Well, cooler weather is coming to most = of the world, although it remains hot here in phoenix J The Hurricane is wreaking havoc in Texas and yet people remain = optimistic. We have a puppy = going to a great family, ironically born from our female Texas Von Karpatia and our Champion Male Uragan Best of Island. Uragan is Croatian for Hurricane, = and the pup will fittingly be named Ike. Funny how many things played together = for that.

   The economy continues to slump further = and the housing market still has not rebounded and we find so many people turning to = companionship from great Doberman Pinschers =  as a comfort and a way to protect their homes and families with rising crime = and uncertainty.  I have to admit, for us it is the same, petty theft = is on the rise in our own communities and yet no one comes down the back alley and = climbs our back fence.

   As the days start to cool off, I have = come out of hibernation much more and we have been training very hard with the dogs, = both our own personal protection dogs and sport = dogs as well as doing helper and decoy work for some other world renown = trainers. I sure am learning much more and my dogs are responding very well. But = cooler days here mean chilly nights in other parts of the world, where folks = may even be lucky enough to cuddle up by a wood burning stove with their = Dobermans and I have to confess I feel quite jealous. I have always loved Autumn, but = soon Autumn will turn cold and frozen for many of you and we will be out = training with a smile on our faces J

   We have a couple of upcoming events = some of you may be able to attend so we wanted to share our schedule. September = 26ht-28^th we will be in Salem Oregon (Just outside Portland) for a Schutzhund = helper seminar. Unfortunately we will not be able to bring any of the dogs that = day, but if you can come we would love to see your Family Dobes all grown and = have a family reunion of sorts. You can get more information on the seminar = from dvgjudge@msn.com Then it’s = off to Denver Colorado the following month October 11^th and = 12^th hosted by Lisa and Habib for a Search and = Rescue Seminar and reunion with our Denver area Family Dobes. For more = information on the SAR Seminar contact Lisa at nasrullahs@msn.com We hope to see some of our FamilyDobes family members at those events = whether you like SAR or Schutzhund or not. Anyone wanting to make their way down = this way when it is cold elsewhere, we will have a Schutzhund trial with the Scottsdale Schutzhund club in November (Steve will be the trial helper) = and with the Phoenix Schutzhund club in December (We will be trialing the = dogs). Those are great times to visit Phoenix! Those two trials last year are = the reason we moved down here J = The weather was so great we just had to be part of it!

   We also want to Welcome to the Kennel = Tara’s Best of Island “Ali” who is an unbelievable working male, he is a = Junior Champion, IPO-1 and has just one win left for his international = championship. He is great in the house with the kids and loves affection as well as = running around with the girls. Watch for big things from him!

Steve Parsons

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