Beyond the Atlantic
A Synopsis of influential Dobermanns in the USA and the importance
of combinations between American and European dogs
by Dimitris
This article is just a short report, a synoptical resume of some dobermans who had (have) determinative influence for the development of the breed in the USA, and parallely an
effort to render comprehensible the importance and the value
of the mixing between American and European bloodlines, in
order to enlarge the genetic “pool” and produce
also great individuals by using different lines (or lines
who have a common genetic base and origin in reality) as
alternatives.
Of course under the normal restrictions of a brief article
there are omissions and certainly it is a subjective personal
point of view,not a complete report or a scientific statistic
research.
It would be interesting to mention
some great and also very influential dobermanns for the USA
from different spaces of time, beginning from the decades
of 20's and 30's with the influence of German
(Sigalsburg) and Dutch (Koningstad) bloodlines.
Some of this
period's great specimens are:
Prinz Favorit
v.Koningstad (wt: 1921)
(Dutch-Am.Ch.Prinz Carlo v.Koningstad-Dutch Ch.Angola
v.Grammont).
A red Dutch bred male who made the breed popular in the USA.He
was American champion
and Westminster 1925 winner.Prinz Favorit produced 15 champions.
Illisa of Westphalia (wt: 1926)
(Claus v.d.Spree-Prinses Illisa v.d.Koningstad) the brown
female who was the only American bred dog who became German
siegerin(1929).Illisa was alsoAmerican champion.
She had one litter for the Westphalia's kennel sired
by the well known stud Helios v.Siegertor.
The very importand for the USA German bred stud Kurt
v.d.Rheinperle Rhinegold (Ch.Astor of Westphalia-DVsgrn
Anita Zur Immermannhoehe) was Illisa's grandson.
 The German bred male, DPCA 1934 Best of Breed-Champion and
Sieger Muck v.Brunia (wt: 1929) (Lux v.Roedeltal-Hella v.Winterburg)who was grandson of Alto v.Sigalsburg and top producer in Germany and
USA too. Between his most famous progeny in Europe are the
‘A' and ‘B' v.d.Domstadt litters and
the great Troll v.Engelsburg
(German-American and Canadian champion-1935 world winner-95, Best of breed awards and 48 Best in Show.
Troll gave a large number of outstanding descendants
in Europe.
He was exported in USA but he was not used so often as stud.Inspite
this fact he sired 13 American champions).
Muck v.Brunia produced champion children also in
USA (like for example the 5 champions of the ‘F”
Lindenhof litter). Many of his grand-children became champions
too. Muck v.Brunia is one of the most important
males for the further development of the breed in Europe and
America too.
Another very influential dog during the 30's was Jessy
v.d.Sonnenhoehe (Charloc v.Rauhfelsen-Alice v.d.Sonnenhoehe)
a German bred female who is one of the most important females
in history, having a large number of great descendants in
Europe and US. Her first mating to Troll v.Engelsburg in Germany produced the sieger Ferry v.Rauhfelsen (later exported to the USA where he became champion.
He also was the first dobermann who got the best in show at
Westminster in1939.
Ferry was the father of 37 American champions) and
the siegerin Freya v.Rauhfelsen.
Especially in the US, Jessy produced 13 champions
from only 2 litters (the first sired by Kurt v.Rheinperle and the second by Pericles of Westphalia).
About 45 of her grand children became champions in America. Jessy was German siegerin, 1937 DPCA best
of breed and American champion.
The decade 1940-'50 is considered as a determinative
period in the American dobermann breeding history.It is the
so-called era of “the seven sires”. According
to Peggy Adamson's article,”Illena and
the Seven Sires”(written in 1951): “The Seven Sires were responsible for an era in American
Dobermans which was as exciting and colorful as the dogs themselves.
They towered over the Doberman world like mighty titans and
the competition among them was brisk, awesome -- and sometimes
fierce. The dog magazines fattened on their advertising, the
like of which the breed has not seen before or since. Their
names were familiar to the veriest novice, and their offspring
could be found in the remotest hinterlands. Each had his loyal
partisans, and the legends concerning them were inexhaustible.
