van Layne Working Dobermans Blog

Jessica Leigh Baysden

December 15, 1980 - November 26, 2008

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Words cannot express the loss, patriotism and respect that was felt by all…

Please continue to keep her family in your prayers.

Bo’s family went out of town for Thanksgiving so rather than him being boarded he came to spend thanksgiving with us. Brownie had to make sure Bo understood the house rules (i.e. Brownie makes all the rules, and everything belongs to Brownie) but now all is good, and Brownie is willing to share his castle with his brother yet again.

Some photos…

“I’m baaaaack!” (Bo)

“I promise, I will be good!” (Bo)

“Mom, are we havin a party? Turducken Maybe???” (Brownie)

“Cuz uh, I would be cool with that….” (Brownie)

“Yeah…whatever he said….” (Bo)

The two little devils… (Bo left, Brownie right)

“Oh sure….lock the brown dogs in the office….” (Brownie left, Bo right)

“Wherez ya goin??” (Bo left, Brownie right)

“Mom, you still love me the most, right?” (Brownie)

“Oh good…I thought so” (Brownie)

“Thanks for lettin me come vizit!” (Bo)

Bo-bo head

Tweedle dee, Tweedle Dum…. (Bo left in all, Brownie right in all)

Bye Bye!

(For anyone who doesnt know…Bo is Brownies litter brother)

Brownie (left, white collar) and Bo (right, light blue collar) at 3 weeks old.

Brownie (left) Bo (right) at 13 weeks. Just before Bo went to his new home.

Chomp is going back to his breeder on Tuesday. This is so hard for me. This was the agreement that we worked out when I got him though.

He is going to be placed in a pet home. He is a wonderful dog, and I know that he will make someone a wonderful companion.

He will be 6 months old on December 1st. I have had him since the day he turned 8 weeks.

I will have another rottie show prospect someday…I wish it could have been Chomp, but it just wasn’t meant to be.

Bye Bye Chompie…I miss you already buddy and you haven’t even gone yet.

(A photo of Chomp, his first day here at 8 weeks)

For those who dont know what a WAC is, it is the DPCA (Doberman Pinscher Club of America) Temperament Test.  The test is actually called the WAE (Working Aptitude Evaluation) but you earn a WAC (Working Aptitude Certification) if you pass.  Unfortunately, the test doesn’t have a very high pass rate.

Thanks to the DPC of Charlotte and evaluator John Schoeneman.  We had a great time.

Here are some photos of Rommel and I. (We didnt get any pics of Z, she was one of the first dogs to go through and at that time I didn’t have anyone to take photos)

Ready to start (Dont you dare laugh at my dingleball hat. It was cold!)

He pretty much drug me through the whole thing.

The rattling can

Umbrella

Being a good boy, he thought that guy was pretty funny acting.

Rommel says “YAY, did I pass?”

He gets a pet (but is still looking for that evil man in the trench coat..haha)

YAY Rom!

Thanks to EllenM for taking the photos of Rom today!  Also, congrats to you and Rescue Rex for passing the WAC also.

Saturday was Brownies first time biting the sleeve at training.  This doesn’t seem like much to some, but to me it means he is growing up.  (sniffle, sniffle)  I swear I am such a sap…  (anyone who reads this blog knows that though…haha)

It seems like not so long ago, I was able to hold him in one hand.  Now he is over 70 lbs and just turned 8 months old!!!

Anyway….

In typical Brownie fashion, he transitioned with no reserve or issue.

Some photos…

As of November 8th (Last Saturday) Miss Friday has been here for 1 month. Her progress has been nothing short of amazing. She is a total lovebug, she doesnt have a mean bone in her body. She LOVES people, she is not dog aggressive, she likes to sleep under the covers…and she snores like a grown man…but she is very much a doll. She is always happy, happy, happy. It is heartwarming to watch her bounce around like a little puppy. She is quite the comedian.

For those who don’t remember…this is what Friday looked like when I pulled her from Animal Control…

First day at home:

After her first bath:

Here is what one month of TLC can do… Tell me it is not amazing…

She is happy, healthy, and parasite free! Most of the sores have healed and alot of the hair has grown back. Her coat shines like glass… It is just amazing how much progress she has made in a month.

Thank you to everyone who sent prayers, cards, toys and well wishes to her. She is a very very good girl.

Got home late last night. My mom went with me, which was alot of fun. She has never been to a rottweiler show and she had a great time. I got to show alot of nice dogs this weekend. Every single one of them placed in their class. Well…except Chomp. He was VP rated (the best they can give a puppy) but he didnt place.

(Just to give you an idea…there were 91 dogs on Saturday alone…and this was a 2 day show) It was a great weekend though.

My mom and Chompie, outside the hotel on Friday

Chompie says “yawn….this show stuff is for the birds”

Chomp goes to visit his breeder during down time in the ring…

Mom, you MUST give me the pink feather cat toy!

Watching the puppies pose with their trophies

Judge Bill Alexander with me and Jarci vom Drakkenfels, who was VP1 in 6-9 bitches and won best puppy!) This is my friends dog…who just overcame parvo in August. She spent 9 days sleeping at the vet clinic with her and they didnt think she was going to live. This was really special to her, and when we walked out of the ring…and I handed her dog back to her she was bawling her eyes out. She was SO happy.

