The Official Publication of the United Doberman Club Summer Dex!

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1 The Official Publication of the United Doberman Club Summer 2017 Dex!

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3 UDC Dedicated to the Total Doberman Summer 2017 In This Issue From the UDC President by Leslie Carpenter...4 UDC Focus Staff Editor Steve Stout Assistant Editor Judy Robinson Designer Jane Swanson Advertising Information Go to focus/udcfocus_advertise.pdf Mission Statement of The United Doberman Club The United Doberman Club, or UDC ( is made up of Doberman enthusiasts dedicated to preserving and protecting the Doberman and its heritage as a working dog. UDC is advancing the interests of the breed by educating members about working ability, conformation, temperament, health, breeding, training and maintenance of the total Doberman, sound in mind and body. The UDC encourages its members to participate in a variety of activities for which the Doberman is suited, including Agility, Conformation, Drill Team, Guide Dog, Obedience, Ring Sports, IPO, Search & Rescue and Therapy. On The Cover: Dex owned by Wendy Kulp...4 From the FOCUS Editor by Steve Stout...6 UDC Officers, Directors and Member Clubs...8 UDC Directory of Doberman Breeders...9 Beat the Heat: Dock Diving by Leslie Carpenter...10 Doberman Diversity Project: DNA by Sophie Liu, DVM...14 Welcome New Members...16 You Are More Important Than You Know by Diane Jessup...18 SAR Teams at UDC by Irene Korotev...21 SAR Experience at National by Pam Burns...22 Brags: It s All About You and Your Dog!...24 UDC Versatility Committee Report by Julianne Ferado...25 Versatility Companion VC-Titled Dogs complied by Julianne Ferado...26 Versatility Companion Excellent VCX-Titled Dogs complied by Julianne Ferado...29 FOCUS Ad Rates and Advertising Information...31 Index to Advertisers Carpenter, Leslie/Treasure Seeker...IFC Kulp, Wendy...FC, 4 Stursa, Ashley...5 UDC IPO Fall Clasic...BC Photo Summer Melillo UDC Focus is published three times a year (plus the national catalog) by the United Doberman Club (UDC), 367 Chickadee Lane, Bailey, CO UDC is a non-profit corporation, incorporated in the state of New York. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the editor. The opinions expressed in this publication, either editorially or in advertising copy, are those of the authors and do not necessarily constitute endorsement by the United Doberman Club. This publication is not liable for contents used in advertisement. The editor reserves the right to reasonably edit all copy submitted The United Doberman Club. Summer 2017 UDC Focus uniteddobermanclub.com 3

4 From the UDC President Leslie Carpenter As spring moves into summer, the rhythm of a life in Doberman dog sport continues. Early morning training to beat the heat. The smell of mown grass, sunscreen, bug repellant, and charcoal. The sound of cicadas during the day, tree frogs and crickets at night. The taste of a cold beer and conversation with good dog friends. The shared joy of new puppies and new titles, along with the shared pain of dog injuries, lost dreams, or the loss of a faithful companion. These are memories that those of us who live Doberman understand. Surely we have different opinions about most things: training, feeding, transporting, grooming, health, breeding, and how the UDC should meet its objectives, but I think we can agree that we are passionate about the breed. A Doberman that embodies the description of the standard: The appearance is that of a dog of medium size, with a body that is square. Compactly built, muscular and powerful, for great endurance and speed. Elegant in appearance, of proud carriage, reflecting great nobility and temperament. Energetic, watchful, determined, alert, fearless, loyal and obedient. The United Doberman Club is a community of Doberman lovers and admirers who have committed to preserve and protect the Doberman. With the understanding that we will continue to disagree about many topics surrounding our passion, we can seek common ground where it exists, and continue working together toward our common goals. We must not be afraid to speak up constructively when we believe that the objectives of the Club are not being met. Each of us must understand that the success of our Club in reaching its objectives is dependent upon the effort that each and every member is willing to put forth for our Club. Many hands make light work, and diverse opinions bring deliberation to our decision making. We each have talents and ideas that the UDC needs. I hope that you will bring your talents into the light by serving the UDC. With your participation, anything is possible. Yours for Team Doberman! Leslie Carpenter UDC President AWDF Delegate, On the Cover... Cover photo Theresa Menz Cooper URO1 USJ USEJ San Rafael s One For The Money NW2 CA WAC RN DJ DSX DM Breeder/Owner: Wendy M. Kulp Age: 3 CHIC Venues: NACSW/AKC/UKC/NADD Photo Clicks By Chris Wendy and Dex started K9 Nose Work training and swimming lessons when he was 4 months old. At 19 months, Dex earned his NW2 title. Photo Theresa Menz Cooper Photo Wendy Kulp 4 While waiting for Dex to mature (both physically and mentally), they started dock diving in September Dex s personal best is 20' 9", which helped him earn his DM title this past June. Dex will be competing at the AKC/NADD/Eukanuba National Championship in Orlando, Floruda, for the third year in a row in December. Dex has competed in NACSW, NADD, UKC and AKC. He is AKC pointed. Future plans for Dex include NW3, AKC Scent Work, Obedience and maybe an AKC Championship.

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6 From the Focus Editor Steve Stout I ve received thanks from many members for what I do with Focus. I very much appreciate the thanks, and I m grateful to be able to help. Everyone who thanks me, please remember to thank all our Focus contributors. We rely on our members for content, and we re lucky to have some very good and quite talented contributors. As a club, we are focused on one dog. Certainly we all agree that the Doberman is a magnificent canine specimen. Moreover, we have all fallen completely, wholly and forever in love with our dogs. I can t imagine life without my Dobermans, and I know many members feel the same way. All my life I ve loved dogs and still like many breeds, but the bond I have with my dogs goes beyond what words can describe. I frequently use this word: com pan ion 1 kəm panyən/ noun 1. a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels. his traveling companion 2. associate, partner, escort, compatriot, confederate But actually, I am one of those crazy weirdos who loves his dogs as though they were his children. I admit it. But I know they re not real kids. I don t dress them up or take them to the amusement park. Dogs and humans are different. My love for them is different than what they feel for me. But what they do have for me is Total Devotion. Respect. Desire to Please. And much more. From what I ve seen, there are, sadly, some children who don t give their parents that much. Now, I m not putting down human children far from it. I do my best to be a good son. Yet it amazes me how much my dogs give me. It s no wonder that much of my life is focused on them. We each have our own unique relationships with our dogs. We have some things in common and some not. I would love to have trained my dogs in IPO and SAR. All I ve been able to do is AKC and UKC obedience. I love watching all sorts of dog sports, and I applaud those who work with their dogs, for whatever reason. SAR is such an important task, so I certainly applaud them. But to each UDC member, I say that we can t judge anyone, dog or member, on just their accomplishments. No matter what you have or have not accomplished, you still have something to contribute to UDC and to Focus. Tell us about your dogs, your experiences, your knowledge, whether it be training, breeding, showing or just loving your Dobermans. In addition to thanking all of our contributors, whether it be information, articles or, most importantly, ads which allow us to publish Focus I have one more thank you and announcement: The Focus team is very fortunate, proud and happy to announce that Judy Robinson has volunteered to join us as assistant editor. She s already put in a great deal of work, and I know we can rely on her because she has shown a passion for the job. Thank you Judy! Photo Terry Jarka 6 uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus Summer 2017

7 UDC 2017 Fall Classic IPO Championship in the Works. The UDC Fall Classic IPO Championship will be held this October 6 and 7 in conjunction with the DPCA National Convention at Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio. UDC member and Corresponding Secretary Brandy Billington will serve as Trial Chair, and UDC member Debbie Hartzell will serve as Trial Secretary. USCA Judge Al Govednik will be our judge for the event. Watch the UDC website and Facebook page for details about this national-level IPO event. Mid-South Regional Director Appointed. Linda Kye of Arkansas was approved by the UDC Board of Directors to fulfill the second year of Tammy Rush s term, expiring in Welcome to Linda Kye! Canada Regional Director Needed. We are looking for a volunteer to serve as regional director from Canada. If any UDC member in Canada would like the opportunity to step up and serve, contact the UDC President Leslie Carpenter by at president@uniteddobermanclub.com. All About Focus. The next issue of Focus will be the printed issue featuring this year s national specialty. The deadline for articles and advertisements for this very special issue is November 1, and some prime spots are available to showcase your dog: back cover, inside covers, centerfold plus color and black-and-white ads. See prices at: Click on the Advertise link. Reserve your preferred ad position now with an to Editor Steve Stout: sstout7576@gmail.com Brag About Your Dog. Let the Doberman world know about your dog s achievements with a FREE Brag in the next Focus. Brags can be easily submitted online at this link: All achievements are welcome and will be printed in Focus. Volunteers Needed. The UDC is always in need of help from its members to promote its mission and to support club activities. If you have ideas about how UDC can change or improve, or if you are interested in helping with any of the following tasks or projects, please contact Leslie Carpenter, president@uniteddobermanclub.com: 1. Forms Maintenance. We are in desperate need of someone who has good word-processing and formsdevelopment skills to create new administrative and trial forms and to update old forms to comply with rule changes. 2. UDC Online Storehouse Manager. A creative person is needed to maintain existing items for sale at the UDC Zazzle store plus to create new items for purchase. A committed volunteer could really have fun while building this important new aspect of our club. 3. UDC National Host club wanted! Bids now open. See Chapter 7 of the Administration Manual for details. Chapters_ pdf 4. UDC Fall Classic IPO Championship. Opportunities are available at this event to be held in Huron, Ohio. Just ask! 5. UDC Official List Manager/Moderator. How to Attend the Next Board Meeting. The United Doberman Club Board of Directors meets by teleconference on the fourth Monday of each month. Any UDC member in good standing may attend the teleconference meeting as a non-speaking guest; however, connections are limited. If you would like to attend, please to carpenter.leslie@ gmail.com from the address to which you wish the meeting connection information to be sent. The availability of connections may vary depending upon the agenda, and access will be granted in the order in which your is received by the president. Request to attend by any other method, i.e. Google Groups, or to any other address is not guaranteed to be processed. You will receive call-in information for the meeting about three to five days prior to the meeting. Uif ofyu Gpdvt efbemjof jt OPW/ 2; Uif Qsjou jttvf Tfoe zpvs bsujdmft boe bet up ttupvu8687ahnbjm/dpn Gjoe bewfsujtjoh jogpsnbujpo bu; xxx/vojufeepcfsnbodmvc/dpn0gpdvt0vedgpdvt`bewfsujtf`3128/qeg Summer 2017 UDC Focus uniteddobermanclub.com 7