With their passing, passes an era. History will not soon see
the time when seven males of such stature live contemporarily
again".
Those dogs were:
1) Ch.Westphalia's Rameses (1938-1948)
(Ch.Kurt v.d.Rheinperle Rhinegold-Jessy v.d.Sonnenhoeve) who
was linebred to Helios v.Siegertor (imported from Germany). Rameses sired 11
champions.His father Kurt v.d.Rheinperle was
not a succesful show dog but as a stud he produced 20 champions
and his influence to the American breeding was of great importance.Rameses
had 6 litter mates and all of them became champions like him.
 2) Ch.Dow's
Illena of Marienland(whelped 1941)
(Ch.Westphalia's Rameses-Ch.Dow's Cora v.Kienlesberg).
Illena is the dam of 12 champions in 5 litters by
3 different males.Her mother was daughter of Kurt
v.d.Rheinperle Rhinegold out of a half sister of Jessy v.Sonnenhoeve,named Ch.Gretel
v.Kienlesberg. In the bloodline of Dow's Cora
v.Kienlesberg there is strong influence of Helios
v.Siegertor.
3) Ch.Westphalia's Uranus(1939-49)
(Pericles of Westphalia-Jessy v.Sonnenhoeve).He was half brother
to Rameses.His father was son of Kurt
v.Rheinperle Rhinegold who was the father of Rameses as well. Uranus gave to
the breed 14 champions.
4) Ch.Favoriet v.Franzhof (1941-51)
(Westphalia's Uranus-Adele v.Meigel). His mother was
daughter of Westphalia's Rajah(full
brother of Westphalia's Rameses).The brown male Favoriet
v.Franzhof was the sire of 13 champions.
5) Ch.Domossi of Marienland(1939-46)
(Ch.Blank v.Domstadt-Ch.Ossi v.Stahlheim)who was full brother
of the great Dictator v.Glenhugel.The number
of champions sired by the brown Domossi of Marienland is 20.
 6) Ch.Emperor
of Marienland(1941-49)
(Domossi of Marienland-Westphalia's Rembha)who produced
18 champions.Emperor's mother was sister
of Westphalia's Rameses.
 7) Ch.Alcor
v.Millsdod (1941-51)
(Ch.Westphalia's Uranus-Ch.Maida v.Coldod)who was 1946
and 1948 DPCA Best of Breed and winner at the Westminster
show in !947.His mother's line was based in Sigalsburg's
blood in combination with the line of Muck v.Brunia.The
German bred father of Maida v.Coldod,named Carlo v.Bassewitz, was American champion
and he sired 13 Am.champions as well. Alcor was the father of 26 champions.
 During the 40's USA saw one of the best males ever in
this country, the great brown sire
(52 of his descendants became champions),
Dictator v.Glenhugel (1941-1952) (15 BOB-5 BIS)
(Blank v.d.Domstadt-Ossi v.Stahlhelm).
Dictator was 1943 DPCA Best of Winners,1944
DPCA Best of Breed and 1945 Westminster Group Winner.
His German bred mother was daughter of the very important
German producer Troll v.Engelsburg and grand
daughter of Muck v.Brunia, while his also
German bred father (who was the sire of 15 champions)
was son of Muck v.Brunia.
A very important dog at the period of 50's was Rancho Dobe's Storm (1949-60)
(Ch.Rancho's Dobe Primo-Ch. Maedel v.Randahof).
Even in Germany at this time there was no dog to defeat
him, according to specialists. He was shown 25 times and
always was the best of breed, 22 times best of working group,
17 times best in show and 2 times best in show at Westminster(1952
and 1953).
He sired 20 champions.
The bloodline of Storm is strongly influenced
by some dogs who had great contribution in the development
of the breed in USA, like Kurt v.Rheinperle-Rhinegold, Jessy v.d.Sonnenhoehe,Troll v.Engelsbourg and Muck v.Brunia. Storm's father,Rancho Dobe's Primo was son of Alcor v.Millsdod out of Rancho
Dobe's Kashmir who was grand-daughter of Emperor v.Marienland and Westphalia's
Roxanna (sister of Rameses).
