Summer, 2014 - United Doberman Club

UDCFOCUS
Official Publication of the United Doberman Club
Contents
Message from the President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Message from the Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Results of the 2014 United Doberman Club
Membership Survey.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Member Brags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Focus on Seniors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mission Statement
2015 United Doberman Club National
The United Doberman Club or UDC http://
www.uniteddobermanclub.com 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.
Editor in Chief
Robin Nuttall | DD Graphix
Publisher
DD Graphix | Robin Nuttall
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The New Recruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Service Dog of the Year Nomination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
UDC Member Clubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
UDC Board of Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Advertise in Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Advertisers
2015 United Doberman Club National. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
von Luka Dobermanns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Vermont Total Doberman Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Barn Hunt Association LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Julianne & Ricardo Ferado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Bonnie Guzman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Anthony & Marylyn DeGregorio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-17
Barbara Nagy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Meryl & Paul Winnie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Deb Hartzell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Robin Nuttall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sandy Pope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Beth Bishop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Irene & Dave Korotev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Eva dei Dohse
von Luka Dobermanns
Message from the President
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irst of all I want to thank Erynn Lucas, Wendy Schmitt
& friends for hosting a wonderful UDC National in
beautiful Northern California. As I’m sure you all know
a tremendous amount of work goes in to planning and
hosting a National and their hard work paid off for all of us
who attended.
Congratulations to all of our UDC members who with their
work have shown that Dobermans are true working dogs.
IPO, obedience, tracking, search & rescue, human remains
detection, therapy, agility and more…..all show what a
magnificent and versatile breed we are lucky enough to
share our lives with.
Our 2015 National will be the 25th Anniversary of
the UDC in beautiful Lexington, Kentucky. I know the
members of the host clubs; Working Dobermanns of the
Carolinas and Working Dobermans of Kentucky have some
wonderful events planned for this very special National.
I hope you will all help support this very special event as
you can. Volunteer, sponsor trophies and support the UDC
with your entry! It’s never too early to start planning.
In closing I want to thank our current board, committee
members and regional directors for their dedication to the
UDC and Dobermans. If you would like to volunteer in any
way please contact me.
Dedicated to Dobermans,
Marsha Sheppard
UDC President
DOB: 8.01.04
Titles:
SchH3 (96/90/94)
IPO3 (94/93/94)
FH
AWD1
StPr1
WAC
RN
CD
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Message from the Editor
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his issue of Focus is near and dear to my heart; the
Senior/Veterans issue. As I write this, my old girl is
outside barking at a contractor working on my house; she
takes her job seriously even now. I tell people that at 12,
she can still hear a squirrel fart a half mile away. These
days she couldn’t quite catch one, but she sure would try
hard. She still occasionally competes in Barn Hunt and she
still has to talk about everything!
The montage on the cover is just a sample of all of the
great older Dobes celebrated in this issue. I hope you all
enjoy the Senior gallery and listings as much as I enjoyed
reading about these dogs as I formatted the magazine. The
names and the sheer number and weight of all of the titles
of these dogs is more than impressive. The stories they
could tell us about their adventures in their younger years,
and some even still today. I know I feel blessed, as do all of
us who own these dogs who have reached wisdom, even if
they do not always act like mature adults.
Robin with Zipper (UAG2 URO1 Ch
Regatta It’s About Time, BN RE MX
MXJ MJS RATN RS-O JS-O GS-N RL2
CGC) Prada, (Ch Regatta Devil Wears
Blk-N-Tan RATN JS-N) and Cala
(UAg1 URO2 USJ ARCH BJF O’er The
Hills N’ Far Away, RE OA NAJ WAC TT
CGC, RATO, 12 years young)
Robin Nuttall
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Results of the 2014 United Doberman Club
Membership Survey.
Beth Bishop, Chair, UDC Membership Survey Committee
Heart Screening Clinic
Monday
August 25th 2014
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If you need OFA certification, please download and complete the
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can be found at http://offa.org/forms.html
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he United Doberman Club Membership Survey Committee developed an online survey to gather ideas,
opinions and feedback from UDC members about UDC
programs and functions. The Board of Directors approved
the survey and UDC members were sent the survey link in
January 2014. The link was resent a number of times and
members were repeatedly encouraged to take the survey.
We mailed a paper copy of the survey to all members without an email address.
The survey was open until March 15, 2014. We received a
very good response to the survey (approximately half the
UDC membership). A total of 177 surveys were completed
(176 online and 1 paper copy received). More members
completed the survey than submitted votes in the recent
election. Those completing the survey also included many
opinions and suggestions. Many thanks go to the members
for answering the survey questions and for taking the time
to submit thoughtful and thorough comments.
PART 1. MEMBER INFORMATION.
The first three questions asked information about the
member:
Q. How long have you been a member of the
United Doberman Club?
Most respondents had been a member of the UDC for at
least six years. This corresponds well to actual length of
membership. Nearly 20% of UDC members have been
members for 10 or more years. The next highest percentage
are those who have been in the club for 2 years or less.
Q. Which region do you live in?
Not unexpectedly, region with the highest number of
survey respondents was the Northeast. This corresponds
to actual member distribution (approximately 45% of the
members live in the Northeast.
This article summarizes the survey results. Graphs and
charts were used to summarize the responses to multiplechoice questions. Because this survey promised anonymity, individual responses will not be listed. For open-ended
questions I attempted to summarize comments, if possible.
