How did you get started with Dobermanns
and what made you decide to breeed?
One day I found a Dobermann bitch in the woods. I thought
she looked like a deer, she was so beautifull. I called
her "Kantjil" wich means "little deer".
But then her owner came, so I had to give her back. But
I was in love with the Dobermann forever. After a view years
I bought my own Dobermann bitch, her name was "Barka
van Arcoja" She loked very good and she had an
excellent character. She became my foundation bitch.
What was the pedigree of your foundation
bitch "Barka van Arcoja" and what made you choose
that breeding?
The father of "Barka" was Armin Mechie van
Karo Sesander and her mother was Eliza Ezra van Diaspora.
I chose her for her looks but especially for her great character.
The parents of Armin Meckie van Karo Sesander are Don
Dayan vom Franckenhorst x Oenka van de Hooghe Weide.
What is the most important trait
that sets Dobermanns apart from all the other working dogs?
The Dobermann is the dog with the human mind. He can think
for himself. That's the reason I think it is harder but
more fulfilling to work with this dog and gain some results.
How has the cropping/docking laws
affected you personally?
I regret that cropping and docking are no longer allowed
in the Netherlands because it affects the beautifull look
of the Dobermann.
When people think of Dutch working
dogs, most automatically think KNPV. Why have you chosen Schutzhund
as your breeding tool? Also how would your dogs do in KNPV
competition (any examples)?
The mentality of most, not all, people who train KNPV
is not my mentality. I think that a dog who has a good character
can do both. I also think that manwork for a KNPV dog is
much easier then for an IPO dog because the KNPV dog is
allowed to bite everywhere.
You have had so many great dogs over
the years. Is there one who really stands out as your ideal?
Also who is your favorite current male and female?
Judifax Omar |
Ontario Yorick v t Rujanuda's Hof |
Judifax Phantomas |
Every dog is unique in his own way. But the most ideal
dog was Judifax Fanthomas [BH, opl.IPO I, ZTP]. I
have six dogs now, I love them dearly. They all have something
specical in their own way. I can not choose and say this
is my most favorite. Perhaps, Judifax Omar [BH, IPO
II, opl IPO III, ZTP 1A, SG] son of Ch.Roanka v.t. Rujanuda's
Hof and Ch. Jivago v het Wantij, because he has so much
courage and so much temprament but he is also such a real
"gentleman" for humans and animals. I think even
if a bomb would explode whe would not care, he has such
a strong and outgoing character. This character of him we'll
see back now in his offspring. We me I also have Ch. Roanka
v t Rujanuda's Hof [BH, IPO I] she is the grandmother of
Omar and the Mother of Raja Guna. Also Ontario Yorick
v t Rujanuda's Hof [BH, IPO III]. He's my once in a
life time male. He has produced some very good offspring
in "working Dobes". He is the father of Judifax
Raja Guna and the grandfather of Judifax Omar. He is 12
years old now and thank God still going strong. And I have
Xaphne von Mahuba, Roanka v.t. Rujanuda's Hof
and Judifax Raja Guna [BH, ZTP. opl. IPO I].
Xaphne von Mahuba |
Judifax Raja Guna |
Roanka v.t. Rujanuda's Hof |
The dogs winning the big shows in
Europe seem to be getting bigger and bigger how does this
affect their working ability both good and bad?
I think they will be slower in their movements. It is
not good for the neck and the legs when a working dog is
to big.
Several of your dogs also have show
titles even though I hear you described your dogs as more
working than showing? How important is conformation to you
and are you more proud of a show title or a working one?
I am proud of both of course. Although the character is
more, much more important then the looks of my dogs. And
most off all health. That's the number one priority in my
breeding.
Is there anything happening with
the European Dobermanns today that really makes you angry?
Yes, I think breeders are not looking enough at the characters
of the dogs they use for breeding. Some breeders want only
one thing and that is a beautifull Dobermann. Well where
do I stand with my beautifull Dobermann when someone attacks
me and this beautifull dog runs away?!
Are "Judifax Dobermanns"
today superior to dogs you bred years ago?
No, I don't think so. Perhaps they're not as elegant as
a couple of years ago. I did this because the Dobermann
in the Netherlands started to look like a mice. I don't
like it when I have to look twice to see if the dog is a
male or a female.
Who is your ideal Judifax puppy buyer?
I think people who had dogs aspecialy Dobermanns before.
If they didn't and they have children younger then 12 years
I wouldn't sell a puppy to them. When people work all day
it is not possible to buy a dog from my kennel and they
are not allowed to let the dog live outside the house in
a kennel. A dog belongs to his people. They also have to
sign a contract witch says they are not allowed to sell
the dog or give it away. The dog has to come back to us.
Why won't you sell to people with
children under 12 years of age?
My answer is that there are a lot of people who don't know
that no dog sees a child under the age of 12 years as higher
in rank. A lot of parents think their children are saints
and the children are allowed to give the dog a comment or
even take there food away. And then when the dog bites it
is the fault of the dog and not of the child. You don't
have to protect childeren against a dog, it is the other
way around. I hope you know what I try to say. When people
had dogs or a Dobermann before I want to think it over.
But if it is their first Dobermann I won't do it.
It seems the Dobermann is getting
regionalized in Europe. Is there really a difference in the
Italian, Yugoslavian, Russian, German, Dutch, and Czech dogs?
Can you look at a dog or see it work and say that it is a
typical dog from a certain country". Or is it more a
certain lines are more popular in certain countries than others?
I don't know so many dobes from the countries you mentioned.
But i love the dobermanns from the East European countries.
But then i am only talking about there looks - I dont know
their characters.
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