Storm's mother, Maedel v.Randahof,
was grand daughter of Ferry v.Rauhfelsen and Muck v.Brunia.
One very impressive show dog was the black male named Am.Can.Cub.ChBorong
the Warlock(1955-66)
(Ch.Astor v.Grenzweg-Ch.Florowil Allure). Borong's hereditary power demonstrated
in his champion offspring and he became an important force
for the breed during the 50's and 60's.He produced
39 champions. His mother was linebred in Dictator
v.Glenhugel and she was also great grand-daughter
of Emperor v.Marienland.
Borong was 234 times BOB, 3 times winner of the
DPCA National specialty(1956-57-60) and reserve Bundessieger.
 The decade of 70's gave to the breed the amazing brown
male Am.-Can.Ch. Marienburg's Sunhawk(1973-1982)
(Marienburg's Sundancer-Ch.Marienburg's Desert
Flame,a brown to brown breeding) who was one of the high
quality dobermans bred by Mrs Mary Rodgers. Sunhawk was the sire of 86 champions.
He was top dobermann of the year 1976,DPCA National Specialty
1976 and 1978 best of breed,TOP20 1975 winner,he won 139
BOB,5 BIS and he was BOB at the westminster show in 1976.
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is very interested to note that Dictator v.Glenhugel is present more than 20 times in his pedigree. Sunhawk's daughter Ch. Marienburg's
Mary Hartman has the incredible record of the 44
BIS awards! She was also TOP20winner1978,Westminster group
winner1979,DPCA 1979 and 1983 best of breed and in 1978
she was No1 dog of all breeds! Mary Hartman is grand daughter of a superb show female the Am.-Can.-Mex.Ch.Sultana
v.Marienburg(1963-74).Sultana won 37 best in show awards and 90 first group1.She was DPCA
1967 and 1968 best of breed and No1 dobermann in 1966 and
1967 and No2dog of all breeds.
One of the best stud dogs of the 80's for the US was
the Ch.Elektra's the Windwalker(1981-1990)
(Ch.Beaulane Windfall-Ch.Elektra's Rally Round the
Flag) who was admirable for the large number of his top
class champion descendants.Windwalker was line bred on the
important Ch. Gra-Lemor Demetrius vd Victor.
Between his descendants we can find one of the top show
dogs in the US dob's history, the brown female Royal Tudors Wild as the Wing(1984-1997) (Ch.Elektra's
the Windwalker-Array Exclusive),who was Top 20 winner 1987,best
of breed in the DPCA Nationals(while best of opposite sex
was her father Windwalker),No1 best dog of all breeds 1988,westminster's
winner 1989 and the only Ch.dobermann UDTX in history.
A bitch with extremely strong hereditary power was the Ch.Florowill
Bit of Magic (1985-1995) (Ch.Tolivar's Boo Radley Dob Mann-Brosam's Magic
Sundance),who is the top producing female in the breed's
history for the USA being the mother of 21 AKC champions.She
was No1 top producing bitch of the DPCA 1992-93-94 and certainly
she was a significant force for the breed in USA.
 One of the greatest specimens of all times in USA is the
Windwalker's grandson,the superb brown champion Brunswig's
Cryptonite (Kafka)(1986-1995) (Ch.Beaulane the Nite Ryder-Brunswig's Zephyr).
Cryptonite was bred by Robert and Phyllis Farrier
and handled by George Murray and he is the top winning dobermann
of all times in the US and one of all the time top winning
dogs of any breed!
He is the second top sire(114 champions!!) in the US dob's
history (the first is his grandson Cabria's
Cactus Cash!) Kafka was shown
428 times and won 392 times the BOB award,he had 350 group
placements,258 group firsts and 124 BIS awards!
The legendary Brunswig's Cryptonite is
a great force for the development of the breed not only
in the USA.
It is worth noticing that his strong influence can be found
even in Brazil.
