For those who can invest a bit more in their "kid's" education, this is 'a must do' addition to an already outstanding development program. We take the classification of your choice, add the Super Pup Course, the Custom Young Adult Programs and in effect extend the Presidents Course, while adding the additional training exercises required to compete in formal competition obedience per the rules and regulations set by the American Kennel Club which we have outlined at the end of this section. Additional time away from the kennel working under varied conditions help prepare the pup for the stress and confusion of the show ring as well as the world it will soon enter: its future family's.

Travel time, travel rules and manners away from home both in and around crowds are further enhanced when you realize that on average a handler will travel round trip 1000 miles and spend three days living out of motel rooms for each show attended. Further at the show the dog and handler will spend three to six hours at ring side, and the dog must be under control at all times. An added bonus is that the canine student and its teacher now spend literally every hour side by side, and at all times even during 'fun time,' the young Dobe is being educated to the ways of man away from the primary residence.

This is a program that begins when the pup is under ten weeks of age. Weeks before, however, its teacher has already built a relationship with the pup so all that remains is the program that will take the pup to the age of acceptance in the ring (AKC rules restrict a dog from competitive obedience until the age of six months). When the canine student's handler/trainer believes the young Dobe is ready, off to the shows they go. During many of these shows the handler's helper will video these special moments so 'the family' does not miss out on what is looked upon as the bachelors degree of the dog world. The costs include all training to completion of title, handler fees, entry costs and related travel expenses. Upon completing the required wins the American Kennel Club will issue the title certificate and an acknowledgment letter of accomplishment from the Doberman Club of America will follow. The young Hoytt Dobe then carries on its pedigree the coveted title Companion Dog (CD). And from that moment this deserving young Dobe will forever be part of its breed's competitive history.

 

WHO ARE THE FOLKS WILLING TO INVEST IN THE GRAND VICTOR?

Those who already enjoy the monetary success of their own endeavors look at the CD title training as just one more step up the ladder of learning which is in effect a form of stress training done before placement. Those who welcome the Grand Victor graduate into their lives realize the complexities of the environment where the Dobe will spend the rest of its life being its masters sidekick at work, home or at leisure. The new Dobe may be relocating to a very large home and/or stepping into a life of multiple residences thus making this a most rewarding option. The time away from our residence for days on end, the hundreds of miles in transit, the living in what must be to a young dog mini-homes (motel rooms) and then stepping into the working ring where under mass distraction the Dobe and human must work as a team adds further to control in adverse situations. These adventures help to create the ultimate learning experience foundation prior to placement.

Of course the titling itself simply establishes the excellence of the education while affording the owner the personal satisfaction of knowing that not only is the Dobe of great blood but is in itself a proven achiever.

 

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It's a Fact

Grand Victors have consistently been the youngest dogs to compete and qualify in AKC licensed obedience trials. The Hoytt Dobe has done so well since the Grand Victor program was introduced in February of '97 that during the following 24 months, the House of Hoytt has trained, shown and titled the thirty-six youngest Dobes to ever receive working titles in the history of the American Kennel Club. Even the Bahamas Kennel Club that also grades under the same system as the AKC has in first and second place as the youngest title holders on record, Hoytt's Caffeine Kick CDX and Hoytt's Sahara Moon CD.

To watch each of our instructors with their wards, you see the greatest in team effort. Look closer and you see a mutual affection as well as trust. Together this creates an educational base which in combination with our outstanding genetic foundation leaves no question in the viewers mind why the Hoytt Doberman is known as "the American Bred Super Dobe." To see these teams in action we offer a number of video presentations discussed on page 37 of this presentation.

NOTE: While the average age of the Grand Victor at titling is 7.5 months, the average age of non-Hoytt dogs in the same competition still seeking their title is just under 3.5 years of age.

The average title win score of our Grand Victor graduates is 188.5 so leave this section knowing that in the world of the Doberman, no one from hobby breeder to those who claim to be professionals have been able to put together the quality programs offered by the House of Hoytt. NO ONE!