In some cases this was not possible since there were not
common “themes” to the answers. The original survey is
posted in the members-only section of the United Doberman Club website. Complete survey results will be available
in the “members only” section of the UDC website. This
article attempts to summarize and report results.
How does this compare to the actual distribution
of members?
Q. Where do you get most of your information
about UDC? (check all that apply).
Please bring registration copies to insure that forms are completed
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This question reveals which communication channel(s) members are using to get information about the UDC. Remember, a respondent could choose more than one option (check
all that apply). Answers to this question tell us whether the
different communication channels are being utilized effectively and will ultimately help improve club communication.
PART II. UDC NATIONAL
The next section of the survey asked questions about the
UDC National.
Q. Have you attended a UDC National within
the past 7 years?
Q. Do you think the length of the national is
(just right, too long, too short)?
Of 160 responses, 60% felt the length of the national was
just right and 35% felt it was too long. Only 5% thought
the national should be longer.
Q. Please tell us what changes would encourage you to attend the UDC national more
often?
We received 104 comments in response to this question. By
far, the most common response (46) had to do with the location. Most responses indicated “closer to me” but some identified particular locations (centralized location, rotating etc.).
Out of 169 responses, 53.8% members said they had, the
remainder had not.
After location, the most common responses (18) included
money and personal issues (health, work schedules, etc.).
Q. What prevents you from attending more
UDC National?
A number of responders suggested different types of events
to include or skip. Several responses mentioned more
types of activities, including seminars, workshops, and
other dog sports. A few responses indicated they would
prefer less emphasis on certain activities (conformation and
IPO in particular).
When asked for reasons for not attending national, the
most common response was “too far away” (68.5%).
Twenty-two respondents (15.1%) selected “too expensive”
and 13% selected “I don’t have a dog to enter”. Only 3.4%
selected “the activities don’t interest me.
Q. Which of the following activities should be
included at the national?
For each of the listed activities, respondents were able to
select “always include”, “include if possible”, “would be
nice, but not necessary” and “don't include”.
PART III: UDC PROGRAMS
Q. Please share your opinion of the following
UDC programs.
This question asked members to evaluate the UDC dog
registration, UDC conformation, UDC obedience, UDC
temperament test, UDC breed survey and the UDC versatility program. Respondents could select from “Great program (needs few if any changes)”, “Good program (needs
some improvement)”, “Needs major changes but worth
keeping” and “UDC should drop this program.”
Overall, the vast majority of the respondents felt all the
programs were worth keeping, although a significant
percentage felt that some programs needed at least some
changes. The following graphs show the results for each
program individually.
A total of 150 – 165 responses were received for each
activity. Very few respondents selected the “don’t include”
option for any of the activities (7 percent or less). The
percent of remaining responses for each activity are shown
in the graph. The activities are arranged in the graph
(from left to right) in descending order of highly supportive
responses (always include the activity + include the activity if possible): IPO, Breed Survey, Temperament Test,
Obedience Trial(s), Conformation Show(s), Health Clinic(s),
Seminar(s), WAE and CGC. However, sorting by the
“always include” category results in a different order: IPO,
Temperament Test, Conformation Show(s), Obedience
Trial(s), Breed Survey, Seminar(s), Health Clinic(s), WAE
and CGC.
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PART IV: UDC FOCUS
The cost of producing the UDC Focus continues to be a
significant expense. To reduce the financial drain on the
club, FOCUS production was changed to three digital
copies and one printed copy. Even so, ad revenue remains
low and production costs continue to increase. In 2014 the
number of issues was reduced from four per year to three
(two digital and one printed).
The Board of Directors has concerns for two reasons.
First, the cost of the FOCUS continues to drain the club.
Second, the FOCUS is a very important source of information for members (see Part I of this article) and we know
many members prefer printed copies.
This part of the survey asked members to assess potential
solutions to this dilemma. Members were given three options and asked whether each option was unacceptable,
acceptable but not desirable, acceptable or a good option.
Q. The cost or producing the UDC Focus
continues to be a significant challenge. The
FOCUS schedule has been changed to 2 digital
copies and one printed issue, but ad revenue is
not sufficient. Please evaluate each of the following proposed options to make the FOCUS
more financially sustainable.
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Reduce FOCUS to two printed issues per year. Produce
periodic supplemental updates (board meeting minutes,
etc.) and distribute electronically.
Produce one printed and two digital issues each year.
Reduce layout costs of digital issues and make them more
like a newsletter
Produce three digital issues each year and no printed issues
We received 135 to 144 responses to each option. Member responses varied quite a bit, but the option with the
highest percentage of “unacceptable” responses was three
digital FOCUS issues each year and no printed issues.
Conversely, the option with the highest percentage of
“a good option” responses was to produce two printed
FOCUS issues each year along with digital supplements
containing board meeting minutes, events, and other important information.
Q. The UDC Website has recently been redesigned. Much work remains to be done. Please
share what you think should be on the UDC
Website (besides the basics.... constitution and
bylaws, administration manuals, directors and
officers, how to become a UDC member, about
the UDC, etc.)
We received 147 to 150 responses to each option. In
general the majority of the members thought that all of the
options listed should be available on the general website.
Q. What other content should be on the UDC
website (available to non-members)?
the yahoogroup format is not easy to use since it has been
changed. Several more responses suggested more educational discussions about Dobermans and training.
SUMMARY
The UDC members that took the time to take this survey
and to provide their opinions and feedback have given us
all insight into the thoughts and desires or our diverse club.