His son,the Br.-Can.-Jap.-Pan/Am.-Lat/Am.-Int.Ch.Charleston
Yankee(1996-2006) is the top dobermann of all times
in Brazil.Yankee won 43 best in show awards,35 reserves
in 3 continents,he also won 150 best of breed and he is
the sire of over 50 champions and several multi best in
show winners in 4 continents.Yankee's mother,named
Am.-Br.Ch.Gipsy Storm Charleston is great
grand daughter of Cryptonite too!
During the decade
'80-'90 the combinations between European and
American bloodlines have been very famous and very successful
(especially for the kennels Marienburg's and Cara's).Two
European bred dogs had a tremendous impact at this period
and played a significant role as reproductive dogs of note:
 The black stud Dexter v.Franckenhorst(1984-1996)
who was bred in Holland by the legendary
Mrs Sonia Franquemont-Freudenberg and
exported to Marienburg's kennel.
He was the sire of more than 30 champions.
A large number of his grandchildren and great grandchildren
became champions too.
According to J.M.v.d.Zwan (“In the Beggining...A History
of the Dobermann”-3rd edition 1999-page 338) “... Dexter is the most influencial dobermann that came
to the USA after the second world war.”
Dexter v.Franckenhorst was son of the Dutch-German-International
champion Arrow v.Harro's Berg (Salvador v.Franckenhorst-Vitesse v.Franckenhorst)
and Vitesse's full sister Vivre
Vivien v.Franckenhorst (Nimrod Hilo v.Franckenhorst-Medina
dei Piani Praglia) who was French-German champion and DV
siegerin and she is considered as one of the greatest brood
bitches in the history of the breed in Europe.
Dexter's hereditary power was extremely valuable for the USA while
at the same time his sister,the Dutch-German-International
champion-Bundessiegerin-VDH-Europa siegerin-IDC vice siegerin
1986 Dea
Dolores v.Franckenhorst had a unique contribution in the development of the
breed in Europe being one of the breed's most important
females.One of the sons of Dea Dolores the great Ger-Int. Ch.-Dutch winner1991-DV sieger1991-IDC
sieger1993 Graaf
Quirinus v.Neerlands Stam(1987-1998) (bred
by the well known J.M.v.d.Zwan) was the most influencial
stud during the ‘90's in Europe and one of the
greatest of all times like his legendary father, the DV
sieger 1982-VDH-German-Int.Ch-SCH3-IPO3-Landes gruppen sieger'81-82-83-Angekoert Hertog
Alpha le Dobry (1979-91).
 The black female VDH-D-INT ch.-Bundessiegerin-DV siegerin-SCH3-ZTP Alida
v.Flandrischen Loewen(1984-1993),
a German bred daughter of IDC-DV- Europa sieger-Bundessieger-SCH3-Koerung
1A(for life) Ali v.Langenhorst and German-International
Ch.-Bundessiegerin (at the age of just 18 months!)
SCH3 Alexa v.Heiderhof (6 of her siblings
were champions and sch3,while her champion children and
grandchildren represent her in an extremely large number
of countries).
Alida
v.Flandrischen Loewen played a very important
role for the international development of the breed.Before
being exported to the USA(to the former president of the
DPCA and owner of Cara's kennel Ray Carlisle)she had
one litter in Europe for the famous Norden Stamm kennel
of Jens Kollenberg, sired by German-Spanish-International
Ch.-Bundessieger-IDC 1987 sieger Ebo v.d.Groote
Maat (Egor v.d.Eland-Barones Eva v.Rensloo)
 This
remarkable litter produced 5 champions included the unique
brown female Kalina
v.Norden Stamm,who is one of the top winning
dobermans in Europe and one of the most titled dobermans
in the history of the breed!
(as also her sister Mia!) Kalina never
been beaten for a Sieger title!
The only female who won her for a CAC award was her full
sister in blood Mia v.Norden Stam (Ebo v.d.Groote Maat-Anka v.Flandrischen
Loewen). Alida's 2 litters in the USA (the
first sired by Ch.Elektra's the Windwalker and the
second by the Elektra's son Ch.Akela's
the Vindicator,TOP 20 winner 1989) produced 7 champions
.Her excellent phenotype and genotype and her amazing results
in the litter box(totaly 12 champions ,1 IDC siegerin,1
Angekoert,9 SCH titles,4CDs,1CDX) made her one of the most
important females in the breed's history.Alida's offspring can be found on every continent in 28
countries!
