Monthly News

Doberman Pinscher Club of Nashville

The Doberman Pinscher Club of Nashville is inviting all Doberman Entries to our Concurrent Specialty, Rally, and Obedience Trials

These events will be held March 9, 2012 (Obedience and Rally) and March 10, 2012 (Concurrent Specialty) in conjunction with the Country Music Cluster All Breed Event which runs from March … Read more

NCSU CVM Holter service

Hello and Happy New Year!!! As many of you are aware, we moved our Holter service and our entire cardiology genetics lab from WSU to North Carolina State University in the summer of 2011!

We apologize for the disruption in some of our services but are now able to offer … Read more

DPCA 2012 Renewal – Those Who Have Not Renewed Updated

A list of those members who have not renewed their DPCA membership as of Tuesday, January 17, 2012 are available here:  Do I Need to Renew  There is also a link on the homepage of dpca.org  You have until Jan 31, 2012 to renew your membership.

If anyone has questions … Read more

Bob Roche

Dear DPCA Members,

It is with deepest sadness that I must inform you that long time DPCA Member Lynn Roche lost her husband Bob yesterday morning.

Our heartfelt condolences go out to her and her family. There are no further details at this time.

Cards may be sent to: Lynn … Read more

Training a Blind Dog: Meet A Very Special Doberman Pinscher

Cross-posted with permission from AKC-CGC.

From the AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator Newsletter December 2011:

Submitted by Gwenn and Sue Bamer-Flynn

“Riddick” came to Hand Me Down Dobes in July 2010. His family was having a baby and they felt it would be too difficult to keep a two year … Read more

Use of DPCA Logo

All DPCA members displaying the DPCA logo on their website must link the logo image to the DPCA home page  www.dpca.org  and must include the following message beneath the logo:

 

We follow the Doberman Pinscher Club of America’s Code of Ethics.

For more information visit the DPCA at www.dpca.org

 

For … Read more

AKC Items of Interest

From: Jim Crowley <JXC@akc.org>

Subject: Two items of interest

Date: November 15, 2011 9:27:47 AM PST

To: Delegates <delegates@mailgate1.akc.org>

 

As a heads up, there are two items you should be aware of:

 

Group realignment

The proposal from the Group realignment Committee, which was accepted and approved by the AKC Board in November … Read more

A Message from the AKC

A message from the AKC

Competitions “Just for Juniors” to Debut at 2011 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship

New York, NY – This December, the AKC is offering two new competitions just for juniors at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship: the AKC Juniors Agility Competition and the AKC National Obedience Juniors Competition, which … Read more

Updating your dog’s info. for DNA research

Anyone who has kindly had their Doberman donate blood for the DNA blood bank, please remember the need to contact Mr. Dzuik at least annually to provide any updated health status info on our dog in order that samples can accurately be used to pursue research on breed associated diseases- … Read more

Virginia Knauer

Virginia Knauer was President of the DPCA in 1957-1958 and a top consumer adviser to three Presidents By Matt Schudel, Published: October 29

(Steve Szabo/The WASHINGTON POST) – Virginia Knauer was a presidential consumer affairs adviser to three Republican presidents (Nixon, Ford, Reagan) and advocated several reforms in consumer … Read more