Our Past
The Heritage of Santana
Crossbreeding West German & American Show Lines Since the late 1950's
Santana's 3X Select and Select Two 2X,
Champion Von Schrief's "Portrait" ROM
Twice Pacific Coast BOB Gr. Victrix.
Top Winning German Shepherd in the USA in 1959 and Number Seven Top Working Dog in the USA. Exhibited only 8 times in the most competitive Competition.
First German Shepherd Bitch to win BIS at Largest One Day Show in America..Santa Barbara..on her way to BIS she defeated 126 German Shepherds under Reginald Cleveland. Defeated the Boxer Ch. Evo-Win's Impressario who was BIS the year before...For BIS she defeated the Top Winning Dogs in the USA of the Day.
Portrait was .BIS at the highly competitive Orange Empire KC , the first GS to ever go BIS there.
Featured in several books.. including 'The Top 400 Winning Dogs in the USA.'
Highly Regarded as one of the Breed's most correct and outstanding exponents of the 'true flying trot.'
Reginald Cleveland said of her "She has tremendous power and she uses everything she has...They don't come along like this, but once in a lifetime, and only then, if we are very fortunate..
She is easily an E (excellent bitch)
She is a 'Real One'....'
SEL CH (US) Von Schrief "Portrait"
7 Generation Pedigree (Pictured at 9 years of age)
Portrait & Barbie
"When We Were Very Young"
Champion Santana's
Man O' War
ROM
Sire of 14 Specialty Show Champions 24 Qualifiers
BEST IN MATURITY Under Lucy Woodward at Southern Pacific Maturity
1st 6 to 9 Puppy under Tom Bennett at Southern Pacific Futurity
West German/American Show Line Cross
Born November 16, 1962
Pedigree
Breeder / Owner / Handler
Barbara Lee Williams
Ch. Santana's Man O' War ROM , handled by Barb Williams, going WD..BW..BOB over Specials for a 5 point major under Lang Skarda and Ch. Santana's Deidre ( litter sister to Man O' War's Dam) handled by Doyle Williams going WB and BOS for a 5 point Major over Specials
Champion Santana's Man O' War Pedigree
Great Example of West German/American Show Line Cross
