Jaburi Dobermans

Philosophy of Breeding

My Breeding Goals

Let me start with my journey in the world of dobes.  I think if you see where I have come from, it will be easier to see where I am going with my breeding goals.

My first dobe, about twenty years ago, was a large, black and tan, American male.  This dog, Malcolm, was very tall and very good looking; A real traffic stopper.  Everywhere we went people stopped us to comment on how beautiful he was.  This dog had the best personality and practically raised my son.

I discovered schutzhund with Malcolm and quickly realized that he did not have the temperament for such a demanding sport.  This is when I got my first German import and was introduced to the Mooreiche line.  I imported a black and tan female, Ougie Von Der Mooreiche.  This was the most courageous dog I have ever had.  She was a Sch I and she taught me a lot about dog training.  Ougie was fearless, but she was not much of a looker.  She was too long.  She would not stop traffic based on her looks.  I loved her courageousness, but I like a dog that looks good also.  My quest continued.

Next, I imported a male, Arthos Vom Heiligenwald.  He was of the same Mooreiche bloodline so I knew that he was fearless.  This dog also was many times Sch III and had competed in the World twice.  He came with more paperwork than I had ever seen.  This dog, Arthos, was the best dog I have ever had.  He continued to train me in the world of Schutzhund and I will always be in his debt, but Arthos did more for me than that.  He set my standard for a dobe.  He was the whole package.  He had the courage, the Mooreiche bloodline took care of that, but he had a different look than what I was accustomed to.  He was thick, his head was big and wide, and he looked very powerful.  He didn’t have that greyhound dobe look, but more of a Rotty thickness.  For me, he was the ultimate dobe.  He was the one that I was seeking.  I had many a great time with that dog.

Now, back then I was not set up or even thinking about starting a line of my own.  I had no space, time, or desire to do anything like that.  Arthos lived and now he is dead.  Now years later I strive for a line of Arthos’.  I must say that after tons of bloodline research, I have found the “Fountain of Arthos.  I now have a female who throws this style of dobe.

There is one other side of this journey that I have yet to mention.  Dogs that I have imported have some funny, for lack of a better word, “ways”.  They may not be comfortable in a social environment or in a different environment than normal.  I refer to this as; they are not “Americanized”.  It may have nothing to do with where they are born, but may be how they were handled (or not handled) as pups.  I don’t know, but I do know that I did not like this trait, so I changed it.  My pups are exposed to a lot as little guys so they become “Americanized”. Now, because of this import queerness, I once again researched lines and took them back 6 and 7 generations (the power of the internet!) realizing that the good working lines all went through the Ellendonk Kennel.  Bingo Ellendonk was one “helluva” dog.  The Ellendonk kennel is responsible for all of the good (and I stress the word “good”) working dobes of today.  From the Ellendonk Kennels, you have the more recent world renowned kennels like Weyermuhle, Mooreiche, Doberwache, Germania and more.  The next dog that deserves a ton of credit for the working dobes of today, is Gero Mooreiche.  How great is this?  Gero Von Der Mooreiche  has a Weyermuhle sire and a Mooreiche dam.  These dogs have different kennel names but the blood in their veins is very similar. Just far away enough to have good sound pups but close enough to guarantee the courage and steadiness like the original fore parents.

I searched the internet and found a female that has Weyermuhle, Germania , and Doberwache in her line.  She was born here in the States (Americanized).  She didn’t have the Mooreiche name in her bloodline, but that was okay for 2 reasons:  1) All of these dogs have the same blood and 2) Weyermuhle + Doberwache had better looking dogs than the Mooreiche line.  This breeder’s focus was more on drive and courage even if he sacrificed looks. I appreciate that philosophy, but now it is possible to have both looks and drive.

The beginning of the Jaburi Line started with Danika’s Cuba .  This was a “C” Litter Danika, home bred in a small kennel, well socialized, black and tan, female dobe.  She was all that a new breeder could ask for.  I titled Cuba Sch I and then at about 3 years old, I bred her for the first time.

This is what I had been preparing for, for 20 plus years.  I was preparing even when I did not even know that I was preparing.  This was the moment of truth.  After all the research, I had the perfect female.  The time was now.  Who would be the sire?  What would I do?  There was only one thing to do, back to the internet!  I really already knew where I was going.  I had been to this site many times and it had proven to be a great resource.  The Blitzkrieger Kennel site is the only place to go.  I had created a pleasant relationship with the owner, Deanna Anslow, through emails and occasional phone conversation.  She shares the same philosophy that I have about dobes.  I asked her about frozen semen that she had, and she sent me a list.  I went through the stock and came across the look and style that I wanted.  The look of Arthos.  The dog was all that a new breeder could ask for.  She provided a DVD of the sire working and before you knew it we had a pregnant Cuba and she had two pups.  A big headed female. Aalyah, and an even bigger headed male, Akeem.  The first of the Jaburi line.

As the breeder of the Jaburi line, I have some focal points.  First, in terms of health I focus on sound hips and a good heart.  Secondly, in terms of looks, I stay in the standards.  I will never focus on a giant dobe because if they are out of the standard, I can not guarantee the hips.  Over-sized dogs put a lot of pressure on their joints.  It is just that simple.  Shaq, the basketball player, who is a great ballplayer, and I enjoy watching him when he is healthy.  Shaq puts a lot of pressure on his joints.  But a ballplayer like Michael Jordan, more to the standard, with high drive and very athletic had a long career and few injuries.  Some of you may say, but Kareem Abdul Jabar had a long career and he was not injury prone.  This is true, and I say this with all the respect in the world, Kareem’s style of B-ball was laid back.  Jaburi dobes are not laid back!  These are extremely high driven dogs.  Whatever you want them to do, they will do it in high drive.  These dogs will push their bodies so they need to be in the standards.  This brings me to the third focal point.  I focus on high drive but not crazy and courageous, but not needless aggression.  I may be biased, but I think I have some of the best dobes in America today.  I will put this kennel, in terms of working dobes, in the class of only about 3 kennels in America.

The Jaburi Dobe, get used to the name.