Second Quarter, 2012 - United Doberman Club

UDCFOCUS
Official Publication of the United Doberman Club
Contents
Message from the President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Message from the Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
It’s All About You and Your Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Versatilitiy Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Mission Statement
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
3506 Westwind Drive
Columbia, MO 65202
www.ddgraphix.net
info@ddgraphix.net
Dobermans and Agility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Are you Operant?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
New Ch/SchH III, Charlie Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Mid-Central Working Dobermans Club. . . . . . . . . . . 29
Trial Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
K9 Nosework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Zzzzle Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Member Clubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Advertisers
Beth Bishop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Mitch Edley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
DD Graphix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Traci Mulligan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lorna and Patrick O’Connor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
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Traci Mulligan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19
Working Dobermans of the Carolinas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Robin Nuttall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Jeff Saporito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lynn Kargaard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Loel Turpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ray Carlisle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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January 31
March 1
2nd Quarter 2012
April 30
June 1
3rd Quarter 2012
(SAR Edition)
July 31
September 1
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4th Quarter
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UDC FOCUS
Message from the President
I
feel privileged to have been elected president of the UDC.
I want to bring leadership and direction to its membership. It is my intent to lead the board to focus on issues,
resolve them, and move on to the next so that we may
have accomplishments and move on to a bright future. I
hope to do this in a manner that encourages and leads in a
positive way.
I hope that all UDC members will step up and participate
in this club. For many years, the work of only a few dedicated people have gotten this club where it is today. But we
need new ideas and fresh enthusiasm. I ask you to volunteer. Step up and contribute to your club and your breed!
Many of you have skills and talents that have gone unrecognized and unused. Let’s get moving and utilize these.
Volunteer for a committee or a board position and let your
voice be heard.
I think the UDC needs to join the world Dobermann
community while maintaining our own identity. To obtain
recognition from the DV, and respect their rules without
asking for special privileges and exceptions. Dobermann
clubs all over the world recognize the DV as the governing
body of the Dobermann and Germany as the country of
origin. In order for UDC to be recognized worldwide we
need to join with the world Dobermann community. Those of you that know me know that I am a strong proponent of working ability, correct temperament and correct
conformation in the Dobermann breed. The total Dobermann that this club was founded for. I hope that you will
all support me in achieving the goal of bringing the total
Dobermann back and making this breed stronger than ever
in the coming year.
Best Regards,
Patrick O’Connor, UDC President
Message from the Editor
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t’s spring, roaring right into summer. If you are like me,
that means dog events, dog events, and more dog events.
It’s a good thing our Dobermans are so versatile, because
dog sports just keep expanding. In addition to sports
we already know well, like obedience, rally, schutzhund,
tracking, and agility, there are other new sports available
to us. One of the articles this quarter is on nosework, a
great sport based on K9 drug and bomb sniffing training
that is sweeping the country. More dobermans are doing
Dock Diving as well. Even I have gotten into the new-sport
game, starting a new sport called Barn Hunt for dogs who
like to hunt critters (kind of an above-ground earthdog for
all breeds and mixes).
In the AKC, agility entries passed the million mark last
year; over one million entries in a single year. It’s on
course to overtake breed ring entries in the near future.
Who ever would have thought? Cindy Noland’s article
on Dobermans in agility is timely; our breed is very well
suited to agility in many ways.
In fact, dog events, in part, almost made me late with
this issue. As a graphic designer dealing with a lot of dog
clients, I’ve been kept hopping all spring; from websites
to assisting with the World Agility Open championship
in Belgium (unfortunately
that assistance came from
my desk in Missouri, I did
not get to fly to Belgium),
to logos and updates for a
number of canine clients.
So here I sit, scrambling to
get this issue together. I’m
very excited to see support in
the form of 13 ads this quarter! That’s a huge increase,
and thank you! Next quarter
will be put out by the SAR
folks, then I will see you all
again for the 4th quarter’s
official National issue.
Robin with Zipper (UAG2 URO1 Ch
Regatta It’s About Time, RA AX MXJ
RS-O JS-O GS-N RL2 CGC) Prada, (Ch
Regatta Devil Wears Blk-N-Tan JS-N)
and Cala (UAg1 URO2 USJ ARCH BJF
O’er The Hills N’ Far Away, RE OA
NAJ WAC TT CGC).
Meanwhile, get out there
and train and trial your dogs!
Best wishes for a summer full of smiles and blue ribbons
(or, if you’re me, smiles and qualifying ribbons and happy
to get them!)
Robin Nuttall lives in Columbia, Mo. and can be contacted at www.
ddgraphix.net, info@ddgraphix.net.
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UDC FOCUS
IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU & YOUR DOG is a new section in the
that will give you the opportunity to publicize the recent
accomplishments of you and your dog. All you have to do is email Linda Lindic at pllindic@roadrunner.com with your accomplishments for the next quarter. There will be no charge to you for having this information published in the FOCUS. 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!
Chris Rasmussen & “Quinna” Quinna vom Aurachgrund,
IPO2, TR2, OB2: New IPO2 Scores 83-93-90
Traci Mulligan & “Caper” UKC/UDC CH Incredible Caper v.
Rebholz SchH A OB 3 APr 2 BSA ATT CGC WAC SJ: New CC
Show #1-RWB/CC & New UDC Champion. Show #2- CC from
BOB class
Victoria Hall & “Vesna” Vicaral’s Vesna iz Gratsiano, CGC,
TR1, SchH 3, IPO 3: New PO 3, Scores 97-93-95P for total of 285.
Suzan Shipp & “Helio” Intl/Natl Puppy CH, Omnia Paratus
Navy Sea Cobra: New UDC Best Opposite Puppy at UDC
Nationals
Linda Kurz and “Egis” Egis vom Kollund Kro, BH, ATT, UPr-1,
SPr-1, CGC : New UPr-1 (92 SG), SPr-1(91 SG TSB = “a”), CGC (pass)
Traci Mulligan & “Doozie” Rebholzer Iron Butterfly: Show
#1- BOS Youth and a CC, New BOS Youth & CC
Scott Havlak & “Soul” Cara’s Mind Body and Soul , TR2 OB1: New TR-2, OB-1
Jill Graves & “Laura”AKC CH Foxhall’s the First Lady IPO3
ROM, Owners Lynn Eggers and Jill & Art Graves: New IPO3
Scores 88-90-88P first Doberman bitch ever to earn both an
AKC championship and an IPO 3!
UDC Breed Survey
Traci Mulligan & “Caper” UKC/UDC CH Incredible Caper v. Rebholz SchH A OB 3 APr 2 BSA ATT CGC WAC SJ BSA: New BSA
Wendy Schmitt & “Covae” Covae Vom Landgraf SchH3,
IPO3, FH2: New FH2, first Doberman in North America to free
track ( no tracking line) and pass the FH2!
Linda Kye & “Lexie” INTL/UKC CH Kye’s Alexius Fire Me Up
CGC, UKC/CD, BH, WAC, ATT, TR2: New Tracking TR2
Christopher Franke & “Jazzy” Wittrock’s Jazzzzzelle CGC,
RN, CD, TD: New TD. Jazzy was one of two dogs successfully
earning their AKC Tracking Titles out of eight dogs attempting
the tests. Tests were held 11/6/11, 3 days before her 3rd birthday. Note: This was inadvertently left out of the 1st Qtr. 2012 issue!
SAR
Mitch Edley & “Soldier” UDC CH Sant Kreal Soldier IPO1,
WAC, ZTP 1A: New UDC Championship!
Irene Korotev & “Lexie” First Stryk Royal Purple, WAC:
Passed her annual NAPWDA (North American Police Work
Dog Association) recertification tests for human remains on
March 24-25. Lexie is currently preparing to test for Kansas
City Disaster Dogs, which is part of the Kansas City metro area
fire departments heavy rescue task force.
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High Point All Around
Veterans Birthdays!
Traci Mulligan & “Caper” UKC/UDC CH Incredible Caper v.
Rebholz SchH A OB 3 APr 2 BSA ATT CGC WAC SJ: NewHigh
Point All Around Award 2012 UDC National
Birthday wishes and kisses go out to the following Veterans
who celebrated a double-digit Birthdays this quarter!
Charisma - Can, UDC Ch (AKC pointed) Destiny’s Charisma,
UD, WAC, SchH 3, IPO 3, ZTP V-1 A, RAE, OA,NAJ, NAF, TDI: is 12 years young!
The Viva/Silas litter are 10 years young (see page 23)
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UDC FOCUS
Versatility Report
Congratulations to the following very special Dobermans and their proud owners for their attainment of the VCX title during the months of March and April 2012!
New Versatility Companion (VCX)
10-Mar-12 AKC CH, UKC Grand CH Talladega’s American Thunder, NA, NAJ, NF, NJP, OA, OAJ, WAC, ROM: Owned and Loved by Michelle Kramer and Jim
Lauver
08-Apr-12 AKC, UDC Ch. Lancaster’s Sassi Godiva, CD, D-CD, BH, SchH1, WAC, STT, G-FFB V1A: Owned and Loved by Nancy Lawson Weber
08-Apr-12 AKC, UDC Ch. Chaos vom Koby Haus, SchH III, IPO3, FH2, AD, ROM, ZTP SG1A: Owned and Loved by Loel Turpin
27-Apr-12 AKC Ch Viking’s Charlie Brown, CDX, VPG III, IPO III, NA, OAJ, ROM, ZTP 1A: Owned and Loved by Lyn G. Kargaard
All Versatility Companion Dogs (VC)
7-Apr-92
Carlo Vom Donautal, SCHHI, B, CDX,
WAC, GHC: Donald H. Marlowe
12-Oct-93 Alexa Vom Donautal, CD, B, SCHHI,
WH, GHC, WAC, CGC, ATTS: Sue W. Hall
29-Nov-97 Ch Sarena’s Shake Rag Jamie, BH,
WAC, CGC: Lieselotte & Ray Hookey
7-Apr-92
BA - CAN - PR Ch Prancing Pony’s J.
