Code of Ethics for Breeders

[RKCM]

Here is the DPCA code of ethics:
http://dpca.org/club/DPCA_COE.htm

Does anyone have other codes that are required in other countries or clubs etc.?

[RKCM]

Here are some of the people honored with lifetime achievement awards in our breed:

http://dpca.org/awards/awards_life.htm

Nice read.

[von Cosack Dobermann]

Don't follow clubs much because their agenda often has little to nothing to do with a breeds benefit. Funny how they waited 17 years in between honoring Peggy (Damysan) and Tess (vom Ahrtal) when back in the day they were inseparable. Might have something to do with Tess being very concerned about maintaining the correct temperament while Peggy strived to have the breeds character deminished so a wider diversity of people might own them. Either way if you had a pup from the combined efforts of these women you had a quality dog. I owned, trained, showed and bred dogs from the combination of these ladies and they were "true' to the standard in temperament. They made for great companions and were easily trained for families protection needs. Had the pleasure of knowing both and I sure wish they were around today, they believed in training and evaluating for character.Both were unafraid to try different breedings and knew their lines and other lines as well. Oh yeah they bred untitled dogs regularly they didn't need an organizations judge to tell them what quality was. If your a real breeder you learn what works and what doesn't and you also except breeding mistakes because even a good breeding when repeated might not repeat what was shown in the past. Must have been fun to judge as they both did years later and realize how many of their dogs made a last imprint on the Dobermann breed all over the world not just North America. Miss em' Von.

[Shadowlands]

The code of ethics for DPCA is similar to ours here in Canada, however the oldest a bitch can be bred here is 6 years vs. your 8. There are some other slight differences, but for the most part are the same. Common sense is usually the name of the game, but you have to add a code of ethics for the morons that have none. I for one am glad of some diversity in the breed, I don't mind the higher drive of the typical Euro, but want it in a more elegant package, without being too light or heavy of bone and also has a more square shape to the muzzle rather than the more snipey look and a well defined, but refined head. To me, that would be ideal. But without diversity, that would or could never happen.

[RKCM]

While we may not agree with all the AKC agendas, they formed the AKC Health foundations that donates and raises millions in grants for research in health issues that effect our breed. The Dobermans Club of American also funds those things. While I don't belong to the DPCA, I do support and cheer their efforts to find more answers to the health of our dogs.

The DPCA code of ethics is a bare bones code of ethics and many top breeders go far beyond those rules.

There are many breeders honored by the clubs and sometimes it just takes awhile to catch up. Not really sure who decides that but the important thing is they did recognize their work in the breed. Glad Tess and Peggy were included in the honor.