Another busy National behind us! It's a fun filled and tiring week. A quick recap... Sunday Sept 30 - Zini earned her NAJ (Novice Agility Jumpers) title at the DPCA Regional agility trial. Tyson's son GCh ADAMAS Shock and Awe, "Bullet", earned his WAC when he passed the Working Aptitude [...]
The United Doberman Club (UDC) has a very nice Versatility program to recognize those Dobermans who are versatile companions. From the UDC website, they say the Versatility program was created to "encourage participation in a wide variety of activities for which the Doberman is suited, and to recognize the trainability [...]
At the DPCA 2009 National in Ft. Mitchell, KY Tyson showed like a dream and made it to the top 12 males, owner-handled. The judge was Mary Rodgers. Sure, we wish we had gone further, but I am thrilled at Tyson's performance and his fan club that cheered us on. [...]
Tyson's first National was a blast!!!! He completed his agility Open Jumpers title, completed his Rally Novice title (with a score of 96 and first place) AND made it to the top 16 males in conformation, owner-handled, and judged by Bill Garnett. He truly is a dog who can do [...]
I went down to North Carolina to visit Tyson's breeder as well as attend a DPCA Working Aptitude Evaluation (WAE). This was the last thing Tyson needed to get his Register of Merit (ROM) title. The WAE is a temperament test sponsored by a DPCA Chapter Club. I knew Tyson's [...]
One of my goals for Tyson was for him to earn the DPCAs Register of Merit (ROM) award. In order to be a ROM, a Doberman has to have their AKC Championship, a qualifying working title and pass the DPCA Working Aptitude Evaluation (WAE). For Tyson’s working title, I chose [...]
One of my goals for Tyson was for him to earn the DPCAs Register of Merit (ROM) award. In order to be a ROM, a Doberman has to have their AKC Championship, a qualifying working title and pass the DPCA Working Aptitude Evaluation (WAE). For Tyson's working title, I chose [...]
A 2 hour trip north to Columbus, Ohio to show Tyson as a champion resulted in a big win for him. In a large specials entry and majors in both sexes, Tyson took top honors by beating Top 20 Dobes, including the #1 Dobe. Judge Theresa Mullen gave Tyson the [...]
One of the things I wanted to accomplish when I got Tyson was to be able to finish his AKC championship myself, owner-handled. For a while, I had myself convinced that I would not be able to put the majors on him myself, so I hired a handler for 2 [...]