Last Updated 05/12/2005
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by Vic Monteleon, Oct 16, 1996
There are a number of things that we put on the table this year, and I'd say, overall, we fared well, and the breed came out a winner. Here's a synopsis. Please recognize that some of this is "in progress" work, and not a done deal....yet.
LONGEVITY
I addressed the Board on Tuesday last week with the article that
was published in DQ. In that article, I proposed a longevity
registry, a frozen semen registry, and a "Bred for Longevity"
title. The board voted unanimously to back the proposal, and gave
me the green light to develop the rules and regulations, for
submittal to the board soonest. I enlisted the help of Mary
Spinelli, who does DobeBase software, and Michelle Mueller, who
has the Pedigree*Profiles business. I'm also linking up with the
DPFA Seniors Project.
Current plans/thinking is to:
a) develop a form for data fill. Dogs who are age 10 and above
will get a LC-age designation (Longevity Certified) upon proof of
age (registration number...entry in a Veteran's Class, etc).
Deceased dogs will require Veterinary certification of date of
death. The LC-age certification will be incremented upwards for
every year the dog remains alive. At death, the number becomes
fixed.
b) dogs with three generations of LC Dobes behind them will get
the BFL Title appended to their names. They will still have to
survive to at least 10 to get the LC designator.
c) the semen registry will include all pertinent health stats,
along with info on how to contact the owner of the semen.
As soon as the form is approved, it will be distributed via Doberman magazines such as DQ, and Club organizations such as the UDC Focus and DPCA Pipeline. This is all work in process.
ROM
a) Gunshot test changed to have the dog in motion when the shots
are fired
b) AKC agility titles can be substituted for the obedience title
in meeting the requirements for ROM
c) John Schoenemann approved as an evaluator (Charlotte N.C.).
Ray Carlisle needs one more apprentice assignment.
AGILITY
Approval given to develop and implement an Agility Awards
program, similar to obedience and conformation awards currently
in existence. Green light to investigate the feasibility of an
Agility Top 20 event.
HEALTH
At the DP Foundation Banquet, Dr Pat Venta announced the
development of a DNA test for vWD that is 100% accurate. Research
has identified the mutation that causes vWD in the Doberman. It
is a recessive gene, and its frequency of occurrence is
relatively high. The test can be given to young puppies. It is
non-invasive, and only requires swabs to be rubbed in the cheek. VET-GEN is the
patent holder. The test kits should be available shortly at local
vets. The test will identify afflicted dogs, carriers, and clears.
Dr Venta also was the dissertation advisor of Tracy Hammer, and he indicated that her work will continue, and it is their hope that a similar test will be available for cardio in the near future.
OBEDIENCE
A proposal made by the Chapter Club Delegates to lower the jump
heights in obedience to height of the dog at the withers and
twice that for the broad jump was defeated by the board.
INTERNET
DPCA is going to design a web page. Action given to the Public
Education Committee.
There's probably a whole lot that I don't know about. The stuff I've summarized are things that I was somewhat involved in, either as a direct proposer, or as a Chapter Club Delegate. I was glad to see so much action being taken this year on vital issues. I sense a shifting focus, with health becoming the number one priority. The feeling prevalent is one of "a breed in crisis". It's long overdue.
Best of Breed - Ch. Toledobe's Serenghetti
Best of Opposite - Ch. Platinum's Back in Black, CDX
Best of Winners - Wingate's Syntology of Mrm.
Best Puppy - Mi-Ti's Rainbow Rock
Award of Superior Quality Specimen:
Ch. Ravenswood's Twenty Twenty
Ch. Vondura's HMS Invincible
Ch. Irongate's Sunset Cash
Ch. Bikila's Qanah of Marks-Tey
Ch. Legend's Extravaganza v Deco
Ch. Touchstone's Easy Street
Ch. Soquel's Thunder Storm
Ch. Homer Hill's Kissmet
Ch. Wingate's Syntology of Mrm.
Winners Dog: Liberator's Eldorado
Winners Bitch: Wingate's Sintology of Mrm.
Reserve Winners Dog: Four Winds Black BMW
Reserve Winners Bitch: Foxfire What Dreams R Made Of
Best in veterans sweeps: Ch Rainbows Colours Of Marks-Tey
CD
Top 20 Obedience winner: Ch. Sanddrift's Katy of
Royalmead, UDX, ROM, CGC, TT
Top 20 Conformation winner: Ch. Legend's Extravaganza v
Deco
Stud Dog - Ch. Legend's Extravaganza v Deco
Brood Bitch - Ch. Alderheim's Tri Star, CD
Agility Trial
Open: 1) Legends Marry A Millionaire, CDX NA
Novice B: 1) Smack Dab Easy Does It Texas, CDX, TDX 2) Ch. BFJ
Much Ado About Nothing, CDX, ROM 3) Hicottons All My Kisses 4)
Collinwood's Ten Forward
Novice A: 1) Sherluck's Diamond and Rust 2) Ch. Datelis Got The
Hots Alisaton 3) Red Devil Maggie Mae V Hart, CDX 4) Bel-Mar's I
Love Trouble
Qualifiers: Kyjurs Ruby Slipper Majyc's Swinging On A Star
Novice Class A
1) Body Guard - 183
Novice Class B
1) Heron Acres Megabyte - 199 1/2
2) Nova's Joico - 196 1/2
3) Hq Murphy Brown - 194 1/2
4) I Got It All Sewn Up - 194+
Open Class A
1) Sentinel's Conquer The Knight CD - 196 1/2
2) Jandec's Sweet Little Ginny CD - 189
3) Mistel's Night Spirit CD NA - 183 1/2
4) Argostar Awsterisk CD - 183
Open Class B
1) Ch Platinum's Dangerous Liaison UD - 198 1/2+
2) OTCh Kyjur Penny Loafer V Jolaine UDX - 198 1/2
3) Kyjurs Baby Ruth V Jandrew - 198
4) Lyndobe's Midnight Lace UD - 197 1/2
Utility Class A
1) Pehtenn Acres Jora CDX - 176 1/2
Utility Class B
1) OTCh Kyjur Penny Loafer V Jolaine UDX - 197 1/2
2) Lyndobe's Midnight Lace UD - 196 1/2
3) Star Tyme's Dakota UD - 191
Highest in regular classes: Heron Acres Megabyte - 199
1/2
Highest in combined: OTCh Kyjur Penny Loafer V Jolaine UDX
- 396
Highest scoring champion of record: Ch Platinum's
Dangerous Liaison - 198 1/2
Higest scoring veteran in a regular class: Ch Platinum's
Dangerous Liaison
Veterans
1) Promise's Pantera CDX - 192 1/2
2) Tajga Von Charlotte UD NA - 190 1/2
3) Villen's West Side Story CD - 188 1/2+
4) Ch Wingate in Black Velour - 188 1/2
Tracking Test (All Exhibitors passed)
Topknot B Balera Von Chandor, CDX
Smack-Dab's Odessa Texas, O.A.
Rocador Time To Party, NA, TD
Smack-Dab's EAsy Does It Texas, CDX, TDX
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