My love for Field Spaniels
began in 1996 when I acquired my first Field Spaniel, Maplesugar a Wish Come True “Rio”. Since then my love and devotion
for the breed has grown with each passing year. Over the years I have had the pleasure of showing my Fields not only in conformation,
but obedience and other performance events as well. I am very proud of my dogs and their many accomplishments. We have achieved
placements in obedience and rally, met requirements for the Hall of Fame and earned the first TDX on a Field Spaniel bitch.
In the fall of 2004 I met
my husband Jay. Although new to showing dogs Jay has taken everything in stride. Jay has participated in the training
of the girls for their various performance events. He soon became adamant about having his own dog to work with after watching
Paige acquire her TD title. I simply feel blessed to not only have a wonderful man in my life, but one that shares my love of
the dogs.
In January of 2008 we welcomed our son Josh
to the family. Josh is quickly growing up. He
has already started teaching his stuff puppy
"Poochie" how to do agility jumps, give high
five and fetch. As a regular at
agility trials and hunt training and he
loves to sit and watch the dogs work. He
will often tell the unruly puppies to "sit". Who
knows - we might have a future trainer in
our mists! Josh loves to help out with
grooming and feeding the dogs- so he is
already learning how to be a good puppy
owner.
In April of 2010 we welcomed our second son
Caleb into the family. Caleb so far has been
a calm and sweet baby. He is the apple of
everyone's eye and will surely be spoiled by
all the attention he receives. Big bother
Josh is already trying to teach him the
ropes!
Left: Josh is all smiles at the local
agility trial!
Below Left: Josh trying to figure out
the proper P prior to using the choke chain! 
Photo Credit: Lewis Hizer
Josh giving baby brother Caleb a kiss.
Accomplishments to Date:
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Field Spaniel
Society of America
2006 Paige *Top Obedience Field*
2008 *Top Breeder Champion Titles*
2008 Paige *Top Producer
Champion Titles*
2009 Paige *Top Dam All Titles*
(the sole winner - 17 titles)
2005 National
Specialty
Phoebe *Award of Merit *
Phoebe *1st Place Veteran*
2006 Specialty
Paige *High In Trial*
Phoebe *Best of Opposite Veteran Sweep*
2007 National
Tessa *Best Of Opposite Puppy Sweeps*
2008 National
Luka *Reserve Winners Dog*
2009 National
Paige *High In Trial Agility Jumpers
Preferred*
Mai Tye *High In Agility Trial for Fast &
Send Class*
2010 National
Specialty
Tessa *Best of Opposite *
Arthur *Award of Merit FSSA National*
Paige *High In Trial*
Paige *Brood Bitch 1st Place*
2011 National
Specialty
Arthur *Award of Merit*
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Other Note
Worthy Accomplishments
2005 Paige First TDX Bitch
2009 Paige 1st field spaniel to be titled in
all AKC venues open to Field Spaniels
2009 Mai Tye- 1st AKC Champion
Tracking Title Field Spaniel
Bitch
2011 Mai Tye 1st Field Spaniel to earn 3 AKC
championships
2010 Westminster Arthur *Award of Merit*
2010 Arthur ranked #2 Breed & #3 All Breed
for Field Spaniels
2010 Tessa ranked #4 in Breed & #5 All Breed
for Field Spaniels
2011 Arthur ranked #2 Breed & #2 All Breed
for Field Spaniels
2011 Arthur was the #1 Field Spaniel Dog for
Breed & All Breed
2011 Tessa ranked #5 All Breed & #13 Breed
for Field Spaniels
To date we have produced a total of 16
puppies from three litters. One litter in 2007
and the second & third litter in 2011.
Accomplishments of those puppies:
33 titles
5 Champions
3 Grand Champions
1 Best In Specialty
Winner
1 Best of Opposite
National Specialty
2 Award of Merits
National Specialty
1 Award of Merit
Westminster
2 Multiple Group
Placers
2 Group Winners
1 Bitch Select Spaniel
Club
1 Champion Tracker
1 Senior Hunter
1 Reader Therapy dog
2 Best Puppy in Sweeps
1 Best of Opposite
Puppy Sweeps
Over 26 performance
titles
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We continue to strive
to produce the healthiest Field
Spaniels who are not only a joy to live but
are an excellent representation of the
breed.
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About the name
“Killara”:
When I was in
Australia
on vacation, I was enamored with the relaxed atmosphere and the exquisite beauty the country possesses. I loved my time that
I spent there admiring the artwork of the various cultures. I came across an aboriginal dictionary and found the word killara
<pronounced kil-lar-a>. Killara is an aboriginal word that means “permanent place”. This reflected how Jay
and I feel about the dogs that are always a part of our home and will always occupy a permanent place in our hearts. Consequently,
the kennel name Killara was chosen to represent our Field Spaniels
