full litter-sister to our Harrison Ford. She is black and red and a tribute to her famous sire "Dallas" (Select Champion Kismet's Sight For Sore Eyes) and her beautiful dam Champion Fellsway Meg Ryan who we lovingly call "The Peach".

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Totana’s Xara of Piper Hill OFA is sired by Ponca Hill’s Chunky out of Totana’s Bobcat of Piper Hill OFA (a GV Polo / GV Rosie daughter). In her first litter Xara gave us 12 beautiful puppies.

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Totana's Sammi of Piper Hill. Sammi is the daughter of our Select Champion Heart Throb son, Eagle Valley's Dakota OFA. Her dam is Zoni's Laliq of Totana Piper Hill OFA. Sammi loves people and other dogs. We had hoped to campaign her to her Championship title, but we decided to sell her instead to a wonderful home that has another Totana Piper Hill dog...she has completely taken over her new home.

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Champion Fellsway Meg Ryan OFA is a litter sister to our Champion Fellsway Mel Gibson. Meg has finished her AKC Championship and has produced two Champions: Ch. Fellsway Shania Twain and her brother Ch. Fellsway J.Z. Kasch.  Meg is also the mother of our "Yardleigh" and "Yummy Bear" and also "King Kong".  Meg is now retired at 11 plus years young and we look forward to her Register of Merit title.  Meg is lovingly co-owned with her breeder at Fellsway Kennels, Joanne Conboy.

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Totana Piper Hill’s Indian Summer OFA was a result of our German / American breedings. "Indy" was co-owned with Marilee Donadio of Rocky Hollow Kennels.  Indian was retired until her death at 9 plus years and she lived the most wonderful life with the Donadio family.

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Totana Piper Hill’s East of Eden OFA was sired by Ponca Hill’s Chunky out of Champion Totana Piper Hill’s Uncorked OFA. Eden’s dam, ‘Corky’ was one of our most outstanding show bitch and we miss her, however she left us Eden and Eden's daughter Zephyr to carry on. 

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Zoni's Laliq of Totana Piper Hill is an outstanding red and black female sired by Champion Caraland-Survival Magellan OFA out of Champion Ponca Hill's Desi of Zoni OFA. Laliq was First Intermediate Bitch in the 2002 German Shepherd Dog Club of America Northeast Futurity under renowned judge, Ms. Rita Sandell.  Lolli as we called her is living in retirement with her new family.  She has given us her daughter "Blue Moon" to carry on.

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Champion Totana Piper Hill's Val Kyrie d' Zoni OFA was an outstanding producing daughter of Ponca Hill's Chunky OFA and Totana's Billie of Piper Hill OFA. She was owned and loved by Paul Mazonne of Zoni Kennels on the West Coast. She is typical of the shepherds we breed.

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Totana's Dancer of Piper Hill OFA is sired by Totana's Cosmo of Piper Hill OFA and her dam is Quinia vom Willhendorf. Dancer's pedigree brings together the best of the German/American lines including several German Siegers and American Grand Victors. She is black and red in color with outstanding temperament.

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Totana's Tiffany of Piper Hill. "Tiffy" was the daughter of an outside male Stonewall's Wave of Excitement OFA aka "Rush" belonging to another breeder, and our female Totana's Xara of Piper Hill OFA. She was an important link to the past TPH Shepherd Greats, Grand Victor Polo and Grand Victrix Rosie. We loved her a lot. 

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Totana Piper Hill's Pin-Up Girl. We call her "Schatzie" which in German is 'sweetheart'. Schatzie was a Champion Fellsway Mel Gibson daughter out of a full-German female that we bred named "Totana's Quina of Piper Hill". Schatzie was an excellent mother and gave us so many wonderful puppies.  She was German/American in lineage.

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Totana Piper Hill's Inferno

Totana Piper Hill's Inferno (Fernie) going Best Opposite Sex Puppy at her first show, the German Shepherd Dog Club of Greater New Haven Show in October 2006 and major Reserve Winners Bitch at a large specialty show in early 2007. Fernie was proudly owned by Mark Lamont and Peggy Johansen. Fernie died tragically at a young age of a condition known as "toxic gut syndrome".  Desperate attempts to save her did sadly not prevail.

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Totana Piper Hill's Dancing in the Dark.  "Dancing" is sired by our Schneiderhof's Trial By Fire and her dam is our G.I. Jane ("Janie").  We were surprised and delighted to have two solid black puppies in this litter. 

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