HISTORY OF SIRIUS PARK GERMAN SHEPHERDS 
Sirius Park Kennel was established in 1986 with the purchase of our first pure-bred female shepherd, Rustic's Q.T., who served as the foundation of our breeding program today. We are a small breeding, showing and hobby kennel, located in the northwest corner of Smithfield, Rhode Island. Our facility features a completely chain linked property of five country acres that affords our animals plenty of room to grow and thrive in a natural setting. Our kennel compound features large, outdoor runs nestled under mature oak trees to provide a comfortable environment for our dogs. Our puppy kennel and holding area for females to be bred is separated from the main kennel. There are large paddocks for exercising and play. At night or in inclement weather, all dogs are kenneled inside. All our dogs, especially the puppies, are given attention on a daily basis to insure proper socialization and smooth transition into new homes. Since our establishment we have been dedicated to the promotion and improvement of our wonderful breed. Our dogs are bred for soundness of temperament, soundness in health and conformation, or the "look of eagles" or nobility, as emphasized in the breed standard. Our breedings have evolved from American lines. We believe in the promotion of good hips and all our breeding stock has been x-rayed and/or approved by the Orthopedic Foundation. Therefore, our breedings are selective and planned with future generations in mind.
We have bred German Shepherds that have served as companion dogs for individuals and families, therapy dogs, service dogs, obedience, agility, herding, and conformation dogs. Since our inception, we have been fortunate to have bred some very beautiful German Shepherds who have been recognized as oustanding representations of the breed. Many of those dogs are featured on the following pages of our website. Some of those accolades include: Award of Excellence (AOE), Select American and Canadian Champions, Futurity and Maturity Winners, Best Puppy at the German Shepherd Club of America's National Specialty Show, titled Companion Dogs and registered Therapy Dogs. One of our dogs, Ch. Sirius Park's Monogram even worked for the political campaign of Rhode Island's present Lt. Governor Charles Fogarty. Ch. Monogram was featured in the television campaign ads, attended the political rallies, and served as the symbolic "watchdog" for the Rhode Island state retirement system. Monogram aka "Mason" provided a delightful addition to the campaign rallies, especially for the children in attendance. Finally, we co-bred the 2004 Grand Victress G.V. Sel. Ch. Hickoryhill's Godiva Sirius Park.
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In 1999 we whelped a very promising puppy who at first was overshadowed by the earlier accomplishments of our older dogs. This special whelp was named Worth the Trip since we had driven through blinding snowstorms to and from Indiana to breed his dam Ch. Ivy League OFA. We had planned a breeding to the future Grand Victor Hickoryhill's Bull Durham ROM. Tripper was the only whelp in the litter, but what a puppy!
SIRIUS PARK'S WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (prelim normal)
Weitz's Canto Bihari Sirius (prelim normal) / Hillkrest's Tia of Bihari (prelim normal)
click to WALKER'S PAGE. - Walker Pedigree
Stud Fee: $400.00
WEITZ'S CANTO OF BIHARI SIRIUS, (prelim normal)
Ch. Sirius Park's Kojak Bihari, TC, OFA / Hickoryhill's Asta of Bihari
CANTO'S PAGE. - Canto Pedigree
Stud Fee: $500.00
CH SIRIUS PARK'S SANTANA, OFA
Ch Sirius Park's Kojak Bihari, TC, OFA / Sirius Park's Original Sin (prelim normal)
CARLOS' PAGE . - Carlos Pedigree
Stud Fee: $600.00
CH. SIRIUS PARK'S KOJAK, TC, OFA
Sire: GV Am/Caj Sel Ch Mar Haven's And The Beat Goes On, TC., OFA
Dam:
Ch. Bahari's Yola v. Sirius Park
KOJAK'S PAGE. - Kojak's Pedigree
Stud Fee: $600.00
AOE 2x SEL AM & SEL CAN. CH. SIRIUS PARK'S WORTH THE TRIP, OFA, TC, PT, ROM
GV FV Sel Am Ch hickoryhill's Bull Durham, OFA, ROM / Ch Sirius Park's Ivy League, OFA
Although Tripper is no longer physically with us, his sprite is still felt here. His influence can be seen in his grandsons above.
Tripper's photo album. - Trippers Pedigree.
Sirius Park's Zipcode
Gorlin's Just In Time x Ch. Sirius Park's Quintessa
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Codie's show career was cut short by an unfortunate
accident, but not before he gave us some moments of excitement.
