http://vikingdobermans.com/blog Viking Dobermans - promoting the total Doberman!! Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:05:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en John Soares is hosting a Working Dog Seminar on February 13, 2011 Indoors... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2011/01/25/john-soares-working-dog-seminar-february-13-2011/ Charlie Brown had his first beginner's Agility class last Monday night...  we tried Agility when Charlie was not quite a year old, but another dog attacked him during class and we just didn't go back....  But now that Charlie has five kids and they are all beginning to train in ... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2011/01/10/charlie-is-testing-the-agility-waters-and-so-far-he-thinks/ Charlie Brown is proud to have joined this list of AKC Champion Schutzhund III Dobermans Knox's Carbon Copy Jack - Anozira's Cactus Jack Bro - Chalmar's the Big Red One Dillon - BJF Crescendo v Aquarius Silas - Destiny's Man on a Mission Charlie - Viking's Charlie Brown http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/11/24/the-six-akc-champion-schh-iii-dogs-dobermans-as-of-11242010/ Mmmm... still training almost all Saturday and Sundays at WAG. Tracking continues to be a bug-a-boo for me and my man.  I am working with Butch Henderson when I can, but that has been far and few recently as he was getting ready to trial his Bouv and his GSD in ... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/10/12/still-training-every-weekend/ http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/09/01/charlie-browns-brown-collar-boy-black-male-born-6-10-2010/ Poor quality video with lots of camera movement and conversation in the background (I just turn my sound off)... but it will give you an idea of what we did well and where our problems exist.... we will be working on continuous barking away from the helper and control issues.... ... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/06/18/charlies-vpg-protection-routine/ Yesterday, Charlie Brown became the sixth AKC Champion Doberman Pinscher to be a SchH III dog.  He was owner, breeder, handled, trained and trialed.  I also put both his majors and two singles on him in the breed ring.  I believe (but don't quote me on this), he is the ... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/06/13/charlie-brown-is-now-the-sixth-akc-champion-schutzhund-iii-dog/ http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/05/29/zeldas-birthday-has-arrived-10-years-young-today/ [caption id="attachment_398" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Charlie Brown BOS UDC Conformation Show #2"] [/caption] Charlie Brown single tracking http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/05/24/photos-from-cindy-noland-of-charlie-brown-at-udc-national/ I'm beginning to feel the pressure of a trial looming and unfinished and unpolished tracking and protection routines....  In tracking, I am not confident in my handling abilities or in Charlie's work ethic if the conditions are hard.  I'm getting one to three tracks in each week and I am ... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/05/18/tracking-with-charlie-brown-may-18-2010/