How the membership feels about some issues is quite clear.
For other issues, it is more mixed. Fortunately, the thoughtful comments and suggestions provide a wealth of good
ideas and some direction.
Of the 45 responses to this question, 18 suggested educational articles of some sort (Dobermans, health, training,
temperament, etc.). Three responders suggested having ads
on the website, and 4 mentioned more information about
events and event results.
Q. What other content should be in the Members-Only section of the website?
We received 33 responses to this question. The most
common responses were a membership directory (9), UDC
meeting minutes (6) and rules and regulations (3).
PART VI: UDC OFFICIAL EMAIL LIST.
Along with the FOCUS and the UDC website, members
receive much of their information about UDC from the
UDC Official email list (yahoogroups).
Q. Are you a member of the UDC-Official yahoogroups list?
PART V: UDC WEBSITE
The United Doberman Club website was redesigned in
2013. The redesign was a significant undertaking and was
accomplished thanks to the help of several UDC members.
The website is still in its infancy and needs to grow and
improve. This survey question asked UDC members about
the content of the website, what should be on the general
website (accessed by anyone) and what should only be
available through the members only section.
We received 155 responses to this question on the survey,
100 of them replied “yes” they were a member (64.5%)
and 55 responding “no (35.5%).
Q. If no, why not?
Of the 53 responses to this question, 16 said they didn’t
know about the group, and four said they had tried to sign
on but were unsuccessful. Six responders said they disliked
the negativity on the list and another 13 said they don’t
join email lists or were too busy.
Barn Hunt Association LLC
Q. Do you think the UDC Official yahoogroups
list should be available to (members only,
members and former members, anyone who
wants to join)?
The overwhelming majority (78%) of the 151 responses
thought that the UDC official yahoogroups should be available to members only. A small percentage (8%) felt that it
should be open to members and former members, while
14% felt it should be open to anyone who wants to join.
Q. Do you have any comments or suggestions
about the UDC Official yahoogroups list?
There were 49 responses to this question. Twenty-two
of the responses mentioned the negativity and personal
attacks on the list. Six responses were supportive and
complementary of the list. Several people mentioned that
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It’s All About You & Your Dog is a new section in the UDC FOCUS that will give you the opportunity to
publicize the recent accomplishments of you and your dog. This is one of the advantages of your UDC
membership. We will recognize any title you have earned at any recognized canine organization. This
is all about you and your dog!
Accomplishments earned October 31, 2013 to February 27, 2014
IPO
Suzan Shipp & “Helio”: Int. CH Omnia Paratus Navy Sea Corbra, ATT, WAC, BH, BSA VG2-A
New – BH
Julianne & Ricardo Ferado
Catherine LaBarre & “Beckham”: Rebholzer Bad Company
CD, BN, RAE, CGC, ATT, VC, BH, WAC
New - BH
Stacia Gunderson & “Remy”: Remigius Immertreu Vom Feverhaus CGC, CGCA, WAC, RN, RATI, BH
New - BH
Nosework
Brandi Williams & “Razor”: Maysaya’s Black Sabbath IPO3
New – IPO3 97-93-92 High Tracking, High Obedience, High Protection, High in Trial
New – VC
Beth Bishop & “Mia”: ARCHX, RO2, CAX, UAgI Cara’s Put me in
Coach! WAC RL1X2, RL2X, RL3, RLV, RA, NF, CW-OB2, CWZR1A2,
CWZR1.5, CWAR, CL2, CL3-H, CL3-F, NW1
New- NW1
Brandi Williams & “Rex”: Maysaya’s Baron Wrecks to Riches, BH
New - BH
Julie Elvidge & “Diva”: Unbreakable’s Diva De Vil, BH
New - BH
Renee Michel & “Briosa”: Gladiators of America Briosa, TR2,
AD, RN, ATTS-TT, CGC
New – TR2
Andrew Booth & “Storm”: Texas Midnight Storm, BH
New - BH
Andrew Booth & “Csabre”: Csabre von Danzig, BH, APr2
New – APr2
Ellen Gilmour & “Renna”: Cara’s Hard Decision, BH, CGC,
IPO3
New – IPO3
Danette Hoenie & “Pearl”: Family Dobes Black Tide Pearl,
BH, CGC
New - BH
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Pam Burns & “Orca”: Chalmars Major Orca CGC, IPO1
New – IPO1
Virginia Rogers & “Enoch”: Enoch-Eitan vom Zenhof BH,
CGC, ATT
New – BH
Brandi Williams & “Xena”: Masaya’s Darkness Falls, BH, AD
New – BH, AD
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Pam Burns & “Brick”: Blue Chip Brick Road V Enchant UDX,
OM1, IPO1
New – UDX, OM1
UDC Breed Survey
Suzan Ship & “Helio”: Int. CH Omnia Paratus Navy Sea Corbra,
ATT, WAC, BH, BSA VG2-A
New – BSA VGS-A
SAR
Irene Korotev & “Lexie”: First Stryk Royal Purple, WAC
Passed her annual NAPWDA (North American Police Work Dog
Association) recertification tests for human remains in 2014. Obedience and Agility
Summer Melillo & “Jett”: Jett von Pontiffhaus, CGC, BH, RS-N,
JS-N, JS-O, GS-N, RN, & CD
New - RS-N, JS-N, JS-O, GS-N, RN, & CD
Show News
Jill and Art Graves & Lynn Eggers & “Laura”: AKC/UDC CH
Foxhall’s The First Lady IPO3, CD, ROM, VCX
New – UDC Championship!
