Penhall Kennels Registered is located on 80 acres in the Steinbach, Manitoba area with a country lifestyle. Gorgeous oaks decorate our yard and acres of natures bush and trees surround us, offering our peaceful setting. This provides us with a wonderful playground for our dogs. Learning made fun with games like Hide and Seek or running along side that ATV to keep in shape, or simply going for a walk enjoying the trails and company.

We are a small kennel with a strict breeding program. Our dogs spend time with us in our home and in kennels. They are very much members of our family. When we have a litter, we are dedicated to raise healthy and happy pups, handling them daily. We do our best introducing a variety of exposures to them with pleasant experiences, which is important in their development.

I have loved the breed since I was a young girl. Remembering Duke, a beautiful looking German Shepherd, I wish we could have owned. He was gentle with children and a watchful guardian, barking to warn you when someone was at the door.

In 1991, I bought my first German Shepherd Dog, Joker. We obtained his CD title and it spurred my interests further into this amazing breed. In 1993, I started breeding German Shepherds and also set priorities important to me.  Special qualities as willingness to please and to be with people, sound temperament and continued good health to promote longevity. All our dogs are x-rayed to ensure hip and elbow certification.

My original breeding stock was from the kennel of Fred and Wenda Engel. They selected for me wonderful, healthy dogs that were very people oriented with easy going temperaments and I will continue this in my breeding program.  From them, I learned good food, cleanliness, daily exercise, with quality time and love was what a German Shepherd required. They advised  me to have fun learning and go to dog shows to obtain titles on our dogs and meet other breeders.  I continue to use this as my guide in the care for our dogs and we do enjoy the dog shows obtaining numerous titles on our dogs and the meeting of many wonderful people.

When we breed outside our line, temperament, hip and elbow certification, physical appearance and sound pedigree are just as important in our selection as our own.

There is so much to learn and it takes many dedicated years to obtain this.  We can't take all the credit for the success we've had with our dogs.  Our thanks to the breeders and owners of the brood bitches and stud dogs who have helped us to build our foundation.

We have also had the help of several members of the GSDC of Manitoba.  In particular, we wish to acknowledge our friend and mentor, Marvis Kilgour.  Marvis has over 45 years of experience breeding and exhibiting German Shepherd Dogs under the kennel name of Kilmarvdon Kennels. 

Marvis is a life member of both the CKC and German Shepherd Dog Club of Manitoba.  She has judged several Futurity/Maturity shows and is known to have a great eye for a dog.  What has mattered most to us is Marvis' honest and straight-forward opinions.  She call things as she sees them and who can ask for a better quality in a mentor!

Marvis helps us evaluate our litters and she takes time to explain the reasons behind her decisions/recommendations.  We are leaning so much about structure, temperament and motion and these "lessons" have proved invaluable to us.  Thank you Marvis for everything you do. 

 My husband Robert, while in Germany with the military, enjoyed learning Schutzhund training with the German Police. We choose to be owner/handlers of our dogs and our goal is to obtain conformation and working titles on them.

In 2002, Casta and Stargate from Silverhill Kennels, joined our family to add quality and strengthen our breeding program. For the future we continue towards our goal - Breeding a dog that may do it all.  Show quality, good working ability and most of all a truly loyal family member.

We are Robert and Deborah Ross, members in good standing with the Canadian Kennel Club, German Shepherd Dog Club of Canada and the German Shepherd Dog Club of Manitoba and we welcome you to meet our dogs and experience the joy and love in owning this wonderful breed  of dog as we constantly have.