Our 2024 WAE Event was held in Kingsport Tennessee at the site of the Doberman Nationals. After a delayed start due to extreme weather we finally got the event started at about 1:00 PM. We had a total of 36 entries processed with successful completion by 15 entrants. Due to the heavy wind and rain our event had to be relocated from the original location at a nearby field to the covered parking building at the Marriot Resort facility.
The Working Aptitude Exam tests the temperament of Doberman Pinschers through a series of stages. The first stage requires the dog and handler to greet a neutral stranger, followed by meeting a friendly stranger. From there the team passes by a hidden volunteer who rattles a can, requiring the team to investigate the noise. Stage four passes a person who fires three shots from a starter pistol after the team has passed to judge the dog’s startle reaction. The team then approaches a person sitting, who then raises a closed umbrella which snaps open in the face of the dog. The dog is expected to examine the umbrella and then move on. Stations six and seven involve walking on unnatural surfaces, first a sheet of plastic followed by walking across an X-pen layed on the ground. To this point most of the dogs successfully completed the stations, but the final stage test proved to be the downfall of a successfully completed exam. The team had to approach a stopping point, and react to a very angry and beligerant person who approached while yelling and acting irrational. The dog was expected to be protective of the handler. Only 15 of the 36 entries showed this attribute.
Category: Shows
Pictures from past conformation shows
DPCA Working Aptitude Evaluation 2024
Friday September 27th, 2024 8:30 AM
Location: The Old Driving Range at the Meadowview Marriott, Kingsport TN
Evaluator: John Schoeneman
Dog Limit: 40
This year in conjunction with the Doberman Pinscher Club of Charlotte, the Doberman Pinscher Club of Nashville will be hosting a Working Aptitude Evaluation at the DPCA Nationals in Kingport, TN. The details of the event and the requirements to participate are included in the below flyer. Print the flyer and fill out the application information at the bottom, and mail it along with a check payable to DPC of Nashville for each dog being entered. Mailing address is: Doberman Pinscher Club of Nashville, 5331 Mountain View Road #172, Antioch, TN 37013.
2024 Concurrent Specialty Results
Our 2024 Concurrent Specialty is completed, and the results are in! Our judge for the event was Mr. Desmond J. Murphy, with a selection of 21 dogs (4-10-4-1, 1 Veteran Dog, and 1 Veteran Bitch). We had 7 dogs entered in the Owner/Handler group.
Best of Breed was won by Ch Emilio de Tatindob-argenti-Na, owned by Horacio Piazza
Best of Opposite, as well as Best Owner/Handler was won by GCHB Ch Alcher Unforgetable V Aquarius owned by our own members Monica Lynch and Cheryl Green, and handled by Monica Lynch
Best of Winners was won by Mirabel Put a Little Love In Your Heart, owned by Michelle Kramer and Jim Lauver
Best Veteran and Select Bitch was won by Ch Brulin All She Wants To Do Is Dance, owned by Karen Mundy and linda Stewart
Select Dog was won by GCHS Ch Phillmar Like A Boss, owned by Brianna Clark
2024 Concurrent Specialty
Our 2024 Concurrent Specialty will be held Saturday March 9, 2024 at the Williamson County Ag Center in Franklin Tennessee. It is part of the Music City Cluster All Breed Conformation Show which spans four days, March 8 through March 11, 2024.
Concurrent Specialty 2023 Results
Our Doberman Confirmation Specialty was held on March 11, 2023 at the Williamson County Ag Center in Franklin TN. It was a concurrent specialty held during the Music City Cluster All-breed show.
Our judge this year was Mrs. Catherine Bell. A summary of the Specialty results can be found Here:
Independent Specialty, October 2020
This year we held a second Conformation event in conjunction with the Tri-Star Cluster show at the Wilson Count Fairgrounds. The results of this show can be seen Here.
We also have a short video of the Best of Breed judging
Our 2022 Concurrent Specialty
Our 2022 Concurrent Specialty is scheduled for March 12, 2022 as well as supported entries in two Nashville Kennel Club All Breed shows and two Tullahoma Kennel Club All Breed shows. This year’s shows are being held at the Calsonic Areana in Shelbyville, TN.
The Harvest Cluster Conformation Specialty Results
For the first time we held a Conformation Specialty at the Harvest Cluster Specialty show held October 9, 2020. We also provided supported entry gifts for Best of Breed, Best of Opposite, Winners Bitch, and Winners Dog at the Tri-Star Doberman Pinscher groups on Saturday October 10 and Sunday October 11 shows.
Results will be posted.
Show Results March 2020
Our 2020 show consisted of a Concurrent Specialty on March 7, 2020 as well as supported entries in two Nashville Kennel Club All Breed shows and two Tullahoma Kennel Club All Breed shows.
Pictures Concurrent Specialty March 2020
BEST IN SPECIALTY: GCHS CH SHARJETS CATCH A HERO CGCA TKN RATN WAE Call name Kent, Handled by Gwen Demilta, Owned by Mike Rockey & Gina Goode & S Marinelli & G Hanna
BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX: GCHS CAROSEL V EPIC SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL CGC Call name Liberty, Handled by Danny Sanchez, Owned by Eric Glofka & Lynda Glofka
GRAND CHAMPION SELECT: GCHS PENGWEN’S SOUTHERNWIND TROJAN WAR RO, Owned by Kay Backues DVM
WINNERS DOG AND BEST OF WINNERS: JONAS DE AIKIDO SAN Handled by Hernan Matias Pacheco, Owned by Supatat Ambudah
WINNERS BITCH: WINGATE’S LIFE IN THE FAST LANE Handled by Dylan Kipp Keith, Owned by Jeff Teague