8 Officers and Directors Class of Officers President: LESLIE CARPENTER, (919) Vice President: SARAH POWELL, (202) Treasurer: MERYL WINNIE, (518) Recording Secretary: SUZAN SHIPP, (660) Corresponding Secretary: BRANDY BILLINGTON, (228) Membership Secretary: TAMMY RUSH, (316) Member Club Secretary: TRACI MULLIGAN, (802) Regional Directors Northeast: JACK CURRIE, (508) Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont Mid-East: TAMMY MARSHALL-WELDON, (270) Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia South: WHITNEY NEWMAN, (865) Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee Mid-South: LINDA KYE, (501) Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas Mid-Central: JUDY SCHMELIG, (314) Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin Southwest: BONNIE GUZMAN, (303) Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah Northwest: DIANE HOHENSTEIN, (509) Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming West: ROBERTA BROWN, (951) California, Hawaii, Nevada Canada: VACANT UDC Member Clubs Northeast Region: New England Working Dobermans Nazarene Mondello 256 Moss Hill Road, Jamaica Plain, MA (617) Tri-State Doberman Club Ray Carlisle 20 Orchard Street, Ramsey, NJ (845) Vermont Total Doberman Club Traci Mulligan P.O. Box 71, Arlington, VT (802) Northwest Region: Pacific Northwest Doberman Pinscher Club Sue Kelly Walsh S. Molter Road, Rockford, WA (509) Mid-East Region: Working Dobermans of Kentucky Andrew Booth 7201 Old Richmond Road, Lexington, KY (805) Working Dobermanns of the Carolinas Lindsay Davis P.O. Box 103, White Plains, VA (434) South Region: Mid-South Working Doberman Club Carma Cleveland Monterey Rd., Collierville, TN (901) Mid-Central Region: Mid-Central Working Dobermans Club Suzan Shipp 795 N.E. 101 Road, Warrensburg, MO (660) Mid-South Region: Total Doberman Association Jim Clary 358 E. Pecan Tree Road, Waxahachie, TX (682) Southwest Region: Sport Doberman Club of Colorado Bonnie Guzman 367 Chickadee Lane, Bailey, CO (303) West Region: Central Valley Dobermann Club Erynn Lucas 3604 Riverside Drive, Riverbank, CA (520) Canada: Ontario Working Doberman Club Monica Anthony 1755 Fashion Outlet Blvd., Suite 170, Niagara Falls, NY uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus Summer 2017

9 Directory of Doberman Breeders Consider contacting one of these UDC members when looking for a Doberman to add to your family. Bell Lavoro Vicky Brachfeld 43 Tally Ho Road, Middletown NY BellLavoroDobes@verizon.net European Dobermans bred for health, temperament and structure. Our dogs can be found participating in all venues: sport, agility, obedience, SAR, therapy work, and as devoted family companions. All dogs health tested. Cara Kennels Ray Carlisle 20 Orchard St., Ramsey, NJ caradobe@aol.com Breeding structurally sound, mentally superior Dobermans. Chotofvodka Jackie Spratt Girdled Road, Painesville, Ohio tspratt@americatech.net Breeding quality, health-tested (OFA), temperament-tested Dobermans for companionship, performance and conformation, all within our breed standard. dei Dohse Dobermanns Lindsay Davis and Jason Dohse 3157 Dry Bread Road, White Plains, VA davislindsaye@aol.com dei Dohse Dobermanns (Facebook) Dedicated to breeding for work ability, health and structure. del Aglio Working Dobermans Frank DeLaglio Staten Island, NY frankdelaglio@verizon.net del Aglio Working Breeding the Total Doberman: a beautiful, powerful, compact guardian and protector that is fearless in the face of adversity. Beautiful Dobermans that can work! Eclipse Dobermans MaKayla King Liberty Lake, WA Eclipsedobermans@sisna.com Our goal is a spectacular-looking Doberman that can DO IT ALL, and the longevity to do just that! Over 25 years loving this breed! Feverhaus Dobermans Mitchel Edley Long Island, NY feverhaus@gmail.com The finest in titled, health-tested, European Dobermans. Kansa Dobermans Douglas M. Matson, Jacqueline C. Matson 6721 N. Seneca Wichita KS info@kansadobe.com Seeking the best from around the world since Top show, performance, working prospects by the world s top sires. Health tested, temperament tested, show proven. Kingsware Dobermans Renee Michel Citra, FL (352) kingsware@windstream.net Kingsware Dobermans bred to win. Pedigreed in health, longevity, intelligence, strength and suitability for performance sport. vom Landgraf Wendy Schmidt Sacramento, CA landgrafk9@aol.com Landgraf Working Dobermanns, where we have produced national and regional IPO3 and FH champions. We strive to produce the ultimate working dog through correct working temperament, complete health testing and functional conformation. Masaya Dobermans Brandi Williams-Overton brandi@masayadobermans.com von Moeller Hof Chris Rasmussen Bahama, NC christine.rasmussen@gmail.com Titling Dobermans in schutzhund since 1994, breeding since We health test, title and promote the working Doberman for sportdog enthusiasts in performance venues. Morgana Dobermans Penelope Brooks 260 Crystal Springs Road Felton, Ca pbrooks1@windstream.net Breeding for the Total Doberman for 30 years. Home to Morgana s Infamous Love BH WAC. Passed on: UDC CH Morgana s Heart of Fire WAC BH; Morgana s Diamond Lil CD TD SchH 2 WAC FH. Rhapsody Dobermans Irina Sasu 194 Jordan Lane, Elgin, TX rhapsodydobes@earthlink.net Swift Run Dobermans Tammy Marshall-Weldon 582 Pleasant Hill Road Bowling Green, KY swift3530@aol.com Striving to breed Dobermans for a long and successful life. We produce dogs that will impress any dog enthusiast. Treasure Seeker Dobermans Leslie Carpenter Wake Forest, NC treasureseekerdobermans.nc@gmail.com Quality health-tested Dobermans bred for companionship, performance and conformation. Doberman owner and enthusiast since Summer 2017 UDC Focus uniteddobermanclub.com 9

10 with a New Summertime Dog Sport By Leslie Carpenter Above: This was Asher s first jump from the dock, and he was less than graceful. But by the end of the day, he was jumping strongly from the dock. Asher is Treasure Seeker s Asher IPO1 WAC owned by Leslie Carpenter If you are active on social media, you have certainly seen photos and videos of dock diving contests. This relatively young sport, which is open to all breeds, has given rise to the construction of permanent indoor and outdoor dockdiving pools around the country, as well as portable dockdiving equipment that is set up at large dog-show clusters or sporting-equipment shows (think Cabela s or a boat show) of several days. If your Doberman loves to retrieve a toy and enjoys water, even if it s just playing in the water hose, there is a good chance that you can be a successful dockdiving team! Dogs and handlers earn dock-diving titles based upon the number of jumps of a certain distance into a pool of water about 40 feet long by four feet deep. There are various types of diving events that measure distance jumped, swimming 10 uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus Summer 2017

11 Asher spent his first day in the dock-diving pool learning about the ramp. speed, and height or distance retrieved over water, depending upon the organization. Events occur around the country, and each dock-diving organization also holds a national invitational event where contestants can compete for various awards. The sport is fun for dog and handler, and Dobermans, with their high prey drive, are really good at it, but it can take some training to help your dog have a great first experience with swimming and diving. Make Sure That Your Dog Knows How to Swim. Before trying to convince your dog to jump off of a dock that is 18 to 24 inches above perfectly clear water where it is hard for him or her to judge the depth of the pool and whether it is safe, make sure that your dog knows how to swim. Not all dogs can swim, and even those that swim can often learn better technique with thoughtful training. While paddling with the front feet is good, excessive splashing usually results from a dog that is insecure in the water. When the dog really learns how to use his or her back end, he or she will swim low in the water with very little splashing while swimming. Dogs that begin swimming as puppies are usually very good swimmers because they have little reason to fear the water. Older dogs can learn, but don t assume that you can just drop a dog in the water and he or she will automatically swim. A life vest for dogs, along with a floatie around the loin, can help to teach dogs to use their back legs to swim instead of trying to reach the bottom of the pool to walk. Swimming is great exercise for your dog with low impact on the joints, and a built-in cooling system so that your dog is not likely to overheat but it s easy to overdo a swimming session if your dog is a happy retriever. Keep your initial active swim sessions short, no more than 10 or 15 minutes of actual swimming. As your dog builds endurance, you can swim him or her for longer periods, but always be aware of the intensity of the exercise for your dog, and don t overtire him or her. Continued on next page Salem s Castin My Spell CDX RN CA BCAT DM BH WAC CGC CGC-U, Rogue, at the 2015 NADD Nationals at Eukanuba, Orlando. Rogue is owned by Ashlee Thomas. Summer 2017 UDC Focus uniteddobermanclub.com 11

12 Left, above and below: Rogue (Salem s Castin My Spell CDX RN CA BCAT DM BH WAC CGC CGC-U), owned by Ashlee Thomas, gathers steam to make the leap to dive after her toy at the 2016 NADD event at Courteous Canine, Tampa, Fla. Below: Rogue makes a spectacular leap off the dock during the 2016 NADD Eukanuba Qualifier at the Tampa Sunshine Cluster. Dock Diving Continued from page 11 After your dog gains confidence by swimming in a clean lake, a family pool or an indoor pool for dogs, then a trip to a dock-diving pool is in order. Teaching Your Dog About the Diving Pool. Most permanent dock-diving pools will have orientation days where they will allow you a certain number of dives or certain amount of time for a fee. The dock-diving pool is different from a lake swim or even a family pool swim. The edge of the dock is quite high off the water, and the side of the pool where the dog exits on a ramp will vary. Most dogs are less intimidated by an outdoor pool rather than an indoor pool (think noise and crowds), and it s usually more pleasant for your dog to learn to swim in the pool when water temperatures are mild. You should have a helper with you, and you should definitely dress to get wet, but wear sturdy water shoes you need them for walking on the dock and ramp. You should choose a floating toy that your dog loves to retrieve that becomes his/her dock toy. A bumpertype toy that sits well above the water will be easier for your dog to see when he is in the pool. For your first lesson, forget the dock. Your first goal is to teach your dog how to safely come out of the pool using a number 12 uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus Summer 2017