Gabriel, Am/Can - PR CD, TT, GHC:
Sharon Renae Barzen
26-Oct-93 Amaita Von De Aracoururo, B,
SCHHI, WAC, CGC, TT: Luis M. Vazquez
28-Feb-98 Cara’s Black Rose Angelina Bahir,
CDX, B, NA, CGC: Bruno Klang
21-May-94 Shady Acre’s Ideal Mr. Spock, BH,
SCHII, UD, ATT, CGC: Beverly Press
28-Feb-98 Allie Vom Kaiserhaus, BH, T1, SchH 1,
WAC: Linda C. Kurz & Joseph L. Kurz
12-Apr-92 Baretta Vom Donautal, SCHHI, B,
WAC, GHC: Gail Dodd
8-Jun-92 Camden’s Sunshine, CDX, WAC, TDI,
CGC: Cathy L. Camden
1-Jul-94
Panda Von Dynasty, CDX, B, TD,
SCHHII: Dennis Helm & Melodie
Limpach
28-Feb-98 Delight Of Starfire, CDX, WAC, CGC:
Nancy Brunker
28-Jun-92 Boss Vom Donautal, TD, T1, B, GSSD
Ready-Search: Ricardo Ferado
1-Oct-94 Ondra Vom Binselberg, B, SCHHI,
WAC, CGC, ATTS: Luis M. Vazquez
24-Apr-98 Alisaton Star-Trip V Dalclar, CD,
WAC, AD, CGC, FEMA LEVEL II: Gail
McCarthy
28-Jun-92 Satan’s Midnight Warrior III, B,
SCHHII, AD: Curtis S. Northrup
4-Feb-95 Echo Vom Donautal, CD, B, GHC,
WAC, CGC: Sue W. Hall
24-Apr-98 Ch Patriot’s Stars ‘N’ Stripes, CD,
ROM, AD, CGC: Gail McCarthy
Phonix Vom Norden Stamm, SCHHIII,
CD, TD, FH, WAC: Sue Kelly-Walsh
31-May-95 Ch Kansa’s Intoxicatin’ Aquarius, CD,
ROM, CGC, TDI: Julie K. Stade
24-Apr-98 Herro Vom Bogenstadt, SchH 3, IPO
3, B, CD, WAC, ZTP: Lori Janes
13-Aug-92 Falkenburgs Illissa V D Nieuwe Loot,
B, CGC, ATT: Wolfgang & Claudia
Pfirrmann
30-Jun-95 Tika Von Royal Gin, B, UDC ATT, CGC:
Nellie Walter & DeDe Beck
28-Jun-98 UDC Ch Rebholzer High Intensity, B
Brevet, UDC FFB: Desiree Malouin
12-Apr-96 Ch Bjf A Midsummer-Night’s Dream,
CD, TDI,CGC: Jim Briley & Mark & Julie
Stade
28-Jun-98 Red Oak’s Blair, AKC-CKC CD, T 1,
SchH 1, WAC, HIC, CGC: Ellen Higgins
5-Jul-92
5-Oct-92 Ch Wiking De Nieuwe Loot Van
Stevinhage, IPOI, ZTP: Jack & Ella
Kooy and Wolfgang Pfirrmann
15-Oct-92 Inverurey’s French Fantasy, UD,
SCHHIII, GHC, WAC, ATT, D-CD: Ellen
L. Higgins
25-Oct-92 Prancing Pony Dana V Warlock, CD,
TD, B, SCHHI, WH, WAC: Julianne
Ferado
10-Nov-92 Gravin Onyx Vom Neerland Stamm,
CDX, B, SCHIII, WH, GHC, CGC, TDI:
Paulette & G. Price Bethel and Mary
Rodgers
23-Nov-92 Copyright Protected Kristoff, CD, T1,
SCHHI, ATT: Linda Ann Tobiasz
24-Nov-92 Royolyn Eighteen-Twelve, AM/CAN
CD, TD, T1, WAC, SAR: Michelle L.
Limoges
4-Apr-93 A Spicy Lady V D Ziegelhaus, TD,
T1, ATT, SAR: Shirley M. & David
Hammond
26-Aug-93 Eclipse Vom Donautal, B, WAC, CGC:
Gail B. Dodd
19-Apr-96 Agape’s Seasons Of The Lion, CD,
BH, CGC, ATT: Connie Galloway &
Mollie Stroff
28-Jul-96 Sentinel Spelcaster V Zysing, CD, B,
OFA, ATT, CGC: David Stroff & Cathy L.
Camden
23-Dec-96 Yukon Vom Weisen Haus, SchH
III, ZTP SG1A, CD, CGC, TDI: Soile
Jarvenpaa
21-Feb-97 Sentinel’s Specter, B, WAC, CGC:
Cathy L. Camden
15-May-97 U-CD Miss Pegasus Sue, UDX, WAC,
CGC: Nancy Brunker
17-Sep-97 Red Oak’s Aubrey, AKC-CKC CDX,
D-CD, B, TI, SCHH1, GHC, WAC, STT,
CGC: Ellen L. Higgins
17-Sep-97 Camilla Vom Kaiserhaus, CD, SCHH3,
T1, WAC, CGC: Lori Janes
1-Nov-97 WWKC Ch Magenta’s Luckie
Ambrosia, B, SchH 1, ZTP V1B: Nellie
Walter
18-Jul-98 Willow Von Dynasty, CDX, B, T 1,
SchH 1, WAC, ZTP G1A, CGC: Lisa
Johnson
31-Dec-98 U-CDX Dawn Of Starfire, UD, WAC,
CGC: Nancy Brunker
8-Jan-99
Sentinel’s Merlin, B, WAC, ATTS,
CGC, TDI, STT: Cathy L. Camden &
David Stroff
19-Feb-99 Cerberus Vom Norden Stamm, CD,
B, SchH 2, WH, ATTS, CGC, NNDDA:
Francis Fayne
19-Feb-99 AKC Ch Mandolin Bring On The
Night, CD, ROM, ATT, CGC: Joannah
Davis & I. Annette Williams
27-Feb-99 Noble House Cita Frisco, AKC UD, B,
SchH 2, ATT, CGC: Ellen Marchand
6-Apr-99 U-AGI U-CD Navistar’s QB Sneak v
Triadel, Am-Can CD, NA, NAJ, NJ, OA,
TT, CGC: Debra Hartzell
8-May-99 U-AGI Achates v Moss Hill, BH, NA,
NAJ, NJ, WAC, CGC: Peg Mueller
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All Versatility Companion Dogs (VC) Continued
6-Jun-99 U-CDX Papageno, Can CD, Am CDX,
WAC, ATTS, TDI, CGC: Fred Dunaway
11-Jun-99 IABCAA Int’l. Ch Jag vom Donautal,
B, CGC, Certified for K-9 Basic
Cadaver Search: Ricardo Ferado
7-Aug-99 Ch BJF Crescendo V Aquarius, CD,
ROM: Jill & Art Graves
26-Nov-99 Collinwood’s True Colors, CDX,
BH, AX, AGD, WAC, CGC: Linda Ann
Leiviska
10-May-02 Can Ch Equinox Designer Genes, Can
CD, HIC: Judy Bohnert
12-May-02 UCI Natl.-Intl. Jungsten Ch Sentinel’s
Excalibur, BH, ATT, Certified Service
Dog: Cathy L. Camden
12-May-02 Aesir vom Kollund Kro, BH, SchH 3,
IPO 3, WAC, ZTP V1A, CGC: Lori Janes
23-Jun-00 UCD Can Ch Serenity Sherbourg
Vondura, TT, TDI, CGC: G. Lynn
Winter, DVM
10-Aug-02 Bonita Von Der Schwarzen Lagune,
BH, ZVV 1, SchH 2, IPO 3, TDI, CGC:
Vicky K. Brachfeld
29-Jul-00 Sloothaak, CDX, BH, T1, CGC: Anne
Rammelsberg
24-Aug-02 BJF Renejade Mirror Image, CDX,
NA, NAJ, WAC, FFB, BH, ATT: Wendy
Schneider & Nancy Christensen
4-Dec-00 Forgotten Lore of Kimbertal, SchH1,
CD, BH, TKII, AD, TT, CGC: Amy Mills
7-Jan-01
Magenta S Hanz v. d. Habichttal, B,
SchH1, T2, WAC, ATTS, CGC: Stephen
& Joan Koren
27-Jan-01 Rebholzer Live Wire, B, SchH3, T3,
CD, WAC, ATT, CGC: Traci Mulligan
27-Jan-01 Montwood Hotspice v Rebholz, BH,
T1, D-CD, ATT, CGC: Traci Mulligan &
Gary Knights
27-Jan-01 Rebholzer-Rohan Sum’R Siege, BH,
SchH 1, WH, WAC, STT, CGC: Traci
Mulligan
3-Mar-01 Can Ch Pentium A Dream Within
Equinox, Can CD, WAC, CGC: Judy
Bohnert & Carla Mai Nissen
21-Apr-01 Smokey Joe von Wilhamhoff, SchH 1,
CGC: Anthony & Marylyn DeGregorio
30-Jun-01 Renejade Rock and Roll, TD, NA,
NAJ, OA, OAJ, AXJ, NAC-1, AD-1,
WAC, CGC: Linda S. Robertson
12-Aug-01 Lothlorien The Wizard v. Cara, CD,
UDC-ThD, CGC, Hearing Service Dog:
Margaret (Peg) Wyse
12-Jan-02 Armee Begablten v. Wimmerhaus,
BH, SchH 1, ZTP VG 1B, AD: Alvin L.
Clemons
10-Feb-02 U-CD Cris’s Mystic Black Jade, AKC
CD, AKC OA & OAJ, NADAC NJ & OA,
ASCA GS-N & RS-N, WAC, ATT, HIC,
TDI, CGC, FM: Cristina Maxwell
10-Feb-02 Cris’s Black Star Sapphire, AKC CD,
ASCA CD, Mex-PC, AKC OA & OAJ,
NADAC NA, NG & NJ, ASCA RS-N &
JS-N, WAC, HIC, TDI, CGC, LC-10L:
Cristina Maxwell
4-Mar-02 U-CD Boris von Rosenhof, SchH 3,
FFB VG1A, STT, D-CD, CGC, AD: Anne
Rammelsberg
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11-Mar-02 Cara’s Matik Gift for Gab, CD, WAC,
BH, CGC, ATT, Therapy Dog: Vicky K.
Brachfeld
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21-Feb-03 Odo von Dynasty, CD, WAC, CGC,
Delta Society AAT: Margaret T.
Flowers
23-Mar-03 Morgana’s Forevr Chasin Phonix,
SchH 1, CD, WAC, AD, ATT, BH, CGC:
Makayla King
15-Jun-03 Sentinel’s Diana The Hunter, BH,
ATT, ATTS: Cathy L. Camden
26-Jul-03 Elkhaus Ice Storm, CD, BH, WAC, ATT,
HIC, CGC: N. Shannon Elkins & Steven
Elkins
16-Aug-03 Brigitte Von Moeller Hof, CD, CGC,
ATT: Meg Flowers
4-Oct-03 Can Ch Destiny’s Charisma, BH, WAC,
ATT: Rose M. Kruser
18-Oct-03 Renejade Bells and Whistles, CDX,
ASCA-CD, NA, NAJ, WAC, ATT, CGC:
Nancy Gearhard
20-Mar-04 U-CD Brulans Baron Vom Gravin, CD,
WAC, Delta Society AAT: Cindy M.