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Tracking
Monica Anthony & “Riva”: Riva von Luka BH, IPO-VO, Am./
Cdn. RN, BN, P-CD, WAC, CGC, CGN, VC, FPr1
New – FPr1
Rally
Sandra Urbacke & “Raven”: Intl. CH. Masaya’s Elegant Empress, WAC, RO1
New – RO1
Beth Bishop & “Mia”: ARCHX, RO2, CAX, UAgI Cara’s Put me in
Coach! WAC RL1X2, RL2X, RL3, RLV, RA, NF, CW-OB2, CWZR1A2,
CWZR1.5, CWAR, CL2, CL3-H, CL3-F, NW1
New – RLV (AOE) World Cynosport Rally Veterans, (Award of
Excellence)
WAE
Ru dy
Sandra Urbacke & “Raven”: Intl. CH. Masaya’s Elegant Empress, WAC, RO1
New – WAC
Renee Michel & “Trevor”: Blackheart Atrevido, TR1, BH, CA,
ATTS-TT, WAC
New –WAC
Renee Michael & “Tsar”: Gladiator of America Baltazar, AD,
BH, ATTS-TT, WAC
New – WAC
Renee Michael & “Briosa”: Gladiators of America Briosa, TR2,
AD, BH, RN, CGC, ATTS-TT,WAC
New - WAC
Catherine LaBarre & “Beckham”: Rebholzer Bad Company
CD, BN, RAE, CGC, ATT, VC, BH, WAC
New - WAC
Beja
Stacia Gunderson & “Remy”: Remigius Immertreu Vom Feverhaus CGC, CGCA, WAC, RN, RATI, BH
New – WAC
Marylyn DeGregrio & “Isabel”: Int’l Ch, UKC Ch Isabel vh
Wantij, WAC, YTT, PTT
New – WAC
Sound Body, Sound
Saundra Urbacke & “Raven”: Intl. Ch. Masaya’s Elegant Empress
New - Nat CH. Title, Honor CH. Title
Anthony & Marylyn DeGregorio
Jack Currie & “Donia”: Adonia D’Amour, WAC
New - WAC
UDC Ch. Beja’s Redneck Brother Rudy
SchH 1, ZTP, OB-1, TR-1, CD, WAC, BH, VCX, CGC,
Certified Advanced HRD,CHIC
Bell’Lavoro’s Augustus x Cara’s Katarina
HD-1A, OFA Good, vWD Clear, Echo + Holter Clear,
CERF, PDK 4 Negative
Anthony & Marylyn DeGregorio ~ AKC Breeders of Merit ~ Hartsdale, NY and Roscoe NY
[email protected]
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www.smokeyjoe.net
914-420-7969
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Isabel
Suzy
Sound Body, Sound Mind
Anthony & Marylyn DeGregorio
Sound Body, Sound
Anthony & Marylyn DeGregorio
V-1 CAC Multi BIS U-Ch, Multi BISS UDC
Ch Beja’s Sorella Suzy Q
Destiny’s Sunshine Santino X Giuseppina v Wilhamhoff
ZTP, TR-1, RN, NW-1, BH, WAC, TT, VCX, ATT, CHIC (AKC ptd)
Int’l Ch, UKC Ch Isabel vh Wantij, WAC, YTT, PTT
HD-1A, OFA Good, Echo + Holter Clear, CERF, vWD Carrier, Thyroid Normal, PDK 4 het pos
Multi CH Mitto del Nasi, IPO 3, Korung, ZTP X Sw Ch. Eria Pro Fioreture, IPO 1, ZTP
Eight Glorious Fun Years Old!
OFA Good - CERF - vWD Carrier - Thyroid Normal
Breeder: J.P. Van Gelder
Dordrecht, NL
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Owner: Marylyn DeGregorio
[email protected]
Anthony & Marylyn DeGregorio ~ AKC Breeders of Merit ~ Hartsdale, NY and Roscoe NY
[email protected]
www.smokeyjoe.net
914-420-7969
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Each dog in this listing is at least 8 years old. Join us in celebrating the longevity of some very special dogs.
Schroeder
Call name: Schroeder. Owner(s): Norman
Zeller. Breeder(s): Roberta A. Brown. Age: 8.
Date of Birth: August 10, 2006. Sire: Findem 4
Me von Vicaral. Dam: Cara’s Panzer
Barbara Nagy
2x UDC National IPO Champion Swift
Run’s Volcan Masaya (8x) IPO3, PDC- SD,
CD, RN, VC, WAC, CGC
Call name: Cinders. Owner(s): Brandi
Williams. Breeder(s): Tammy Weldon &
Carol McIvor. Dog’s Age: 8. Date of Birth:
July 2, 2006. Sire: Agir Miss Jakosos IPO3.
Dam’: Kitty Black Gong
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Watchem 4 Me Bossy Brown
Call Name: Bossy. Owner(s): Roberta &
Stephen Brown. Breeder(s): Roberta Brown.
Age: 8. Date of Birth: August 10, 2006. Sire:
Findem 4 Me Von Vicaral. Dam: Cara’s
Panzer
V-1 CAC MBISS UDC CH, MBIS UKC CH
Beja’s Sorella Suzy Q, ZTP, TR-1, NW-1, BH,
RN, WAC, TT, ATT, VCX, CHIC (AKC ptd.)