Nowadays the use of European studs in the American breeding
has been rather limited but inspite
this fact we can still find characteristics examples of
mixed combinations in the USA:
 Maybe the most important producer in Europe during the last
ten years and one of the greatest in the history of the
breed is without any doubt the superb IDC 2001 sieger-Welt.-DV
sieger –ZTP-SCH3-Angekoert Gino Gomez del Citone (1997) bred by
the famous breeder, judge and AIAD president Mr.Pierluigi Pezzano.
Gino Gomez is the incest product of a full brother-sister
combination between the SCH1-ZTP Astor del Citone and the Int.-It.-Ger.Ch.- Bundessiegerin-DV-AIAD-IDC
siegerin-IPO1-ZTP Arielle d'Amour del Citone.
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| Gino Gomez del Citone |
Arielle d'Amour del Citone |
Astor del Citone |
Tequila Mali del Citone |
They were children of the Int.-It.Ch.-AIAD sieger-SCH2-ZTP Prinz
v.Norden Stamm
(It.ch.-Bundessieger-IDC 1986 sieger-SCH3-ZTP
Quinn dei Nobili Nati - SCH3-ZTP- KOERUNG Kastra v.Norden
Stamm) and the incomparable Tequila
Mali del Citone(described below).
In the line of Gino Gomez there is a strong
genetic influence of the fabulous Int.-It.Ch.- Bundessieger
1984-SCH3 Elisir di Campovalano bred by
the great Gabriele Prosperi.
Elisir is one of the most determinative genetic
factors in the formation of the modern dobermann type in
Europe.He was also the result of an incest mating between Cito and Caienna di villa Castelli (Aldo
v.Ferrolheim-Rada del Verdiano). Gino Gomez sired a large number of champion and sieger progeny in every
part of Europe and he has sired more IDC siegers than any
other stud in the history of the breed. His exceptional
beauty and his impressive stud records captured the imagination
of the breeders not only in Europe but also in the USA where
he produced champion children and grand-children.
His first American bred champion son is Ch.Kansa's
Primus Inter Pares out of Ch.Kansa's
Girls Juswana Havfun,who is great grand-daughter
of Brunswig's Cryptonite.One more Gino's champion descendant for Kansa's
kennel is Ch.Kansa's Out all Nite v.Tristar.Her
mother named Kansa's a Touch of Class is
daughter of Nello's Lex Luthor(described
below). It is worthy of being spoken of Gino's son,
the Int.-UKC-Can.Ch.-ZTP-IPO2-VPG3-Koerung Bell'Lavoros
Dio Di Giove,who is the only American bred dog
who passed the most prestigious test of character and structure,the
tough German Koerung.His mother is Cara's
Matik Gift for Gab(ZTP-SCH3) and her genotype is
¾ European,based mostly in Franckenhorst-Norden Stamm-Campovalano
and Roveline blood while the American line in her pedigree
goes back to Elektra's the Windwalker.
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| Kansa's Primus Inter Pares |
Kansa's Out all Nite v.Tristar |
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Similar types of combinations
between European and American dogs can be found in Europe
as well: The black male named Marienburg's Dark Daimler(born
in 1989)
(Marienburg's Morocco-Dolly v.Franckenhorst)who has
been exported during the 90's from USA to Europe(in
Franckenhorst kennel) played a significant role as stud.He
was line bred in the famous “D” Franckenhorst
litter in combination with the line of Marienburg's
Sunhawk. Dark Daimler's mating
with the DV siegerin-world ch.-multi ch.Golda v. Franckenhorst produced the “Z” litter for the Franckenhorst
kennel (1992). Analytically their most influencial progeny
were:
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| Zoe v.Franckenhorst |
Zenda v.Franckenhorst |
Zari v.Franckenhorst |
Zoe v.Franckenhorst(champion class winner
in IDC 1994,while her sister Zenda was 2nd
in working class).Zoe is the mother of IDC
1999 siegerin Quaresse d'Islamorada (sired by the Int.-It.-VDH Ch.- Bundessieger-DV-AIAD- IDC
1997 sieger-ZTP-Sch3 and great producer Alfa
Adelante del Citone,a real legend of the breed)
who is the mother of the IDC 2003 siegerin Ramona
Rashi del Citone(sired by Gino Gomez del Citone).Zoe's daughter, coming from her first mating with Alfa
Adelante is the Italian champion Dali Dorena
del Citone as well.Dali Dorena born
the AIAD Junior siegerin-Int.-It.ch.Alba Chiara del
Monte Aspro(father in this case was Gino Gomez).