Starley
20-Mar-04 Salmans Eich v Blitzkrieger, AKC-CKC
CD, BH, SchH3, Can TT, CGC: Phyllis E.
McNaughton
17-Jul-04 Sentinel’s Lady of the Lake, CD, BH,
ATT, ATTS, CGC: Cathy L. Camden
9-Jan-05
Cara’s Shining Dark Crystal, CD,
WAC, OA, OAJ, BH, SR, SS, NAC, CGC:
Carolyn & Ralph Gastley
19-Feb-05 Wittrock’s EEEEEvil EEEEEva, CD,
B, WAC, ATT, CGC, Delta Society
Therapy Dog: Cheryl Fite & Ross
Peterson
12-Mar-05 UCD, UACH Bel-Mar’s I Love Trouble,
CD, OA, NAJ, NJP, NAP, NGC, NJC,
OJC-V, ATT, CGC: Beth Bishop
25-Jun-05 IABCA Int’l Ch Cameron Capone dei
Dohse, CD, BH, WAC, CGC, AD, RE:
Cornelia Grabichler
29-Oct-05 DARE’s Terra Firma, CDX, ThD, CGC,
TDI, Dog Guide: Laura Holum
26-Dec-05 Bell’Lavoro La Vittoria Dolce, CD,
WAC, TDI, CGC: Salvatore Ceraldi &
Vicky Brachfeld
18-Feb-06 Bell’Lavoro Aleksia Nano, BH, WAC,
CGC: Kristin Roberts & Vicky Brachfeld
15-Apr-06 IABCAA Nat’l Jugend Ch JBars Portia
Kye In The Sky, CD, BH, K-9 SAR
Cadaver Level A, TDI, CGC: Linda Kye
15-Apr-06 IABCAA Int’l Ch, UKC Ch JBars
Schatzi Windwalker, CD, BH, T1, K-9
SAR Cadaver Level A, TDI, CGC: Larry
Kye
15-Apr-06 Redlion Fu Z Mu Z Wuza Bear,
CD, NJP, TDI, CGC, RAE2, RL3,
RL2X, RL1X, ARCH, CD-H: Deborah
Stevenson
15-Apr-06 Ravenswood Aspen Extreme, CKCUKC CD, AKC CDX, OA, AXJ, ATTS,
CGC: Beth Szczygiel
28-Jul-07 Giuseppina von Wilhamhoff, BH,
WAC, OB-1, CHIC: Marylyn DeGregorio
8-Sep-07 Eric Iberico del Kingsware, BH, TD,
TR-1, FH, SchH 1, WAC, TT, CGC:
Renee C. Michel
20-Oct-07 General Jack Von Whitedheim, BH,
WAC, ATTS, TDI, CGC: Peter J. Lindic
26-Dec-07 Can Ch Trymine Xzotic Flair v
Domtom, CD, TT, CGN: Tamara
Champagne
26-Dec-07 Bell’Lavoro Discorso Dela Cita,
BH, WAC, CGC: Erica Green & Vicky
Brachfeld
8-Mar-08 Elkhaus Entrapment, CD, BH, ATT,
CGC: N. Shannon Elkins
16-Mar-08 Highland’s Mountain Express,
RA, RE, OA, AXJ, ATTS, CGC: Beth
Szczygiel
21-Jun-08 Bearcreek Quinnkastra Top Gun, CD,
BH, T1, OB3, ATT, ATTS, CGC, WAC:
Suzan Shipp
21-Jun-08 CKC Ch Gentry’s Blackhawk Down,
CD, AGNJ, AGI, HIC, CKC TT, CGN,
CKC ROM: Caitlin Rathburn
30-Nov-08 Bowie’s Semper Fidelis v Dru, CD,
WAC, ATT, ATTS, CGC: Kim Somjen,
DVM
22-Feb-09 Ascomannis Laevatein, CD-H, RL1,
BH, WAC, ATT,ADPR: Laura V. Baugh
22-Feb-09 Ziris Van Schuylenburcht, BH, WAC,
CGC, AD: Amanda Shadfoth
16-Mar-09 Ferrara vom Excalibur, BH, SchH2,
IPO1, WAC, ADPR: Cornelia Grabichler
6-Sep-09 Citto von der Wudritz, BH, IPO III,
TDI, CGC: Vicky K. Brachfeld
All Versatility Companion Dogs (VC) Continued
6-Sep-09 UKC Ch, UKC CD D’Lano’s Guns N’
Roses, WAC,ATTS,TDI, CGC, RN: Linda
Rusinko & Deborah Otlano
6-Feb-10 Ch Gentry’s Beck ‘N’ Call, CGN, CD,
RN, RAMCL, TT, ROM: Caitlin Rathburn
17-Oct-10 UKC Ch Cara’s Hot Mama, BH, WAC,
ATT, CGC: Linda & Peter Lindic
6-Sep-09 UDC Ch Cicily vom Koby Haus, BH,
BSB-E3A: Jim & Janis Toman
6-Feb-10 Swift Run’s Volcan Masaya, BH,
SchH1, IPO2, VPG3, CD, CGC, RN,
WAC: Brandi Williams
10-Dec-11 Legard’s Batman, CD, BH, TT, TR2,
WH, WAC, ATT, ATTS, CGC: Janet G.
Smith
6-Feb-10 CKC Ch Seven’s Strekoza Pennylane,
RA, TT, ROMC: Leah Hamaluk
9-May-10 Bell’Lavoros Primo Diamante Rio,
BH, WAC, ATT, CGC, ThD: Marie Iulo
6-Feb-10 Aurora’s Jetta, CD, RA, NAC, VADC,
VSGDC, AGNS, AGIJ, CGC, CGN, ThD:
Leah Hamaluk
9-May-10 Cara’s Thorny Issue, BH, WAC, ATT,
CHIC, CGC: Jeffrey Saporito
All Versatility Companion Excellent Dogs (VCX)
07-Apr-92 Ch Lothlorien’s High Elven Rune,
UDT, ROM,SCHHI, TDI, CGC: Bunny
Lanning
15-Oct-98 Am-Can Ch LeMils Lethal Weapon,
Am-Can CD, Am-Can ROM, TT, TDI,
CGC: Penny Cary
30-May-92 Am/Can Ch Black Oak Country N
Western, Am/Can CD, TD, T1, ROM,
CGC: Linda Suligoy
08-Mar-99 Ch Patriot’s Stars N Stripes, CD,
ROM, FFB V1B, AD, CGC, 1st Level
Certified-Search Dogs NE: Gail
McCarthy
14-Aug-92 Ch Henrike V. D. Nieuwe Loot, CD, B,
T2, SCHHI, CGC: Wolfgang and Claudia
Pfirrmann
20-Oct-92 Ch Destiny’s Special Blessing, Am/
Can CD, B, ROM, TDI, TH.D, ATT, CGC:
Carole Bohanan-Uhler and John Uhler
08-Nov-93 Am/Can Ch Cara’s Talon, Am/Can CD,
B, ROM, CGC: Bonnie Wittrock
09-May-94 Ch Findjan’s Outrage, CD, ROM, GHC,
CGC, ATT: Nancy E. Christensen
29-Jun-94 AKC-CKC Ch Destiny’s Windflower,
AKC-UDC CD, B, ROM, ATT, TDI:
Carole Bohanan-Uhler
10-Mar-95 Ch Cara’s Valar Lothlorien, CDX, BH,
ATT, TDI, TH.D., CGC: Bunny Lanning
and Ray Carlisle
31-May-95 Am/Can/UKC, SKC, Ch U-CDX
Ravenswoods High Performance,
CDX, ROM, B, Can CDX, CGC, TT, VCX:
Cindy Noland
11-Aug-95 Ch BJF Much Ado About Nothing,
CD, CGC, TDI, AG 1-2, ROM: Kathy and
Mike Horniman
28-Feb-98 D-Ch Branwen Vom Haus Kurz,
BH, NA, AD, NJC, TT: Linda C. Kurz &
Joseph L. Kurz
28-Feb-98 Finnish Ch Belmont Vom Norden
Stamm, CD, JK2, ZTP, CGC, TT: Soile
Jarvenpaa & Elina Jarvinen
24-Apr-98 Am/Can Ch Gold Grove High
Chaparral, Am/Can CD, CGC, BH,
ROM: Sharon A. White
03-Apr-99 UDC Ch Renejade Windsor v Jazlin,
CD, BH, SchH 3, WAC, ZTP VG 1A, AG
II, CGC: Nancy Christensen
10-Apr-99 Can Ch Wittrock’s Cascadian Tiger,
CD, TD, WAC, B, CGC, SAR-Dog:
Michelle Limoges
08-May-99 Can Ch Cara’s Color of Night, U-CD,
CKC CDX, BH, SchH A, ATT, STT,
ATTS, CGC: Sue Morrissey
03-Jul-99 Ch Teeco’s Night Hawk, CD, ROM,
CGC, TDI, NGC, NJC: Laura Hulke
05-Aug-99 UDC-AKC Ch Mandolin Bring On The
Night, CD, ROM, CGC, ATT, FFB V1A:
Joannah Davis & I. Annette Williams
31-Dec-99 Can Ch Destiny’s Man on a Mission,
CD, WAC, BH, SchH 2, T 1, ATT: Carole
Bohanan-Uhler
08-Jul-00 AKC/UDC Ch BJF Crescendo v
Aquarius, CDX, ROM, BH, T-1, ATT,
CGC: Jill & Art Graves
08-Jul-00 Ch BJF Sonata v. Aquarius, NA,NAJ,
ROM, CGC, FD, FDX, FDCH: Jessica
Wilcock, DVM
21-Apr-01 Ch Pentium A Dream Within
Equinox, Can CDX , AKC CD, WAC,
HIC, CGC, TT: Judy Bohnert & Carla Mai
Nissen
11-Mar-02 Ch U-AG2 Montwoods Kira of
Delcrest, CD, OA, OAJ, ROM, NAC,
NJC, FFB V1A, TT, CGC: Debra Hartzell
06-Sep-98 Ch Sarena’s Shake Rag Jamie,
CDX, BH, ROM, VC, CGC, TDI, FFB:
Lieselotte & Ray Hookey
12-Apr-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 VG1A, TDI, ThD, CGC, ATT, TT, HIC, VCX:
Irina Sasu
06-Sep-98 Can Ch Cara’s Alisa, CD, WAC, UDC,
ATT, FFB, BH, CGC, TDI: Rose M.
