The Doberman Network Magazine

Published on June 4, 2019

It is hard to believe we are embarking on our third year of The Doberman Network. What an exciting and fulfilling journey this has been, and we look forward to bringing you many more years of great content and exciting […]

Published on April 10, 2019

“Owning a stud dog is such fun!” said no experienced dog person ever Sure, it may sound flattering that people want to breed to your dog, but the luster can quickly tarnish. I’m not referring to failed breedings or people […]

Published on February 5, 2019

Spend enough time around the rings, and you will most certainly hear someone declare, “It’s just a dog show!” It is a sort of “go-to” when we want to calm tempers or shrug off a loss. The implied message is, […]

Published on November 28, 2018

The Disappearing Effect Remember when majors were big and fat and hard to win, but when you did win, you celebrated? Judges took their evaluation of the large entries seriously because in most instances there were many animals who were […]

Published on October 5, 2018

The July 27 issue of the popular all breed publication, Dog News (the “other” DN), contained an article titled, “Be A Nice Human.” It’s such a simple task, yet why is it so difficult for some? The article was written […]

Published on July 30, 2018

Year after year the days, weeks and months pass by us more quickly. Some days I can’t put a finger on where the time is going, and why it is buzzing past me so quickly. Working on this puppy issue, […]

Published on June 6, 2018

What do you do? It was 1994, and the question was directed at me and my fellow students in the RLS325 class. It seemed a pretty basic question, and the responses came quickly. “I’m a student.” “I’m a grocery store […]

Published on April 3, 2018

I love history, and I love learning, but add Dobermans into the mix, and I’m chomping at the bit! Working on the top producing sires project was such a learning experience, forcing me to delve into pedigrees and photos from […]

Published on February 5, 2018

Titles, Titles, Titles! The American Kennel Club has truly been catering to the competitive nature of dog people. There are more opportunities than ever before to compete with your dog and earn bragging rites and titles. As of January 1, […]

Published on December 1, 2017

It was the fifth day of a five day circuit. We were hot and tired and wanted to go home, but the day’s schedule dictated that we didn’t get our wish. My friend and I sat in our grooming space, […]