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63 Day Perpetual Whelping Chart

https://leerburg.com/perpetual_whelping_chart.pdf ...

A Gathering Storm

Big things often-times come from small beginnings by Dr. Carmen Battaglia Over the years one can find many examples of ...

Another Look At The 49th Day

by Dr. Ed Bailey Do people still believe they should take their brand new pup home on the "magical" 49th ...

Are You A Breeder Or Do You Just Breed Dogs?

Reprinted with permission Written and submitted by Ms Dany Canino Every year thousands of dogs are put to sleep at ...

Becoming A Breeder: The Six Stages

written by Fred Heal When people purchase a purebred dog they may be on the road to becoming a "breeder" ...

Birthing Process

submitted with permission by Marj Brooks with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for generously allowing ...

Bitches/Whelping

written and submitted by Linda Rayman, Array Dobermans Bitches that are being considered for breeding should have had all had ...

Brackett's Formula

by Carmen L. Battaglia By the early 1950's", Lloyd C. Brackett had become a legend in his own time. In ...

Breeders – Good And Bad

written by Carol Kufner submitted by Judy Bohnert The views expressed on this page are my own. No names of ...

Breeders Do Sell Their Best

written by Judy Doniere edited/published with permission by Judy Bohnert Some breeders DO sell their best bitches. We try to ...

C-section Aftercare

Written & submitted by Theresa Mullen, Terrylane The C-Section is the saving surgery for both dam and puppies when problems ...

Canine Reproduction For Breeders

by Carmen Battaglia PHD, Martin Coffman, DVM, Robert Van Hutchison DVM, Russ L Kelley DVM & Allan J Lepine PHD ...

Care Of The Newborn

submitted with permission by Marj Brooks with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for generously allowing ...

Changes In The Bitch And Developing Foetus

submitted by Marj Brooks with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell, DeSaix St. Bernards CHANGES YOU MAY NOTICE Behavioural Changes: ...

Choices In Breeding-Drive Or Liveability

written by Bonnie Wittrock submitted by Marj Brooks I think one of the things people must start to realize is ...

Choosing Studs

written by Winnie Vogel submitted with permission by Marj Brooks with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St ...

Color Inheritance Chart

Click here to view the color inheritance in the Doberman chart (link to DPCA site) ...

Congenital Umbilical Hernias

by Marie-France Sarra-Bournet, DVMCongenital umbilical hernias are a common problem in some breeds. It can be small with only fat ...

Cost Of A Litter

written & submitted by Mary Korevaar, Glengate Reg'd, Canada Recently on one of the Doberman newsgroups on the internet there ...

Cost of a Litter Calculator

NOTE: Should a yellow Internet Explorer SecurityBar pop up at the top of the screen simply click on the yellow ...

Cost Of Breeding A Doberman Litter

Click here for an interactive Litter Cost Calculator ...

Critical Events During Embryonic Development

submitted with permission by Marj Brooks with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for generously allowing ...

Designer Dog Facts

written by Donna  Sapp, Border Terriers, Maryland, USAOther (to coin a phrase) designer Dogs, to name a few are:Labradoodles (Labrador ...

Designer Genes: Genetic Management or Misery

In the early 1970s, Miniature Schnauzer breeders embarked on a program unprecedented and unduplicated in any popular breed: to eliminate ...

Developing High Achievers

Surprising as it may seem, it isn't capacity that explains the differences that exist between individuals because most seem to ...

Dobermans In Detail

The Doberman Pinscher standard is probably one of the most precise and clearly written standards around today. It leaves very ...

Dobermans In Detail: 1-Size

Height at withers: Dogs 26 to 28 inches, ideal about 27 ½ inches; Bitches 24 to 26 inches, ideal about ...

Dobermans In Detail: 2-Head

Long and dry, resembling a blunt wedge in both frontal and profile views. When seen from the front, the head ...

Dobermans In Detail: 3-Neck, Topline, & Body

Neck proudly carried, well muscled and dry. Well arched, with nape of neck widening gradually toward body. Length of neck ...

Dobermans In Detail: 4-Forequarters

Shoulder Blade sloping forward and downward at a 45-degree angle to the ground meets the upper arm at an angle ...

Dobermans In Detail: 5-Hindquarters

The angulation of the hindquarters balances that of the forequarters. Hip Bone falls away from spinal column at an angle ...

