I entered the world of Doberman Pinschers purely by accident. Although I had always admired them I had some "preconceived" notions as to their stability! My start in the "Dog Show World" came with German Shepherds. I stuck with the breed for several years even though my dogs suffered from health problems but eventually I decided to move on to another breed, one with beauty, intelligence, fewer health issues and less hair! A good friend of ours knew of someone who had "show" Dobermans. I contacted this person and spoke with her about the breed. I told her that I was interested in obtaining a black show bitch.

Needless to say, I was hooked on the breed. Dobermans had beauty and brains! Since I was never able to show Sophie in conformation I went on a mission to find a nice quality 'foundation' bitch. After watching the Westminster Kennel Club show in 1989, I fell in love with a gorgeous red bitch named 'Indy'! I knew that she was my 'ideal' Doberman and I decided that I wanted HER to be in my new puppy's pedigree. After doing much research I decided to purchase a bitch from Maureen Byrne (Patriot Dobermans) in Boston. I bought this puppy sight unseen upon the recommendation of Gwen DeMilta. This puppy's name was Patriot's Drums N Fife. Lexi was sired by Indy's son, Ch. Platinum's Back in Black, CDX and was out of Ch. Dabney's Don't U Dare Trump v Aria. Lexi became the foundation bitch of Windsor Dobermans.
 

Lexi did fairly well in the conformation ring. She was handled by Linda Hoff on the West Coast. When Lexi was almost 3 years old I decided that I wanted to breed her. I chose the famous stud dog, Ch. Brunswig's Cryptonite. I spoke with George Murray and sent Lexi to him prior to her coming into season. In doing this I would enable her to 'settle in' as well as allow George to show her. George put 9 points, 2 BOB's and a Group 3rd on Lexi. Lexi was bred to Kafka and on July 19, 1994 she produced 6 puppies. Of those 6 puppies, 3 went on to finish their Championships.

They were Ch. Windsor's Dare the Devil, Ch. Windsor's Don't You Dare, CD and Ch. Windsor's Dare Me. One other littermate is pointed. The puppy that I kept from this litter was a red bitch named Scarlett (Ch. Windsor's Don't You Dare, CD) whose start in life was not good. 

She was bitten on the lip by her mother at 2 days of age, requiring sutures. Her nickname became Scar Lip, but because that didn't sound like a name for a lady, it was later changed to Scarlett. Lexi unfortunately produced no milk for her litter, requiring us to tube feed the puppies. At 4 days of age, while tube feeding Scarlett, we accidentally aspirated formula into her lungs. She came down with pneumonia and almost died. I refused to let her die, and I told my husband that if and when she survived, I would keep her. I didn't care if she was the 'pick' or not. I didn't even care if she was 'show quality'. I just wanted her to live. Well, she did survive and I did keep her! As Scarlett and her littermates grew up, their quality became obvious. The first to finish from this litter was Ch. Windsor's Dare The Devil. He was shown by Michelle Santana and finished his Championship at 2 years, 1 month of age. The two red bitches from the litter, Ch. Windsor's Don't You Dare, CD, and Ch. Windsor's Dare Me, took turns in the ring since they were both being handled by Linda Hoff. They ended up finishing their Championships one week apart. They were 2 years, 3 months of age.

After whelping this litter Lexi never really came back to 'show condition' so we decided to retire her from the conformation ring with 9 AKC points. She was bred a second and final time to Ch. Legend's Extravaganza v Deco. I had seen Chaos' photo at 8 months of age and thought he was a knock-out. On Lexi's next season she was bred to Chaos and on November 9, 1995 she produced 5 puppies. Of this litter 2 puppies finished their Championships … Ch. Windsor's Moment of Truth and Ch. Windsor's Truth Serum. All 3 of the remaining puppies are pointed. One bitch had 7 points at 15 months of age before her owners decided to spay her. Needless to say, I was devastated as she was such a beautiful puppy. From this litter we kept the only male. This was not something I had planned on doing, but he was such a beautiful puppy, I thought 'why not?'. I told my husband that if we could keep this dog, he could name him. I quickly regretted saying this, as he named him 'Boone'! At the time, I hated the name. Boone took the conformation ring by storm, and got his first points at 7 months of age. He finished his Championship on his 2nd birthday. Owning Boone has been a wonderful experience. He is a perfect gentleman, has never marked in the house, is great with other dogs, kids and cats. His only vice is that he is a bed hog! Since Boone weighs 95lbs., you KNOW he's there. Boone has been bred very sparingly, and he has one Champion son. Owning a stud dog is such an awesome responsibility and I want to make sure that the resulting puppies have the best start in life. I don't want my breeding decisions to come back to haunt me in the future, and I certainly don't want my bloodlines to appear in some White Doberman's pedigree!
 