13 of very short retrieves from the exit ramp into the pool, encouraging the dog to return to you on the ramp. Gradually extend the distance of the retrieves from the ramp to the center of the pool so that the dog learns to come back to you on the ramp from anywhere in the pool. Once your dog will swim out into the pool from the ramp and return to you on the ramp, it s time to try the dock. There are many ways to encourage the dog to jump into the water from the dock. Rules will vary as to whether you can enter the pool, but some dogs may do better to come to you while you are in the water, while others will be more likely to jump in to retrieve a bumper or other toy. Don t be surprised if your dog that normally jumps from the lake shore to retrieve a toy from the water doesn t immediately jump into the pool. It may take a little coaxing to get the dog to take that first leap of faith. Where Can I Learn More About Dock Diving? Each of these organizations has more in-depth information about how to train your Doberman to swim and dock dive. The sport is very friendly to newcomers, and most, if not all events, allow try it sessions between competition rounds (called splashes or waves) for a nominal fee. Spend some time looking around, do your homework (teach your dog to swim), then give it a try! Right, top to bottom: Doozie, UDC/UKC CH Rebholzer Iron Butterfly BSA E1A BH APr1 UPr2 SJ-N CA ATT VCX, during an Extreme Vertical launch/dive practice at Green Mountain Dock Dogs. Doozie is owned by Traci Mulligan. Learn more about dock diving: Titles are recognized by AKC. Two handlers allowed on dock. Titles are recognized by UKC. Two handlers allowed on dock. One handler allowed on dock. Summer 2017 UDC Focus uniteddobermanclub.com 13

14 The Doberman Diversity Project Photo Alissa Weaver Understanding DNA Test Results by Sophie Liu, DVM What does it all mean? Medical and genetic test results are tricky. Part of their power lies in their subtlety. After all, if medical or genetic test results were as simple as a Yes or No, we wouldn t need medical doctors or veterinarians or geneticists to interpret the results. Rather, test results often need to be analyzed in the context of what are the test limitations and a dog s actual physical picture. Genetic testing through the DDP s collaboration with Embark is no different. After the nail biting and waiting, participants receive a comprehensive list of genetic test results for their Dobermans, including: von Willebrand, PDK4 (DCM1 gene), coat color loci B (black/brown) and D (dilution gene), and genetic Coefficient of Inbreeding, just to name a few. But what does it all mean? If a dog is homozygous for the von Willebrand mutation, does it actually suffer from von Willebrand Disease? Does a heterozygote for PDK4 have DCM? The truth is that DNA test results are often subtler than we think, and the key to using them wisely is to first understand what they mean. Understanding DNA test results. Due to the very highresolution DNA test results from Embark, each Doberman tested with the DDP/Embark collaboration has access to many diseaseassociated gene mutations. Two in particular are important for Doberman owners and breeders to consider: vwd1 (associated with von Willebrand Disease) and PDK4 (associated with Dilated Cardiomyopathy, DCM). The key word is associated. Many studies look at associations between a gene and a particular disease. Association does not mean that one causes the other. For example, researchers at NCSU s veterinary college found an association between having an abnormal PDK4 gene with higher risk of developing DCM. As a result, PDK4 was thought to be associated with higher DCM risk in this group of American Dobermans. But this did not mean that PDK4 gene caused DCM. Conversely, it does not mean that being clear for PDK4 means being clear for DCM. Additionally, 14 uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus Summer 2017

15 further research by renowned veterinary cardiologist, Dr. Wess in Germany, found that the PDK4 mutation was not associated with DCM in European Dobermans. Yet, as recently as 2016, researchers in North America again found that Dobermans with the abnormal PDK4 mutation had dysfunctional mitochondria. This provides tantalizing evidence for a potential cause of DCM because DCM-affected hearts often demonstrate severe mitochondrial dysfunction. Could dogs with abnormal PDK4 mutations make diseased mitochondria, which then malfunction and lead to DCM? It is an interesting hypothesis. Nothing is certain yet. The story of PDK4 is unclear and still being written. So how can we best use genes to better predict health or disease? What does it mean to have a dog that is heterozygous or homozygous-positive for PDK4? Ultimately, the strength of a gene's association with a disease depends a lot on penetrance. Penetrance is how many dogs will show exactly what you'd expect based on its genetic results. For example, the coat color loci B (black/brown gene) and D (dilution gene) are fully penetrant. In other words, you will see, in your dog's appearance, exactly what the genetic results say. So if your Doberman is BBDD, you will see a black Doberman no ifs, ands or buts! However, with many diseases, penetrance is rarely 100 percent. In other words, many dogs that carry an abnormal PDK4 gene will not develop DCM. Conversely, there are also many dogs that are clear for PDK4 gene but that will develop DCM. This is because the PDK4 penetrance is about 37 percent. This means that of 100 Dobermans that carry the abnormal PDK4 gene, only about 37 of them would develop DCM due to the gene. The bottom line: Doberman owners and breeders must use test results wisely. We must understand what the test results mean and how they may or may not predict health or disease. Genetic tests provide insight into what we might expect in our dogs health; only veterinarians, however, diagnose diseases or clear dogs for disease. For example, even dogs that are homozygous positive for the abnormal vwd gene may or may not demonstrate signs of von Willebrand Disease, a bleeding disorder. The genetic test result does not diagnose disease. The diagnosis of a disease comes only from a veterinarian. The genetic test simply provides insight into what may happen. As for DCM? Ultimately, there is only one way to diagnose DCM, and that is consulting with your veterinarian to perform 24- hour Holter monitoring with a special heart ultrasound, or an Echocardiogram. Taking DNA test results up a notch: The Matchmaker Breeding Tool. Luckily for Doberman Diversity Project participants, our geneticists at Embark have been hard at work digesting the complex subtlety of genetic data and transforming them into a simple Matchmaker Breeding Tool. Through revolutionary technology, every Doberman tested through the DDP/ Embark collaboration can search through our database to find potential mates that will: 1. Avoid doubling up on disease-associated mutations (i.e. vwd) 2. Produce puppies with truly lower genetic Coefficient of Inbreeding 3. Allow you to add in the missing genetic element to your breeding program There is no more guessing about the pedigree COI, about potential coat colors, about the puppies vwd or PDK4 status. All of this vital genetic information is centralized and digested into a user-friendly format for all Doberman Diversity Project participants. The potential power of this tool is remarkable! Beta testers with the Doberman Diversity Project have already performed preliminary testing, and the Breeding Tool is expected to roll out in the summer of Stay tuned! Test your dogs, and join in the quest for better Doberman health! Dr. Sophie Liu is the co-founder of the Doberman Diversity Project. Website: Photo Jackie Thompson Summer 2017 UDC Focus uniteddobermanclub.com 15

16 new UDC members! We are pleased to welcome these new and returning members! Caitlin Benac 610 S. Lima Center Road Chelsea, MI Sponsor: Tammy Rush Dana and Melissa Bowers 1407 Creek St. Rochester, NY Sponsor: Loel Turpin Krista Brown Rock Creek Dr. Omaha, NE Sponsor: Betty Diego Patricia Buckingham 4004 Belle Rive Terrace Alexandria, VA Sponsor: Ellen Gilmour Joe Caprio Hunts Corners Road Akron, NY Sponsor: Loel Turpin Kathy Daily S. Wild Antelope Place Sonoita, AZ Sponsor: Brandy Billington Jaqueline/Zachary Diazzi-Millis 4401 Old Fox Trail Midlothian, VA Sponsor: Leslie Carpenter Robin Eisel 15 Merlin St. Rochester, NY Sponsor: Loel Turpin Elizabeth Fattey 151 Como Ave. Buffalo, NY Sponsor: Loel Turpin Tracy Gore 3534 E. Main St. Cabot, AR Sponsor: Larry Kye Amanda Graham 109 Millers Lane Bumpass. VA Sponsors: Wendy Schmitt, Leslie Carpenter Tony/Monica Hahn 787 Summit Terrace Ketchikan, AK Sponsor: Lori Frame Schneegass Cara J. Johnson 825 S. Tegner Road Turlock, CA Sponsor: Roberta Brown Paula Kalbli 64 Autumn Drive Oxford, OH John Larson 314 Franklin Ct. Stanley, NC Sponsor: Tammy Marshall Weldon Susan Leclair 100 Sand Hill Road Peterborough, NH Kennel Name: vom Haus Gebet Sponsor: Leslie Carpenter Christine MacNeill th Street #3J Brooklyn, NY Sponsor: Frank DeLaglio Cindy Martin 6550 Turkey Bend Road Osage Beach, MO uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus Summer 2017

17 Karen Miller 3857 South Acoma St. Englewood, CO Sponsor: Bonnie Guzman Eileen/Jonathan Murray 1659 Johnson Creek Road Barker, NY Sponsor: Loel Turpin Todd Pegram 329 Capewood Cove Saulsbury, TN Sponsor: Larry Kye James Remenapp Indian Redford, MI Rene Riebow 950 Frazier Road SE Oldfort, TN Sponsor: Loel Turpin Gary Robson 8 Chemin des Glacis Lac Beauport, QC G3B 2K8 Canada garyandkimberly@ccapcable.com Tiffany/Paul Shetka P.O. Box Oakdale, MN bannerboxer@yahoo.com Sponsor: Brandy Billington Betty Shuster Spring Camp Way Charlotte, NC bbshuster@gmail.com Sponsor: Tammy Marshall Weldon Eugene Shteyngarts 7545 Bridgeway Drive Temperance, MI hdocgene@gmail.com Sponsor: Jason Bane Alexandra Smereka 1012 Blain St. Milton, ON Canada alex.smereka@yahoo.com Sponsor: Roberta Brown, Patra DeSilva Vicki L. Smith 1302 Spencer Mountain Road Gastonia, PA mtnherb@gmail.com Sponsor: Leslie Carpenter Photo Lori Starling Summer 2017 UDC Focus uniteddobermanclub.com 17

