Veterinary Clearance
Age-appropriate vaccinations, two rounds of deworming, and a full nose-to-tail examination signed off by our vet within the week before collection.
A Small Program,
On Purpose
We keep one or two litters a year because that is how many puppies one household can genuinely raise underfoot. Everything else about this program follows from that decision.
The Program
Fourteen Years,
Fourteen Years,
One Breed
James started with a single rescued Doberman bitch in 2011 and no intention of breeding anything. What changed his mind was watching how completely that dog fell apart in the wrong hands before she reached him — and realising how much of that was decided before she was ever born.
Everything since has been an attempt to get the front end right. Two females, one stud, health testing on all three, and litters spaced far enough apart that every puppy gets the run of the house rather than a slot in a rotation. There is no waiting list theatre and no volume here. When there are puppies, they are on the Available Puppies page. When there are not, that page says so.
The other half of the job is the buyer. We have talked people out of the puppy they wanted, out of the breed entirely, and occasionally out of getting a dog this year at all. That costs us sales and saves everyone a great deal of grief.
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Sire & Dam
Our Standards
What Every Puppy Leaves With
None of this is optional or upgradeable. It is simply what a puppy from this program costs us to produce, and it is included in the $650.
Microchip, Registered
Chipped before leaving, with the registration transferred into your name rather than left sitting under ours for you to discover years later.
AKC Paperwork
Full registration application, a five-generation pedigree, and copies of both parents' health-testing certificates in the folder that travels with the puppy.
A Head Start
Crate introduced, house-training begun, nails handled, car ridden in, and enough household noise behind them that your home will not be the first loud place they have been.
The Standard
Health Testing
The Tests That
The Tests That
Actually Matter
Dobermans carry a small number of well-documented risks. Testing for them does not eliminate the possibility of illness, but breeding without testing for them is indefensible. Here is what we run on every dog we breed, and what you can ask to see.
- CardiacAnnual echocardiogram and Holter monitoring for dilated cardiomyopathy
- DCM DNAPDK4 and DCM2 markers tested and disclosed for both parents
- von Willebrand'sDNA tested — affected dogs are never bred to carriers
- HipsOFA evaluated at two years or older, no exceptions
- ThyroidFull panel, repeated rather than assumed from one clear result
Straight Talk
Four Things People
Four Things People
Wish They Had Known
1
They Do Not Switch Off Easily
A Doberman notices everything — the car door two houses down, the change in your voice, the suitcase coming out of the closet. That awareness is the breed working correctly. It also means a chaotic household produces a wound-up dog, and a calm one produces a settled dog.
2
They Are Softer Than They Look
Harsh handling does not toughen a Doberman, it shuts one down. These dogs respond to being shown what you want and being told, plainly, when they have got it. Anyone planning to train through intimidation should choose a different breed.
3
Adolescence Is Real
Somewhere between eight and fourteen months, a well-behaved puppy will appear to forget everything it ever learned. This passes. Families who quit during that window are the single most common way a good dog ends up rehomed.
4
They Are Not Outdoor Dogs
A single short coat, almost no undercoat, and a powerful need to be near their people. A Doberman left outside is a cold, lonely, and eventually difficult dog. If the plan is a yard dog, please pick another breed — we will not place one with you.
The Litter
Raised In The House
The dogs behind the program — the parents, the litters, and the everyday household our puppies are raised in before they leave for yours.
The Litter
Indoors
On the Road
Growing Up
Come and See For Yourself
Local visits are by appointment and you will meet the dam. Too far to drive? Ask for a video call instead.