Call name: Suzy. Owner(s): Anthony & Marylyn
DeGregorio. Breeder(s): Anthony & Marylyn
DeGregorio. Age: 8. DOB: June 26, 2006. Sire:
UDC CH Destiny’s Sunshine Santino, SchH3,
IPO3, AFFB, WAC. Dam: Giuseppina von
Wilhamhoff, OB-1, BH, ATT, CHIC
BF The Beast
Call name: Beasty Boy. Owner(s): Jamie
Wallace. Breeder(s): Roberta Brown. Age: 8.
Date of Birth: August 10, 2006. Sire: Findem 4
Me von Vicaral. Dam: Cara’s Panzer
Intl Ch Echorun’s Electrical Storm Brewen,
WAC
Call name: Ayla. Owner(s): Suzan Shipp.
Breeder(s): Suzan Shipp. Age: 8. Date of Birth:
May 31, 2006. Sire: Intl CH Southern Pride’s
High Voltage. Dam: Intl Ch JBars Skylark
Summer Shasta, CGC
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Cara’s The Black Satin Doll
(Cara’s Top Shelf Sch 3, IPO 3, FH x Cara’s Katarina SchHA, BSA1A, BH, STT)
Breeder: Ray Carlisle and Anthony DeGregorio
CD, RN, BFL-1, ASCA-CD, CGC
ARCHX, RO2, CAX, UAgI Cara’s Put me in
Coach! WAC RL1X2, RL2X, RL3, RLV, RA,
NF, CW-OB2, CWZR1A2, CWZR1.5, CWAR,
CL2, CL3-H, CL3-F, NW1
Call name: Mia. Owner(s): Beth Bishop.
Breeder(s): Ray Carlisle . Dog’s Age: 8. Date of
Birth: Feb. 4, 2006. Sire: Cara’s Marshal Law
von Beck IPO2. Dam: Cara’s Miss Eclipse
CD
AKC/UDC CH Foxhall’s The First Lady
IPO3, CD, ROM, VCX
Call Name: Laura. Owner(s): Lynn Eggers and
Jill & Art Graves. Age: 8. Date of Birth: Dec 1,
2005. Breeder: Lynn Eggers. Sire: AKC/UDC
CH BJF Crescendo V Aquarius IPO3, SchH3,
WDS3, UD, RA, ROM, U-CD, AD, T1, ZTPV1A, VCX. Dam: AKC CH Foxhall’s American
Spirit OA, ROM
Raksha’s MMMMMystere, CD, WAC, CGN,
SAR-dog (HRD)
Call name: Parquetta. Owner(s): Michelle L
Limoges. Breeder(s): Cathleen Graves. Age:
9. Date of Birth: June 13, 2005. Sire: Int/Can/
UDC Ch Wittrock’s ZZZZZaaron, CD, AD,
B, T2, CGC, ATT, VCX, WAC, SchH3. Dam:
Raksha’s Witchey Woman v Deerun
Meryl & Paul Winnie
Loved By
Meryl & Paul Winnie
[email protected]
Elischa v.d. Burgstätte IPO 3
Call name: Elischa. Owner’s Name: Kay Lewis.
Breeder’s Name: Marco Cameli. Dog’s Age: 9.
Date of Birth: April 12, 2005. Sire: Chico v.d.
Doberwache. Dam: Carla v.d. Burgstätte
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Sterling Sky Blue CGC, SAR Certified Air
Scent, Delta Certified, PAWS Certified
complex. (Pet Assited Volunter visitation,
Autistic children & hospice patients
Call name: Billy Blue. Owner(s): Wendy
Ewing. Breeder(s): Susan Taylor. Age: 9. Date
of Birth: January 24, 2005. Sire: Roeckl’s
Black Jake. WAC,CGC,GHS,BH,LC-11. Dam:
Sterling Kiss Me Kate, CD, CGC
DRU’s Portia d’Aurelia, SchH3, IPO3, FH2,
AKC CD, WAC
Call name: Portia. Owner(s): Alissa Weaver.
Breeder(s): Rescue. Dog’s Age: 9. Date of Birth:
9/2/2004. Sire: N/A. Dam: N/A
We wish a Happy 10th Birthday to Sister Dulcinea!
Cara’s Sweet Dream Dulcinea Bahir
Loved by Bruno Klang
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Marienburg Jerilyn Draconis, BH
Call name: Draco. Owner(s): Marilyn D’Errico.
Breeder(s): Marilyn D’Errico. Age: 10. Date
of Birth: May 30, 2004. Sire: Dexter Von
Frankenhorst. Dam: Jerilyn Wildfire
Marienburg
Cara’s Black Satin Doll CD, RN, BFL-1,
ASCA-CD, CGC
Call name: Zarra. Owner(s): Meryl & Paul
Winnie. Breeder(s): Ray Carlisle & Anthony
DeGregorio. Age: 10. Date of Birth: May 4,
2004. Sire: Cara’s Top Shelf, SchH3, IPO3,
FH. Dam: Cara’s Katarina SchHA, BSA-1A,
BH, STT
UDC/UKC CH Gem’Givveeon Lumene
SchH2, BSB, CD, RA, NA, NAJ, NF
Call name: Ember. Owner(s): Debbie Hartzell.
Breeder(s): Jelena Grigorjeva . Dog’s Age: 10.