Kruser
05-Oct-02 Ch Anrich Dreamkeeper of Saxony,
TT, CDX, BH, AD, ATT, CGC: Diana and
Gordon Shore
30-Dec-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
26-Apr-03 AKC/CKC Ch Alisaton Aurora
Borealis, AKC UD, CKC CDX, D-CD,
BH, OB2, ASCA CD, ROM, CGC: Pam
Burns
26-Apr-03 Ch Cara’s Queen Of The Night, CKC
UD, D-CD, BH, WAC, ATT, CGC, Can
TT: Susan Simeon & Ray Carlisle
20-Jul-03 DV Ch Alexa vom Bernecker Schloss,
VPG1, FH2, AD, ZTP V1A: Elaine
Brown-Galonska & May Jacobson
20-Jul-03 UDC Ch Destiny’s Sunshine Santino,
SchH1, AFFB, WAC, ATT, CGC: Janis &
Jim Toman
06-Jan-04 Can/UDC Ch Wittrock’s Zzzzzaaron,
CD, AD, B, ATT, WAC, T1: Bonnie
Wittrock
06-Jan-04 Am/Can/UDC Ch U-GrCh, U-Ag1
Talent’s Supersonic, CD, BH, NA,
NAP, ROM, CGC: Peg Mueller
01-Feb-04 Ch UCDX Smack-Dab’s Diamond in
the Myst, CDX, BH, ROM, UKC Total
Dog: Karen Gunter
20-Mar-04 AKC-UDC Ch, IABCA Int. Ch Mt.
Windsor’s After Burn, CD, BH, ATT,
ROM, ATTS: Nancy M. Troyer
03-Jul-05 UDC/UKC/Int’l. Ch Cross the Rubicon
dob Mann, CD, TDI, WAC, ATT, TT,
CGC: Irina Sasu
29-Aug-05 Am/Int’l. Ch Rhapsody’s Passage to
India, RN, CD, ROM, TDI, YTT, CGC:
Irina Sasu
29-Oct-05 UDC Ch Mandolin The Heat Is On,
CD, BH, SchH1, WAC, ATT, CGC, RN:
Joannah Davis
29-Oct-05 AKC/UDC Ch Imagemaker’s Plezed
Ta Meecha, CD, ROM, ATT, CGC, RN:
Sandi Atkinson
25-Feb-06 UDC/Can Ch Destiny’s Charisma,
UDC/Can CD, AKC CDX, IPO3, SchH3,
WAC, G-FFB V1A: Rose M. Kruser
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All Versatility Companion Excellent Dogs (VCX) Continued
08-Apr-06 Ch Bell’Lavoros Dio Di Giove, BH,
ThD, CGC, ZTP1A: Vicky Brachfeld &
Dean Calderon
15-Apr-06 UDC Ch/Int’l Ch Rhapsody’s
Integrity, CD, RA, ATT, FFB, WAC,
CGC: Irina Sasu
30-Oct-06 UDC-UKC Ch Come As You Are Inelya
Renejade, AKC CD, ATT, WAC, CGC,
RA: Nancy Christensen
12-Jan-07 UDC / Intl. Ch Elkhaus Ice Storm, CD,
BH, WAC, ATT, HIC, CGC, G-FFB, T1,
VC: N. Shannon Elkins
05-Feb-07 UDC Ch Bell’Lavoros Rocca Scura,
BH, T1, IPO 2, WAC, ATT, RThD, CGC:
Mary Chrusciel
28-Jul-07 Am/Can/UKC Ch Sasanoa Glorious,
WAC, RN, Can TD, ROMC, PCD, CGC,
TT, TDI: Evelyn Stackpole, Penny Cary
and Hosea Carpenter
21-Jun-08 UDC/IABCAA/Int’l/UKC Ch JBars
Schatzi Windwalker, CD, BH, T2,
FFB VG1A, K-9 SAR Cadaver Level A,
WAC, TDI, CGC: Larry Kye
21-Jun-08 UDC Ch General Jack Von
Whitedheim, BH, WAC, ATT, ATTS,
TDI, CGC, VC: Peter J. Lindic
31-Aug-08 UDC Ch Bell’Lavoro Augustus, BH,
FH1, SchH3, IPO3, AKC WD3, WAC,
ATT, ZTP 1B, CGC, VCX: Sean Salke
30-Nov-08 UDC Ch Bell’Lavoros Nero Strega,
BH, WAC, ATT, ZTP IA, RThD, CGC:
Vicky Brachfeld
31-Jan-09 UDC Ch Lemils Dynamite Kiss, CD,
BH, WAC, ATT, TDI, CGC: Joannah
Davis
06-Sep-09 AKC/UKC Ch D’Lano’s Make My Day
Traditions, RA, NAJ, ROM, ATTS,
CGC: Deborah Otlano
28-Jul-07 UDC Ch Swift Run Showstopper v
Kkro, BH, WAC, ATT, BSA E1A, CGC:
Tammy Marshall-Weldon
06-Sep-09 AKC Ch, UKC GrCh Zima Is Mine
Always, ROM, CD, RN, CGC, ATTS,
TDI, CGC: Deborah Otlano
08-Mar-08 Ch Gem’Giveeon Lumene, CD, BH,
SchH1, NA, NAJ, AFN, WAC, ATT, BSB,
CGC: Debra Hartzell
23-Oct-09 UDC Ch , UKC Ch Gravin Vera V.
Neerlands Stam, CD, RN, WAC, CGC:
Lynda L. Herndon
06-Feb-10 UDC, UKC Ch Beja’s Sorella Suzy Q,
BH, WAC, ATT, ATTS, ADA CAC, CHIC:
Anthony & Marylyn DeGregorio
09-May-10 UDC Ch Tri-Star’s Avalon Sunset, OA,
AXJ, NF, WAC, ATT, CGC: Laura Hulke
17-Oct-10 UDC Ch Cicily vom Koby Haus, BH,
WAE, ATT, BSB-E3A, CGC: Jim & Janis
Toman
24-Sep-11 UDC & UKC Ch Cara’s Hot Mama, BH,
WAC, ATT, ATTS-TT, CGC, VC: Linda &
Peter Lindic
10-Mar-12 AKC Ch, UKC Grand CH Talladega’s
American Thunder, NA, NAJ, NF, NJP,
OA, OAJ, WAC, ROM: Michelle Kramer
and Jim Lauver
08-Apr-12 AKC, UDC Ch Lancaster’s Sassi
Godiva, CD, D-CD, BH, SchH1, WAC,
STT, G-FFB V1A: Nancy Lawson Weber
08-Apr-12 AKC, UDC Ch Chaos vom Koby Haus,
SchH III, IPO3, FH2, AD, ROM, ZTP
SG1A: Loel Turpin
27-Apr-12 AKC Ch Viking’s Charlie Brown, CDX,
VPG III, IPO III, NA, OAJ, ROM, ZTP
1A: Lyn G. Kargaard
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Dobermans and Agility
by Cindy Noland
T
A Doberman that is truly
medium sized and not bulky
will excel at agility, so usually
females are preferred. Balance is extremely important, so the requirements of the
breed standard again are favorable. Good angulation allows
for powerful extension and also shock absorption when
landing and turning. A smaller sized dog will be faster
through tunnels and chutes since they don’t have to crouch
as much as a taller dog will. A leggy dog can also be at
a disadvantage on the contact obstacles where the high
center of gravity can make them more likely to lose their
balance. Being compact and muscular helps a dog to dig in
and make tighter turns, especially when coupled with being
closer to the ground. Sheer momentum will carry a taller
dog farther in their current direction of travel.
The elegant build of the Doberman also makes for faster
weave pole execution. Most Dobes single stride, or “swim”
through the poles. Good reach in the front allows them
to pull through smoothly while the muscular rear drives
from behind. A good length of neck is also helpful for all
activities in agility. Some Dobes actually pull their bodies
through weaves or push the poles out of the way with their
necks. A supple neck is extremely important for smooth
jumping as well.
The Dobermans square body is a real benefit as long as
they are flexible. Look at slow motion video of some high
drive Dobes performing agility and you can see the tremendous physical requirements of the sport. Flexibility is a
necessity along with joint soundness. Weaving alone puts a
lot of strain on the spine, elbows, hips and stifle joints.
© Cindy Noland
he dog sport of agility is
defined by the name itself.
The Dobermans suitability for
this sport is defined by the
breed standard. An energetic
and medium sized dog is perfect for a sport that requires
speed and athleticisms. The
proper Doberman temperament also makes them great
agility dogs. So all Dobes
are good agility dogs, right?
Well, just like any other breed
some are better than others
due to factors that include
structure, temperament, and
training. Let’s take a look at
the role the dog’s body and
mind play in this challenging
sport.
I have to admit that the docked tail can be a disadvantage
in this sport. Having photographed thousands of agility
dogs in action I have seen how the position of the dogs tail
is a good indicator of what the dog will do next and how
it is used to balance itself. But the cropped ear makes it
easier for the dog to hear cues from the handler. Larger
drop ears that flop and flap can sometimes block the dog’s
peripheral vision such as when they decelerate quickly at
the top of the Aframe or in the weave poles. In photos I
can determine the location of the handler by looking at
which direction the dog is holding its erect ears so I believe
an erect ear is most helpful in handler/dog communication.
A Dobermans tight feet are an area of concern to some.
The function of the “cat” foot is supposed to be shock absorption, which likely is true. But the very same foot is not
very helpful for traction. Coursing breeds and the larger
wild canines all have a flatter foot with toe nails that easily
contact the ground. A lot of Dobes will slip on less than
ideal running surfaces. The extremely tight feet preferred
in show Dobermans are a detriment for an agility dog and
tend to not hold up well after years of practice and competition. Once again moderation in foot shape is desirable.
I believe performance Dobermans should not have their
dewclaws removed. Photos and videos show that dogs use
them for traction, especially when turning. I have seen
my Malinois flex only her dew claw while sleeping proving that it is a functional appendage and it is common to
see dogs using ALL of their toes gripping the teeter board
while it descends.
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The Doberman is a working breed and the temperament
described by the standard is a recipe for agility success.
Most people recognize that to do well in performance
sports a Dobe should be “high drive”. You could more
accurately describe drive as energy and desire with focus.
Activity without focus is hectic and non-productive. Agility
requires a dog to perform lots of repetitions of behaviors
and a high energy level is necessary to do that.
Dobermans are well equipped both physically and mentally
to rise to the challenges of agility and it is a sport that is
perfectly suited to a true working breed. A good Doberman running an agility course is an inspiring sight to see.
