Welcome!
This Breeders Education site has been created as part of the DPCA Judges Education Committee. Its purpose is to provide DPCA members with topics that will help in breeding healthy Dobermans that will be as close to the written standard as possible.
We hope to have a variety of Breeders, Veterinarians, Trainers, Handlers ... both professional and owner handlers ... and Judges who will be part of this Breeders Education site. Our topics will be geared to the breeder but we will have people from many parts of our sport that will be joining us.
We realize there will be problems as well as rewards in breeding. Many times we might want to defer to someone who would have more experience with that which we need to know.
This site is not just for the novice person, but for the more experienced breeder as well.
The mission of our Committee is to provide support and information to those endeavouring to show in conformation and/or obedience.
The Doberman Pinscher Club of America presents the educational and scientific material on these pages as a service to its membership and to the general public but does not endorse those materials nor does it guarantee the accuracy of any opinions or information contained therein.
This site has many wonderful articles for your benefit. The opinions expressed in the materials are strictly the opinion of the writer and do not represent the opinion of, nor are they endorsed by, the Doberman Pinscher Club of America. Please take the time to learn from them as much as you can.
Health and Medical articles are intended as an aid to those seeking health information and are not intended to replace the informed opinion of a qualified Veterinarian.
This site is dedicated to the late, great Judy Doniere whose dream it was and who, along with Judy Bohnert and later a few others, made it a reality. JuD, as she was fondly known, gave all of herself to all of us and to the Doberman.
Judith Doniere, daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Cotter, died peacefully in her Las Vegas home following a three year battle with ovarian cancer.
Judy was born into a family who loved all animals starting with exotic animals she and her family raised for the Toledo Ohio Zoo. It was common to see baby chimps, lions, tigers, cougars, wolves, and leopards running around her childhood home. Judy also worked at the zoo cleaning cages and caring for animals. She was a horse lover owning 5 while raising her children, attending dog shows and later becoming a prominent AKC dog show Judge.
Judy and her husband Pat (deceased 2003) traveled the United States and many foreign countries for over 40 years during their careers as judges and still working various jobs in the secular world, Judy in Sales and Pat owning a heating and air conditioning company. Together they received the life time achievement award from the Doberman Pinscher Club of America, for their many years of service to various dog breeds and being authorities in the sport.
Judy was strong minded and determined to live with cancer if she could not live without it. She would schedule her chemo treatments around her dog show assignments. Her caring doctors, Dr. Cheryl Brewer – oncologist, ob gyn, surgeon, and Dr. Spirtos UNV, family and dog lovers encouraged her and helped her cope with the disease.
JuD went home after 7 weeks in Sunrise Hospital following her last surgery. She was under the care of Creekside Hospice who were loving and very attentive, especially in pain control.
Judy will be missed by her 4 children, 9 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren, 3 sisters and 2 brothers.
The family asks that any contributions be made to Creekside Hospice, American Cancer Society, DPCA Rescue, or Take the Lead.