Zari v.Franckenhorst, who was not succesful
show dog like her sisters(Zenda and Zoe).But she had very
good results in the litter box.She was mated to the VDH-Belg-Lux-Int.Ch.Floijdt
v.Savelsbos and born the Greek champion and DVGR
siegerin Grazia v.Franckenhorst and her sister Grafin Goldie v.Franckenhorst(Ipo3-ZTP). Grafin Goldie born the FCI 2002 world champion-DV
sieger-VDH-Int.-Multi Ch.Vero v.h.Wantij out of the very importand Dutch bred producer Jivago
v.h.Wantij.
Zari's son from her litter with Floijdt,named Gad v.Franckenhorst, was the father of Ela
Esmeralda Sawages (in combination with the very important
female Int.-Yu.Ch.Heidy
Royal Bell).Ela Esmeralda gave
to the breed the amazing Int.-multi Ch.-vice world winner
2006 Wild
Cherry di Altobelloout of the legendary brown
sire,the Int.-Yu.-Hu.ch.-IDC 1997 class winner- IDC 1998 sieger Baron
Nike Renewal.
The hereditary powers of Marienburg's Dark Daimler were very valuable for the Belgian Ramonburg's kennel.He
sired some excellent progeny out of Ch.Qalina v.d.Donken (daughter of Graaf Quirinus v.Neerlands Stam) like
for example the Dutch-Lux.-VDH Ch.-Vice DV and Vice IDC siegerin Ramonburg's Tequila in 1995,the Sw.-Fin.-Dan.-Nord.-Int.Ch.Ramonburg's
Unique in 1996 and the Germ.VDH Ch.-Vice IDC Jugend
sieger Ramonburg's Valdo in 1997.
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| Qalina v.d.Donken |
Ramonburg's Tequila |
Ramonburg's Unique |
Valdo is the father of the European Youth ch.-Dutch
ch.-Top UK brood bitch 2007 Aritaur
Dominatrix in combination with Crislea Centrefold of Aritaur,
a daughter of the top stud dog in the UK(1993)Ch.Holtzburg
Mayhem.
Ramonburg's Tequila is the mother of
the Norw.-Dut.Ch.Ken-Ti's Bongo in
combination with the great producer,the It.ch.-DV-BD-AIAD-IDC'99
Junior sieger-AIAD 2001 sieger Nitro del Rio Bianco.
We can also find champion progeny of Marienburg's
Dark Daimler at the famous Hungarian Tahi Reme kennel
of the well known judge and breeder Erika Szokol.His mating
with Tahi Reme Judy(her line was a mixing
between Franckenhorst, Nymphenburg,Eschenhof,Ferrolheim blood)
produced the Int.-Hu.Ch.Tahi-Reme Porthos Niko and the Hu.Ch.Tahi-Reme Paco.
Another very successful mating during the 90's is the
one between the unique 1993 Bundessiegerin-AIAD-IDC siegerin,1994
world champion,Italian-German-International champion-SCH1-ZTP Tequila Mali del Citone(1991-1996)(Lucifer
v.Roveline-Haina del Citone),a magnificent female who is considered
by many specialists as one of the greatest breed's specimens
of all times, and the Greek champion and DVGR sieger Holmrun
Phabio of Marienburg(1993-2002)(Marienburg's
Blackstone-Holmrun Page of Marienburg).In Phabio's line there is strong genetic influence of the great Dexter
v.Franckenhorst in combination with the blood of Marienburg's Sunhawk (7 crosses to
Sunhawk) while in Tequila's pedigree
we can find many important champions and siegers,like the
Dutch bred dual IDC (1988 and 1989)sieger -Bundessieger-Europa-DV
sieger-IPO3 Baron Bryan v.Harro's Berg (Baron
Cecar v.Rensloo-Vitesse v.Franckenhorst)),who was one of the
greatest show dogs of all times in Europe(even at the age
of 9 years he was best of breed at the Dutch champion show!)