Our next breeding was between Scarlett and Ch. Legend's Much Too Much v Deco. We were disappointed when she whelped a singleton red male. On her next season we repeated the breeding, this time via A.I. She 'missed' on this second breeding to him. She was then bred to Ch. Cambria's Cactus Cash and missed. At this point I was quite concerned about her possible 'fertility' problems so I decided to breed her to Boone. This time, she produced 4 puppies. One of these pups finished his Championship at 2 years of age. His name is Ch. Windsor's Moment's Notice.

Since I now knew that Scarlett could produce a litter I went on the hunt for a nice stud dog. I spotted Ch. Marienburg's Repo Man at the Boston Nationals in 1999. I saw Mary Rogers in the elevator, and briefly spoke with her about possibly breeding to him. When I returned home from the Nationals I discovered that Scarlett was already in season and my pet sitter had no idea when she started showing color! After watching her for a day or so I came to the conclusion that she was ready to be bred NOW! I called Mary and made arrangements to meet her at her home the following evening. The timing must have been right, as Scarlett presented us with 8 puppies on December 19, 1999. Three of these puppies finished their Championships… they are: Ch. Windsor's High Expectations, Ch. Windsor's High Five and Ch. Windsor's High on Life, CD. to finish. We tried to breed Scarlett one last time to Ch. Cambria's Highly Regarded, but she unfortunately ended up with life-threatening pyometra, requiring her to be spayed.

We used this breeding to Rayden for one of our other bitches, Ch. Windsor's Truth Serum. Lexus produced 5 puppies. One puppy is now almost 2 years old, and is close to finishing her Championship. Sabrina won Best Puppy In Show when she was 10 months of age… such an accomplishment! We hope that she will become our 10th Champion soon.

Our latest litter is about to debut at the 2003 Doberman Nationals in Colorado Springs. They are sired by Ch. Perfex Cat O Nine Tails, CD and out of Ch. Windsor's High on Life, CD. From this litter of four, three of the puppies look to be show prospects. We hope the judges agree! We kept the only bitch, named Jordan. My co-breeder, Sandy Svendsen, kept the pick male. We're anxious to see how they do in the ring.

While we are not 'big time' breeders, we feel that we offer quality dogs with superb temperaments. Our puppies are raised in our home with our family. The pups are handled from Day 1 by many different people, as I want them to become accustomed to being handled by everyone. I am fortunate that I have a young son with young friends! Our puppies have always been the best socialized puppies around. Present at the birth of our last litter were seven of the neighborhood children. They wanted to watch puppies being born. I am lucky that our canine 'moms' allow this! By the time our puppies go to their new homes they are 'bomb-proof'. Since they are exposed to the sights and sounds of many children they are afraid of nothing! I also expose them to the 'everyday' sights and sounds of a normal household… vacuum cleaner, blender, disposal, doorbell, etc. In addition to being raised with kids, they are also raised with cats and a bird. They learn not to chase cats, and interact very well together.

I am very fortunate to have found wonderful owners for my puppies. I am very picky on where they go. Unlike some breeders, I believe in helping 'novice' owners. In fact, my best puppy owners have been novices. It seems that to novice people the dog is a pet first and a show dog second. If for some reason the puppy doesn't turn out I know that I don't have to worry about the dog being returned several months later because he 'wasn't pretty enough'. Believe it or not, that has happened to me! Of course, I took the dog back, no questions asked. Although I placed him as a pet, I saw him 6 months after he was returned to me and I think he could have easily finished his Championship. I am so lucky to have remained friends with my puppy owners and I am in contact with most of them. I am thrilled beyond words to have found such a wonderful breed and such wonderful people!