We started out in upstate New York as NY Dobeermans and recently moved to Berlin MD. We have changed our name to Vanguard Doberman after the move.
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I was lucky enough to grow up with dobermans since I was a child. When I was about 5 years old our home had gotten broken into. Right after that my parents purchased two dobermans. When I turned 16 years old I purchased my own doberman and began training. I feel in love with the breed even more at that point and I have been breeding now for over 10 years, there is just no breed like a Doberman Pinscher. As wonderful as they are, a doberman is not for everyone. They are a breed that requires the proper foundation of training and mental stimulation when they are young. If you are able to commit to the trianing they need you will have a wonderful companion for years to come.
Our dogs do wonderful in active homes that are training and working them. This is not a couch potato breed. We fully support families doing proper training and even offer incentives for families that achieve titles with their puppies. Our puppies and dogs are all family raised but we understand the importance of proper training and want to see the puppies we produce being able to enjoy their lifetime doing things they love.
Unfortunately Dobermans can be prone to many different type of health issues: cardiac problems, hypothyroidism, VWD, wobbler syndrome and hip and elbow dysplasia are just a few of the most common problems in the breed. Please check out the "Our Dobermans" page of our website to see the health testing we have completed before breeding our dogs. No breeder can tell you there is no chance of a puppy ever having one of these horrible problems but we do everything we can to ensure the families who take our puppies into their home have a piece of mind their family member will be with them to years to come. Remember, these are our pets as well, health is very important to us.
All of our dogs live in the home with us and are family pets before anything else. It is important when you make a decision to bring in another member of your family, that you find a breeder that is going to be there to help you through your dogs different stages of life. So far we have succeed in making many families happy for the past 10 years with dobermans than can do it al!!!! The families that purchase dobermans from us keep in touch with us on a regular basis and send us pictures and updates on our Facebook page all the time. We always invite you to come meet all of our family yourself.
Meghan Schwartz
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