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VACATION & EMERGENCY BOARDING  ... Boarding services are available to all Hoytt Dobes and non-Hoytt Dobes if the non-Hoytt resides in the same household as the Hoytt Dobe; otherwise, no non-Hoytt Dobes are offered these services at the House of Hoytt.

OBEDIENCE BRUSH-UP or ADVANCEMENT programs are available to all Hoytt Dobes tailored to meet your needs. Consider a brush-up program while your Dobe is boarding with us.

PICK UP SERVICE ... Things happen that are called accidents for a reason. Should the owner of a Hoytt Dobe find themselves in a spot and can't get back to their home or need the Dobe or Dobes cared for and do not want to board them at a local kennel, dog sitter or clinic...call us; we should be able to send a handler or driver. We also regularly will meet an established client at a halfway point to return their Hoytt Dobe or to bring it back to the kennel of services.

Our last call for this type of assistance came at 10 a.m. on a Monday,  the owner of a pair of Hoytt Dobes had to enter the hospital early the next morning and her husband was out of the country.

Within two hours our driver was on his way. The trip one way was just short of 800 miles and at 2 am the next morning our driver called to say he was on his way back. The Dobes were laying on their beds surrounded by their toys and a stretch away from food and water. No cages, no pens, just out for a ride with someone they knew from their initial development here. We are pleased to say that the pair will be heading back home in time for Thanksgiving with their family.

STUD SERVICE ... Mr. Hoytt will help you find that perfect mate based on the background profile of each future parent. However, this service is offered only to Hoytt Dobes since only a breeder of a specific Line is capable of Line Profiling. The fact is the kennel owner of the 50's and 60's who carried their own Line as Hoytt does today could select a match based on firsthand knowledge of the dog about to be mated. Today most breeding is simply based on two owners who like the other dog at an individual level. Some choice is based on looks, show history, personality or some famous name in the pedigree since actual Line history would be unknown to the owners of each of the dogs being mated.

So when thinking about the fun of having a litter, first think about the inherent unknowns, then how one finds buyers who are truly ready to become parents. Rescue is full of dogs of every breed sold or given to people who were not ready to become parents to a dog, people who saw only the cute puppy and never took the time to realize that 'cute pup' quickly turns into a independently thinking creature that must be cared for, educated and loved 24 hours a day for eight to sixteen years after placement.

In effect, we are ready to assist our clients should they choose to breed, but advise them to start securing homes for the pups one heat cycle before the mating. This is one of the best ways to protect the pups from an impulse buyer. It also gives the future owner a chance to research vets in their area and ready themselves for parenthood.

Of course we offer contact breeding, meaning we offer to cover all expenses and still write a check for the right to breed. These contacts, by the way, include the bitch whelping under our care, her pre and post whelping vet fees, all costs related to protecting the mother, stud fee, every cent necessary to bring the pups through weaning, which comes at about seven weeks of age. After that, the medical completion services you've read about in this presentation begin and the owner of the female is assured that each of their little ones will only go to the kind of homes they themselves have given their Hoytt Dobe.

The Hoytts are always ready to discuss a contract arrangement, but this is not done as other breeders do. We do not exchange future litters for the first time buyer of a Hoytt Dobe. Too many folks simply can't afford to own a dog and a free ride initially just gets the dog and the owners in trouble later on.

PROTECTION TRAINING ... talk directly to Mr. Hoytt about Defense as a skill rather than turning your Dobe into an overly aggressive animal. Check our video offer, The Second Line of Defense, for a two-hour presentation on this subject.

Note: The House of Hoytt is in effect a service organization. Feel free to ask for any type of service that you may be interested in but has not been presented. 

TO THE NON-HOYTT DOBE OWNER - Please do not feel slighted that we only serve our own. We are after all in part a breeding kennel and thus would be putting our youngest Dobes in jeopardy by allowing dogs we know nothing about to enter the kennel. After all, viruses as well as bacterial infections are carried by both dog and man.
 
We only allow visitors to view the pups (all are welcome to mingle with our young adults and personal adults) through windowed areas or video camera that give full view of the whelping and puppy area.  
 
Now, restricting dogs not known to us and not allowing the handling of the very young by the 'shopper' are just two more way of assuring the overall well-being of our Dobes. But if you have reserved a pup and wish to visit with it, by all means come spend a day or two - we believe these folks will be sure they do not bring anything unwanted into the kennel since their dogs safety is on the line.

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Personal Travel Service

DOOR  TO  DOOR  DELIVERY  AVAILABLE ... for those interested in driver delivery of their new Hoytt Dobe. We can arrange this at times at a cost lower than airlines fees. Great option in effect from our house to yours. For 2010 we are expanding the service to the west coast as well as Vancouver to Newfoundland all points in between.  Mr. Hoytt will discuss the pros and cons with you but there is no down side if your budget allows the investment - educated Dobes travel as the two described in our PICK-UP SERVICE. 

            Note you do not have to wait for other Hoytt Dobes to be set for delivery in your direction to request this service.