18 Photo Kevin O Neill You Are More Important Than You Know Why the future of the breed is in your hands by Diane Jessup Old age is hell, but it does have its gifts. It can give one great perspective and knowledge that can only be gained by life-long experiences. For most of us, our essential truths don t change throughout the years, but almost everyone will experience some change in their viewpoints as their lives progress. It was Muhammad Ali who said, The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life. Human or animal, how we proceed through life is heavily determined by instinct and genetics there is a good, solid, behavioral reason you are adorable as a child, rebellious in your teens, boastful and confident in your 20s, settle down in your 30s and are content to sit this one out in your 70s. You see the same thing in our dogs: cute, appealing puppies; awful teens; wild-ass young adults; steady in middle age; sitting on the porch in old age. It has to do with the jobs we are designed to be doing at those ages. The young must be appealing to be cared for, and rebellious to break the bonds of family to go forth in the world; the young adult must have the confidence to battle for territory, status, mates; the middle-aged creature must provide stability to the pack or family. And the old? The old are (or should be) valued for the ability to look back and bring perspective and wisdom to the present. What has this to do with the Doberman? Or with you? Everything. Because many of you reading this are young. You are the future of the breed. This treasure, this rarest of animals, the working dog, is a precious gift handed down to all of us by a thousand generations of people before us. Think of that thousands! This breed did not materialize out of thin air. The Doberman s component breeds were all working animals, bred for centuries for various jobs by people who did not have the resources or desire to keep worthless dogs alive. All these ancestral working-dog breeders handed down something of value until, at last, it had now been given over to your hands. This is not a history article. It matters not what exact breeds Herr Dobermann and his confederates used to create the breed that bears his name. What matters is that you are now the stewards of this long line of proud dogs. And what you do matters. But what can one person do? You d be surprised. You can make a difference for the breed. Here s how: 18 uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus Summer 2017

19 Listen to old timers! Experience is the best teacher, but an astute, willing person can learn so much and avoid making so many unnecessary mistakes by simply dropping the ego and asking questions of those who have been there, done that. Find a mentor with interests similar to yours. People want to share and reminisce take advantage of that! Make absolutely sure you are the right home for an authentic Doberman. I can t stress this enough. Don t buy into the it s all how you raise them baloney. Respect the breed enough to know if you are the right person for a protection dog breed. Not everyone is, and you need to come to terms with that. Don t get a Doberman to prove anything, whether it s They are really just pussy cats and would never hurt a fly, or my Doberman would never bite or They are the toughest dog in the world. Respect the breed enough to know why it was developed and how a real member of the breed should act and react and don t try to change it! No breed needs news headlines about Dobermans that were more than the owners could manage. Every one of these incidents causes problems for dogs of all breeds and their owners. Make absolutely sure you need a Doberman. Two things that get Dobermans and other breeds in trouble are the trendy appeal of owning a popular breed, and the desire to rescue a misunderstood animal. Shelters and rescues are placing (read: selling) dogs that are the result of poor, thoughtless breeding. Some are dogs that need hard exercise, a job and an above-average engaged owner. Not every person needs or should own a Doberman. Ask yourself. Why do I want a Doberman? What can you offer this dog? Do you need a strong, determined, large dog that requires enormous amounts of hard physical exercise to be happy and sane, one that may well want to test his mettle against other dogs that come along? Do you need a dog that can easily pull your child to the Photo Lori Schneegass Robert Kriegel photo submitted by Linda Lindic ground, that should not be walked while you push a stroller or walk other dogs, and one that can easily jump a six-foot fence? Do you want a dog that may terrify neighbors and make renting a challenge? It s something to think about before you commit to any dog. Don t support those who breed generic Dobermans or Dobe crosses. A generic dog is one that does not have the specific traits for which the breed is noted, either in appearance nor character. Having been a very popular fad breed in the past, it is easier to find generic Dobermans than authentic ones these days. While it might be far easier to handle, manage and own a generic dead-head Doberman than one which is typical of the breed s true character, keep in mind that generic Dobes can be nervy, fear-aggressive protection dog cross breeds that are much more likely to bite someone. So, if you are tempted to buy a 110-pound Euro/Gladiator Doberman from your cousin because they are so mellow don t. Buy an authentic Doberman or buy another breed that is supposed to be mellow. But don t support those who are removing breed traits from our purebreds. Think about who you want producing the next generation of dogs. If you don t support good breeders, who will? Every time you buy a Doberman from a rescue or shelter, you eliminate a home needed by a reputable breeder. Public perception is a major problem here after all, how can anyone say anything negative about something called rescue? Well, I can! I was heavily involved in rescue for many years, and was around when the Doberman fad of the 1970s occurred. The Doberman s time as a fad breed is over (at least for now), but it left the breed in a very weakened state weakened in temperament, weakened in health, weakened in structure. Today the breed is still trying to climb out of the hole caused by its turn as a popular breed. We need to support those who are trying to piece the breed back together and take it forward. If you can only have one Continued on next page Summer 2017 UDC Focus uniteddobermanclub.com 19

20 Future Continued from page 19 dog, make it a well-bred dog, and help a breeder help the breed. If you can have multiple dogs, then make one of them a rescue if you wish. The Doberman is without question one of the most beautiful breeds. For this reason, it has always been a popular show dog. This has been more of a curse than a blessing, as it has been for all working-type dogs. If your interest lies in only producing pretty dogs that are content to lie around in crates all day with no other work than trotting around a ring, pick a different breed. The Doberman was bred with very specific traits in mind, the traits that made it the dog of choice for storming the beaches of the Pacific front in WWII: guts, intelligence, agility, activity, aggression. These traits are lost when outward appearance is the only goal for which a dog is bred. The Doberman is one of a handful of dogs that must always be judged both inside and out. This is why the United Doberman Club was formed. Photo Melissa Fields Please support those breeders who abide by its ideas! Do not support the no-kill-shelter concept. WHAT? Yes, to a dog lover this seems counter-intuitive at first. But it is my opinion that the no-kill movement is causing untold harm, not only to the animals stuck in these facilities but to working breeds in particular. It is much more than the stress dogs living in these facilities endure for months and even years, it is the fact that to make the concept of no kill work, facilities reduce adoption fees, and/or drop home checks or any safety measures for the dogs. Rescues now truck vans full of questionable dogs to remote locations, sell them, then leave the area and the dogs and their new owners to fend for themselves. In fact, last year a rescue in Virginia brought in a group of semi-feral street dogs from Egypt that included a dog carrying rabies and a falsified rabies certificate. Significant numbers of dogs and people were exposed. For dogs always under the intense scrutiny of the media, such as the Doberman and the American pit bull, this haphazard placement of animals has resulted in many negative events which should have and could have been avoided. Think deeply before you breed a litter. Is it only to produce pretty show dogs? Is it only to produce hyper, bounce-off-the-wall IPO or ring-sport dogs that can t be in the house? Is it to produce calm, sweet, lazy, mellow family dogs? If any of the above is the case, there are many breeds that can meet all of the above criteria wonderfully but they are not authentic Dobermans. Photo Leslie Carpenter Your goal must be to produce Dobermans of characteristic type in temperament and character. If not, find another breed that more closely fits your goal. Do not ever pass on ill-tempered, unsound dogs. Sure, it s hard as hell to hold a dog while it is euthanized, but the dogs of character Rottweilers, Dobermans, American pit bulls get bad press today primarily for one reason only: mismanagement. Specifically, mismanagement of mentally unsound dogs. If you don t feel you, one single person, is important, consider that many of the laws against and restrictions on dog breeds were put in place due to the actions of one individual. All it takes is one person too thoughtless to euthanize an unsound dog and someone will get bit, mauled or killed. Don t be that person. Don t make excuses for unsound dogs. If you have to excuse your dog s behavior by saying things like, She doesn t like men, He doesn t like hats, She s protective or other excuses for a growling, nervous, inappropriately human-aggressive dog, never, ever pass that dog on. Either keep it confined and out of the public or have it euthanized. A dog doesn t have a right to live if it poses an unreasonable threat to other people. And lastly, to the advocates, rescuers, shelter workers, casual owners, friends or family members of owners, every one of you can light that proverbial candle in the dark or you can curse the darkness. The choice is yours. It all comes down to how strong your love or passion for the Doberman is. Educate yourself as to the true nature of the breed. Be aware that if your experience has been with select shelter dogs or poorly bred animals with questionable temperaments, you may need to speak to breeders and owners of authentic Dobermans a UDC show or trial is a great place to do this to learn more than your experience has taught you. Trying to paint the Doberman (or breed it to be) as a dog to be dressed up in tutus, live in packs, play at the dog park or be hand to anyone who wants a beautiful dog is just as harmful as portraying them as a vicious dog intent on lashing out and biting people. Both are untrue of the authentic Doberman. A poorly bred deadhead or nervy man-biter can be exceptions to breed type but let s keep them as exceptions. The breed s future is in your hands! Diane Jessup can be reached at dreadlives@outlook.com 20 uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus Summer 2017

21 Search and Rescue Teams at UDC in Sedalia Photo Nick Samac Irene Korotev and Shamus by Irene Korotev Many of us were very happy when we learned that the 2017 UDC National Specialty would be in Sedalia, Mo., for we knew its relatively central location would be beneficial to attracting more of our search and rescue (SAR) Doberman handlers to the show. The SARdobe discussion list announced to its membership that plans were being formulated for SAR activities on the fairgrounds, with multiple sites available for training. Early in the new year, Lori Schneegass and I traveled from the Kansas City area to Sedalia, a little more than an hour away. We met with Suzan Shipp, who drove around the fairgrounds with us as we located various sites which would be perfect for our multi-discipline attendees. Suzan was our intermediary with the state fair staff, getting permission for our access during the week of the show to the sites we selected. We were able to gain access to good training sites for Live Find Area Search and Trailing, as well as for Human Remains Detection. Through our contacts with the Missouri Task Force (FEMA) in Columbia, Mo., we also were able to schedule a training session on their rubble pile for our Disaster Live Find and Recovery teams. Our anticipation of a large turnout of SAR Doberman handlers turned out to be true. (More and more handlers recognize that Dobermans are excellent problem solvers, suitable for search and rescue.) We had handlers from Kansas, Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Missouri, for a total of 16 handlers. It was the largest gathering we ve had in years. It was wonderful to reconnect with SAR friends we hadn t seen in years, and meet new ones. Of course, the conviviality continued into the evening, as we all shared memories and stories from past shared activities. The training venues were perfect for our group, providing hours of enjoyable training opportunities for everyone, despite all the rain throughout the week. The only site we were unable to use due to the rain was the rubble pile in Columbia. By its very nature, the rain-soaked rubble combined with the torrential downpour on the training day made the venue unsafe for human and canine alike. All in all, we hope to build on this year s success for next year s show, wherever it may be. Summer 2017 UDC Focus uniteddobermanclub.com 21

