EXPORT DOBERMANNS

Lately it is common to hear important exhibitors and breeders say that the quality of our Dobermanns has decreased. Certainly the number of puppies and their quality are obviously not the same. It is no longer so frequent to find such difficult and competitive categories and closing the Argentine championship would not seem as difficult as in other years. In the last 6 years we had become accustomed to the praise made by foreign judges and exhibitors.

What is happening then with our upbringing? Have Argentine breeders lost their way? For those who do not fully know the activity, they might think that this is so. However, trying to deepen and understand the current situation of the Dobermann Breed, two fundamental facts should be mentioned. The first is that the Dobermann Breed, perhaps like no other in Argentina, is exporting a very large number of specimens and the second, no less important, is that breeders are not covering the local demand for puppies.

The number of specimens, mainly under one year of age, that are being exported is frankly surprising. The main hatcheries in Argentina are selling an important part of their production to breeders and exhibitors from other countries. In the past, countries like Brazil, Uruguay or Peru were the most frequent buyers, however, new markets have now opened up. It is no longer so strange that puppies are sold to the USA, Chile, Mexico, Canada, Ecuador, India, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,... The incredible thing about such an export is that this is not limited to just one breeder or intermediary but rather that there are several hatcheries that are currently being consulted. It is logical to think that this will be subject to the quality of the copies offered and their cost.

Is it a mistake to sell so many puppies? For years, breeders had to agree to sell puppies at prices that were perhaps not so logical and acceptable based on the quality and cost of their production. It is then a good stimulus to so much effort and dedication this particular moment. However, it should be mentioned that it would be extremely important that breeders, when making sales, consider sending good quality puppies with an adequate temperament for show dogs, which would allow them to maintain and increase their prestige.

Looking for the reasons for such a demand, it is logical to think that the quality of the Argentine Dobermanns must be good enough based on so much export. It is also logical to attribute how beneficial it is to sell in dollars. Likewise, there is no doubt that those good breeders who also have an Internet page telling their story, publicizing their achievements, showing their main breeders and offering their puppies were mainly benefited. No less important is the enormous number of inquiries received by the Dobermann Club Argentino Web page and the benefit obtained by breeders who have links to their pages. It would not be fair to also fail to mention the enormous publicity that the incredible achievements of "Nello's Lex luthor" represented abroad for Argentine breeders, acting as a true ambassador of Argentine breeding.

It should be noted that it would be a worrisome mistake if breeders do not maintain the quality of their bellies. Argentina currently has an excellent quality of breeders and that also made the difference. It would be necessary to consider in the short term the possibility that a kennel incorporates new blood through a foreign breeder or that one of the important bellies is bred with an outstanding stallion from abroad. It is difficult just to remember which was the last foreign stallion that joined the Argentine breeding stock.

It is worrying that the local demand for puppies cannot be quickly satisfied. Many times one consults more than one breeder to derive a possible sale and it is difficult to quickly find available puppies. What's more, the price of non-show puppies has increased compared to previous years. It is possible then that it is necessary for Dobermann breeders to breed a greater number of puppies but always maintaining good quality. We must consider that every new owner is always potentially a breeder of the future. In addition, it was beneficial that commercial breeders migrated, years ago, to other more economically profitable breeds and that only Dobermanns were raised by those who truly love the Breed. It is also possible to think that any new owner who cannot have access to a Dobermann puppy may finally end up buying another breed.

It is then possible to consider that the quality of the specimens has not decreased significantly, but that numerous good puppies are being exported and that although every breeder usually keeps some, the amount of good specimens, which we usually observed in more than one category, is no longer so common.

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