Date of Birth: December 26, 2003. Sire: Multi
CH Tamerlan iz Slavnoi Stai IPO3. Dam: Multi
CH Nuvai-Nikol Distant Rou VDK1, SAD1
Intl. CH JBARS Portia in the Sky CD, UCD,
BH, SAR Cadaver Level A, VC ATT, TDI,
CGC
Call Name: Portia. Owner(s): Linda Kye.
Breeder(s): Suzan Shipp. Age: 10. Date of Birth:
July 8, 2003. Sire: JBARs Stonewall Jackson.
Dam: Briarwood Riches Storm Echo
Questwood’s Katachie Man, CD, ATT,
Certified in Trailing.
Call name: Jäger. Owner(s): Irene Korotev.
Breeder(s): Carol Drimalas & Peter Betchley.
Age: 11. Date of Birth: March 25, 2003. Sire:
Quinto von Falkenfeld. Dam: Biemuller’s
Naughty Lola
Deb Hartzell
Nero’s Bambino
Call name: Bam Bam. Owner(s): Sandy
Pope. Breeder(s): Kathy Gardner & Barbel
Eichhorn. Age: 10. Date of Birth: September
16, 2003. Sire: Yas Nero v. Maruma’s Hoff.
Dam: Legard’s Black Sun
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Bell’Lavoros Vivace Un, BH, CD, WAC, CGC
Call name: Frankie. Owner(s): Ellen & Peter
Higgins & Vicky Brachfeld. Breeder(s): Vicky
Brachfeld. Age: 11. Date of Birth: September,
2002. Sire: Gino Gomez Del Citone, SchH3,
ZTP V1A. Dam: Cara’s Matik Gift For Gab,
CGC, CD-AKC, BH, VC, SchH1, T1
MACH, UCD, UAG1 Taras Blue Stone by
Thor CD, CGC, NCC, OAC, WV-N, OJC, TT,
MXF, OAP, AJP, RE
Call name: Taras. Owner(s): Bettina Kimball
Choewinski. Breeder(s): Linda Moore/Tracy
L. Nygren. Dog’s Age: 12. Date of Birth: June
10, 2002. Sire: Beckers Thor. Dam: Von Stone
Blue Mountain Sage
USJ, URO2, ARCH, BFJ O’er The Hills N’ Far
Away, RE, OA, NAJ, RATO, TNE, TT, WAC
Call name: Cala. Owner(s): Robin Nutall &
Julie Stade. Breeder(s): Robin Nutall & Julie
Stade. Age: 12. DOB: March 26, 2002. Sire: CH
Destiny’s Man on a Mission, SchH3, IPO3,
CDX, ROM, VCX, ZTP-VIA. Dam: UAg2 URO1
UCD BJF Renejade Debt of Honor, CD, RA,
MX, MXJ, BH, TNE, NJE, TT, FFB, WAC
Robin Nuttall
Jammer vom Aurachgrund SchH3, AKC/
CKC CD, GFFB V1A, WAC
Call name: Jammer. Owner(s): Sue KellyWalsh. Breeder(s): Sibylle & Werner Strobel.
Age: 13. Date of Birth: March 14, 2001. Sire:
Jonas vom Haus Weissenberger SchH3,
IPO 3, AD. Dam: Angie vom Aurachgrund
SchH 3, IPO 3, AD
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Destiny’s Power of Faith, CDX, RA, BH,
WAC, TD, UCD, CGC
Call name: Jetta. Owne(s): Barbara Nagy.
Breeder(s): Carol Bohanan-Uhler & Jane B.
Terry. Dog’s Age: 13. Date of Birth: July 26,
2001. Sire: Am/Can/UDC CH. Destiny’s Man
on a Mission, SchH3, IPO3, CDX, ROM,
VCX, ZTP-VIA. Dam: Destiny’s Full Moon
Rising, CDX
Sadie Sue Gangster Dog From The Hood
Call name: ‘Ole Lumpy’ or Sadie Sue.
Owner(s): Roberta Brown/ Ryanne & Jake
Guinn. Breeder(s): Rescue - Riverside County,
Ca Shelter. Age: 14. Date of Birth: January 13,
2003. Sire: N/A. Dam: N/A
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Beth Bishop
Sandy Pope
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Jager
Questwood’s Kisatchie Man
The New Recruit
C.D. ATT
dob - March 25, 2003
Sire - Quinto von Falkenfeld
Dam - Biemuller’s Naughty Lola, C.D.
..
As a Lifelong member of Missouri SAR, Jager has
participated in over 150 searches.
Certified in Trailing by the
North American Police
Work Dog Association.
Awards –
– 2008 DPCA Search dog
of
the
Year
Irene
& Dave
Korotev
– 2011 UDC Service Dog
of the Year
Irene & Dave Korotev
[email protected]
816.228.9097
Photo - Tiffany Brizendine
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by Pam Stevens
I
began dressing my dobermann, talking to him in a low
voice as I put his new harness and leash on him for the
first time. I was almost breathless with apprehension…
what if this wasn’t what he was meant to do? What if he
was horrible at it, or didn’t enjoy the exercises as much as I
did? What if we had to find something else to do together?
My previous Dobermann, Jaeger was a natural narcotics
dog. He loved the work as much as I did and had leapt from
training level to training level as easily as breathing. I had
lost him at the age of five and with him, a large part of my
heart. Was I expecting too much of this dog to follow in
Jaeger’s memory?
As we approached the training facility door on our first day
I looked down into Ciaran’s beautiful face and whispered the
words, “Partner, time to find some drugs.” Partner… a wonderful word, and I smiled as I said it. Ciaran smiled when I
did, and his tail made a slow curious figure-eight. I opened
the door, took a calming breath, and our journey began.