22 The Search and Rescue Experience at National by Pam Burns Photos by Nate Landick Maria Ciski s dog River searching for human remains. The 2017 UDC National Specialty in Sedalia, Mo., proved to be quite popular with search and rescue (SAR) handlers this year we had more SAR attendees than ever before. Here are some comments from a few of those who took advantage of SAR training during national week. Lisa Zang, with Rayna and Brody: This was my first year at a UDC national. I am a search and rescue handler as well as a task force handler. I found the experience to be very rewarding. The training opportunities at the fairgrounds provided myself and my dogs challenging conditions to be able to further my handling skills. I thoroughly enjoyed watching some of the other UDC competitions and tests that were going on. I find that I always can learn from something, even though I m not participating directly in the event. Through this observation, I can take something home and be able to apply it. I look forward to next year and making many more new friends, as well as getting to know some of you better. Rayanne Chamberlain with Quest: The 2017 national was a wonderful experience. Irene made amazing arrangements for our training. While it was a huge disappointment to me to have our rubble training day rained out, the rest of the week was amazing. The best thing for me was having everything in one place, allowing us to work our dogs, watch various other events and even participate in the WAE as helpers! From a SAR handler s point of view, this was one of the best nationals we ve attended. As a Doberman owner/handler, I am always excited to attend the UDC national. It s a great opportunity to meet other Dobe people that I would normally never get a chance to meet. Maria Ciski with River and Quinn: This year, in Sedalia, we had a rare opportunity to get a lot of Search and Rescue dog handlers together from various parts of the country to train together, network and just generally hang out and share stories. This year handlers from Michigan, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri all converged on the amazing fairgrounds in Sedalia. Most of the handlers were Doberman owners, but the word got out and a few other breeds were also represented. In spite of soggy and cold weather, our mood was pretty high. We were able to set up areas to work our dogs. Experienced handlers got to work with newcomers. Several young dogs were introduced to search, and training plans for the continued growth and future success of each puppy were put together. It was a truly rare opportunity to get 22 uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus Summer 2017

23 Above: Brody and Lisa Zang. Photo from Lisa Zang Right: Lisa Zang's dog Rayna indicating on a long bone. Right center: Maria Ciski s dog Quinn indicating. people together, share similar experiences and develop great friendships. One of the things that meant the most to me was the welcoming and friendly response we received from other UDC members not involved with SAR. Everyone we met was genuinely interested in what we SAR handlers do. The support and encouragement we received was awesome. Thank you UDC for all the work you did to make this national successful. Let s do it again! Pam Burns with Trace: The UDC national was such a nice experience for Trace and me this year. We had a large group of SAR folks, some of whom we haven t seen in a while, as well as some young dogs. The fairgrounds was such a nice venue. There were a lot of options for us to work with. The first day it was pouring, so we were able to spend it working in the coliseum, a good area for the dogs to run and blow off steam after our long drive. The next day we actually had sun and were able to work outside. Our final day, we had rain in the a.m., but it let up for the most part in the afternoon. We were able to work outside, even setting up a water problem, and work in the open-air swine building. Because we were able to stay at this venue the entire time, I was able to watch some of the conformation as well as watch and participate in the WAE. It was so nice to not have to drive elsewhere to train. Along the way, I got to meet several people I d only seen their names on the list. There seemed to be such a warm friendly atmosphere. I felt it was such a positive experience and the folks in charge of getting this venue did a great job as a whole, as well as helping the SAR contingent get the areas we needed. Looking forward to next year and seeing everyone again. Right: Pam Burn s Trace working the wall for HR. Summer 2017 UDC Focus uniteddobermanclub.com 23

24 This is the section where all UDC members can publicize the recent accomplishments earned by you and your dog. This is one of the advantages of your UDC membership. We will publicize any title you have earned at any recognized canine organization. This is all about you and your dog! We apologize if we missed you or got something wrong. Please let us know if we did and we will add your achievements or print corrections to your information in the next issue. Use the link at the bottom of this page to submit corrections to printed Brags and all new Brags. Multiple Titles Anne Lincoln and Tripel Aura s Huntress PCD BN RE NA OAP OF XFP APG ASCA RN RNX RS-N GS-O RATO RATI CGC New titles: Agility: OAP (Open Agility), APG (Advanced Performance Gambler) and Barn Hunt: RATO (Open Barn Hunt) Schutzhund/IPO Peter/Linda Lindic and Maxi Maxi vom Landgraf New title: IPO 1 Kyle Overton and Zora Kek-Kallo Menti Anabell New title: BH Ashley Stursa and Marco Marco vom Landgraf New title: IPO 3, High IPO 3 and High Protection Ashley Stursa and Norah Norah vom Landgraf New titles: BH, IPO 1, High Obedience Brandi Williams and Storm Masaya s Game On New title: BH UKC Rally Brandy Billington, Paul/Tiffany Shetka and Joe URO1 Intl CH RBIMBS U-CH W186 Livin The Dream v. Siegruhm RN CGC-A RATI RATN SPOT TKA (AKC pointed) New title: URO1 in UKC Rally, AOM and CH of Champions, all earned at UKC Premier Photo Terry Jarka It s fun and oh-so-easy to brag, using our new online form. Go to: and get YOUR brag in the next Focus! 24 uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus Summer 2017

25 Versatility Committee Report by Julianne Ferado, UDC Versatility Committee Summer 2017 Send me your new and updated Versatility Profile Questionnaires for the Versatility Spotlight feature in Focus! Don t pass up this unique opportunity for recognition of your Doberman companion and your accomplishments together as a working team! If you have a VC or VCX title and would like to submit or update your Versatility Profile Questionnaire, please call or write and I will be happy to send you a new questionnaire. If you have earned new titles since your VC or VCX title was awarded, let me know and I will be pleased to announce your new titles in the next Versatility report! If you would like more information on the UDC Versatility program or a VC-VCX application, please print out the Versatility Title Requirements and Application Form from the UDC website at wwwuniteddobermanclub.com or contact me by , feradobes@gmail.com. Julianne Ferado UDC Versatility Committee P.O. Box Renton, WA Photo Alissa Weaver 25

26 UDC Versatility Companion (VC) Titles Compiled by Julie Ferado, UDC Verstility Title Registrar Date Title Awarded Dog Name Owner(s) 4/7/92...Carlo Vom Donautal, SCHHI, B, CDX, WAC, GHC...Donald H. Marlowe 4/7/92...BA/CAN/PR CH Prancing Pony s J. Gabriel, AM/CAN/PR CD, TT, GHC...Sharon Renae Barzen 34/12/92...Baretta Vom Donautal, SCHHI, B, WAC, GHC...Gail Dodd 6/8/92...Camden s Sunshine, CDX, WAC, TDI, CGC...Cathy L. Camden 6/28/92...Boss Vom Donautal, TD, T1, B, GSSD READY-SEARCH...Ricardo Ferado 6/28/92...Satan s Midnight Warrior III, B, SCHHII, AD...Curtis S. Northrup 7/5/92...Phonix Vom Norden Stamm, SCHHIII, CD, TD, FH, WAC...Sue Kelly-Walsh 8/13/92...Falkenburgs Illissa VD Nieuwe Loot, B, CGC, ATT...Wolfgang and Claudia Pfirrmann 10/5/92...CH Wiking De Nieuwe Loot Van Stevinhage, IPOI, ZTP...Jack and Ella Kooy and Wolfgang Pfirrmann 10/15/92...Inverurey s French Fantasy, UD, SCHHIII, GHC, WAC, ATT, D-CD...Ellen L. Higgins 10/25/92...Prancing Pony Dana V Warlock, CD, TD, B, SCHHI, WH, WAC...Julianne Ferado 11/10/92...Gravin Onyx Vom Neerland Stamm, CDX, B, SCHIII, WH, GHC, CGC, TDI...Paulette and G. Price Bethel and Mary Rodgers 11/23/92...Copyright Protected Kristoff, CD, T1, SCHHI, ATT...Linda Ann Tobiasz 11/24/92...Royolyn Eighteen-Twelve, AM/CAN CD, TD, T1, WAC, SAR...Michelle L. Limoges 4/4/93...A Spicy Lady VD Ziegelhaus, TD, T1, ATT, SAR...Shirley M. and David Hammond 8/26/93...Eclipse Vom Donautal, B, WAC, CGC...Gail B. Dodd 10/12/93...Alexa Vom Donautal, CD, B, SCHHI, WH, GHC, WAC, CGC, ATTS...Sue W. Hall 10/26/93...Amaita Von De Aracoururo, B, SCHHI, WAC, CGC, TT...Luis M. Vazquez 5/21/94...Shady Acre s Ideal Mr. Spock, BH, SCHII, UD, ATT, CGC...Beverly Press 7/1/94...Panda Von Dynasty, CDX, B, TD, SCHHII...Dennis Helm and Melodie Limpach 10/1/94...Ondra Vom Binselberg, B, SCHHI, WAC, CGC, ATTS...Luis M. Vazquez 2/4/95...Echo Vom Donautal, CD, B, GHC, WAC, CGC...Sue W. Hall 5/31/95...CH Kansa s Intoxicatin Aquarius, CD, ROM, CGC, TDI...Julie K. Stade 6/30/95...Tika Von Royal Gin, B, UDC ATT, CGC...Nellie Walter and DeDe Beck 4/12/96...CH BJF A Midsummer-Night s Dream, CD, TDI,CGC...Jim Briley and Mark and Julie Stade 4/19/96...Agape s Seasons Of The Lion, CD, BH, CGC, ATT...Connie Galloway and Mollie Stroff 7/28/96...Sentinel Spelcaster V Zysing, CD, B, OFA, ATT, CGC...David Stroff and Cathy L. Camden 12/23/96...Yukon Vom Weisen Haus, SchH III, ZTP SG1A, CD, CGC, TDI...Soile Jarvenpaa 2/21/97...Sentinel s Specter, B, WAC, CGC...Cathy L. Camden 5/15/97...U-CD Miss Pegasus Sue, UDX, WAC, CGC...Nancy Brunker 9/17/97...Red Oak s Aubrey, AKC/CKC CDX, D-CD, B, TI, SCHH1, GHC, WAC, STT, CGC...Ellen L. Higgins 9/17/97...Camilla Vom Kaiserhaus, CD, SCHH3, T1, WAC, CGC...Lori Janes 11/1/97...WWKC CH Magenta s Luckie Ambrosia, B, SchH 1, ZTP V1B...Nellie Walter 11/29/97...CH Saren as Shake Rag Jamie, BH, WAC, CGC...Lieselotte and Ray Hookey 2/28/98...Cara s Black Rose Angelina Bahir, CDX, B, NA, CGC...Bruno Klang 2/28/98...Allie Vom Kaiserhaus, BH, T1, SchH 1, WAC...Linda C. Kurz and Joseph L. Kurz 2/28/98...Delight Of Starfire, CDX, WAC, CGC...Nancy Brunker 4/24/98...Alisation Star-Trip V Dalcar, CD, WAC, AD, CGC, FEMA LEVEL II...Gail McCarthy 4/24/98...CH Patriot s Stars N Stripes, CD, ROM, AD, CGC...Gail McCarthy 4/24/98...Herro Vom Bogenstadt, SchH 3, IPO 3, B, CD, WAC, ZTP...Lori Janes 6/28/98...UDC CH Rebholzer High Intensity, B Brevet, UDC FFB...Desiree Malouin 6/28/98...Red Oak s Blair, AKC/CKC CD, T 1, SchH 1, WAC, HIC, CGC...Ellen Higgins 7/18/98...Willow Von Dynasty, CDX, B, T 1, SchH 1, WAC, ZTP G1A, CGC...Lisa Johnson 12/31/98...U-CDX Dawn of Starfire, UD, WAC, CGC...Nancy Brunker 1/8/99...Sentinel s Merlin, B, WAC, ATTS, CGC, TDI, STT...Cathy L. Camden and David Stroff 2/19/99...Cerberus Vom Norden Stamm, CD, B, SchH 2, WH, ATTS, CGC, NNDDA...Francis Fayn 26 uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus Summer 2017

