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months later I received a phone call from Dean
asking if i was still interested in this black male
I immediately said yes without hesitation. Thus
began my love affair with Mr Tino! Farentino was
a born showman. Fiastra had some success
in the show ring but proved herself more as a
producer.

My first litter, I bred Tino to Ruby which
produced our A litter. From this combination we
kept the only female Ch Ruholfia Alani, Jun
Ch, she was lightly shown abroad and on her
first show she became Best Puppy in Show at
Chateaux International Dog show. She went
on to become an Irish champion & an Irish
Junior Champion & was Top female in 2012.
That is where that the line ended as Alani sadly
never had puppies. Her litter brother Ruholfia
Aarogorn, aka Jeffrey, who was owned by
Ms Sue Glennon in UK, won a CC in the UK
under Breed Specialist under Mr Grahame Hunt
(Salate Dobermanns) a proud moment from our
first litter.

When the time came to breed Fia the quest
to find the right sire for her took me to many
different countries in Europe and also to the
World Show in Paris 2011. While there looking
at the many dogs on our list, including Obi Wan
kenobi de Grande Vinko, Purgaj’s Porsche di
Altobello, Grand Mollis Armani, Mitto del Nasi, Both also won at the prestigious Championnat
Apolon Ares von Jahrestal, Prince Paris von du France.
Jahrestal. All quality dogs but it was a dog who
wasn’t known called Dark de la Vallee de La Both females proved their excellent qualities for
Seine who was laying down on his bed off work & loved to work, reinforcing the proverb
lead, near the ringside, who caught my eye for beauty & brains which I am very proud of. Both
Fia. He had the most beautiful chiselled head females passed the French CSAU, Tan & TC
& expression, with great strength of muzzle & (Test of Champions) with excellent and also
underjaw in particular, which is one of the things attended a ZTP in France and both passed it
I was searching for, as well as beautiful dark with the highest grade possible of V1A Under
eyes... he had a WOW factor. From this litter Judge Mr Hans Wiblishauser President DV &
of 6 puppies we got 3 outstanding females, 2 IDC. Bebe with best test of the day. They were
black & 1 brown. This was my second litter, the first Irish bred Dobermanns to pass a ZTP.
the B litter, which consisted of Bardot, Bebe Both finished Multi Champions. Both also have
& Bellini. Conformation, character & attitude progeny who have since gone on to pass ZTPs
towards work went hand in hand although Bellini also with V1A and we have produced French
didn’t achieve as much due to her being very Champions in Ruholfia Figi Gigi
lightly shown in Ireland while her sisters Bardot
& Bebe were also campaigned in France and Farentino had proved what a showman he was
both became French Champions. Bebe, I was gaining his Irish title quickly. He won his first
told, was the first French Champion not bred green star with BOB from Junior class. Then
or owned by a French person in over 35 years. gained his UK Champion title. The passion in

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