Lol Trac, just try
Hello Codysmom and welcome to Doberman Talk first and foremost!!
You probably won't find an enthusiastic Hoytt welcome here as a whole. My girl is from Hoytt, and I couldn't be happier with her

She has a fabulous temperament and is CGC and TDI certified (which is of course a result of good training also!). The facilities are nice, and if you were to opt for the training, the dogs are brought along in a very positive way. Very well socialized, etc... In all honestly, I didn't chose Hoytt, and while I don't have a complaint about Lexus in ANYWAY what so ever, If I was starting out just now looking for a pup, I would probably look elsewhere, if for no other reason to get the health testing to back my puppy to ensure that I had the best chance I could have to keep her around for as long as possible.
Some negatives you will hear include that he doesn't really get into the health testing. And he does breed a large amount of dogs which fall into a commercial aspect of breeding. There are other breeders out there that do get much more extensively involved in the health testing and more selective with their breeding program, which ultimately is more beneficial for continuing the the breed as a whole. Also he is big into OB training and their minds, but not into confirmation. So the dogs are not titled as a whole in the confirmation ring prior to being bred (this comes into play with making sure the dogs that are selected to breed are modeled after the breed standard).
So that is a good start on positives and negatives from someone that had close involvement with him (rather than
just negatives from word of mouth.) and is able to provide an abject view of pros and cons.
All and all, there is Hoytt, and there are plenty of other breeders also, so take your time, and check out your other options as well. (that goes for any breeder choice) We have a buying guide available on this forum that can help you also, and provide valuable information in chosing a breeder.
Feel free to PM me with any further questions in regards to this