27 2/19/99...AKC CH Mandolin Bring On The Night, CD, ROM, ATT, CGC...Joannah Davis and I. Annette Williams 2/27/99...Noble House Cita Frisco, AKC UD, B, SchH 2, ATT, CGC...Ellen Marchand 4/6/99...U-AGI U-CD Navistar s QB Sneak v Triadel, AM/CAN CD, NA, NAJ, NJ, OA, TT, CGC...Debra Hartzell 5/8/99...U-AGI Achates v Moss Hill, BH, NA, NAJ, NJ, WAC, CGC...Peg Mueller 6/6/99...U-CDX Papageno, CAN CD, AM CDX, WAC, ATTS, TDI, CGC...Fred Dunaway 6/11/99...IABCAA Int l. CH Jag vom Donautal, B, CGC, Certified for K-9 Basic Cadaver Search...Ricardo Ferado 8/7/99...CH BJF Crescendo V Aquarius, CD, ROM...Jill and Art Graves 11/26/99...Collinwood s True Colors, CDX, BH, AX, AGD, WAC, CGC...Linda Ann Leiviska 6/23/00...UCD CAN CH Serenity Sherbourg Vondura, TT, TDI, CGC...G. Lynn Winter, DVM 7/29/00...Sloothaak, CDX, BH, T1, CGC...Anne Rammelsberg 12/4/00...Forgotten Lore of Kimbertal, SchH1, CD, BH, TKII, AD, TT, CGC...Amy Mills 1/7/01...Magenta S Hanz v.d. Habichttal, B, SchH1, T2, WAC, ATTS, CGC...Stephen and Joan Koren 1/27/01...Rebholzer Live Wire, B, SchH3, T3, CD, WAC, ATT, CGC...Traci Mulligan 1/27/01...Montwood Hotspice v Rebholz, BH, T1, D-CD, ATT, CGC...Traci Mulligan and Gary Knights 1/27/01...Rebholzer-Rohan Sum R Siege, BH, SchH 1, WH, WAC, STT, CGC...Traci Mulligan 3/3/01...CAN CH Pentium A Dream Within Equinox, CAN CD, WAC, CGC...Judy Bohnert and Carla Mai Nissen 4/21/01...Smokey Joe von Wilhamhoff, SchH 1, CGC...Anthony and Marylyn DeGregorio 6/30/01...Renejade Rock and Roll, TD, NA, NAJ, OA, OAJ, AXJ, NAC-1, AD-1, WAC, CGC...Linda S. Robertson 8/12/01...Lothlorien The Wizard v. Cara, CD, UDC-ThD, CGC, Hearing Service Dog...Margaret (Peg) Wyse 1/12/02...Armee Begablten v. Wimmerhaus, BH, SchH 1, ZTP VG 1B, AD... Alvin L. Clemons 2/10/02...U-CD Cris s Mystic Black Jade, AKC CD, AKC OA and OAJ, NADAC NJ and OA, ASCA GS-N and RS-N, WAC, ATT, HIC, TDI, CGC, FM...Cristina Maxwell 2/10/02...Cris s Black Star Sapphire, AKC CD, ASCA CD, Mex-PC, AKC OA and OAJ, NADAC NA, NG and NJ, ASCA RS-N and JS-N, WAC, HIC, TDI, CGC, LC-10L...Cristina Maxwell 3/4/02...U-CD Boris von Rosenhof, SchH 3, FFB VG1A, STT, D-CD, CGC, AD...Anne Rammelsberg 3/11/02...Cara s Matik Gift for Gab, CD, WAC, BH, CGC, ATT, Therapy Dog...Vicky K. Brachfeld 5/10/02...CAN CH Equinox Designer Genes, CAN CD, HIC...Judy Bohnert 5/12/02...UCI Natl.-Intl. Jungsten CH Sentinel s Excalibur, BH, ATT, Certified Service Dog...Cathy L. Camden 5/12/02...Aesir vom Kollund Kro, BH, SchH 3, IPO 3, WAC, ZTP V1A, CGC...Lori Janes 8/10/02...Bonita Von Der Schwarzen Lagune, BH, ZVV 1, SchH 2, IPO 3, TDI, CGC...Vicky K. Brachfeld 8/24/02...BJF Renejade Mirror Image, CDX, NA, NAJ, WAC, FFB, BH, ATT...Wendy Schneider and Nancy Christensen 2/21/03...Odo von Dynasty, CD, WAC, CGC, Delta Society AAT...Margaret T. Flowers 3/23/03...Morgana s Forevr Chasin Phonix, SchH 1, CD, WAC, AD, ATT, BH, CGC...Makayla King 6/15/03...Sentinel s Diana The Hunter, BH, ATT, ATTS...Cathy L. Camden 7/26/03...Elkhaus Ice Storm, CD, BH, WAC, ATT, HIC, CGC...N. Shannon Elkins and Steven Elkins 8/16/03...Brigitte Von Moeller Hof, CD, CGC, ATT...Meg Flowers 10/4/03...CAN CH Destiny s Charisma, BH, WAC, ATT...Rose M. Kruser 10/18/03...Renejade Bells and Whistles, CDX, ASCA-CD, NA, NAJ, WAC, ATT, CGC...Nancy Gearhard 3/20/04...U-CD Brulans Baron Vom Gravin, CD, WAC, Delta Society AAT...Cindy M. Starley 3/20/04...Salmans Eich v Blitzkrieger, AKC-CKC CD, BH, SchH3, CAN TT, CGC...Phyllis E. McNaughton 7/17/04...Sentinel s Lady of the Lake, CD, BH, ATT, ATTS, CGC...Cathy L. Camden 1/9/05...Cara s Shining Dark Crystal, CD, WAC, OA, OAJ, BH, SR, SS, NAC, CGC...Carolyn and Ralph Gastley 2/19/05...Wittrock s EEEEEvil EEEEEva, CD, B, WAC, ATT, CGC, Delta Society Therapy Dog...Cheryl Fite and Ross Peterson 3/12/05...UCD, UACH Bel-Mar s I Love Trouble, CD, OA, NAJ, NJP, NAP, NGC, NJC, OJC-V, ATT, CGC...Beth Bishop 6/25/05...IABCA Int l CH Cameron Capone dei Dohse, CD, BH, WAC, CGC, AD, RE...Cornelia Grabichler 10/29/05...DARE s Terra Firma, CDX, ThD, CGC, TDI, Dog Guide...Laura Holum 12/26/05...Bell Lavoro La Vittoria Dolce, CD, WAC, TDI, CGC...Salvatore Ceraldi and Vicky Brachfeld 2/18/06...Bell Lavoro Aleksia Nano, BH, WAC, CGC...Kristin Roberts and Vicky Brachfeld 4/15/06...IABCAA Nat l Jugend CH JBars Portia Kye In The Sky, CD, BH, K-9 SAR Cadaver Level A, TDI, CGC...Linda Kye 4/15/06...IABCAA Int l CH, UKC CH JBars Schatzi Windwalker, CD, BH, T1, K-9 SAR Cadaver Level A, TDI, CGC...Larry Kye 4/15/06...Redlion Fu Z Mu Z Wuza Bear, CD, NJP, TDI, CGC, RAE2, RL3, RL2X, RL1X, ARCH, CD-H...Deborah Stevenson 4/15/06...Ravenswood Aspen Extreme, CKC-UKC CD, AKC CDX, OA, AXJ, ATTS, CGC...Beth Szczygiel Continued on next page Summer 2017 UDC Focus uniteddobermanclub.com 27

