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The Official Publication of the United Doberman Club Spring 2019 UDC Dedicated to the Total Doberman Spring 2019 In This Issue From the UDC President by Leslie Carpenter .................................................................... 4 Welcome New UDC Members ........................................................................................ 4 From the FOCUS Editor by Steve Stout .............................................................................. 6 UDC Focus Staff UDC Calendar of Events .................................................................................................. 6 Editor Steve Stout UDC Officers and Regional Directors .............................................................................. 8 [email protected] Thank You! ....................................................................................................................... 9 Designer UDC Member Clubs ...................................................................................................... 10 Jane Swanson UDC Directory of Doberman Breeders .......................................................................... 11 [email protected] Versatility of the Search Dog by Pam S. Burns ............................................................... 12 Advertising Information The Making of a FEMA Dog by Rayanne Chamberlain ................................................... 14 See the back cover! Dex ... The Diverse Doberman contributed by Wendy Kulp ............................................ 16 On The Cover DobeChat: Meet Member’s Dogs ................................................................................... 18 April showers bring May flowers! The Marvelous Mr. Magnus contributed by Russ and Paula Barry ................................... 20 Anne Lincoln sent in this photo of Tripel enjoying a field of those May Club News and Notes .................................................................................................... 22 flowers after a long winter. Brags: It’s All About You and Your Dog! ........................................................................ 25 UDC Versatility Committee Report by Julianne Ferado .................................................. 26 Mission Statement of The Versatility Companion VC-Titled Dogs complied by Julianne Ferado ............................. 26 United Doberman Club Versatility Companion Excellent VCX-Titled Dogs complied by Julianne Ferado ........... 30 The United Doberman Club, or UDC Focus on Doberman Diversity by Steve Stout ................................................................ 32 (www.uniteddobermanclub.com), is In Remembrance ............................................................................................................ 38 made up of Doberman enthusiasts dedicated to preserving and More Dobermans ... More Diversity .............................................................................. 39 protecting the Doberman and its Focus Ad Rates and Information ................................................................................... BC heritage as a working dog. UDC is advancing the interests of the breed Read the UDC Focus online at Photo Catherine LaBarre by educating members about http://uniteddobermanclub.com/udc-focus working ability, conformation, or buy a printed copy from MagCloud. temperament, health, breeding, Go to www.magcloud.com and search training and maintenance of the UDC Focus. Prices are reasonable, and the total Doberman, sound in mind site will walk you through how to buy each and body. The UDC encourages its issue. Enjoy being part of Team Doberman! members to participate in a variety of activities for which the Dober - Index to Advertisers man is suited, including Agility, Conformation, Drill Team, Guide Anthony, Monica ..................................... 5 Dog, Obedience, Ring Sports, IPO, Burns, Pam S.. .......................................... 7 Search & Rescue and Therapy. Gove, Carrie and Steve .............................. 3 Korotev, Irene and Dave .......................... 3 UDC Focus is published three times a year (plus the national catalog) by the United Doberman Club (UDC), 12239 S.W. 110, Augusta, KS, 67010. UDC is a non-profit corporation, incorporated in the state of New York. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the editor. The opinions expressed in this publication, either editorially or in advertising copy, are those of the authors and do not necessarily constitute endorsement by the United Doberman Club. This publication is not liable for contents used in advertisement. The editor reserves the right to reasonably edit all copy submitted. ©2019 The United Doberman Club. 2 uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus • Spring 2019 Swift Run Magic Man, CGC “Ruger” March 07, 2016 Ruger is a UDC Puppy Program Dog Wilderness Live Find and Light Disaster Owned by Carrie and Steve Gove, Bates City, MO Swift Run Lobo, CGC-A, Trailing “Shamus” July 16, 2015 Certified by American Mantrailing, Police Work Dog Association • Live Find Owned by Irene and Dave Korotev, Blue Springs, MO Breeder of both dogs: Tammy Marshall-Weldon, Swift Run Kennel From the UDC President Leslie Carpenter • [email protected] o much exciting news competitors should review the Performance manual for this spring! Your fellow changes in eligibility for IGP competitors. Beginning this club members have been year, competitors at the IGP3 level at the UDC National IGP busy promoting the Championship must be UDC members. A new web-enabled Smission of the United UDC registry is under construction, and we anticipate Doberman Club around the completion of the project by June 30. country. The UDC is rocking Your new officers and directors for 2019-2020 will be around 360 voting members installed during the annual meeting in May. We have some in the club, and we now fresh new faces and ideas coming on board. Make sure that have 15 member clubs, the you reach out to them with your ideas and concerns. This is newest being Working your chance to participate in the future direction of our club. Dobermans of the Flint Hills. Welcome! For the first time The UDC is a club run by volunteers. All of the resources ever, we have a team of FIVE competitors that will be repre - that belong to our club … our website, our manuals, our senting the UDC at the 2019 IDC Weltmeisterschaft, which Facebook materials and our magazine are managed and will be held in Hungary this year. Here in the United States, produced by volunteers. The member clubs that are formed we have three UDC members planning to represent the UDC and the events that are held, are all run by volunteers. at the AWDF Championship in Little Rock, Arkansas. Hats off to those who contribute both their time and It’s time to start planning your 2019 trials and shows! their money, year in and year out, to support the United There are many UDC events already planned for 2019. Our Doberman Club and its members. I encourage you to step National Specialty and IGP Championship will be hosted by forward and contribute in whatever manner you can to the Vita Nova Dobermann Club in Atwater, Ohio, May 15- our mission of preserving, protecting and promoting the 19, 2019, and plans are already underway for the 2019 UDC working heritage of the Doberman. Fall Classic to be held in Topeka, Kansas in October. Already This is my last president’s message for the FOCUS. on the calendar … Mid-South Working Dobermans Club, While my time as president has often been challenging, Upstate Doberman Club of New York and New Age Tri-State it has never been boring. I have met and worked with Doberman Club IGP trials are scheduled. Remember, IGP some great folks who truly treasure our breed. Thank titles earned at UDC sanctioned events can be added to your you for the privilege and opportunity to serve you, the dog’s official AKC pedigree (for a fee). We also have some members of the United Doberman Club. It has been great conformation shows in the works as well. Check the an honor. UDC website often for additional information about UDC I will continue to participate and contribute, but I’m events planned around the country. looking forward to welcoming new faces and new leadership The UDC Administration and Performance manuals have to the club. I hope to see you in the show ring and on the been updated for 2019 and are now on the website. IGP trial field! Yours for Team Doberman! O new UDC members! Our new members hail from the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. and the country of Bermuda. More information can be found in the Members Only section of uniteddobermanclub.com. Jared Altrichter Vladimir Kochurov James Remenapp Rachael Carreiro Amber Koehl Maeva Ribas Aaron Goldberg Melodie Limpach Amanda and Ross Romeo David and Laurie Gregoire Viana Mollinedo Amanda Shawn Kimberly Grimm Debbie Morris Alexandra Smith Leslie Harry Mark Morris Meggen Trent William Kimball J.P. Parks 4 uniteddobermanclub.com UDC Focus • Spring 2019 Available to approved females for stud vomhuld.com Photos by Chops Photography From the Focus Editor Steve Stout • [email protected] greater extent. Certainly we can all step out of our comfort zones and learn new skills, but some some do so much more easily than others. One thing for certain, versatility is great advantage in life and those who