About Us

Tracy’s father used to raise Dobermans & German Shepherds when she was really young, and then only German Shepherds. Tracy had her own shepherd but had always wanted her own Doberman and that became a realty with the purchase of Parker, a full-blood Doberman puppy, in 2010.

She was typical of the breed with her high intelligence, loyalty, and sweet, cuddly nature. Both Tracy and Alan were hooked and now can’t imagine any other breed in their lives.

They lost Parker to a freak accident in 2014 and were totally devastated and completely heart broken.

About 6 months later, Parker’s breeder contacted them regarding a ½ brother to Parker who needed a new home. They checked him out and if they could put into a computer program what they wanted, it would be Roux! He was perfect for us in every single way! He had lived in the country, and was good with horses, cats, chickens and other dogs - everything we had. He came to live with us at the age of 6 years October 2014.

When Roux started showing some signs of ageing at the age of 8 years old (he lived to 12), we decided to get another dog so we would never be dog-less again. We had also decided we wanted to become Doberman breeders. That is when we bought Quinn (Liberty’s Quinn CGN RI), our first CKC registered Doberman, in 2016.

Quinn was why Tracy & Alan decided to not crop ears. Tracy was with the breeder at the vet’s to get Quinn’s (and his siblings) ears cropped. Tracy loves the look of Doberman with cropped ears and was excited to finally get one for herself (both Parker & Roux had natural ears)! Tracy was holding one of Quinn’s sisters after her surgery. The puppy cried and cried and cried, perhaps from the anesthetic but no doubt those cut ears hurt too. Tracy just couldn’t do it to her little boy. As soon as that decision was made, there was a big weight off her shoulders and she has never regretted that decision. It is just for a look, albeit a great look, but not worth making the puppy suffer. Ironically, it was a just few years later that the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association decided to no longer perform cosmetic surgeries, like ear cropping.

Quinn was also our first introduction to showing dogs. It was a challenge in the conformation ring due to his natural ears but we did get a 2 point major. He went on to get his CGN (Canine Good Neighbour), CARO Rally Obedience Novice title (MCL), and his CKC Rally Obedience Novice & Intermediate titles.

Unfortunately, Quinn was diagnosed with DCM at 4 ½ years old, and he died in Tracy’s arms just a week past his 5th birthday. That has made Tracy & Alan more determined than ever to breed for health & longevity as well as conformation & temperament.

The search continued for just the right bitch to be the foundation of their breeding program. They bought Reeva (Reeva Von Hayes House) in 2018 with that in mind, but her DNA health testing + conformation wasn’t up to the standard we wanted. Reeva is Tracy’s ‘super girl’ and they have a very tight bond. Reeva has her Versatility Novice title with both CKC and DPCC with her Rally Obedience Advanced, CGN, and Sprinter titles. They will continue to work on more titles as time goes on.

Then Karisma, aka Baby K, (Idle Hour's Ouija Board) came along in 2019. She is an outstanding dog, in health and conformation. They finally found their foundation breeding bitch! They are super excited about her, her future, and her future pups. She is actually the only breeding dog with her bloodlines in Canada. They are being very selective in finding just the right stud dog with countless hours reasearching pedigrees, breeders, attending dog shows, etc. We’ll keep you posted, and feel free to check her page for more news. Karisma presently has her Versatility Novice title with both CKC and DPCC with her Rally Obedience Intermediate, CGN, and Sprinter titles. They will continue to work on more titles as time goes on.

Tracy and Alan believe that health testing is mandatory as well as competing with them to prove trainability. All of their dogs are health tested with yearly holters and echocardiagrams, and all hold multiple titles.

Their love of the Doberman breed run deep and their goals as breeders is to improve the health and longevity of the breed while keeping excellent conformation and temperaments.

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