Doberman Digest ad by Leslie Hall pajant@aol.com

Dam:  Logres' Brentina is a line bred daughter of the Top Winning Doberman of All Time -Multi BIS Ch. Brunswig's Cryptonite.  Brentina is a littermate of Ch. Logres' Tungsten and Ch. Logres Titanium.

      

  

Standing around looking pretty is fine and dandy...

... but a girl needs to shop...

...and take time each day to stop and smell the flowers.

 Chasing  butterflies and barking at the occasional horse and buggy passing by are all part of a day's work for an active gal.

Logres' Weihaiwej  (pronounced Vee-ah-vay)  (below at 8 weeks)

Brentina's Littermates:                                            

Ch. Logres’ Tungsten   (red dog)                    OFA EXCELLENT                                       DNA vWD Carrier                                        Mich. St. Thyroid Normal

Ch. Logres’  Titanium (red dog )                    OFA GOOD                                                 DNA vWD Carrier                                        Mich. St. Thyroid Normal

Logres’ Brentano (red dog )                           OFA EXCELLENT                                        DNA vWD Carrier                                        Mich. St. Thyroid Normal

Logres’ Morgan Le Fay (red bitch                

Logres' Charisma of Juris (red bitch)            DNA vWD Carrier                                    

Logres’ You're It (fawn dog)  not tested

Ch. Logres' Tungsten, an excellent son of the all time Top Winning Doberman in Breed History - Ch. Brunswig's Cryptonite, out of Cambria's Irish Rose (a Kafka - Eddie line bred bitch), will be bred in January of 2007 to  Multi Ch. Cambria's Sebring (Ch. Cambria’s Secret Desire  x  Cambria’s Cardiac Arrest) who is line-bred on Eddie (Ch. Cambria's Cactus Cash) with Ch. Soquel’s Distant Thunder  as her dam's damsire.  Ch. Logres' Tungsten’s dam is the lovely Cambria’s Irish Rose (who is  a litter mate to Ch. Cambria’s Irish Rebellion). Ch. Logres Tungsten is a littermate to Ch. Logres Titanium.

Ch. Logres' Tungsten finished in five weekends of showing, with 3 majors.  Tungsten is from a breeding that could not have been done in Kafka’s lifetime. Tungsten's dam is a Kafka granddaughter,  bred to her paternal grandfather via frozen semen almost 10 years after the Great Kafka died. Tungsten is one of Kafka’s best sons, a correct, square male with a beautiful head, strong topline, superb tail set, tremendous bone and commanding presence, who would have easily finished from the puppy classes if he had been shown. Unfortunately, serious world events took priority over Tungsten’s show career. Tungsten is bred and owned by Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Greenwood. Dr. Greenwood is a Captain in the United States Air Force and because of his service to our country in this time of war with Iraq, Tungsten was not shown until recently. Tungsten finished in five weekends,  with three majors and a Best of Breed from the classes over top Multi BIS Specials.  

Multi Ch. Cambria's Sebring  a.k.a. Missy  is line-bred on Eddie, a full sibling to Ch. Cambria's Victoria Secret.  Missy is an FCI champion, one of the TOP Working Dogs in her country and is major pointed towards her AKC title.  Missy has one Group I and five Group II in AKC competition, all owner handled by Jose Polanco.   

As true aficionados of the Doberman breed well know, this Tungsten x Missy match is a Breeder’s Litter… a line-bred Dream Breeding… the ultimate combination of two of the Greatest Doberman  sires in the history of our breed.  We have very, very high expectations for this litter. Serious inquires are invited. 

For more info about this breeding contact Jose Polanco at divinedobermans@yahoo.com or neatsurf@yahoo.com or visit their website at  http://www.divinedobermans.com/

OUR policies on selling puppies:  A Doberman is not for everyone. We are selective, but willing to work with those committed to the breed.

If you are interested in a Logres puppy from an upcoming Logres litter please contact us at arthurgreenwood@hotmail.com. 

      Logres is committed to breeding  healthy sound Dobermans of excellent breed type, who exemplify the great attributes of this wonderful breed. Our dogs are happy, loving, confident, athletic ambassadors for the Doberman breed. In  addition to having superb bloodlines, our dogs are healthy,  with good substance and bone and strong stable Doberman temperaments.  Though we strive to produce extraordinary quality and would like to see our puppies in the ring, we are not interested in show homes per se.  As with any good breeder, we try to screen puppy buyers to assure the best possible homes for our puppies.   Sometimes we have been successful in finding good homes for our puppies; sometimes we have failed utterly (and excellent dogs have been ruined by the ignorance and/or  arrogance of bad owners).   There is really no sure way to predict with certainty  the quality of life a potential purchaser will provide.    

      However, as a baseline, we will no longer sell to people who “collect dogs”  and/or people who raise their dogs in crates and dog runs.  We prefer owners who focus on one or two dogs at a time and who understand the value of a fit healthy lifestyle for themselves and their dogs. 

      Purchasing a dog is NOT like buying a new television… where all you have to do is pay a sum of money, open a box, plug the T.V. in and it is a “perfect working machine.” 

