The way my parents told the story, they had Dobermans (Viking Kennels) before they had children and more than once as I was growing
up I'd hear myMom say, "I have four children and if I'd been smart, I'd have quit with the Dobermans. My dogs come when they
are called, always eat what I fix for dinner and rarely complain!" My love of the breed has literally been a part of my
life from the get-go.
In the early 1970's, when I was in my early 20's, Arrowhead's Loantaka, CD (Clyde), was given to me as a birthday
gift and he was the first dog I owned after leaving my parents home. Clyde was a wonderful male Doberman who shared my life
until he died of Cardio at age 7. When Clyde was a year old, I decided I wanted a show Doberman and Pearl, Ch. Queen's Over
Pearl's Retort, came to live with me. She was to be the first of my special "heart dogs". She lived to be 13 and was bred
once and produced my first homebred breed champion, Ch. Shadetree's Chani.
My next Doberman, Chatelaine Bedevilment, Bea, came to live
with me in a blinding snowstorm. She always loved the snow and would jump up and chase snowflakes like they were balls! Sadly,
Bea had liver disease and only lived to be 6 1/2.
Lizzy, Ch. Careveille Dizzy Miss Lizzy, was my next "heart dog". I owner-handled
her in the breed ring and she finished with two back-to-back five point specialty win majors. We did everything together until,
at age 8, Lizzy died of nasal carcinoma.
My involvement with Schutzhund began in 2000 when Sue Maturo introduced me to the sport. At
about the same time, Ch. Nova's Zelda V Kelview, CDX, BH, TT, TDI, CGC, aka Zelda, Zellie-Bell, Zellie-Mae, Z-butt or Ms Z, came into
my life and amazingly, I found I had yet another of those very special "heart dogs"...
Zelda shares my heart and my bed with her son,
Ch.Viking's Charlie Brown, CD, ROM, BH, ZTP 1A, TT, CGC. Born in 2005, Charlie Brown is working towards his Schutzhund titles and
when he is not driving me or his mother crazy, he spends his time acting like a silly boy dog! It is my hope that Charlie Brown
will have titles at both ends of his name, including Schutzhund titles and will exhibit the qualities necessary to be an example of
the TOTAL DOBERMAN.
I don't know what tomorrow will bring, I only hope that all my tomorrows include a Doberman in my bed.
Lyn Kargaard
Viking
Dobermans