28 VC Titles Continued from page 27 7/28/07...Giuseppina von Wilhamhoff, BH, WAC, OB-1, CHIC...Marylyn DeGregorio 9/8/07...Eric Iberico del Kingsware, BH, TD, TR-1, FH, SchH 1, WAC, TT, CGC...Renee C. Michel 10/20/07...General Jack Von Whitedheim, BH, WAC, ATTS, TDI, CGC...Peter J. Lindic 12/26/07...CAN CH Trymine Xzotic Flair v Domtom, CD, TT, CGN...Tamara Champagne 12/26/07...Bell Lavoro Discorso Dela Cita, BH, WAC, CGC...Erica Green and Vicky Brachfeld 3/8/08...Elkhaus Entrapment, CD, BH, ATT, CGC...N. Shannon Elkins 3/16/08...Highland s Mountain Express, RA, RE, OA, AXJ, ATTS, CGC...Beth Szczygiel 6/21/08...Bearcreek Quinnkastra Top Gun, CD, BH, T1, OB3, ATT, ATTS, CGC, WAC...Suzan Shipp 6/21/08...CKC CH Gentry s Blackhawk Down, CD, AGNJ, AGI, HIC, CKC TT, CGN, CKC ROM...Caitlin Rathburn 11/30/08...Bowie s Semper Fidelis v Dru, CD, WAC, ATT, ATTS, CGC...Kim Somjen, DVM 2/22/09...Ascomannis Laevatein, CD-H, RL1, BH, WAC, ATT, ADPR...Laura V. Baugh 2/22/09...Ziris Van Schuylenburcht, BH, WAC, CGC, AD...Amanda Shadfoth 3/16/09...Ferrara vom Excalibur, BH, SchH2, IPO1, WAC, ADPR...Cornelia Grabichler 9/6/09...Citto von der Wudritz, BH, IPO III, TDI, CGC...Vicky K. Brachfeld 9/6/09...UKC CH, UKC CD D Lano s Guns N Roses, WAC, ATTS, TDI, CGC, RN...Linda Rusinko and Deborah Otlano 9/6/09...UDC CH Cicily vom Koby Haus, BH, BSB-E3A...Jim and Janis Toman 2/6/10...CKC CH Seven s Strekoza Pennylane, RA, TT, ROMC...Leah Hamaluk 2/6/10...Aurora s Jetta, CD, RA, NAC, VADC, VSGDC, AGNS, AGIJ, CGC, CGN, ThD...Leah Hamaluk 2/6/10...CH Gentry s Beck N Call, CGN, CD, RN, RAMCL, TT, ROM...Caitlin Rathburn 2/6/10...Swift Run s Volcan Masaya, BH, SchH1, IPO2, VPG3, CD, CGC, RN, WAC...Brandi Williams 5/9/10...Bell Lavoros Primo Diamante Rio, BH, WAC, ATT, CGC, ThD...Marie Iulo 5/9/10...Cara s Thorny Issue, BH, WAC, ATT, CHIC, CGC...Jeffrey Saporito 10/17/10...UKC CH Cara s Hot Mama, BH, WAC, ATT, CGC...Linda and Peter Lindic 12/10/11...Legard s Batman, CD, BH, TT, TR2, WH, WAC, ATT, ATTS, CGC...Janet G. Smith 2/26/12...UCH Platinum s Winner Takes It All, MX, MXJ, WAC, ATTS...Beth Szczygiel 3/2/12...AKC CH Talladega s American Thunder, NA, NAJ, NF, NJP, OA, OAJ, WAC, ROM...Michelle Kramer and Jim Lauver 6/7/13...Wittrock s Jazzzzzelle, CDX, TD, CGC, RN...Chris and Ruth Franke 8/3/13...Gravin Garmina Von Der Accani, CD, BH, TD, WAC, SARDAA WILDERNESS/URBAN...Michelle Limoges 11/9/13...Riva Von Luka, BH, IPO-VO, CD, WAC, RN-AKC, BN-AKC, CGC, CGN...Monica Anthony 11/19/13...Siro Saffir del Littorio, AX, AXJ, AXP, BH, CDX, CGC, FAX, FN, FX, MXJ, NA, NAP, NJ...Stacia Gunderson 11/19/13...Int l CH Titan s Summer Lightning Strikes Twice, BH, TT, ATT, WAC, CGC, CAX, HIT, TDI, NS-J,RATI...Diane Linstrom 11/20/13...Rebholzer Bad Company, CD, RE, UDC-ATT, CGC...Catherine LaBarre and Robert Armstrong 12/6/13...Irinland Ingeborge Isida Cara, UD, RA, CGC, ASCA-CD, ATT...Meryl Winnie and Ray Carlisle 1/17/14...Blue Chip Brick Road V Enchant, UD, WD1, WAC, BH, IPO1...Pam Burns 1/31/14...Thunder Valley s WhyPrincessWhy, CD, BH, RAE, NA, NAJ, TDI, CGC...April Ward 1/31/14...Thunder Valley s You Gotta Want It, CD, BH, OB1, UPR2, RAE, NAJ, CGC, BARK Therapy Dog...April Ward 2/11/14...IABCA CH Masaya s Adrenaline Rush, BH, APR1, CD, CGC, WAC...Brandi Williams 2/11/14...Masaya s Black Sabbath, BH, IPO3, ZTP SG1A, BSA VG1A, WAC, PSA PDC-SD, AD...Brandi Williams 7/31/14...UDC CH Incredible Fidelis, BH, UDC ATT...John H. Currie, Jr. 7/31/14...Quinette King of Darkness, CGC, ADPR, BH, ZTP V1B, WAC, ATTS...Jackie Spratt 7/31/14...Enoch-Eitan vom Zenhof, BH, UDC ATT, CGC...Virginia H. Rogers 11/4/14...Csabre von Danzig, BH, MR 1, WAC, APr2, BSA E1A, ATT...Andrew Booth 11/19/14...Texas Midnight Storm, BH, WAC, ATT, CA, CGC...Heather and Andrew Booth 3/2/15...Falko des Steigenden Sonnen, CD, NA, NAP, NJP, OAP, OJP, RATN, CGC...Kara Bassignani, DVM 4/17/15...Masaya's Full Metal Jacket, BH, ATT, CGC, CA, AD...Heather Booth 8/13/15...Morgana's Irresisitible Treasure, CD, T2, IPO3, WAC, BSA VG2-A...Tyler/Leslie Carpenter and Penelope Brooks MD 1/20/16...UKC CH ICKC Grand CH Jerilyn Blackwater's Pindar Bewitched, CD, BH, T1, RN, CGC...John Marinos 1/25/16...Ace's Wild II, BH, WAC, ATTS, CGC, AD...Jackie Spratt 4/25/16...Immortal's I Am The Big Bang, CD, BH, FPR1, CGC...April Vaillancourt 2/15/17...Maxi Vom Landgraf, BH, WAC, ATTS...Peter and Linda Lindic 2/15/17...Rebholzer Bad Moon Rising, BH, WAC, CGC, CGCA, CGCU, RATO...Judy Robinson 28 uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus Summer 2017

29 UDC Versatility Companion Excellent (VCX) Titles Compiled by Julie Ferado, UDC Verstility Title Registrar Date Title Awarded Dog Name Owner(s) 4/7/92...CH Lothlorien s High Elven Rune, UDT, ROM, SCHHI, TDI, CGC...Bunny Lanning 5/30/92...AM/CAN CH Black Oak Country N Western, AM/CAN CD, TD, T1, ROM, CGC...Linda Suligoy 8/14/92...CH Henrike V.D. Nieuwe Loot, CD, B, T2, SCHHI, CGC...Wolfgang and Claudia Pfirrmann 10/20/92...CH Destiny s Special Blessing, AM/CAN CD, B, ROM, TDI, TH.D, ATT, CGC...Carole Bohanan-Uhler and John Uhler 11/8/93...AM/CAN CH Cara s Talon, AM/CAN CD, B, ROM, CGC...Bonnie Wittrock 5/9/94...CH Findjan s Outrage, CD, ROM, GHC, CGC, ATT...Nancy E. Christensen 6/29/94...AKC/CKC CH Destiny s Windflower, AKC/UDC CD, B, ROM, ATT, TDI...Carole Bohanan-Uhler 3/10/95...CH Cara s Valar Lothlorien, CDX, BH, ATT, TDI, TH.D., CGC...Bunny Lanning and Ray Carlisle 5/31/95...AM/CAN/UKC/SKC CH U-CDX Ravenswoods High Performance, CDX, ROM, B, CAN. CDX, CGC, TT, VCCX...Cindy Noland 8/11/95...CH B J F Much Ado About Nothing, CD, CGC, TDI, AG 1-2, ROM...Kathy and Mike Horniman 2/28/98...D-CH Branwen Vom Haus Kurz, BH, NA, AD, NJC, TT...Linda C. Kurz and Joseph L. Kurz 2/28/98...Finnish CH Belmont Vom Norden Stamm, CD, JK2, ZTP, CGC, TT...Soile Jarvenpaa and Elina Jarvinen 4/24/98...AM/CAN CH Gold Grove High Chaparral, AM/CAN CD, CGC, BH, ROM...Sharon A. White 9/6/98...CH Sarena s Shake Rag Jamie, CDX, BH, ROM, VC, CGC, TDI, FFB...Lieselotte and Ray Hookey 9/6/98...CAN CH Cara s Alisa, CD, WAC, UDC, ATT, FFB, BH, CGC, TDI...Rose M. Kruser 10/15/98...AM/CAN CH LeMils Lethal Weapon, AM/CAN CD, AM/CAN ROM, TT, TDI, CGC...Penny Cary 3/8/99...CH Patriot s Stars N Stripes, CD, ROM, FFB V1B, AD, CGC, 1st Level Certified-Search Dogs NE...Gail McCarthy 4/3/99...UDC CH Renejade Windsor v Jazlin, CD, BH, SchH 3, WAC, ZTP VG 1A, AG II, CGC...Nancy Christensen 4/10/99...CAN CH Wittrock s Cascadian Tiger, CD, TD, WAC, B, CGC, SAR-Dog...Michelle Limoges 5/8/99...CAN CH Cara s Color of Night, U-CD, CKC CDX, BH, SchH A, ATT, STT, ATTS, CGC...Sue Morrissey 7/3/99...CH Teeco s Night Hawk, CD, ROM, CGC, TDI, NGC, NJC...Laura Hulke 8/5/99...UDC/AKC CH Mandolin Bring On The Night, CD, ROM, CGC, ATT, FFB V1A...Joannah Davis and I. Annette Williams 12/31/99...CAN CH Destiny s Man on a Mission, CD, WAC, BH, SchH 2, T 1, ATT...Carole Bohanan-Uhler 7/8/00...AKC/UDC CH BJF Crescendo v Aquarius, CDX, ROM, BH, T-1, ATT, CGC...Jill and Art Graves 7/8/00...CH BJF Sonata v. Aquarius, NA, NAJ, ROM, CGC, FD, FDX, FDCH...Jessica Wilcock, DVM 4/21/01...CH Pentium A Dream Within Equinox, CAN CDX, AKC CD, WAC, HIC, CGC, TT...Judy Bohnert and Carla Mai Nissen 3/11/02...CH U-AG2 Montwoods Kira of Delcrest, CD, OA, OAJ, ROM, NAC, NJC, FFB V1A, TT, CGC...Debra Hartzell 4/12/02...AM/INT L/UDC/UKC CH U-CDX Hillco s Texas Blazing Star, AKC/ASCA CDX, BH, ROM, OB2, AD, D-CD, D-FFB VG-1A, TDI, ThD, CGC, ATT, TT, HIC, VCX...Irina Sasu 10/5/02...CH Anrich Dreamkeeper of Saxony, TT, CDX, BH, AD, ATT, CGC...Diana and Gordon Shore 12/30/02...AM/INTL/INTL BABY/NATL JUGEND/UKC CH Talent s Classic, BH, AKC/UKC CD, ASCA CDX, ROM, OB2, CGC, AD, TDI, ATT, TT, HIC, VCX...Irina Sasu 4/26/03...AKC/CKC CH Alisaton Aurora Borealis, AKC UD, CKC CDX, D-CD, BH, OB2, ASCA CD, ROM, CGC...Pam Burns 4/26/03...CH Cara s Queen Of The Night, CKC UD, D-CD, BH, WAC, ATT, CGC, CAN TT...Susan Simeon and Ray Carlisle 7/20/03...DV CH Alexa vom Bernecker Schloss, VPG1, FH2, AD, ZTP V1A...Elaine Brown-Galonska and May Jacobson 7/20/03...UDC CH Destiny s Sunshine Santino, SchH1, AFFB, WAC, ATT, CGC...Janis and Jim Toman 1/6/04...CAN/UDC CH Wittrock s ZzzzzAaron, CD, AD, B, ATT, WAC, T1...Bonnie Wittrock 1/6/04...AM/CAN/UDC CH U-GrCh, U-Ag1 Talent s Supersonic, CD, BH, NA, NAP, ROM, CGC...Peg Mueller 2/1/04...CH UCDX Smack-Dab s Diamond in the Myst, CDX, BH, ROM, UKC Total Dog...Karen Gunter 3/20/04...AKC/UDC CH, IABCA Int. CH Mt. Windsor s After Burn, CD, BH, ATT, ROM, ATTS...Nancy M. Troyer 7/3/05...UDC/UKC/Int l CH Cross the Rubicon dob Mann, CD, TDI, WAC, ATT, TT, CGC...Irina Sasu 8/29/05...AM/Int l CH Rhapsody s Passage to India, RN, CD, ROM, TDI, YTT, CGC...Irina Sasu 10/29/05...UDC CH Mandolin The Heat Is On, CD, BH, SchH1, WAC, ATT, CGC, RN...Joannah Davis 10/29/05...AKC/UDC CH Imagemaker s Plezed Ta Meecha, CD, ROM, ATT, CGC, RN...Sandi Atkinson Continued on next page Summer 2017 UDC Focus uniteddobermanclub.com 29