The result of this mating was the amazing Crystal
Conny del Citone (1995-2001)(Greek and international
champion,IDC 1997 champion class winner,vice aiad siegerin
1998).This very important line gave to the breed in Europe
a large number of champion and sieger descendants(like for
example the AIAD sieger Quillam
Quasim del Citoneand the Greek Ch.Kevin
King del Citone) and her influence is present as
well to the IDC 2004 sieger Hangar
dei Sauli Grimaldi,to the It.Ch.-AIAD siegerin
2006 Runa
Robi dei Nobili Nati and also to the IDC 2006
sieger Pathos
delle Querce Nere.
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| Holmrun Phabio of Marienburg |
Dexter v.Franckenhorst |
Baron Bryan v.Harro's
Berg |
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Quillam Quasim del Citone |
Kevin King del Citone |
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Runa Robi dei Nobili Nati |
Pathos delle Querce Nere |
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Some other remarkable
dogs of note,including the important Argentinian bred dogs
,who have been very influencial for the modern American doberman's
breeding history, that must be mentioned in this short report
are:
Cambria's
Cactus Cash |
The top producing sire in the US breed's history, the
great Ch. Cambria's Cactus Cash(1994-2002)
(sire of 144 champions as at June 2007!) (Ch.Rahdy's
Sail the Seven Seas-Ch.Cambria's Nocona V Texas).Cactus
Cash was top producing sire of all breeds in the
US three times:2001-2003-2004.
Among his progeny 12 won the BIS award and 23 had very important
acchivements in DPCA Nationals,TOP 20 and Westminster shows
as well.It is interesting to note that Cactus Cash is a line breeding to the legendary Brunswig's
Cryptonite.
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Cryptonite |
The TOP20 contender 1998-1999-2000,multiple best in show winner,DPCA
grand prize futurity winner 1996 Am.Ch.Darwin's
Dance of the Hour(1995-2005).His father the Am.ch.Maco's
Sugar Twin was grandson of Sunhawk and
his mother the Am.ch.Darwin's Fantasia was grand daughter of Royal Tudor's Wild as
the Wing.Darwin's Dance of the Hour
sired 23 American and 3 Canadian champions,4 TOP 20 finalists
and the 1998 and 2000 DPCA grand prize futurity winners. He
was also the stud dog winner at the DPCA 2000 National specialty.
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Repo Man |
The unique Marienburg's Repo Man(1998-2004),
son of the famous Argentine producer Nello's
Lex Luthor. Repo Man has 55 BIS
awards,he is the DPCA National Speciality 2002 Winner,the
No1 working dog in 2002 and he is the sire of 46 American
champions(untill October 2005).His mother,named Ch.Marienburg's
Coral Pendant, is grand-daughter of Dexter
v.Franckenhorst and Dea Dolores v.Franckenhorst too and her line is a mixing between the European
Franckenhorst, Neerlands Stam and Norden Stamm blood.
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| Nello's
Lex Luthor |
Repo Man's father,the Argentinian bred Nello's
Lex Luthor (1996-2004)
(Arg.Ch Will Ross Opium-Nello's Eureka Black),is a real
legend of the breed in Argentina.
His line goes back to the unique Marienburg's
Sunhawk(13 crosses to Sunhawk) and his show career
is trully splendid.Lex Luthor was International,Brazilian,
Argentinian, American champion,first rankings DCA 1998-1999-2000-2001-2002,TOP
20 winner in Argentina 1996-USA 2000-Brasil 2000,DPCA National
winner 2003(getting his 4th award of merit at the age of 7
½ years) and he also had more than 200 BIS in Argentina.Lex
Luthor sired 40 American champions and 100 world wide.
