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 In the Beginning

I started Mari Shepherds in 1978 at Owatonna, Minnesota. My love for  the German Shepherd Dog, I wanted  to develop a quality and respected line, while maintaining the Standard of the breed.  

My first German Shepherd Dog was  

 

 Ch Rollingreen's Silky Sullivan TC = Sully.  

Thus, the start of  Mari Shepherd's.

 I strive to maintain the the tradition of excellence and the winning edge.

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The first litter produced was:

 The R Team 

Sully

Ch Kubistraum's Kane ROM 

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 Ch Rollingwood's Miss Willey

The "R Team" was born on May 8, 1985.  There were nine in the litter and it included the following three dogs: 

Mari's Restless Windy OFA CD TC CGC (12 Am Ch pts)= Windy,

Ch Mari's Reagan OFA TC= Ruler. 

Ch Mari's Regency TC= Regency.

 

Doing what others said could not be done,: being the breeder, owner, and handler, of a dog, all the way from the dogs 1st points to its 15th point and its championship.  I  took Ruler (Ch Mari's Reagan OFA TC).  to  winning a Best Puppy,  the first time in the ring together, and continued all the way to the championship title with a Best of Winners, a 5 point finish!  We were an unbeatable team.    The rest is the  history of Mari Shepherds.