Muscles ripple under the shiny coat as they fly over jumps
like a deer. Spit flies from their mouths as they bark in their
eagerness to GO FASTER! Legs blur as they dash through
the weave poles and toenails dig in as they slide to a stop
on the table or at the end of a contact. And the intensity
and sheer joy on their faces
is just as beautiful as they
leap into the air to celebrate
with their owners at the end
of a run. The Doberman is
agility personified.
© Cindy Noland
Running an agility course can look easy to the casual
onlooker. It seems the handler just runs around pointing
at things and the dog goes where it is told. Not so simple
for an eager, excited and FAST dog and their handler! For
each obstacle the dog must recognize the cue, look for the
obstacle and then correctly execute it. There are a lot of
variables that can affect a dog’s performance too, including
angle of approach, speed, running surface, lighting, handler position and motion and a number of distractions.
© Cindy Noland
Of course intelligence is a hallmark of the breed and therefore Dobermans learn quickly the many skills needed for
agility with various methods of training. Determination and
hardness, also known as resilience, are also called for in
the breed. These traits allow the dog to keep trying when
the going gets tough. A common negative experience for
agility dogs is losing their balance and falling off of the
dog walk. A good Doberman will pick itself up and climb
right back on the obstacle, eager to continue the game and
earn a reward. A dog without hardness can take weeks or
months to regain the confidence needed to get back on the
obstacle, some dogs never overcome their fear and their
careers are over. A trainer’s lack of skill can also cause a
lot of stress for the dog and they need to be able to keep
trying in spite of mistakes of the human half of the team.
Many Dobermans are known to save their owners butt
on more than one occasion by performing correctly even
when the handler does not!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
August 11, 2012
Two conformation shows and temperament testing.
Judges: Mr Ray Carlisle, Dr. James Edwards
Location: Durham Kennel Club, Durham, NC
November 10, 2012
DV ZTP
Judge: Herr Rudi Killmaier
Location: Raleigh Schutzhund Association, Rougemont, NC
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for more information and to join our email list to stay informed as the
website is updated.
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Are you Operant?
by Robin Nuttall
I
n the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about
Operant training and Operant Conditioning (OC) training, usually in conjunction with clicker training. And while
the terms are thrown out all over the place, I’ve found that
most people really have a pretty vague understanding (if
any at all) of what “Operant Conditioning” even means,
much less what the four quadrants of OC are.
There are four main quadrants, and four main words to
describe OC training. Those are POSITIVE, NEGATIVE,
REINFORCEMENT, PUNISHMENT. To be able to understand Operant Conditioning theory, you have to define
these terms as follows
Positive means to Add something. (it does not necessarily mean praise, food or toys; it only means ADD)
Before I go farther, let me say that scientists (that means
YOU B. F. Skinner) sometimes use terms that end up making our lives stupidly difficult. In this case, the specific term
that makes us all crazy is the word “Punishment”
or “Punisher” used in conjunction with Operant Conditioning. I’ll get more into that in
a minute, but just keep in mind before
I even start that some of these terms
have been hopelessly polluted by
alternate definitions, unintended
by the originator.
Negative means Subtract or take something away.
(it does not mean bad things happen, it only means to
remove or subtract something)
B. F. Skinner was a psychologist who originally described the
OC paradigm which defines the
way we, and our dogs, learn.
There’s another type of learning called Classical Conditioning
(CC), made famous by Pavlov and
his dogs; associating an event (such
as a noise) with another event (such
as getting food). I’m not really going
to talk about CC here, except to say that
pairing the click from a clicker device with
a treat is CC; so all clicker trainers start at their
base with a classically conditioned marker cue; click = treat
(exactly the same as Pavlov using his bells to signal dinner
time in his experiments).
Okay, so I hear you thinking that it’s great and all that B. F.
Skinner is the originator of the OC theory but that doesn’t
help you understand it.
Here it is, and it’s pretty darned simple.
A Reinforcement causes a behavior to
increase. (again, not praise or good, just
increase).
A Punishment causes a behavior
to decrease. (VERY important;
punishment does not have to mean
pain, hitting your dog, hurting
your dog, intimidating your dog.
It is anything causes a decrease
in behavior; though it often
involves aversive stimuli,it is not
required to.)
Extinguish means the behavior disappears; the dog no
longer offers that behavior.
Let me emphasize again: there are
no emotional connotations to these
terms. Positive is not inherently good.
Negative is not bad, and nor is punishment.
It’s merely a science geek’s way of saying add,
subtract, increase, decrease. And all methods of dog training, from clicker to Koehler, use Operant techniques. It
is incorrect to say that clicker training is operant training
and other training is not. Clicker training is indeed operant training, but so is smacking the dog in the head for not
sitting promply. If you hear a clicker trainer sniffing with
superiority that they are “Operant,” well who cares; so is
everybody else!
1. Behaviors have consequences.
2. Behaviors which are reinforced will be
retained.
3. Behaviors which are not reinforced will extinguish themselvs.
That’s it! Now that wasn’t complicated at all. But things do
get a bit more complex as we break Operant Conditioning down into the four main quadrants and describe how
it really works. And before we can do that, we first have
to define some words in the way SKINNER defined them
(which is not necessarily how you and I would define them,
and has caused no end of confusion over the years.
There are four main ways to train a dog
Operantly
1. Positive Reinforcement (R+)
2. Negative Reinforcement (R-)
3. Positive Punishment (P+)
4. Negative Punishment (P -)
So using Skinner’s definitions, what do these mean?
1. Positive Reinforcement = ADDing something such
as a treat or a tug game in order to reinforce, or INCREASE the liklihood of, a behavior.
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2. Negative Reinforcement = SUBTRACTING
something, often but not necessarily an aversive, to
INCREASE a behavior. One example is a collar that is
tight unless the dog is in proper heel position. When
the dog is out of position, say lagging, the collar is
tight and uncomfortable. When the dog moves into
proper position, the collar loosens, thus removing the
pressure and increasing the dog’s desire to stay in correct position.
3. Positive Punishment = ADDing something (usually
but not required to be aversive/painful) to DECREASE
a behavior. Dog forges and gets a collar pop. Dog
leaves track and gets a tap on an electric collar. These
are all examples of adding something to decrease an
unwanted behavior.
4. Negative Punishment = SUBTRACTING something
(usually a desired activity or behavior) to DECREASE
a behavior. Dog gets totally over the top on the agility
field and nips at owner, dog is removed from agility
field until he calms down. Dog gets human possessive
when on couch and growls at other dogs or people
who get too close to his person; dog is removed from
couch. Negative punishment is more subtle than positive punishment but very effective. Remember that
dogs do what works. When a behavior gets undesired
results, that behavior is unlikely to be repeated.
Hopefully this helps you understand a little more about
what Operant Conditioning is, and is not. Honestly, my
advice is to try to understand the terms then not worry too
much about them. There’s some overlap and the experts
argue over it endlessly. The take home is the overall theory. Behavior has consequences. Behavior that is reinforced
is retained, behavior that is not reinforced is extinguished.
I do want to end with a little personal opinion as food
for thought. Dogs have been bred for millenia to depend
on us. From birth, they look to us for guidance and care.
They cannot survive without us, and in fact are far better at reading our emotions than we are theirs. The truth
is, they want to please us. It’s bred in them, blood and
bone. In most cases, we really do not need to apply painful
aversives to get dogs to work for us. We simply need to find
and use appropriate, meaningful (to the dog!) reinforcers,
while controlling resources and the environment in such a
way as to never reward that which we want to extinguish.
Dogs who are startled and/or in pain cannot think calmly
during those moments. The startlement/pain response
resides in the brain stem/limbic system, what Dr. Brenda
Aloff (brendaaloff.com) calls Lizard Brain. With our high
drive dogs, we will often see a dog who ramps up more
when painful aversives are used (called stressing up), getting hectic and frantic but not seeming to understand that
the painful aversive is supposed to be a consequence of
behavior. It is because they have gone lizard brain and
the fight/flight response is triggered. They literally cannot
think during that time, it is physiologically impossible. For
these dogs, finding a way to use negative punishment and
positive reinforcement instead of positive punishment/negative reinforcement to decrease unwanted behaviors can
have huge rewards, because avoiding the pain/startlement
response allows the dog to think about his consequences,
not simply react. Sometimes we humans tend to think in
terms of “if a hammer doesn’t work, get a bigger hammer”
rather than “if a hammer doesn’t work, try a screwdriver or
a level or something else totally different....”
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AKC CH Viking’s Charlie Brown,
IPO 3, VPG 3, ZTP1A, CDX, ROM, VCX,
NA, OAJ, CGC
by Lyn Kargaard
Do you ever wonder what it takes to train a dog in multiple venues? Do you think about it for your dog? Do you wonder why
there are not more Schutzhund-titled Dobermans?
I did…. until Charlie came into my life.
M
y adventures with Charlie Brown are a window into
what you could do with your dog. I think Charlie’s
story could be the story of all our dogs, dogs with beauty,
brains, loyalty and pizzazz--the fire--to do anything and
everything we ask and have time to pursue. If you have
the dream, the desire, and the time, Dobermans can do
the work!
My background is in AKC conformation, with a little
obedience thrown in here and there. Of the six dogs I have
owned since my early 20s, four were AKC Champions:
one had a CD, two had CDX titles, one had an RA title,
and two had BH and ROM titles. Zelda, Charlie’s mother
had her AKC championship, her CDX, her RA, her ROM,
and her BH. She was TDi certified and did some hospice
care visits when she was older. When Zelda partially tore
her ACL, she retired from conformation and performance
and spent all her time as my constant companion.
Zelda and I drove to Florida for her breeding to the top
male Doberman in conformation at the time (2005). A
glorious week in the sun, then back to cold, snowy Baltimore. I waited impatiently to see if Zelda was pregnant.
Six weeks later, an x-ray of a noticeably round-bellied Zelda
showed she had two big puppies. I was told she might have
trouble whelping a small litter and that indeed was the
case. After Zelda had been in labor for hours and didn’t
produce a puppy, I packed her up and we arrived at my
vet’s office at four in the morning. A puppy was stuck in
the birth canal and the decision for Zelda to have a Csection was made. Before I knew it, I was handed a wet,
limp blob. As I rubbed and rubbed this little blob, I cried,
thinking he might not make it. Finally he squirmed and I
cried some more!
