Gladio Nero kennel has been recognized by the FCI in July 2001, so the kennel is quite recent. In 80's "dobermann fashion" exploded in Bologna and many of my friends had these magnificent dogs with "pompous names"! I bought my first Dobermann in a pet shop in Bologna, a brown male from Hungary. I named him Beep. When Beep died I went to Vergiate (close to Milan) to buy a puppy from a professional breeder and I brought home Ulrik dei Nobili Nati, a powerful black male, son of the champion Quinn dei Nobili Nati. Ulrik never partecipated on any exposition or gatherings, he was the family dog, a friend, the true master of the garden. In 1996 Ulrik died for kidney failure.

In that period I was on relashion Genoa-Milan, I suffered from a lack of such a dog, so every now and then I went to visit a dog training court in Genoa. The chief of the training court told me where to find a "true champion" so I went to this famous italian kennel and, at a high price, I bought an 8 months puppy, my "future champion"! Back in Bologna with the dog, after a few weeks I reconsidered the warning of my coach and I gave the puppy back to the breeder because it was not exactly the kind of Dobermann I was looking for. After a long day of discussion and after paying some more money, the breeder replaced the puppy with another one. Unfortunately, I had met with the wrong breeder because also the second puppy did not have the characteristics and the potentials to become a champion and I gave it to a friend.

Coach Silvano told me to visit a kennel with puppies in Vergiate so, for the second time in my life, I went to the Nobili Nati kennel where I bought my first dobermann female, and I bought Prada dei Nobili Nati (Ch. Dior For Regent Blue x Mizar dei Nobili Nati). With Prada I started to participate in the dog shows in Italy and other countries, two IDCs, and I took her to trainings. In October ’98 Prada had her first mating with the Multi Champion Jivago v.h. Wantij. I have been the first Italian breeder to use this dog. From this mating whelped Ardiata Gladio, a beautiful brown female.

Now I own four dobermanns, one male and three females: Rafael Vincente del Citone, Prada dei Nobili Nati, Balibelelei and Ardita Gladio.