1) Introduction to Drug Search.
Training Aid: An open .45-caliber ammunition box filled
with marijuana that had a milk crate inverted over it. The dog
candidate and handler approach the training aid and circle it
in a counter-clockwise direction. The entire purpose of this
exercise is only to have the dog approach the training aid.
I will point to the milk crate, and if I need to, even tap on
it or put his toy reward on it to get my dog’s attention. Any
show of interest in the training aid is rewarded with verbal
encouragement and toy play. After a minute of play, the dog
is brought right back to the training aid and reintroduced to it
with the goal being a consistent reaction to it. Once the dog
reacts well to the presentation of the training aid, a physical
alert is added. Depending on the dog, this can be done in
the first training session or the second or third. The addition
of either a “passive” sit alert or “active” pawing alert again
depends on the personality of the dog. My partners have
both been passive alert dogs and sit to tell me that drugs are
present.
2) Single-Blind Speed Trials.
Training aid: 1-2 gram cellulose baggies placed with
gloved hands in a drawer, on a shelf, or even in a microwave. “Single Blind” means that the handler is told where
the training aids are placed at the beginning of the exercise. The dog is taken from place to place by the handler
who uses a hand gesture to present an object for the dog
to sniff. Hand presentations and a verbal cue (I use “Is it
here?”) keep the dog focused and working in partnership
with the handler. Everything is quicker. The training aids
are quickly approached, and if identified correctly and
alerted on, the reward is given with a shorter play time.
The handler restarts the search just past that last narcotics “find“ and continues clockwise around the room until
all the aids are found and the room cleared. This trial can
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be done a couple of times without moving the aids, but
not more than twice. Dobermanns are too smart and have
great memories. After two speed trials, they will run from
one aid to the next to get the toy reward. Our narcotics
trainer, Len says “It’s so much easier to train a stupid dog.
You never have stupid dogs.”
3) Double-Blind Speed Trials.
Training aid: Scent soaked cellulose baggies placed with
gloved hands planted “higher and deeper” in the room. A
training problem designed to expose the dog/handler team
to working in increasingly more difficult search areas and
conditions. “Double Blind” refers to the handler and dog.
Neither knows where the narcotics are hidden in different
types of building interiors so there can be no ” handler
assistance.” Exterior sites (including cars, tractor trailers
and farm equipment) are also introduced. The team learns
to follow the wind backward to the scent source or discern
new scent from old. In addition, training aids are hidden in
ceiling tiles so the dog gets used to having the drug scent
fall from that height to his nose level. The handler is also
learning the reactions of the dog to new situations such as
the diminishing size of the drug in and on the training aid.
This first training level is the hardest and longest because
this is where the dog is taught what is expected of him.
Yes, it is the easiest smell to learn, anyone who has attended either high school or a rock concert knows the
smell of marijuana. The repetition of the exercises on this
first level is the difficult part because it teaches the dog to
learn. It is also the hardest for the handler because we are
impatient, eager to go onto the more difficult (and perceived as more glamorous) narcotics odors. The next scent
the dog is exposed to is cocaine, followed by heroin and
methamphetamine and the training of each new level is exactly the same as the first. I also put a prescription drug on
my dogs, either oxycodone or hydrocodone which have a
high addiction rate. If a school, workplace or home search
is done, this is what is more than likely found.
I am often asked when I knew that Ciaran was “right”
for narcotics training. The truth is that until that first day
I didn’t know. I never dreamed that he would be a great
DEA Certified 5 Drug Narcotics dog, I would have been
happy with good. When we approached that huge marijuana training-aid that first day, I was very unsure whether this
would work. As we circled that aid and I gestured toward
it, Ciaran’s reaction was shocking. He took one sure and
steady step forward, turned, and looked me straight in the
eyes. Stretching his nose forward, he pressed on the milk
crate, moving it across the concrete floor. Then he smiled
and sat. Beautiful, Partner, Beautiful!
Background: this award began in 1999, by the UDC
SAR dog group initially for SAR dogs but eventually for all
service dogs.
Process: the award process will be advertised in the 3rd
and 4th quarter editions of FOCUS including the criteria
and nominating procedure, and on UDC Zooza email list.
The UDC Board will appoint a committee to accept and
verify nominations. Nominations that are not successful in
one year may be considered in subsequent years, with the
approval of the nominee. A list of nominations, along with
corresponding backup materials for each candidate, will be
provided to the Board for a decision at a meeting prior to
the National. A certificate signed by the UDC president will
be presented at the National, or mailed to recipient if the
recipient cannot attend.
Each year the award recipient’s name (dog and owner) will
be engraved on the Always Faithful bronze statue donated
by Linda Kurz and sculptress Susan Bahary in memory of
D-CH Branwen vom Haus Kurz OA, OAC, OJC, OGC,
NAJ, AD, BH, UD, TR1, WAC, VCX. The bronze will
remain in the care of Irene Korotev. A War Dog Memorial poster will be sent by sculptress Susan Bahary to each
year’s recipient. The award committee Chair will advise
both Susan Bahary and Irene Korotev of the awardee each
year. In addition, the Award Chair will provide the nomination materials to the FOCUS editor so that an article about
the recipient will appear in FOCUS.
Criteria:
1. Dog’s owner (at least one owner if co-owned) must
have been a UDC member for a minimum of 2 years
at the time of nomination.