Weeks later I was sitting and watching this red boy as he
jumped on his mother’s head time and again and I thought,
now what? I had bred Zelda with the idea of getting a
puppy and becoming active again in conformation and
obedience. I wasn’t thinking about Schutzhund. A homebred champion with some performance titles was my lofty
goal. The red boy, who was now officially Viking’s Charlie
Brown, fed my desire by getting his first point when he
was six months and a few days old. With his conformation
career off to a fast start, I turned my sights to the usual
puppy training—manners in the house, leash walking, and
coming when called. I quickly found that Charlie Brown
was all boy and had play and prey drive out the wazoo. He
Charlie at five weeks.
needed a job and my goals began to change as I watched
this puppy ooze drive and desire to please. Schutzhund appeared on my radar screen, invited there by this impulsive,
inquisitive puppy.
I talked to friends in both the conformation world and
the working world about my desire to work Charlie in
Schutzhund and show him in conformation. Individuals
from both sides of the fence (working/conformation) told
me to do one or the other. The working world would have
me believe that a “breed” Doberman would not have the
fortitude to be a good working dog and the conformation
people told me that working dogs were not built correctly
and had temperaments unsuitable for family life.
I heard my friends and valued their advice; nevertheless, I
knew that I wanted to try both. I saw something in Charlie
that made me believe he could do it all.
Butch Henderson, the training director for the Commonwealth Working Dog Club and the owner of the great
working Doberman Agir, had helped me with Zelda, and I
asked Butch to help put a foundation on Charlie. He agreed
and we began Charlie’s training. When I was not on the field
with Charlie, I watched the older dogs train. I was enamored! Soon I found myself dreaming of a Champion-Schutzhund 3 dog. I was dreaming big dreams. I had a six-monthold untrained puppy, bred from conformation lines. Butch
reminded me that many, many people do not train their first
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working dog to a Schutzhund 3 title and these are people
with dogs bred specifically to do the work. I needed to take
it one step at a time. Not all dogs and not all owners have
what it takes to obtain a Schutzhund 3 title.
Schutzhund is a three-phase sport; on the day of the trial,
you begin the morning with tracking, you follow with obedience, and you finish with your protection routine. You
don’t get a title unless you successfully pass all three phases. I really wasn’t sure what I was getting into, but I quickly
found out that you must be fully dedicated and there are at
least seven equally important points to consider (not in any
particular order):
It takes time. I traveled 1-2 hours to train two to three
times a week for six years.
It takes commitment. We trained in the rain, the snow,
and the scorching heat. When it was hot I had a cooler full
of water, ice and cool coats for Charlie—and fans in the
car with cool pads on the floor.
It takes a boatload of work ethic. You and your dog
must have a work ethic that doesn’t let you quit even on
a hot day when running the blinds has both you and your
dog panting. There were times I forget the routine and
Charlie looked at me like I had a hole in the head. Or the
time—one week before my VPG 3 trial-- when Charlie
decided to skip the first five blinds and go straight to the
hot blind. More than once I walked off the field thinking,
Over the wall Clharlie style.
“What are you doing Lyn????” and then Charlie and I went
back and tried again.
It takes prey and play drive. You need a dog with
drives that help it meet your training demands with the
desire to give you what you want and more! Charlie would
run the blinds and enter the hot blind spitting fire. He
would erupt like a volcano, barking loud and hard while the
helper stood firm, and the peanut gallery took a step back.
You could tell he was having fun. This was business, but
it was fun business and his pay was the sleeve to carry off
the field for all to see.
© Cindy Noland
It takes control. You teach your dog to desire the work, to
want the bite and yearn for the reward of the sleeve and then
you must teach your dog to want it, crave it, but leave it and
listen to you, all the while the drives are building and your
control must keep pace. Charlie would leak drive with his
barking, even as we transported the helper to the judge. We
worked as hard on control as we did on learning the routine.
Heeling in the BH
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It takes a good training director and a good helper.
This is not an endeavor you do alone! Your training director has trained and competed and knows how to prepare
you and your dog for a trial. Your helper can make or
break your dog’s performance. Training your dog for the
bite work cannot be done alone and it is not something you
and your neighbor can do in your backyard. I was lucky to
have Butch Henderson help put the foundation and VPG
1 on Charlie; Jurgen Winkler help us get from the VPG 2
to the 3; and John Soares help us get ready and trial for
Charlie’s IPO 3 .
However, if there is one thing I know about my boy, it is
that he needs a job. So as we left Schutzhund behind, we
began training in Agility.
Agility takes drive, control, attention and a love of life that
squirts out your ears when you compete. OMG—Charlie and I loved it, and everything that we had learned in
Schutzhund (building drives, controlling drives, attention,
work ethic), we transferred to this new, exciting endeavor!
The training and drives you develop in Schutzhund are
made for Agility!!!!
Agility at the National.
It takes a well-built dog in tip-top condition. Charlie
was one big muscle! He ran daily. He swam at least two
times a week. An added benefit-- I lost weight.
Charlie and I enjoyed the rigor of the training and the
feeling of pure joy when we were one, waltzing together as
we went down the field, fluid in our motion, with our joy
dripping with the sweat of a performance that sizzled and
the applause of a job well down. It just does not get much
better than that!
As we learned to be a team in Schutzhund, we found our
teamwork crossed silos and AKC obedience was something
we could do at the same time. All the discipline, commitment, time and control were exactly what we needed to be
successful in AKC Obedience. By the time Charlie had his
Schutzhund BH, he was ready to compete for his AKC CD
and CDX. We had to work a bit at the AKC group sit and
down exercises. A long down on a Schutzhund field was
still a down in AKC Obedience, except Charlie had a dog
on each side of him. Charlie is not dog aggressive, but I still
found myself nervous when I was out of sight on a five-minute down with my intact dog surrounded by other dogs.
Charlie competed in the conformation ring while training
and competing in Schutzhund and in AKC Obedience. The
biggest drawback to doing all three at the same time was
the lack of time. If I was traveling to a dog show, I had to
explain to my training director why going to show in conformation under a specific judge was more important than
making it to training that week. Thank goodness Charlie
finished his AKC Championship when he was just over two
years old. Another downside was Charlie’s weight. I kept
him at show weight, which is heavier than working weight.
Being too heavy is not good for jumping and it sure did not
help his hunt drive when we were learning to track. Nevertheless, Charlie’s career progressed in both arenas.
In just two months of completion, Charlie had his novice
jumpers title, his novice standard title, his open jumpers
title and two legs on his open standard title. Currently, he
is recuperating from a shoulder injury, so we hope to return to Agility and try our luck in Excellent this fall. Agility
is a screaming, yahoo sport and we find it irresistible!
We began training for Charlie’s AKC Utility Dog title when
he was put on the Agility “injured-reserve list” in January.
I’ve never trained a Utility Dog, but we are learning the new
exercises and hope to compete this fall. For anyone who
has not trained a dog for hand signals, the glove exercise or
retrieving an article, there is nothing like these exercises in
Schutzhund and I am learning new techniques every day.
Charlie is also beginning to transition from Schutzhund
tracking to AKC tracking with our sights set on a TD later
this year. Piece of cake you say. AKC requires a harness to
track. First time I put the tracking harness on Charlie, he
immediately lifted his head, threw his body into the harness
and wanted to know where the helper was hiding! Tracking-smacking… he wanted to find the bad guy. I am going
back to square one, with food in footsteps and will wean
him off as he begins to understand tracking is the same,
regardless of equipment.
Charlie Brown turned seven on March 20th. I was sitting
on the couch, scratching his ears and thinking, how did
this little puppy go from being the “red boy puppy” to
AKC Ch. Viking’s Charlie Brown, IPO 3, VPG 3, ZTP1A,
CDX, ROM, VCX, NA, OAJ, CGC? And I realized we had
made the journey with love, dedication, lots of desire and
mutual respect. Just then, Charlie sighed, put his nose on
my thigh, demanded I keep petting him, and cut his dark
brown eyes up at me as if to say, love you too Mom.
Will I do it again? Darn tootin’ I will and I hope to see you
out there with your guys too! Let the games begin.
Note: Charlie was the sixth AKC Champion-Schutzhund 3
Doberman and only the second one to be owner-breedertrained and handled. There are now seven AKC ChampionSchutzhund 3 Dobermans. Case, Loel Turpin’s boy joined
the ranks as the seventh. Congratulations Loel and Case.
In February 2011, Charlie’s vet found slab fractures on two
molars and I decided to retire him from Schutzhund. It was
hard to walk away from something we enjoyed and had
worked so hard to master, but at six and a half years old
Charlie had done a great job and it was time to move on.
Tracking
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Pat Murphy Cornelius & Carla Griffith
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Meet Your Member Club
MID-CENTRAL WORKING DOBERMANS CLUB
UNITED DOBERMAN MEMBER CLUB SINCE 2008
UDC Region: Mid-Central which includes: North Dakota,
South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa,
and Missouri
Club Contact Information:
Suzan Shipp
795 NE 101 Rd.
Warrensburg, MO 64093
(660) 441-3822
Email: Dobes107@yahoo.com
Web: http://mcwdc.zxq.net
About Mid-Central Working Dobermans
Mid Central Working Dobermans Club continues to strive
to serve the Mid-Central region. We meet and train together on Saturday weather permitting. We have taken this
past January off and are anxious to get back together and
work our dogs.
This past year we held two working seminars with Dale
Pitts of Tulsa, OK. Dale has been a tremendous help to our
club since we do not have a helper.
We are currently in the planning process of scheduling an
IPO trial for sometime in the mid September to October
time frame.
Eric West, our Vice President, has purchased his own
training equipment and is working on becoming a helper
for our club. He has been a tremendous support and we
certainly thank him for all he does for the club. We have
recruited a few new members this past year and hope to
continue to grow. Club member, Janet Smith graciously
allows us to track on her property and hold our workshops
there. We continue to use the Johnson County fairgrounds
on some occasions which was where we hosted the 2008
and 2009 UDC Nationals.
If you know any Doberman owners in this area we would
love to have them come and join us!
Our Officers
Suzan Shipp - President
Eric West - Vice President
Janet Smith - Secretary
Jerry Shipp - Treasurer
David Stroff - Training Director
Paula West - Activity and Event coordinator
We have a few more members but it is the names above
that keep the fire burning.
Our Accomplishments
We committed to hold the UDC Nationals here in Warrensburg in 2008. So we came home from the 2007 Nationals
all fired up and formed a club so we could host the Nationals. What an experience, what fun and what a challenge! So if you are sitting back holding out starting a club
in your area DON’T. To remain a strong viable National
club we need more Member clubs to hold more events
around the country.
When I came home from 2007 Nationals I had already
imposed on two very dear friends to help me put the club
together and to make the 2008 Nationals happen. We had
NO CLUE what we were doing! None of us had ever held
a show or event let alone take on a National event. I had
no clue as to all the “stuff” that has to happen behind the
scenes to make a National happen, let alone make it a success - but that did not stop us.