Dobermans In Detail: 6-Coat

Smooth-haired, short, hard, thick and close lying, invisible gray undercoat on neck permissible. It is specifically stated that the coat ...

Dobermans In Detail: 7-Gait

Free, balanced, and vigorous, with good reach in the forequarters and good driving power in the hindquarters. When trotting, there ...

Dobermans In Detail: 8-Temperament

Energetic, watchful, determined, alert, fearless, loyal and obedient. The judge shall dismiss from the ring any shy or vicious Doberman.Shyness: ...

Dobermans In Detail: 9-Conclusion

As you can see, the descriptions in the standard are all based on "correct" proportions. For example, when you see ...

Dr. Hutchison's Reproductive Seminar

The following is a transcript of an online seminar with leading canine reproduction expert Dr. Robert Van Hutchison given by ...

Early Neurological Stimulation

submitted by Marj Brooks I´ve been doing what I call "The Battaglia thing" on my litters for some time now ...

Early Spay/neuter

by Chris Zink DVM, PhD © 2005 Neuter or not? Those of us with responsibility for the health of canine ...

Educate Infant Puppies

written by Grace L. Blair, M.D. c) VIP revision 1998 Introduction: We have developed a series of tests and exercises ...

Events In The Estrus Cycle

submitted with permission by Marj Brookswith thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for generously allowing us ...

Fading Puppies

by Theresa Mullen, Terrylane One of the things that I am very happy about in the course of time that ...

Fading Puppy Syndrome

by Val Brown ch. M. I. A. C. E. DBC. - Mertrisa ColliesTel/Fax: 01444 453232Web Address: www.dogsworldwide.com/mertrisaI have been approached ...

Founder's Effect

by Dr. Carmen L. Battaliga When a popular sire appears in so many pedigrees that it causes the gene pool ...

Genetic Health Afflictions

Increasing hereditary health problems in the breeding of pedigree dogs on the example of Dobermans in Germany, in Europe and ...

Genetics & Successful Dog Breeding

with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for generously allowing us to use many of their ...

Giving Pups A Head Start

by Ed Bailey When pups are born they are little more than blobs. Their muscles and nerve connections are only ...

Grading Puppies

submitted by Marj Brooks, USA The bone and angle structure for most breeds is basically the same with some exceptions ...

How To Raise A Happy, Healthy, Confident Puppy

by Faye Strauss It is very important you be consistent, patient, and thoughtful, just as you would be with a ...

In Favor Of Better Dogs

By Dr. Carmen Battaglia When it comes to solving problems, two heads are better than one. A synergy is produced ...

Infectious Agents That Affect Fertility/pregnancy

by Sandra Lemire submitted with permission by Marj Brooks with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards ...

Killed By Kindness

Reproduced by permission from "Dogs in Review", authored by Bo BengtsonJanuary 2012 issue of "Dogs in Review" You have no ...

Learn To Breed Dogs

The basics of breeding dogs by Jane Anderson ...

Long-Term Health Risks and Benefits Associated with Spay / Neuter in Dogs

May 14, 2007 Precis At some point, most of us with an interest in dogs will have to consider whether ...

Managing Your Stud Dog

You may also find this 1945 historic article by Will Judy interesting. written and submitted by Judy Doniere, Toledobes, USA ...

Medications During Pregnancy

submitted with permission by Marj Brooks with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for generously allowing ...

Methods Of Pregnancy Diagnosis

submitted with permission by Marj Brooks with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for generously allowing ...

OH NO!!! Just one?!

Depending on your breed, that may be a familiar cry of woe. Cryptorchidism is one of those quiet defects lingering ...

Ostrich Syndrome

by C. A. Sharp (Reprinted with permission from the Double Helix Network News - First published in the 1994 Australian ...

Oxytocin-A Necessary Evil?

submitted with permission by Marj Brooks with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for generously allowing ...

Pedigree Analysis

submitted with permission by Marj Brooks with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for generously allowing ...

Planned Breeding

This is a compilation of the articles Mr. Lloyd C. Brackett wrote for Dog World Magazine and which won for ...

Popular Sires

by C.A. SharpConsider the hypothetical case of Old Blue, Malthound extraordinaire. Blue was perfect: Sound, healthy and smart. On week ...