2. The nominated dog must be registered with UDC (as
of nomination date)
3. The dog must be certified by a recognized service dog
group (Delta Society; bona fide SAR Dog organization;
hearing; guide dog program, etc)
Further criteria that will be considered for the award 4. Number of people impacted by the dog’s work
5. Caliber/level of impact
6. Uniqueness of service
7. Other outstanding contributions related to service
work.
Suggested Timeline
July 31 Award criteria and nominating process
advertised; use 3rd and 4th Quarter
FOCUS, UDC Zooza email list
January 31 Submission deadline
February 15 Submission credentials verified
February 15 list of candidates forwarded to Board
March 31 Award decision from Board
April 1 Certificates produced and mailed to
president
NOMINATION FORM
Owner(s) Name(s):____________________________________________________________________________________________
Dog’s Name:________________________________________________________________________________________________
UDC registration #:_______________________________ AKC/CKC/ILP/ERN# ______________________________________
Breeder(s):__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dog’s Sire:_________________________________________________ Dog’s Dam:_______________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone:______________________________E mail:_________________________________________________________________
Supporting documentation (write up should include support of criteria; also include letters of recommendation or commendation where available)._______________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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UDC MEMBER CLUBS — EFFECTIVE JULY, 2014
Northeast Region
South Region
Southwest Region
OFFICERS New England Working Dobermans
Mid-South Working Doberman Club
Sport Doberman Club of Colorado
President Member Club Secretary
Mid-South
CARMA CLEVELAND
12211 Monterey Road
Collierville TN 38017
(h) 901-854-4268
[email protected]
midsouthdoberman.com
BONNIE GUZMAN
367 Chickadee Lane
Bailey, CO 80421
(c) 303-733-4220
[email protected]
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1584 Red Tree Court
Draper, UT 84020-7705
[email protected]
(801) 553-6444
LINDSAY DAVIS
3157 Dry Bread Rd.
White Plains, VA 23839
[email protected]
434-577-9489
Vice President Directors
JULIE STADE
12416 South Haven Rd.
Haven, KS 67543
620-465-3657
[email protected]
(316) 744-3214
NAZARENE MONDELLO
256 Moss Hill Road
Jamaica Plain MA 02130
(h) 617-522-0253
[email protected]
Tri-State Doberman Club
RAY CARLISLE
20 Orchard Street
Ramsey, N.J. 07446
(h) 845-987-2357
(c) 914-393-0166
(o)201-327-6100
[email protected]
tristatedobermanclub.com
Vermont Total Doberman Club
TRACI MULLIGAN
P. O. Box 71
Arlington VT 05250
(h) 802-375-6121
[email protected]
Northwest Region
Pacific NW Doberman Pinscher Club
SUE KELLY WALSH
15710 S. Molter Road
Rockford, WA 99030
(509) 291-3147
[email protected]
Mideast Region
Working Dobermans of Kentucky
BRANDI WILLIAMS
P.O. Box 1042
Jeffersonville, IN 47131
(c) 832-860-5251
[email protected]
workingdobermansofkentucky.com
Working Dobermans of the Carolinas
LINDSAY DAVIS
3157 Dry Bread Road
White Plains, VA 23893
(h) (434) 577-9489
[email protected]
workingdobermansofthecarolinas.com
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West Region
Midcentral Region
Central Valley Doberman Club
Mid-Central Working Dobermans Club
ERYNN LUCAS
3604 Riverside Dr
Riverbank, CA 95367
520-306-0195
[email protected]
centralvalleydobermanclub.com
ERIC WEST
795 NE 101 Road
Warrensburg MO 64093
816-769-4077
660-441-3822
[email protected]
mcwdc.com
Midsouth Region
Central Texas Doberman Club
IRINA SASU
2800 Perry Lane
Austin TX 78731
(h) 512-458-1818
[email protected]
Total Doberman Association
JIM CLARY
358 E. Pecan Tree Road
Waxahachie TX 75165
(h) 972-904-3141
[email protected]
VICTORIA HALL
P.O. Box 12426
Casa Grande, AZ. 85130
[email protected]
(520) 723-4135
Treasurer MERYL WINNIE
220 Crow Hill Rd.
Delanson, NY 12053
[email protected]
(h) (518) 895-8506
(c) (518) 857-6543
Recording Secretary
ALISSA WEAVER
35 Dudley Road
Sutton, MA. 01590
(774) 287-3173
[email protected]
Corresponding Secretary
BETH BISHOP
P.O. Box 159
Bath, MI 48808
[email protected]
(517) 641-7345
Membership Secretary
BONNIE GUZMAN
238 South Lincoln St.
Denver, CO 80209
[email protected]
(303) 733-4220
Canada
MICHELLE LIMOGES
9111-84 Ave.
Edmonton AB T6C 1E5
[email protected]
780-468-6245
Northeast
JIM TOMAN
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Milltown, NJ 08850
[email protected]
(732) 407-8746
Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas,
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Mid-Central
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(660) 563-1877
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North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri
Southwest
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
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Pennsylvania, Maryland
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8823 Sugarloaf Rd.
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(303) 506-2312
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P.O. Box 1042
Jeffersonville, IN 47131
[email protected]
502-214-7864
Northwest
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Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky
South
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P.O. Box 127
230 County Road 167
Crane Hill, AL 35053
[email protected]
(256) 339-5401
Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
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(509) 496-7211
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Riverbank CA 95367
(520) 306-0195
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