We had a couple people that we could always call on and
they gave us guidance and direction. Ray Carlisle who was
president at that time, Linda Kurz and Leslie Carpenter
who know all the details and kept me out of a lot of trouble
I am sure. I never hesitated to call or email them and they
all responded and gave us guidance.
Our club decided to hold a WAE that year and I am proud
to say we had it filled with entries and we also conducted
a CGC which neither had been done for a while. We are
proud of what we accomplished and we are proud that we
expanded the Nationals and offered some new things. Overall we had 209 entries that year and we went on to hold it
two consecutive years in a row coming back in 2009.
In 2009 our club purchased a Holter Monitor for club
members to use. I feel that we have accomplished a tremendous amount for such a small group of folks. So if you have been thinking about starting a club my advice would be you don’t have to have a lot of people - you
just have to do it. You don’t need to wait until everything is
just right because it never will be. We need more Member
clubs spread around the country to improve our ability in
providing our members with more places to attend Conformation shows and participate in IPO trials.
Suzan Shipp President Mid Central Working Dobermans
Club. For the Total Doberman - Conformation, Temperament, Working ability, health. Suzan Shipp J Bar S Dobermans—Where Dobermans RULE! http://jbarsdobies.
com Blog: http://dobes4ever.blogspot.com/
Note: If you are interested in starting an United Doberman Member Club, please contact Member Club Secretary, Linda Lindic at
pllindic@roadrunner.com
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Mid-South Doberman Club–Collierville, TN
February 19, 2012, DVG Judge Ray Reid
Breed
Dog Name
A
B
C
Total
TSB
Place
IPO 2
Dobe
Habrina Habriel Iz Zoosfery, BH, SchH I. Bitch. 03/10/08, AKC Reg. #WS27533701.
Owner/Handler: Tammy Rush, Sire: F.Hiram-Abif Royal Bell, Dam: S’Lichobor Esteria
Disqualified,
out of control
IPO 3
Dobe
Deacon vom Landgraf, BH, IPO II. Dog. 09/14/06, AKC Reg. #WS19080802. Owner/
Handler: Larry Kye, Sire: Ascomannis Gero, Dam: Lussi von der Krillenburg
GSD
Ola vom Teufelhund. Bitch. 11/04/09, Canadian KC #WW335945, Owner/Handler:
Carma J. Cleveland, Sire: Draco zur Rhonranch, Dam: Brenda vom Finsterengrund
BH
PASS
GSD
J-Mar’s Solo’s Flight fromScorpio. Dog. 10/25/07, Reg. #DN1981103, Owner/Handler: Debra L. Gefell, (Sire & Dam info was not supplied)
BH
PASS
Dobe
Eros vm Kullund Kro. Dog. 01/04/09, UDC Reg. #1453200, Owner/Handler: Karon
Murff, Sire: Cito von der Wudritz, Dam: Swiftron Selene v Kollund Kro
BH
PASS
Dobe
Wittrock’s Last Legazzzzzy. Bitch. 06/02/09, AKC Reg. #WS30569902, Owner/Handler: Bunnie Lezon, Sire: Eclipse’s Kaymen Chaser, Dam: Wittrock’s Never Say Never
BH
PASS
88
78
95
261
A
High IPO III,
High In Trial
BH
TR 2
Dobe
Kye’s Alexius Fire Me Up, BH. Bitch. 07/10/07, AKC Reg. #WS22799804, Owner/Handler: Linda Kye, Sire: Cara’s Top Shelf, Dam: JBARS Schatzi Windwalker
86
86
TEMPERAMENT TEST—PUPPY
Dobe
Hara vom Landgraf. Bitch. 03/27/11, AKC Reg. #WS370047104, Owner: Larry Kye
and Nicole Brown, Handler: Nicole Brown, Sire: Arek von der Krieghunde, Dam: Eika
vom Landgraf
PTT
PASS
TEMPERAMENT TEST—ADULT
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Dobe
Eros vm Kullund Kro. Dog. 01/04/09, UDC Reg. #1453200, Owner/Handler: Karon
Murff, Sire: Cito von der Wudritz, Dam: Swiftron Selene v Kollund Kro
ATT
PASS
Dobe
Sant Kreal Shtorm. Dog. 11/09/09, AKC Reg. #WS34328701, Owner/Handler: Mitchell Edley, Sire: Sant Kreal Zeus, Dam: Sant Kreal Galaxy
ATT
PASS
Dobe
Wittrock’s Last Legazzzzzy. Bitch. 06/02/09, AKC Reg. #WS30569902, Owner/Handler: Bunnie Lezon, Sire: Eclipse’s Kaymen Chaser, Dam: Wittrock’s Never Say Never
Dobe
Sant Kreal Shocolate. Bitch. 11/09/09, AKC Reg. #WS34328702, Owner/Handler:
Mitchell Edley, Sire: Sant Kreal Zeus, Dam: Sant Kreal Galaxy
ATT
PASS
Dobe
Habrina Habriel Iz Zoosfery, BH, SchH I. Bitch, 03/10/08, AKC Reg. #WS27533701,
Owner/Handler: Tammy Rush, Sire: F.Hiram-Abif Royal Bell, Dam: S’Lichobor Esteria
ATT
PASS
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Fun activities for you and your Doberman:
K9 Nosework ®
by Beth Bishop
O
n the first day of September, 2011, my friend, Linda,
and I, along with our 2 dogs (a Doberman and a
Golden) set out from Michigan in a van crammed full
with everything we might need for five days of indoor and
outdoor fun. We were headed to Poyntelle, Pennsylvania to
attend our first K9 Nosework® Camp.
It had been a long time coming. Linda and I first heard
about K9 Nosework® at a talk given by Jill Marie O’Brien
and Amy Herot, two of the three founders the activity/
sport. They, along with Ron Gaunt, tried to develop an activity for average dogs and owners that encouraged the development of a dog’s scenting ability. When developing K9
Nosework® they relied on their many years of experience
training detection dogs. However, the founders emphasize
that, although some of the training techniques used may be
similar, training in K9 Nosework® does NOT prepare a dog
to be a search and rescue or detection dog.
I have always been fascinated by dogs’ scenting abilities,
and have enjoyed participating in tracking and playing
other scenting games with my dogs. When I hear about the
accomplishments of search and rescue or detection dogs I
get chills. I love to watch a dog use his nose as it gives me a
glimpse into a hidden world. I wanted to try this new activity.
Shortly after hearing the presentation, Linda and I heard
about a 4-day K9 Nosework® camp offered over the Labor
Day weekend in Pennsylvania. We tried to sign up for the
2010 camp, but it was already full. As soon as registration
opened for the 2011 camp we enrolled.
There were many last minute barriers that almost prevented us from going. My older Doberman was in the end
stages of DCM, and he passed just 2 days before I was to
leave. Linda came down with a killer flu and didn’t think
she was going to be able to travel. After a visit to her doctor, some medication, and assurances from me that I didn’t
mind if I ended up getting sick, we loaded up the van and
left on Thursday morning.
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We drove most of Thursday and ended up staying
overnight at a motel about
an hour away from camp.
The van was so loaded with
“stuff” we nearly had to
unpack the entire van to get
to necessities. After a quick
dinner, and too little sleep,
we repacked the next morning and set off for Poyntelle.
Poyntelle is located in a
scenic area of the Pocono
Mountains in Pennsylvania.
We arrived at Camp WestBox search; only one box has scent/
mount, the camp location,
food.
around 10:30 in the morning. We registered, found our
accommodations (I was lucky enough to have snagged a
single cabin, Linda was in a bunkhouse with two auditors)
and unpacked. We had just a short time to exercise the
dogs and get them used to their new temporary “homes”
before leaving to eat a quick lunch and attend the required
“Introduction to Nosework®” talk.
The activity of K9 Nosework® cultivates and develops a dog’s
ability to use his scenting abilities to hunt for, first, a primary
reward, such as food or a toy, then later one of three different
odors (birch, anise and/or clove). The handler’s job is to watch
their dog, stay out of his way, and reward him when he finds
the odor source. Handlers must resist the temptation to direct
their dog. As the instructors say, “a dog doing nosework is in
an obedience-free zone.” The trainer sets up different challenges for the dog and handlers must not be too quick to step
in and help. The dog should be given opportunity to work out
problems on his own.
A new dog always starts
its training with boxes.
The dog’s primary reward
(usually food) is hidden in a
box and the dog must use
his nose to find it. When he
does, his handler delivers
additional rewards exactly at
the source of the odor. This
teaches the dog to find the
source of the odor rather
than just the scent alone.
One of the beauties of
K9Nosework® is that training is easily tailored to meet
the needs of individual
dogs. Dogs are worked one at a time, and one of the
strict rules for participating is that other dogs in the room
need to be crated. This helps the working dog to feel safe
enough to hunt. The instructors say “a dog will not stick
his head in a rabbit hole if he is worried a bear might be
behind the nearby tree.” K9 Nosework® is designed to be
inclusive to as many dogs as possible, so even shy or reactive dogs are welcome.
All sizes and types of dogs enjoy
Nosework.
After the listening to the introductory talk, we had a brief
break before attending our second mandatory talk on
introduction to odor. In K9 Nosework®, specific scents are
introduced only after a dog develops a strong foundation of
hunting for his primary reward in a variety of locations and
situations. The sport of K9 Nosework® involves searches
in four different “elements:” containers, interiors, exteriors
and vehicles. Our instructors recommended teaching a dog
to search for the primary reward in all four elements before
introducing odor.
Odor is introduced by pairing it with the primary reward
(usually food). Birch is the first odor introduced. Once a
dog is doing well with birch odor paired with the primary
reward, he starts to search for odor alone; the trainer always rewards the dog with his primary reward at the odor
source. The instructors emphasize going back to pairing
odor and rewards if the dog struggles during training.
The dog keys in on the scent, notice the handler’s right hand in his bait
pocket, poised to reward the dog.
After the introduction to odor session, we had a little break
and were able to walk our dogs. They had been crated for
a while, so the break was appreciated.
Linda and I had volunteered to help with an “Odor Recognition Test”. The “ORT” is a pre-requisite for any dog/
handler team to compete in the sport of K9Nosework®.
The ORT evaluates a dog’s ability to recognize the odor
used in a Nosework Trial. The test consists of 12 identical closed boxes, one of which contains a Q-tip with odor.
The dog has three minutes to scent the boxes and identify
which one contains the odor. The handler must announce
when their dog indicates the odor. Successful dogs are then
eligible to enter a K9 Nosework® trial.
