My first Doberman came into my heart and home in the summer of 1974, I have never been without at least one Doberman since that time. That first one, Clyde A Scope UD, traveled with me to many horse shows and rodeos as my companion and protector, as well as earning multiple HITs and OTCH points- and getting me hooked on the breed for life!

 

My foundation bitch was purchased from Betty Brockman James in 1979. Silent Sentry's Renaissance CD WAC (AKC pointed) only produced one litter of just two puppies, but one of those puppies was my first Champion (and first of many things) CH Renejade The Jazz Singer CD ROM. Jesse won the DPCA Top 20 breed in 1984, an AOM at the National in 1984, was ranked as high as #3 Doberman and had many wonderful wins, Specialty and All Breed Bests. This was my "heart" dog, my firstborn son, and I loved him beyond reason.

 

Jesse sired only one litter, which was six puppies, two became AKC Champions. One of those was my true foundation bitch, CH Alpha Omega's Tushima UD ROM. Covet produced two ROMs (Am/Can CH Renejade All American Jazz CDX ROM AG1 and CH Renejade Go For The Gold CDX ROM) and two Top 20 obedience winners (OTCH Renejade American Mystic UDX-1990 and Go For The Gold, the first ROM to win- 1991), plus another Top 20 obedience contender (Renejade Swing On A Star CDX WAC), an Obedience Trial Champion (Mystic), a Canadian OTCH (Can CH/OTCH Renejade the Rainmaker UD WAC)  and several other performance titled kids from only three litters.

 

In 1988, I imported a beautiful black dog from England. He became the first Doberman to finish an AKC Championship with natural ears (and did so with three majors at just over two years of age, mostly owner-handled) This was CH Findjan's Outrage CD ROM. Jack produced well for me in very limited use. Several of his kids were in the Obedience and Agility Top 20s, with many HITs and lovely wins among them.  He sired my first Schutzhund Doberman, UDC CH Renejade Windsor v Jazlin CDX WAC ScH3 ZTP CGC VCX, Robin was also AKC pointed, but by then her uncropped ears held her back so I stopped showing her. It was an injustice to have her beaten by some truly dreadful bitches. Most of Jack's kids so far have lived long, healthy lives (Jack lived to almost 12) with several living past the age of fifteen, including Robin.

 

With my Dobermans, I have competed and titled in many areas of performance- AKC obedience up to the UD and OTCH points, agility and Schutzhund. In addition, Dobermans of my breeding have been successfully titled and competitive in tracking, flyball, agility, AKC obedience, dancing and Schutzhund. I have been extremely proud of the Renejade dogs who have certified and been used in SAR.

 

All total, I have bred 14 litters (8 whelped in my home, 6 co-bred) a total of less than 75 puppies.

 

In 1999, I imported a black male from Germany who became Querinius vom Lindenhof ScH3 ZTP WAC CGC, better known as Cynic. We were getting ready to compete in rally and agility at the time of his death from cancer in June of 2005. Cynic was not even six years old and I still miss him. He sired one litter that have made their owners very happy, including the Top 20 Agility competitor (#15 for 2011), Elphame's Faery Queen.

 

My first brown, was a bitch imported from Germany in 2002, UKC/UDC/Int'l. CH Come As You Are Inelya Renejade WAC CD RA CGC CHIC#23056. Nell (aka the Evil Brown One) was an extrodinary bitch; I may never again be fortunate enough to experience her working drives and intelligence. She produced one litter, all the puppies are "scary smart" and have various titles as well as being great companions. Sadly, Nell also had cancer and did not make it to her sixth birthday.

Currently, I only have one dog, Nell's son, AKC/UKC CH Renejade Fast Fletcher WAC. Fletcher is a fun dog, an affectionate and very amusing companion; yet still a staunch guardian of myself and our property. We plan to persue the performance title(s) to complete his ROM in the future.

 

My goals in breeding have been to improve the breed overall, focusing on temperament, soundness and health. One of my favorite complements was from a handler who said "your dogs may not all look alike, but they all out move anything out there".

 

In additional exploits, I was approved by the February 2006 AKC Board to judge Dobermans. As a result, it has been a privelege to be invited to some wonderful assignments including the DPCA National Specialty, The Pre-National of Argentina and the Top 20 in Argentina, as well as across the United States. Along with AKC judging, I am also approved to judge conformation, temperament tests and the breed survey for the UDC (United Doberman Club) and conformation and Junior Showmanship for ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America)

From October 2006 to March 2010, I served on the DPCA Board of Directors and still serve the judges and breeders education committees, staying active in DPCA business.