(My regret from this photo…I wish I had gotten the collar up a little higher on her neck…dangit. Otherwise, it turned out pretty good. She was thrilled with it)

Me with Zara von der Scherau (Who went V3 in open bitches)

Zara again

Goldmoors Citta

Zeus (V4 open males)

Bronco vom Herran Haus (V1 in working males!) I like this dog alot…He belongs to Chomps breeder. He was shown in Germany before coming here, and whoever trained him to show did a great job. He LOVES showing.

Fix it Bronco…haha (That is Multi V1 Dutch Klubseiger 04′ Ramzes Crni Lotos in the background…he is 7 years old! Not exactly a great shot of him…but it was great to see him in person…he is a beautiful dog)

Me and Bronco are the second dog over…

The bitch I had in the Champions Class, Maryon Kovi-Rot (she won the class, V1)

Her owner Eric Brown, Me, the Judge

I showed my friends dog in Bred By (she has a hurt shoulder…they let her take him in the ring show his teeth and then let me take him…) he went V2

There is another show in 2 weeks that they have extended the closing for… I just dont think Chomp is mature enough though. He is very gangly right now. So I think his next show will be in March.

It was a great National though, and we had alot of fun. Now…back to getting Rom and Z ready to trial!

On Saturday Nov 1st, Brownie was entered in “Driviest Puppy” 6-12 months. Brownie was 7 months old. (Same place Rommel earned his OBT) They have a helper who has a tug, pillow, sleeve, whip, stick and clatter stick…and basically just have a giant puppy circle. They continue to add pressure until they decide on the winner. Brownie has never seen a sleeve, stick, whip…etc. He is on the tug. I had no idea what he would do…but he bit the sleeve like he had been doing it his whole life… and I dont even think he noticed the clatter stick or the whip. And he had also obviously never seen that helper before.

I was somewhat surprised at the level of pressure they put on the puppies…but I would do it again…Brownie did awesome and had a freaking blast. Oh, and he got 1st place out of about 10 puppies in his class. He handles pressure extremley well, and honestly…I think this dog enjoys the fight.  The guy next to me actually was commenting about Brownie the whole time…saying that he liked him and “Good luck with him as an adult”  LOL.  He is going to be alot of dog…but I am game, and I am very excited to see what the future holds for him. :)  I think Brownie is exactly what I was looking for.  He has shown from a very young age that he is special…he was my pick from the time he was born.

Right after the “driviest puppy” they did the puppy sprint race…Brownie was totally worn out, but still got 3rd place. They do it one by one, and you can have them chase you, or have someone run with a toy or whatever… It is 25 yards. I had our trainer (who was there also) run down the field with Brownies tug and I stood with Brownie behind the starting line holding his collar, I knew Brownie would B-line for his tug…haha, he did, and it got him 3rd place. He was one pooped out puppy that night. But he won 2 trophies that day!

After meeting Brownie and seeing him work…everyone laughs when I tell them his name…”Brownie”  But trust me, Brownie is the perfect name for my little hellion.

I only got one photo of him during the Driviest Puppy Competition….and the only reason I even got ONE is because someone happend to snap one with their camera.  Thanks to Lydia of Bionic American Bulldogs (www.bionicamericanbulldogs.net) for the photo of my boy.

Brownie with his trophies… his first trophies!!! (Hopefully many more in the future) :)  7 months old.

I would highly recommend NWDA events.  The people, the judges and the competitors were awesome.  We had a great time and will definitely enter more NWDA trials in the future.

Lots going on…but not much blogging :)  So let me play catch-up…bear with me.

Well first of all Sunday November 2 was Rommel’s birthday…so HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROMMEL!

On Friday, October 31 we attended an all breed obedience trial.  It was a very last minute decision..like, they allowed us to enter the night before the trial It was sponsored by a new group called NWDA (National Working Dog Association) They trialed 23 dogs on Friday! They offer SD and PD titles, which are very comparable to Schutzhund and Ring Sport. They also offer an obedience title called the OBT. It is kind of like a Schutzhund BH except you have to do a retrieve on the flat and the dog has to do a 30 inch jump, but they dont have to retreive over the jump…only jump it. I thought it would be good no pressure practice for Rommel and I.  He did awesome. I was so very proud of him. He got the short obedience leash caught up on his foot on the recall (stupid me…if only the leash were about 3 inches shorter or longer it would have never happened) but…he didnt care…he got back to me as quickly as he could on three legs. The judge actually commented on how determined he was and said he took no points, because Rommel showed him exactly what he wanted to see. It spooked him a little bit, but he continued on and still pulled off 91 points. He got a nice certificate.

He was also High Obedience for the OBT’s and the first doberman to title in NWDA. :)  Rommel works really hard for me, that means more to me than any title.  He always gives me his best.

Coming back with his leash stuck….dangit.

Good Boy Rom.  Now..on to the OB1-3 and CD, CDX.

Schutzhund Barbie has a new home…

They were raffling her off at the UDC Fall Regionals, hosted by The Working Dobermans of the Carolinas.

As soon as I got there, I told them just to leave her alone, cause she was mine. Then I *actually* won!

I am going to have to dye her hair blonde though.

Introducing…The first and ONLY *DOBERMAN* Schutzhund Barbie