There are three levels of K9 Nosework® trials. Each level
includes a timed search of containers (boxes or other containers), an interior site, an exterior site, and a vehicle. To
pass, a dog must indicate the location of the odor source
correctly in each of these elements and the handler must
identify the indication within the time limit. There are, of
course, many differences between levels, with higher levels
being increasingly more difficult. One major difference is
in the odor(s) used. A level 1 trial includes only birch odor,
and a dog must have passed a birch ORT to compete. At
level 2, a dog must have also passed an ORT for anise and
must be able to search for and find either odor during the
test. Level 3 also includes clove odor and a dog must pass
a clove ORT to enter. More information on the tests can be
found at: www.nacsw.net/trialinformation.html.
After the odor recognition test, we ate dinner, had another
mandatory camp meeting, then we went to bed. It had
been a long two days for our dogs and we were eager to
start working with them the next day.
The next three days were filled with several training sessions each day, and at least one discussion or talk. The
campers were divided into nine groups of seven to eight
dog/handler teams. Participants were grouped by experience level. Linda and I were just starting Nosework and
were placed in beginning-level groups. Each group rotated
around the camp, to different indoor and outdoor locations for our training sessions. We also were able to work
The handler then quickly comes in and rewards his dog at source (at
the location of the scent.)
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with many different instructors, which was valuable. As the
members of our group spent time together in training sessions, we got to know one another and our dogs. We were
able to observe how each dog worked and that helped us
to understand the variability in styles. We also cheered and
supported each other’s dogs. The group I was in had a
variety of dogs including my Doberman, Mia, a Chihuahua,
Dutch shepherd, lab, Maltese, and a hound mix, among
others. The two most eager dogs in the group were Mia
(my unbiased opinion, of course), and the Maltese, who
was named “Shorty”. The Chihuahua was a bit worried
about sticking his head in the boxes at first, the Dutch
shepherd was slow and steady, and the lab was a typical
lab, very eager, but had a bit of a hard time focusing. Since
I was also attending the instructor’s workshop and am
working to become a K9 Nosework® instructor, being able
to watch a variety of dogs work was very helpful.
The first day we worked included two sessions of teaching
dogs to search boxes and a talk on scent theory. The working sessions started out easy, with the instructor showing
each dog a piece of food and putting it in a box. Once she
gauged the dog’s willingness and eagerness to search for
the food, the task got progressively more difficult. It was interesting to observe what challenged the dogs. Many dogs
had difficulty when the “hot” box (the one with the primary
reward in it) was in a corner. Other challenges included the
hot box behind an object, the hot box next to the entranceway, and the hot box up on a chair or other object. The
instructor tailored the challenges to the individual dog and
was quick to adjust if the dog was having too hard of a
time.
During orientation, I had heard the instructors say how
much the dogs enjoyed the activity, how it tapped into
their natural hunting drive, and how draining it was for the
dogs, despite fairly short working sessions. But it wasn’t
until I actually saw dogs work that I appreciated the truth of
what was said. My dog Mia adores tracking, and she likes
a lot of other activities I do with her. But her joy in doing
Nosework goes beyond this, and the only other activity she
loves as much is lure coursing.
The second day included
indoor searches of other
containers and “hides”
that were outside of boxes
or other containers (for
example, one of the “hides”
was on top of a short
ledge. We also heard a talk
about vehicle searches and
watched some experience
teams in action. The third
day we had a leash-handling
session, and we were introduced to outdoor searches.
The instructors emphasized
that anytime you introduce something new (such as searching outdoors), you should always start with going back to
searching boxes. The boxes help to provide context to the
dog.
There were wonderful aspects of the camp that were unrelated to nosework. The food was outstanding. The camp
had a new chef and she prepared a variety of wonderful
food. The grounds were spacious and there was plenty
of room to walk your dog and even a nearby lake. The
organizers had planned a nice variety of fun social events.
Overall, it was a wonderful experience and I have already
signed up to attend again in 2012.
K9 Nosework® is growing rapidly in popularity, and for
good reason. It’s fun to do, dogs enjoy it, and it doesn’t
take a lot of time, space, or equipment to do. It’s good for
shy or less confident dogs, and it provides an outlet for
dogs that cannot participate in other dog sports because
of reactivity or environmental sensitivity. You can participate just to have a good time with your dog, or you
can work toward titles and competing. To see Mia and I
practicing in my pole barn, visit http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=Y4yB4bhZ7kE. For more information on the activity of K9 Nosework®, please visit www.k9nosework.com.
For information on the sport of K9 Nosework®, including
information on Nosework trials, visit www.nacsw.net.
Happy Sniffing.
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All Things “Doberman”
D
o you love unique and unusual Doberman merchandise? Have you recently visited the United Doberman Club’s store on
Zazzle? If your answer to the first question is “yes” and to the second question “no”…..then you need to get on your PC
and see what the UDC Zazzle store has to offer. Find Doberman themed items for yourself or gifts for your fellow Doberman lovers! Go to http://www.zazzle.com/uniteddoberclub and let your fingers do the shopping! All profits from the sale of
merchandise at the UDC Store are donated to the one of these funds – Search & Rescue, Health, Competitor, or Rescue
Fund.
Also, I am always on the look-out for unique Doberman photos to use on the merchandise. If you have a picture of your
Doberman that you think would look great on merchandise, send it to me – Linda Lindic at pllindic@roadrunner.com and I
will work up a design for you.
There is a wide variety of Doberman themed merchandise for sale at the UDC Store. Here are pictures of a few of the items
for sale.
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UDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS — EFFECTIVE APRIL 23, 2012
OFFICERS Directors
President Canada
Mid-Central
PATRICK O’CONNOR
3163 Juniper Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
info@incrediblecanine.com
(707) 322-3272
MICHELLE LIMOGES
9111-84 Ave.
Edmonton AB T6C 1E5
udcdoberman@shaw.ca
780-468-6245
TIFFANY MAHAFFEY
tiffany@firststryk.com
(816) 830-6619
Vice President Northeast
LINDA KURZ
3640 Yellow Dog Rd
Lonedell, MO 63060
hauskurz@usmo.com
(636) 629-4553
JIM TOMAN
308 Washington Ave
Milltown, NJ 08850
JTandsun@aol.com
(732) 407-8746
Treasurer Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Pennsylvania, Maryland
IRINA SASU
2800 Perry Lane
Austin, TX 78731
rhapsodydobes@earthlink.net
(512) 458-1818
Recording Secretary
LINDA KYE
114 Chickasaw Place
Jacksonville, AR 72076
linda_kye@yahoo.com
(501) 982-7668
Corresponding Secretary
BETH BISHOP
P.O. Box 159
Bath, MI 48808
bishop@msu.edu
(517) 641-7345
Mid-East
BRANDI WILLIAMS
P.O. Box 1042
Jeffersonville, IN 47131
masayadobermans@yahoo.com
502-214-7864
North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri
Southwest
MARSHA SHEPPARD
1584 Red Tree Court
Draper, UT 84020-7705
legacydobermans@msn.com
(801) 553-6444
Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
Northwest
SUE KELLY-WALSH
15710 S Molter Rd
Rockford, WA 99030
Desperadodobes@aol.com
(509) 291-3147
Alaska, Washington, Montana, Oregon,
Idaho, Wyoming
West Virginia, Virginia, Michigan, Indiana,
Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky
West
South
WENDY SCHMITT
Landgrafk9@aol.com
(916) 802-7318
VACANT
Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina
California, Nevada, Hawaii
Mid-South
Membership Secretary
BONNIE GUZMAN
238 South Lincoln St.
Denver, CO 80209
bonefinder@comcast.net
(303) 733-4220
Member Club Secretary
DOUG MATSON
6721 N Seneca
Wichita, KS 67204
doug@kansadobe.com
(316) 744-3214
Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas,
Louisiana
LINDA LINDIC
44 East 209th Street
Euclid, OH 44123
pllindic@roadrunner.com
(216) 481-4438
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UDC MEMBER CLUBS — EFFECTIVE APRIL 2012
CENTRAL TEXAS DOBERMAN CLUB
IRINA SASU
2800 Perry Lane
Austin, TX 78731
(h) (512) 458-1818
rhapsodydobes@earthlink.net
CENTRAL VALLEY DOBERMAN CLUB
Erynn Lucas
Riverbank CA 95367
(520) 306-0195
workingk9s@msn.com
www.centralvalleydobermanclub.com
MID-CENTRAL WORKING
DOBERMANS CLUB
LORNA O’CONNOR
3163 Juniper Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
(707) 322-3272
info@incrediblecanine.com
SPORT DOBERMAN CLUB OF
COLORADO
JOANNAH DAVIS
915 E. 23rdAvenue
Denver, CO 80205-5110
(303) 861-7613
cobiabja@hotmail.com
SUZAN SHIPP
795 NE 101 Road
Warrensburg, MO 64093
(660) 441-3822
Dobesl07@Yahoo.com
SANDI ATKINSON
1064 S. Mountain Estates Rd.
Florissant, CO 80816
dobrmom9845@msn.com
MID-SOUTH WORKING DOBERMAN
CLUB
RAY CARLISLE
P. O. Box 203
Spring Valley, NY 10977
(w) (845) 352-6300
(h) (845) 987-2357
(c) (914) 393-0166
(f) (845) 352-0067
Caradobe@aol.com
CARMA CLEVELAND
12211 Monterey Rd.
Collierville, TN 38017
(901) 854-4268
gsdobe@bellsouth.net
NEW ENGLAND WORKING
DOBERMANS
NAZARENE MONDELLO
256 Moss Hill Road
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(h) (617) 522-0253
alisandro1@aol.com
PACIFIC NORTHWEST DOBERMAN
PINSCHER CLUB
SUE KELLY-WALSH
15710 S. Molter Road
Rockford, WA 99030
(h) 509-291-3147
desperadodobes@aol.com
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REDWOOD WORKING DOBERMANN
CLUB
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TRI-STATE DOBERMAN CLUB
MERYL WINNIE
220 Crow Hill Rd.
Delanson, NY 12053
(h) (518) 895-8506
(c) (518) 857-6543
Meryl@arcon.bz
membership@tristate
dobermanclub. com
www.tristatedobermanclub.com
VERMONT TOTAL DOBERMAN CLUB
TRACI MULLIGAN
P. O. Box 71
Arlington, VT 05250
(h) (802) 375-6121
traci@rebholzerdobermans.com
ELLEN DECHIRO
112 Deepkill Rd.
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 788-2829
dirkster16@yahoo.com
WORKING DOBERMANNS OF THE
CAROLINAS
CHRIS RASMUSSEN
10117 Old Roxboro Road
Bahama, NC 27503
(h) (919) 477-7932
president@workingdobermanns
ofthecarolinas.com
www.workingdobermannsof
thecarolinas.com