Popular Sires And Popular Genetics

The Canine Diversity Project by C.A. Sharp, editor of the "Double Helix Network News". This article appeared in Vol. IV, ...

Pregnancy Timeline

submitted with permission by Marj Brooks with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for generously allowing ...

Puppy Advice

written & submitted by Faye Strauss, USA Faye´s Puppy bath (daily and after every encounter with people). Bleach kills virus´ ...

Puppy Package

by Dana Johnson submitted by Judy Doniere Create your own puppy booklet by printing out these PDF files: Puppy Shots ...

Raising A Puppy

Puppies spend all their time eating, playing and sleeping. (Oh, and that other thing that creates loads and loads of ...

Red Rapsberry Leaves – Friend Or Foe?

written & submitted by Karen Copley, RNC BCNRed Raspberry has been used by many dog breeders as the miracle cure ...

Reproducing Puppies vs Breeding Better Dobermans

submitted by Theresa Mullen, DPCA Public Education CommitteeThe point of this piece is that there are two issues here to ...

Reproduction Methods And Success Rates

submitted with permission by Marj Brooks with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for generously allowing ...

Reproductive Health Of The Bitch

submitted with permission by Marj Brooks with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for generously allowing ...

Reproductive Health Of The Male

submitted with permission by Marj Brookswith thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for generously allowing us ...

Rule Of 7's

Written in 1989 or 1990 by Pat Schaap, Shenanigan Shetlands, USA submitted by Marj Brooks, Manorie Dobermans, USA By the ...

Selecting A Stud

by Theresa Mullen, Terrylane I think that the search for a Stud is one of the most important skills that ...

Selecting Conformation Puppies

written & submitted by Theresa Mullen Terrylane Dobermans Is there a method or a "secret" to picking puppies?? I KNOW ...

Should I Breed My Female Or Spay Her?

by Ms. Dany CaninoSOME ANSWERS TO THAT IMPORTANT QUESTIONWHAT IS SPAYING? "A surgical procedure in which the uterus and ovaries ...

Should I Breed My Male Or Neuter Him?

Reprinted with permissionWritten and submitted by Ms Dany Canino SOME ANSWERS TO THAT IMPORTANT QUESTION WHAT IS NEUTERING? This is ...

So You Want To Be A Breeder

submitted by Judy Doniere, Toledobes, USA NEVER breed more than once a year. Never have more than one bitch to ...

So You Want To Breed Your Bitch

written by Winnie Vogelsubmitted with permission by Marj Brookswith thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for ...

Spaying And Castration – Pros, Cons, Myths

written by Ione L. Smith, DVM January 20, 2000 Many people wonder about whether to spay or neuter their dogs ...

Tail Banding

Skylocke Dobermans Disclaimer: This procedure works for some.....it may not work for you.... But Be Advised : We are not ...

Tail Male Line

Theresa MullenTerrylane Dobermans, USA BEFORE WE START... Some guidelines for "talking" pedigrees and reading pedigrees----a SIRE'S position on a pedigree ...

Tails & Dewclaws

Dewclaws are actually rudimentary thumbs and rear dewclaws are residual fixtures from the past. They have no function and are ...

Temperament & Behavior: Breeder's Tools

by Vic Monteleon, Montwood Dobermans INTRODUCTION A terrorist bomb has just exploded in a car outside a large federal building ...

What Is A Breeder?

by Peggy Adamson, Damasyn Dobermans A Breeder (with a capital B) is one who thirsts for knowledge and never really ...

What Is A Good Breeder?

Written by Peggy Adamson Text of a speech given before the Annual Symposium of the "National Dog Owners and Handlers ...

What To Look For In A Breeder

written & submitted by Kathryn Zerkel All reputable breeders have a zillion questions to ask why you chose their breed ...

What We Can Do For The Doberman

written and submitted by Bill Garnett Back in December, I was watching the confirmation hearings for Dr. Robert Gates regarding ...

Whelping Box

written & submitted by Judy Doniere, USA You might be interested in how our whelping box is constructed. I've used ...

Whelping Box Construction

(Please click on any of the photos in order to view a larger picture) We chose to use melamine for ...

Whelping Kit

submitted with permission by Marj Brooks with thanks to Kevin & Donna Frizzell of DeSaix St. Bernards for generously allowing ...