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Same. First one 30 years ago was just a pet companion and so easy I cant even recall much training required other than getting used to the crate as den, and Basic obedience, that she picked up quickly. And TBH, BYB Bonnie has not been a challenge- its just that I've learned a LOT more (mostly...

UDC and I've noticed the once active San Diego Chapter of DPCA is no more. There was a SD Doberman FB group but I havent been since asking for advice on dobe smart vets a couple years ago. The dobe showdog scene in San Diego has shrunk/aged out, is my impression from talking with a couple...

This would help with the "Majors" issue that @Rits and @Ravenbird recently discussed, correct? BTW there were a couple posts here by an Italian breeder @dobschroeder who notes a new breed club is being formed in Germany to address a problem with corruption in judging, iirc. So the breeders...

Thanks @remy that validates some of what I've found/read elsewhere: Here is a summary of the SoCal dobe scene: "Additional notes • UDC events in California are relatively infrequent overall compared with stronger concentrations in the Northeast, Midwest, and other regions. Nationals and...

Welcome back! Do you have a dog or doberman? (Some day "dobermans are not dogs") Thanks for dropping in to say thanks! Did you try any toppers? Sometimes I wonder about "drivebys" and in this day and age of AI, who knows? Training the LLM agents, amiright? 😉🤣 PS: send pics!

"Dobe scream" too funny!

Being a people and dog watcher, I can imagine the dynamics of the DPCA pro-handler show world are fascinating, especially as to how mentoring works, the higher end of conformation world, the business, politics, etc. As a newbie who is more interested in dogs doing functional jobs and making...

Looks like fun! I had to look up CAT: https://www.akc.org/sports/coursing/coursing-ability-test/ And looking further for DCAT found this: https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/akc-canine-partners-an-opportunity-for-mixed-breed-dogs-to-become-champion-athletes/ Ok BYB Bonnie...waddaya think?

Some how I flashed on this:

Thank you! Bookmarked to read and digest and follow a couple of threads for context... https://adpef.org/about-adpef/ A couple quotes stand out: "The DPCA that I have experienced in many ways for fifty years or more has created activities for those who own Dobermans and been very innovative in...

Very interesting convo here by knowledgeable and frank owners, with respect for others. Thats sadly rare enough in social media it deserves a nod. I'm just a noob but when I think "function" I think from the customer perspective (and I sort of go down the breed types used by Mr Doberman and...

There is a fair bit of interesting history to be found on how "South American" Doberman breeding and the dogs themselves evolved in Argentina, Brazil, primarily as being influenced first under the FCI standard then intertwined and influenced with US show lines.

Ya I mistyped that - DPCA only title I guess. I was using GrokAI to find "best value for time and money" for something denoting total dog capability. AKC/DPCA vs UKC/UDC

Wow! You can already see how big vs just the puppy pictures becore, and vs the big rescue mix. It will be so fun to read how he goes over the next couple years, in your unique environment.

- holding spot...to avoid totally going OT on @MichiH FAST CAT success... Now at @Ravenbird request... It one were to search archives here you'll find several references to this term that originated many years ago with Ray Carlisle, then Vic Monteleone... But what does it mean to you today...

Haha! No pressure just tossing it out for all dog nerds to geek out if interested. Ya, I listened to part of it, and note I have the same challenge: not enough hours in the day to do all the chores and nerd out. So I tend to save these for long trail hikes with BYB Bonnie... Btw I'm not...

Anyone going? Or interested in finding clips to watch after? I see they are hosting WAE. https://national.dpca.org/ And other cool stuff... https://uniteddobermanclub.com/2026-09-25-26-fall-classic-national-igp-trial/

PS anyone going to Nationals, or knows how to find clips posted online by show sponsor after on WAE? If I can't be there in person I like to learn something by watching videos. Oops sorry @MichiH got carried away and went OT...will start a new thread!

I'd like to attend a WAE event just to say we did on BYB Bonnie... I need to do the paperwork for PAL for AKC, and pay their tax...then find something on the Left Coast. https://dpca.org/awards/wae/ Or wait until we get to Floriduh and find something similar and fun for the ATT put on by UKC...

Great stuff, thanks, saved for reference. Reminds me of what the wolf guy said, to correct the mistaken "alpha dog" theory of leadership in wolf packs. Its not fear-based/dominance , it's more about love and providing calm consistent leadership with physical corrections as needed...