Category: DPCSC
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Del Mar Fair — Summer 2025
On June 21, two of our club members were invited to host a Doberman Meet the Breed booth at the San Diego County Fair for one of their Summer Pet-tacular events. Here’s what happened: We had a great day at the fair. A lot of fair goers stopped by and Megan loved all the attention.…
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Ear Posting
For better or worse, the Doberman Pinscher, as defined by the AKC-recognized DPCA official breed standard, is a “cropped” breed. This means that a portion of each ear is expected to be surgically removed from the dog in a “normal” way, such that the cropped ears of a dog will stand erect when the dog…
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Meet The Breed — Spring 2025
Wanna meet some dobes? We’re gearing up to host a meet-the-breed both at the upcoming Del Sur Kennel Club conformation event in Lakeside CA this Mother’s day weekend. Come out and meet some club members and their dogs. Update 06-20-2025 The Meet The Breed went great, check out the booth.
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Fast CAT — Fall 2025
Join us this September for 6 Fast CAT Tests over 3 days at the beautiful El Monte County Park in Lakeside CA (near San Diego). This is our second Fast CAT event, check out the post for last year’s event to learn more about how these tests go. See the premium below for all the…
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2025 Spring Litters
Marla Riviera’s had luck on the breeding front and has found herself with two litters on the ground this season. The older litter, born at the end of January, was a dual-sire breeding out of Riviera’s I Must Be Dreaming… And the second litter, born at the end of March, was from Ch. Black Bart’s…
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Riviera’s Any Body But You X CH Black Bart’s Good Time Charlie
In a strange turn of events, Marla has found herself with two litters on the ground. After a few years of attempts, her fiery red bitch Abby finally gave birth to a red/black litter of 7 puppies with the help of local champ Charlie. Abby was never shown in AKC conformation due to a tail…
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Riviera’s I Must Be Dreaming X Dual-Sire
Club member Marla’s bitch Brooklyn recently produced a red/black littler of six. As of 2025-04-15, they are 11 weeks old at at least a few are still available. According to the DNA tests, one of the girls was sired by Riviera’s Dancing on the Ceiling, and the the other girl and the 4 boys were…
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2025 Palm Springs Conformation
On the first day of the Kennel Club of Palm Springs show, Bebe’s champ “Ribbon” took Best of Breed in the hands of Kimberlie Steele-Lopez in the breed ring and earned a spot in the Working group ring. B 64 GCH PROMISE’S HARD CANDY CHRISTMAS , WS75439601 12/26/2021. Breeder: Jana Dupre and Bebe Michels. By…
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Palm Springs Specialty 2025
The DPCSC Specialty Show was be held in conjunction with the all-breed shows hosted by the Kennel Club of Palm Springs. The 4-day event began Thursday with a specialty, sponsored by LADPC, followed by our event on January 3rd, 2025. We hosted 2 specialties on that day providing a 6-show weekend for Doberman lovers. Check…
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Fast CAT — Fall 2024
We held our first AKC Fast CAT event last Fall at the Dian Jacob Lakeside Equestrian Center in San Diego. It was a long 3-day event that ran 6 total trials. If you’re unfamiliar with AKC Coursing Ability Tests, it’s basically a time trail for your dog to see how fast they can chase a…