Hello everyone,
I have been researching getting a Doberman for a long time. I've done a lot of research but I'm still pretty far from being ready to take a puppy in. This research has included researching breeders, their reputation, their dogs pedigree and their dogs' health clearances. It's also included reading hundreds (no joke, hundreds) of threads here on DT about breeders, raising puppies and threads regarding specific Doberman breeders.
What I"m noticing is that a lot of the European breeders/kennels for which there are DT threads on have seemingly disappeared. Either their websites are down or it seems like it was last updated years ago. Can I ask what has happened to these breeders? And since all the previously recommended European kennels have disappeared, what are some active European kennels that DT approves of?
The websites/kennels that were previously recommended on DT but have now gone offline include Del Nasi, Alto Bello, Bell Lavoro, Zoosfery (last litter update was in 2013), among many others I can't recall off the top of my head but whose websites are dead.
I'm certainly not settled on any of these breeders, nor do these breeders represent the kind of doberman I am interested in. But I am just curious as to what is happening to these sites/breeders, is it a case of them retiring or just a case of them no longer updating their sites. Thank you. I am new and still several months away from being prepared to even contact breeders about upcoming litters but I plan on making use of the great resource DT offers.
I have been researching getting a Doberman for a long time. I've done a lot of research but I'm still pretty far from being ready to take a puppy in. This research has included researching breeders, their reputation, their dogs pedigree and their dogs' health clearances. It's also included reading hundreds (no joke, hundreds) of threads here on DT about breeders, raising puppies and threads regarding specific Doberman breeders.
What I"m noticing is that a lot of the European breeders/kennels for which there are DT threads on have seemingly disappeared. Either their websites are down or it seems like it was last updated years ago. Can I ask what has happened to these breeders? And since all the previously recommended European kennels have disappeared, what are some active European kennels that DT approves of?
The websites/kennels that were previously recommended on DT but have now gone offline include Del Nasi, Alto Bello, Bell Lavoro, Zoosfery (last litter update was in 2013), among many others I can't recall off the top of my head but whose websites are dead.
I'm certainly not settled on any of these breeders, nor do these breeders represent the kind of doberman I am interested in. But I am just curious as to what is happening to these sites/breeders, is it a case of them retiring or just a case of them no longer updating their sites. Thank you. I am new and still several months away from being prepared to even contact breeders about upcoming litters but I plan on making use of the great resource DT offers.