30 VCX Titles Continued from page 29 2/25/06...UDC/CAN CH Destiny s Charisma, UDC/CAN CD, AKC CDX, IPO3, SchH3, WAC, G-FFB V1A...Rose M. Kruser 4/8/06...CH Bell Lavoros Dio Di Giove, BH, ThD, CGC, ZTP1A...Vicky Brachfeld and Dean Calderon 4/15/06...UDC CH, Int l CH Rhapsody s Integrity, CD, RA, ATT, FFB, WAC, CGC...Irina Sasu 10/30/06...UDC/UKC CH Come As You Are Inelya Renejade, AKC CD, ATT, WAC, CGC, RA...Nancy Christensen 1/12/07...UDC/Int l CH Elkhaus Ice Storm, CD, BH, WAC, ATT, HIC, CGC, G-FFB, T1, VC...N. Shannon Elkins 2/5/07...UDC CH Bell Lavoros Rocca Scura, BH, T1, IPO 2, WAC, ATT, RThD, CGC...Mary Chrusciel 7/28/07...AM/CAN/UKC CH Sasanoa Glorious, WAC, RN, CAN TD, ROMC, PCD, CGC, TT, TDI...Evelyn Stackpole, Penny Cary and Hosea Carpenter 7/28/07...UDC CH Swift Run Showstopper v Kkro, BH, WAC, ATT, BSA E1A, CGC...Tammy Marshall-Weldon 3/8/08...CH Gem Giveeon Lumene, CD, BH, SchH1, NA, NAJ, AFN, WAC, ATT, BSB, CGC...Debra Hartzell 6/21/08...UDC CH, IABCAA Int l CH, UKC CH JBars Schatzi Windwalker, CD, BH, T2, FFB VG1A, K-9 SAR Cadaver Level A, WAC, TDI, CGC...Larry Kye 6/21/08...UDC CH General Jack Von Whitedheim, BH, WAC, ATT, ATTS, TDI, CGC, VC...Peter J. Lindic 8/31/08...UDC CH Bell Lavoro Augustus, BH, FH1, SchH3, IPO3, AKC WD3, WAC, ATT, ZTP 1B, CGC, VCX...Sean Salke 11/30/08...UDC CH Bell Lavoros Nero Strega, BH, WAC, ATT, ZTP IA, RThD, CGC...Vicky Brachfeld 1/31/09...UDC CH Lemils Dynamite Kiss, CD, BH, WAC, ATT, TDI, CGC...Joannah Davis 9/6/09...AKC/UKC CH D Lano s Make My Day Traditions, RA, NAJ, ROM, ATTS, CGC...Deborah Otlano 9/6/09...AKC CH, UKC GCH Zima Is Mine Always, ROM, CD, RN, CGC, ATTS, TDI, CGC...Deborah Otlano 10/23/09...UDC/UKC CH Gravin Vera V. Neerlands Stam, CD, RN, WAC, CGC...Lynda L. Herndon 2/6/10...UDC/UKC CH Beja s Sorella Suzy Q, BH, WAC, ATT, ATTS, ADA CAC, CHIC...Anthony and Marylyn DeGregorio 5/9/10...UDC CH Tri-Star s Avalon Sunset, OA, AXJ, NF, WAC, ATT, CGC...Laura Hulke 10/17/10...UDC CH Cicily vom Koby Haus, BH, WAE, ATT, BSB-E3A, CGC...Jim and Janis Toman 9/24/11...UKC CH Cara s Hot Mama, BH, WAC, ATT, ATTS-TT, CGC, VC...Linda and Peter Lindic 3/10/12...AKC CH, UKC GCH Talladega s American Thunder, NA, NAJ, NF, NJP, OA, OAJ, WAC, ROM...Michelle Kramer and Jim Lauver 4/8/12...AKC/UDC CH Lancaster s Sassi Godiva, CD, D-CD, BH, SchH1, WAC, STT, G-FFB V1A...Nancy Lawson Weber 4/8/12...AKC/UDC CH Chaos vom Koby Haus, SchH III, IPO3, FH2, AD, ROM, ZTP SG1A...Loel Turpin 4/27/12...AKC CH Viking s Charlie Brown, CDX, VPG III, IPO III, NA, OAJ, ROM, ZTP 1A...Lyn G. Kargaard 6/8/12...UKC/UDC CH Incredible Caper v Rebholz, BH, WAC, CGC, TR-1, OB-3, SchH A, BSA-E-3-A, ATT, SJ...Traci Mulligan 6/16/12...UDC CH Sant Kreal Soldier, IPO 1, WAC, ZTPSG 1A...Mitch Edley 10/20/12...UDC CH Beja s Redneck Brother Rudy, CD, SchH 1, WAC, ZTP SG1B, CGC, OB1, TR1...Anthony and Marylyn DeGregorio 12/8/12...AKC CH Foxhall s The First Lady, WAC, BH, ROM, VPG II, IPO III...Lynn Eggers and Jill and Art Graves 12/15/12...AKC CH, UKC CH Catawba s Power Play, CD, RA, VPGI, ROM, ATT...Whitney Newman and Susan Miller 1/31/13...AKC CH, CA, USJCH, UAGI, URO1, GRCH Fayek Pitch Black v Firefly, WAC...Miriam Pike 1/17/14...UDC CH Blue Chip Reign of Terror, BH, WD-TT, BSB E3A, WAC, UD-AKC, CDX-UDC, IPO1...Pam Burns 9/22/14...UDC CH Titan s Summer Lighting Strikes Twice, THD, WAC, CGC, HRD1, AD, IPO1, BSA-E3A...Diane Linstrom 10/31/14...UDC CH Rebholzer Bad Company, CD, RAE, BH, BSA E1A, WAC, CGC, ATT...Catherine LaBarre 11/3/14...UDC CH Navistar s Cruise Control IPO2, ZTP v1a, BSA-E1A, NA, NAJ, NF, WAC, CA, BFL-1...Debbie Hartzell 11/4/14...UDC/UKC CH Incredible Fidelis, BH, BSA E1A, IPO 1, ATT, WAC...John H. Currie, Jr. 11/25/14...UDC/UKC CH Isabel vh Wantij, BH, ATT, WAC, CGC...Marylyn DeGregorio 6/15/15...UDC CH BJF Run Like The Wind v Kansa, CD, RA, AX, MXJ, NF, EAC, WV-O, OJC, TG-O,TN-O, NCC, WAC...Terry Jarka 6/30/15...UDC CH Eclipse's Kaymen Chaser, IPO2, FH, CD, D-CD, BSA-VG 2A, WAC...Makayla King 2/22/16...CAN/UDC CH Cara's After Dark, CAN CD, UDC CD, AGN, BH, CGN, ROMC, ATT, STT, TT, AADC, VMGDC, CRN, RPT...Sue Morrissey 8/15/16...AKC/UDC CH Hidden Acres Mile High Magic V Wyndem CD, RE, ROM, ATT, CGC, RATN...Jon Sanders, Mary Ann Hollis, Mary Leahy Tvqqpsu Ufbn Epcfsnbo" Uif ofyu Gpdvt efbemjof jt OPW/ 2; Uif Qsjou jttvf Tfoe zpvs bsujdmft boe bet up ttupvu8687ahnbjm/dpn Gjoe bewfsujtjoh jogpsnbujpo bu; xxx/vojufeepcfsnbodmvc/dpn0gpdvt0vedgpdvt`bewfsujtf`3128/qeg 30 uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus Summer 2017

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