       Dogs are living creatures.  They require love and attention. They need our time, commitment, guidance, consistency and discipline to thrive. They also need exercise, good food, fresh air and time to run and play. Early on, a puppy is much like a new born baby… with lots of energy, very demanding and full of needs.  The puppy must come first, even before your comfort. You must provide for the puppy’s needs, even if you don’t want to, even if it means getting out of your warm bed at 3:00 a.m. to walk the dog. You must be loving, firm and consistent with the dog, even if you are exhausted and want to scream.  

        Dobermans in particular require love, human companionship  and individual attention to thrive...  and they require room to gallop and play. So, if you live on a typical city lot and are obsessed with the image you are projecting to the neighborhood (i.e. you must have a  H & G home with the attendant chemically treated lawn/carpet) and you value this over the health and fitness of your animals… and your dogs are therefore confined to crate, your garage and/or  small exercise yard… please look elsewhere for a Doberman. For that matter, do everyone a favor (most especially the dog)  and get a stuffed toy.

         Everyone involved in dogs needs a mentor for guidance, someone with years and years of experience, to help you learn how to properly raise and condition a dog (whether it is a pet or a show dog). All dogs (regardless of breed and regardless of age) should be physically fit and healthy every single day of their lives, irrespective of whether they are being shown or are simply beloved pets.  That means you must attend to your dog - every day - for as long as the dog lives. That is a life-time commitment of many years. It means a change in life style,  and it can be a huge inconvenience if you are not accustomed to putting someone (or something)  before your own needs and interests.   

       The care and conditioning of a show dog is even more exacting and takes total discipline and commitment.  Poor exercise, bad diet and the wrong training can ruin any dog, no matter how beautiful or well-bred.  The Great Kafka would have been ruined in the hands of an amateur. A dog can not be ignored and abandoned to a dog-run because the owner has lost interest or does not wish to be inconvenienced by caring for the dog. A Doberman is a dog that bonds to people. It CAN NOT live with neglect and loneliness… it must live with its owner and share its owner’s life.  

       If you have never owned a dog before, there is no way you can possibly understand the commitment you are making to a dog.  And, once you purchase a dog, this is not something that you can just change you mind about in a month (or a year) when you have gotten bored or tired of the work and commitment required to own a dog.

      With respect to the Doberman, it is imperative that you have an experienced mentor, both early on to help with ear taping, grooming, training and conditioning… and later, to guide you on how to properly train and present the Doberman in the ring.  No breeder wants to see a dog of their breeding presented incorrectly, or in poor weight or poor condition (with very poor muscle tone). There are more than 1001 wrong ways to train, condition and /or show a dog...   and really only one way to do it right. There are no short-cuts.  You will not learn the right way from a book or from a mediocre teacher/ mentor.

 Here is a helpful link with information for people considering purchasing a puppy http://www.seattle-attorney.com/storm/dobe.html

When you email asking for a perfect show quality puppy - especially one closely related to Kafka - you are not alone.  This is something that many many puppy buyers want.  It is what we - the breeder- want too. When a breeder decides where to place a good puppy, we  want to see that the buyer has a proven track record of experience with raising, conditioning and training a healthy, happy, fit Doberman. For show quality puppies, the breeder also wants to see that the buyer has experience raising training and conditioning a successful show Doberman.  And, we want a buyer we can trust to follow through on all aspects of the purchase agreement, which always includes the mandate that - if at any time and for any reason - the buyer desires to place the dog with a third party, the dog must come back to us. We sell males outright. For all bitches that we sell - we require at least one puppy back, specifically, our pick of a puppy from a litter sired by a stud dog we approve of... and we require that the bitch be bred before she is 4 years old. These conditions are NOT negotiable.

Your goal should be to have the best of the best… to show the very best and to breed the very best. Nothing less than the best is acceptable (or even worth your time). And remember, every dog you own and every time you step into the ring reflects back on you. Your reputation is your greatest asset. Never, ever, ever compromise your reputation.  And never present less than the best. The road to excellence is one of commitment, discipline and hard work. There are no short-cuts; success over time is not something you can buy.  

To those buyer outside the United States who are interested in a puppy from Logres, we thank you for your interest,  but you should consider the following: It is always nice to hear from fans of the Doberman breed. Many who contact us from outside the US reference the fact that American breeders will often not even respond to owners from certain foreign countries.  This is true… and there are reasons. What follows may seem harsh… but the goal in life is to achieve excellence… not to hide behind fakery and soft-flattering words of comfort. Hopefully the reader is a mature adult, fully capable of hearing the truth. At the very least, if one wishes to be a top competitor,  one must be able to make an honest self assessment. Many American breeders will not send dogs to India and/or  Malaysia. We will tell you bluntly why this is so; American breeders are afraid... we are afraid that the puppy we send will live in a tiny house or apartment, with no yard or exercise area… and that if you get tired of it, the dog will be left on the streets to starve, die of neglect or illness, or worse yet, be eaten.  So, we avoid foreigners out of fear…  fear for the well-being of our puppies.  If you want to approach an American breeders, you must be wiling to describe and show the environment you will provide for the dog (and that includes information about diet, exercise and medical care). 

We wish all Doberman fanciers world wide the very best.  Our intention is that years in the future we can point to anyone we've sold a puppy to and say,  "This person  is a Doberman owner / breeder we are proud to call a friend… and proud to recommend to others."