He earned several Best Puppy wins, placed second in the 6-9 class
at the GSDCA National Specialty show at just six months old,
received Reserve Futurity Southeast and a four point major -
all before fifteen months old. He is the sire of Sirius Park's
Jalepeno Peppers.
Our kennel Ambassador and housedog, Sirius Park's Zipcode "Cody", at 11 years old, still greets all our guest with a wag of his tail, a merry gleam in his eye, and his favorite toy for them to throw.
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Vegas . Vegas pedigree.
Victoria's Secret
Tia need photos. Tia pedigree.
PHOTO OF ORIGINAL SIN
Witmer's American Flyer X Sirius Park's Hey Pipone
Eve is the dam of Ch. Sirius Park's Santana OFA . She presently lives with Amanda Ireland in Maine. She has a promising young male out of Ch. Windy Haven's Dirgo. The repeat breeding to Ch. Sirius Park's Kojak Bihari TC is planned for the spring of 2012.
RUSTICS Q.T., ROM
/ our foundation / where we started.. her legacy lives on...
Ch. Mardon's Hector x Rustic's Gypsy Girl
Q.T. provided an excellent foundation for our breeding program. Although she was bred four times, Q.T. only produced twenty-one progeny in her litters. From these breedings Q.T. gave us three champions;
Ch. Sirius Park's Arabian Knight OFA, Ch. Sirius Park's Far East OFA, and
Ch. Sirius Park's Ivy League OFA, plus three qualifiers. These progeny made
Q.T. the first ROM producer in Rhode Island.
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Our Newest Puppy Stars ~ The Future ~
Our breedings are the result of long hours of planning
and research. As previously stated, we consider soundness of mind
and body the most important elements of our breeding choices and
we breed with the intention of adding new progeny to our own kennel.
Our pups are raised in a home environment and socialized daily. The
puppies enjoy experiences such as trips to the park, walks in the
woods, and plenty of play time to facilitate a smooth transition
to new homes.Our pups depart for new homes at twelve weeks old. They
are certified to be in good health at the time of their departure
and will already have been given three of the four booster shots
required for protection from common canine diseases.
We invite you
to peruse the following photos of our pups. We recommend, if you
wish to secure one of our puppies, that you contact us today. We
have a list of planned breedings and would be glad to include you
as a prospective new owner. Finally, we offer boarding and grooming
services to all animals that have been acquired at Sirius Park.
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REMEMBER THESE STARS OF SIRIUS PARK?
Ch. Mardon's Giacobazzi x Rustic's Q.T. ROM Ari, aka Yuppa, a beautiful black and red boy, our first champion from our first litter.
2x Sel. Ch. San-Jo's Eastern Express OFA ROM ROMC x Rustic's Q.T. ROM India finished his championship in just two years. He was BOM Great Lakes Region.
2x Sel. Ch. San-Jo's Eastern Express OFA ROM ROMC x Rustic's Q.T. ROM
Am. Sel. Ex. / Can. Sel. Ch. Witmer's Jamaroquoi x Witmer's Irresistable Vanderworth Flyer is the sire of Sirius Park's Original Sin, mother of Ch. Sirius Park's Santana
AOE 2X American Select Excellent/Select Canadian Champion Sirius Park's Worth The Trip OFA TC PT x Am. Sel. / Can. Sel. Ch. Bihari's Questa Co-owner and breeder: George Werner Fonzee was awarded the 2004 Best In Futurity Northeast. We would like to thank George Werner for allowing us to become the Co-Owners of this very special, rich black and tan young boy. We look forward to a successful show and herding career for his awesome young boy.
2X Sel. Am./Sel. Can. Ch. Schneiderhof's Urban Cowboy OFA TC CD AOE ROM ROMC x Sirius Park's Insignia OFA " Mason" was special from three weeks old. He earned several Best Puppy awards including Best Puppy at the GSDCA National Specialty Show. He was awarded Best In Futurity and Best Opposite Maturity. He finished his championship before the age of two.