 

Okay, you have just finished viewing one of our Special Offering Dobes for the tenth time; you are almost positive that you have found your special canine friend and companion. You call your office to see if your schedule can be altered enough for you to pay the kennel a visit. Your secretary asks if you are kidding. Life as you know it could end if you take any time off. Oh well. Maybe you can free up a few days next week....

Two weeks pass. Looks like you can finally break away. A call to the kennel finds that two days before the Dobe you were interested in was sold to another who simply followed instructions and reserved the dog by phone. You are not happy about this. You decide that there will never be another Doberman as fine as the one you just lost. Years later you will still be referred to by acquaintances as the person who almost owned a great Hoytt Dobe.

Okay, I admit this is a bit of an exaggeration but just in case your workload does not allow you to grab the next flight out or jump in the car to cruise over, but one of our young adults or one of the 'family' in our latest Special Offering caught your eye, give us a call; we may just be able to come to you*.

* This program is offered as a convenience for the client. It is a service for those who find this personal delivery cost-effective by saving the client time away from home and occupation...average distance traveled 1000 miles...average cost $500.00

Your New Dobes
Video Scrapbook

For those who would enjoy a special video on their new Hoytt Dobe showing every stage of development we have captured on film, we can, following the completion of the programs, put together a Video Scrape Book. The cost of this is based on an initial fee of $30.00 plus one dollar per minute with the average video 30 minutes in duration. Grand Victors and Accomplished Adults can run up in the 60 to 90 minute range due to the length the Hoytt Dobes are under our guidance. Be assured we are very careful to edit out what is of poor quality or what would not be of interest. Note: It is best to request this at the time of purchase.

Formal Photo
Sessions


Those who know me know that no one can come close to capturing the showman in the Dobe. And I do enjoy photographing my Dobes, but I have a problem in that I will not purposely print a final of a Dobe that is not outstanding. When I go out I have at least one handler, one person who will draw the Dobe's attention away from me, and, if additional Dobes are involved, those Dobes' handlers. All in all a single photo session trying to capture the physical flashiness and personal expression will take up to an hour. However, weather conditions and schedule conflicts can cause some sessions to span over a few days. Cost approximately $100.

On the other hand, if you send us one of those disposable cameras we will ask the Dobe's trainer to take informal photos, and your camera will be returned to you for development and printing. The only charge from the kennel will be $15.00 for each camera to cover return postage and the handler's time.

Available Video
Presentations

VIDEO PRESENTATION SPECIAL OFFERING

Every so often we offer what is called our Special Offering Video followed by a number; as of this writing we are preparing number nineteen of the series. In this video any available developing Hoytt Dobes and pre-owned Hoytt Dobes are presented along with some of our more recent placements for further study. The pricing of these Dobes are so varied that we cannot in this presentation or even on the video itself state the price at the time of the introduction for the new developing Dobes since they could be into another step of their training by the time you view the video.

As to the Pre-owned Hoytt Dobes, the Dobe who may have been placed new but taken back within a few months of original placement, will be discounted by 20% off its original price. The Dobe owned longer than a few months but still in its prime could be available at a discount as great as 50%. The Dobe who is over three years of age may be available at an even greater discount. If you find a pre-owned Dobe you like, presume nothing regarding price; pick up the phone and call us.

THE AMERICAN BRED SUPER DOBE
This video will take the viewer from the birth of a Hoytt Dobe through the varied stages of development to adulthood. Hundreds of client owned Hoytt Dobes are presented to give the viewer a broad range of the style and type of the Dobe known as the American Bred Super Dobe ... $15.00 plus postage.

THE SECOND LINE OF DEFENSE
(Defense Training As A Skill)
Dozens of Hoytt Dobes are represented. This tape introduces the viewer to the way protection training is added without altering the dogs basic character. A must for anyone who is considering a protection trained dog or having their dog trained. Watch this before you start interviewing local trainers ... $10.00 plus postage.

SPECIAL OFFERINGS
Every few months we put together a tape on developing Hoytt Dobes that have not been spoken for as well as introducing any of the Pre-owned Dobes we may have available. You may find the Dobe of your dreams in this presentation ... $30.00.

STUDY TIME VOLUME One, Two & Three
If you are interested in learning how we educate our canines for home, companion obedience and/or ring competition, Study Time is a must. Also a plus for selecting the level of training you may have us add to your canine friend prior to placement. Also introduces you to programs for Dobes already with their families.
 
Note that we have trained and titled more dogs of a specific breed in American Kennel Club competition then  any other trainer/breeder or owner and have achieved this mostly with youngsters under eight months of age. In almost every showing we have the youngest competitors that qualify showing against dogs many years older than the Hoytt Dobes. Available in both DVD & Video format for just $35.00

COMPLETE VIDEO/DVD PACKAGE DISCOUNT
To order any of our video or DVD Packages call 865-397-9887 or e-mail us at orders@hoytt.com for the total with shipping charges, and we accept Bank Cards. Express & Overnight Delivery available.         6-15-10

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