My First Litter of Pups

Currently I live about 2 hours west of Wasington DC with 4 dobes, and one small Papillion cross female who rules us all. I don't have a Kennel, the dogs live in the house and the pups are raised in my home to better prepare them for living in yours.  I am very particular about who I place my pups with, I am still in touch with buyers from every litter I've ever produced.  I love hearing how the puppy they received has brought them so much joy.  I hope to be able to bring as much joy to every family I place a puppy with.

TRINITY Doberman Pinschers is a small but serious breeding endeavor, committed to breeding FAITHFUL, LOVING, family GUARDIANS, who are visually beautiful, structurally correct, good movers, intelligent and sound tempered examples of their breed.  I adhere to the breed standard, I do not endorse Warlock (oversize) dobes or the white doberman, there is NO "Z" or white factor in my lines.

I came to the world of Dobermans in 1981 after having what was, until that point, the best dog of my adult life, a Harlequin Great Dane  I had rescued name "Boris".  I was drawn to Dobes for all the same qualities I had found in my Dane, just in a smaller package and a longer life span.  My Boris was only 6 1/2 years old when I lost him. My first Doberman had a very hard act to follow.  She needed to be intelligent, brave, devoted, protective and love me more than anything else in the world and hopefully for a lot longer than 6 or 7 years.  Jezebel made me a believer in breed and now almost 30 years later, I 've never looked back and I can't imagine EVER being without a doberman in my life.
 
In the early years I showed a little in the breed ring and the obedience ring.  Everyone was so impressed by my first dobes that I was constantly encouraged to breed a litter, just so friends and family could have a dobe just like mine.  Once I decided to breed dobermans, my goal was always to produce the same smart, kind, protective, but easy to live with doberman that I have been privaledged to live with.    

HEALTH - With my foundation pair, and each subsequent breeding prospect, I researched their pedigrees and contacted as many breeders as I could find in their pedigrees to ask about health, and temperament before buying.  Health is of course extremely important, and as I have grown and learned as a breeder and I believe I have improved each new generation.  My current dogs are all vWD Clear, and OFA certified for hips and tested within the normal range for Thyroid.  My current Sire and both Dams have not had any Cancer or Cardio appear in the last 3 generations, nor has there been any reported elbow or eye problems. 

My Foundation male and female both have DPCA BFL-1 certifications  from DPCA and my female Devenshire's Gretta Garbo has a DPCA BFL-2 certification (which certifies longevity into the2nd generation of her pedigree). 

I have bred back to the same line that produced my first couple of Dobermans because it is a very healthy pedigree with demonstrated longevity.  With each new generation I do choose a female with European ancestry to add to the line as I believe the European dogs to be healthier and truer to the breed standard in type and temperament. 

TEMPERMENT - Though I appreciate a tougher high prey drive Doberman, they are not for the average family, and definitely not for the first time dobe owner.  It is my goal to breed a bit “softer” lower prey drive dobe.  I feel these dobes are Faithful, Loving, naturally protective family Guardians, but you will not have to put them up when company comes over.  Personally I feel they are just a lot easier for most people to train and for them to live with.  With that goal in mind, I chose both my current male and females because of their gentleness, easy going and loving temperament.  Some of their pups will have a higher prey drive and a more dominant temperament, but I do not expect any of their pups to have the sharp temperament and  higher prey drive usually sought for Schutzhund work. The majority of prospective Dobe buyers are not equipped to handle this type of Dobe and end up being trained by the Dobe instead of the other way around.  It is not usually receipe for success when the doberman in the family is the one doing the training *grin*.

I want my puppy buyers to be as happy with their Trinity Puppy as I have been w/mine.