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THE LADIES THAT BUILT SIRIUS PARK GERMAN SHEPHERDS
Rustics Q. T. ROM
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Q.T. provided an excellent foundation for our breeding program. Although she was bred four times, Q.T. only produced twenty-one progeny in her litters. From these breedings Q.T. gave us three champions, Ch. Sirius Park's Arabian Knight OFA, Ch. Sirius Park's Far East OFA, and Ch. Sirius Park's Ivy League OFA, plus three qualifiers. These progeny made Q.T. the first ROM producer in Rhode Island. |
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Sirius Park's
Animated Lady
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Ch. Sirius Park's Cashmere
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A beautiful, dark coated female with plenty of energy! She was a real show girl! |
Unfortunately Finesse's career was halted because of family issues. She could not be bred and needed a major to finish her championship. |
Sirius
Park's Finesse (13 pts. 1 major)
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Ch. Sirius Park's Ivy League OFA
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Ivy enjoyed an exciting show career that began with a third place at the National Specialty from a quality packed 6-9 month class. And later, Best of Breed from the classes at specialty shows. She is the dam of our AOE 2X Sel. Am./Sel. Can. Ch. Sirius Park's Worth The Trip OFA TC PT and Ch. Sirius Park's Quintessa OFA. |
"Sidney" was the dam of Ch. Sirius Park's Monogram OFA and earned the recognition of #5 brood bitch in 1995 in the GSDCA Red Book. She was also the dam of BIS Am./Can. Ch. Sirius Park's Patton OFA and Am./Can. Ch. Poetry Alladin OFA. Poetry is the dam of 2004 Grand Victress Hickoryhill's Godiva Sirius Park. Unfortunately we lost Sidney to cancer at the age of five. |
Sirius Park's Insignia
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I repurchased Poetry from Ed Peterson; at that time she was almost six years old. I thought she would produce well with GV Ch. Hickoryhill's Bull Durham ROM. Poetry found a wonderful home with Christine and Steve Grainger. There she produces Sel. Ch. Hickoryhill's Brickhouse Sirius Park, Sel Ch. Hickoryhill's G. Q. Sirius Park and 2004 GV Hickoryhill's Godiva Sirius Park. Unfortunately she is retired, but what a girl! |
Am./Can. Ch. Sirius Park's Poetry Aladin OFA PHOTO HERE |
Ch. Sirius Park's Quintessa
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Although Tessa was a wonderful brood bitch, because of family circumstances, she was only bred twice. She gave us Sirius Park's Zipcode who can be found later in the website. At almost ten, Tessa was our queen house dog and puppy babysitter. |
Bred only once, Sophie is the dam of Ch. Sirius Park's X-Files Scully. |
Sirius Park's
Sophistication Ch. Sanbob's Uncle Sam x Sirius Park's Midnite Shadow  |
Am. Ch. / Sel. Can.
Ch. Sirius Park's X - Files Scully
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Scully is a powerhouse! She really enjoyed the ring and provided us with many exciting experiences. Scully was the dam of Sirius Park's Hey Pipone. |
Pipone began a promising show career and later retired to the whelping box. Hey Pipone is the dam of Sirius Park's Original Sin. |
Sirius Park's Hey Pipone
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Ch. Bihari's Yola v Sirius Park
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Yoyo began her real career in April 2004 with a new, yet unproven handler, Sean Conboy and finished in early September 2004. Yoyo loves everyone and just can't wait to jump into the judge's arms. Holding a pose proved difficult for a girl who likes to be on the go! Yola is the dam of Ch. Sirius Park's Kojak Bihari TC |
| Bred by Marge Dolan, Annie came to us after Marge lost her valient battle against cancer. Having spent the last months with Marge, Annie needed the security of a family home rather than a show career. She resides with friends and has retired from the whelping box. | Dolmar's Bonnie Lass PHOTO OF BONNIE LASS |
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TRIPPER, GREATLY MISSED
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TITLES EARNED:
Award of Excellence, 2X American Select Excellent, Select Canadian Champion
Sirius Park's Worth The Trip, OFA, TC, PT
SIRE: GV. FV. Sel. Ch. Hickoryhill's Bull Durham ROM
DAM: Ch. Sirius Park's Ivy League OFA
Owners: Ed & Lee Parkhurst ~ Co-Owner: Joseph Bihari
Click here for Tripper's PedigreeBest in Futurity Northwest
Best in Maturity Northeast
#10 United States Futurity / Maturity Sire 2002
#10 United States Futurity / Maturity Sire 2003
#11 United States Futurity / Maturity Sire 2004
#1 Canadian Futurity / Maturity Sire 2004
Sire of the 2003 Futurity Victor
Tripper was the only whelp in Ivy's last litter, but what a puppy! He took his first major from the 9-12 class and he was off and running. He has accomplished much in his five years - proved his worth in the show ring and as a producer. To us, he is the total German Shepherd in one handsome package. He has superior temperament and a brain. Presently he is working on a herding title and doing what German Shepherds were originally bred to do. We expect more excitement and accomplishments
from Tripper and his progeny.
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