Showboat Shepherds is proud to present our star,  Multi BISS & Multi Group winning Am. and Int'l Champion Rohan's Reward  TC, CGC, HT, CD, RE, CHIC, CD, RA GS-73890G26M-PI  GS-EL18981M26-PI  aka "Strider" owned by Melanie Elder and Kay Springer and bred by Bobbie Kindy and Kathy Aubrey.  Strider is out of Sel. Ch. Utopia's Blast From The Past ROM by Sel. Can. & Sel. Am. Champion Witmer's Jamiroquai ROM.

"Strider" was in his first show at 9 months and went RWD and Best Puppy and on to a Puppy Group 4.  At the GSDCA National, he was 4th in the 9-12 class. At his first specialty show in the 12-18 class, he got a 5pt. major reserve under Rita Sandell. Shortly after that,  he went Winner's Dog and Best of Winners from the American bred class for his first major and later finished under specialty judges Charlotte LaRosa and Joe LaRosa at a little over two years of age. 

To date Strider has 69 Best of Breeds, five Group 1's and multiple Group placings.  He was also the 2008 Best of Breed at the AKC Eukanuba Invitational Dog Show and is rated in the top 5 German Shepherds in the Country.

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Strider in motion

Strider & Art

Strider at 3 months

Strider at 11 weeks

Strider at 10 weeks

Rivendell-Chopae Zarina Zarina is also a Strider daughter, littermate to Stella in the above photo. Zarina is owned by Lissa Cunningham & Jennifer Root and is shown going SP Reserve Best In Futurity.

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Here are two puppies from Strider's last litter out of Ch. Scherzar's Cinnamon Twist @ 3 1/2 months.

Scherzar's Wicked   Strider daughter out of Ch. Scherzar's Cinnamon Twist OFA Owners: Janice Staley, Kay Springer, Amy Riley & Channing Sheets First time in the ring, she went RWB, Best Puppy & Puppy Group 4 on Sat and RWB (major) on Sunday

Scherzar's Wicked ( Amber)

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