His son out of Cindy de Black Shadow (her
line goes back 2 times in 3rd generation in Brunswig's
Cryptonite and 1 in Dexter v.Franckenhorst) the Argentinian
bred Am.-Mex.-Arg.-Int.Ch.Inaqui de Black Shadow(whelped
in 2002) is the FCI world champion 2005 and the sire of many
champions in USA as well.
- A new promissing star(already father of champions)exported
from Argentina to the USA(to Aquarius kennel)is the superb
Am.Ch.Trotyl de Black Shadow(whelped in 2005)who
is son of Inaqui out of Arg Ch.Jessy de Vulcano(grand
daughter of Marienburg's Morocco).
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| Aeolus
Arabian Knight |
 The
year 2000 gave to the breed the amazing brown male Am.-Can.-Int.Ch. Aeolus Arabian Knight, son of Cambria's
Cactus Cash and Aeolus Little Bit O'Gipsy.
He is TOP 20 finalist of the years 2003-04-05-06 and he is
the sire of more than 30 champions.
At his bloodline we find the strong influence of Brunswig's
Cryptonite and Elektra's the Windwalker(not only through
“Kafka” but also through Arabian Knight's
grand-mother Ch.Glen Coe's Laura Ashley who is line
breeding to Windwalker.) A mixing of this bloodline to the
legendary line of Nello's Lex Luthor in Argentina (the
mating between Ch.Aeolus Arabian Knight and
Ch.Arg.-Urug.Luna de Akido San) produces two excellent specimens,
the Arg.-Bras.Ch.Alex de Akido San and his
sister Arg.-Bras.Ch.Athena de Akido San.
A very interesting sire of multiple champions is the Can.Ch.Marienburg's
Little Big Man(18-2-2001)(Marienburg's Repo
Man-Marienburg's Song of the South). His father's
line has been described above while his mother is daughter
of the Am.Ch.Marienburg's Love Potion (a female who is mainly built up out of Dexter v.Franckenhorst)
in combination with the amazing producer Ch.Soquel's
Distant Thunder(1996-2006)(Ch.Soquel's Thunder
Storm-Ch.Helena's Marian of Dubois) who is the sire
of more than 75 champions descendants and in his pedigree
there is a very interesting doubling up in 3rd generation
on Ch.Teraden's the Chocolate Soldier(1981-1994)(Ch.Lujac's
Daniel-Ch.Teraden's Red Hot Sizzle).
The best of breed at the DPCA national specialty 2007,Am.ch.Cha-Rish
Star Quest Blu-J's “Hunter” who
was also best of breed and working group 2nd at the Westminster
2005.
He already produced many champion progeny and he is the sire
of 4 TOP20 contenters too.
He got the 1st place in stud dog class at the DPCA 2007.His
father named Ch.Cha-Rish the Rain Storm is
a Cryptonite's grandson while his dam
Ch.Blu-J's Wind Star Cha-Rish is great
grand daughter of Cryptonite too.
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| Dabney's
Phenomenon |
Another brilliant dog of the new millenium is the black male
Ch.Dabney's Phenomenon(25-3-2003)(son
of the 2006 westminster show best of breed Ch.Eastwicks
Meadow Monster (who is grandson of Cambria's
Cactus Cash) and Ch.Dabney's I Can't Wait).
A real phenomenon who finished his champion title at the age
of 8 months in 10 shows with 3 majors!
He is the TOP 20 winner 2006 and TOP 20 finalist 2005,DPCA
Nationals AOM 2004-2005-2006,best of opposite sex at 2007
and 2008 Westminster's show,DPCA No1 dobermann(2006-2007),No2
working dog 2007,No12 all breeds dog 2007,No4 working dog
2008,winner of the Pro Plan champions cup 2007, also winner
of some of the most important shows in the USA including Chicago
International and Cleeveland Classic,winner of 42 specialty
best in show and winner of 30 all breeds best in show! Dabney's
Phenomenon is already the sire of more than 15 champions.
Article written by Dimitris, reachable on giota_b@otenet.gr, Greece |
