On June 20, 1998 Smokey Joe earned his "BH" at the Trajan Schutzhund Club in Cazenovia, NY.  Hooray!    This is a preliminary character evaluation required before the dog can go any further in Schutzhund competition.  It involves some basic obedience and a temperament test.  This means that Smokey Joe is traffic worthy.  Though my own knees were shaking, Smokey Joe walked onto the field and simply did the heeling pattern as though he were born to do it.  I am very proud of my boy!  I have always favored dogs who could keep their own heads while Mommy was losing hers.

Smokey Joe is currently waiting for his handler to be ready to do his SchH 1 with him.  He's hoping she will be ready this fall (1999).

Photos below taken of a young Smokey Joe...we will be doing some new photos soon, with Pat Murray, our first and current trainer.


Photos above taken at 16 months by Elli Matlin.



 
 
 


Growing Up, Smokey Joe here is 21 months! *

A Slightly Closer View, Handsome, Huh?*
Back to the "tender" age of eight weeks.
Things don't change much, do they?*
We call this "Dances With Howie"*
These last three photos were taken when Smokey Joe was just beginning to train with Howie Sherak*, at 15 months

  *photos taken by Elli Matlin


To the best of my knowledge, Smokey Joe's pedigree below is correct, though it may be incomplete.  Please email me if there appear to be any errors or omissions.  I entered this data with my own two fingers. And thanks to Sue St. Gelais for filling in the blanks!
Smokey Joe Von Wilhamhoff
Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents 
Cerberus v Norden Stamm, Sch 2, WD, TT, NNDDA, CD, CGC Nemesis Aro v Norden Stamm Erick v d Rappenau, Sch3, IPO3, FH, Bdsg. Int Ger CH,Fr.CH, Aus Bdsg Hertog Alpha v Le Dobry, Sch3, angek, auf L K II, Hol Ger Int CH,VH3
Anuschka v Haberhof, Sch3
Nicole v Norden Stamm, Sch3, CAC, CACIB Baron Bryan v Harrosberg, Sch3, Bdsg, IDCsg, DVsg, GerDtch, IntCH
Kalina v Norden Stamm, Sch3, Ger Int CH, Bdsg, Weltsg, IDCsg, DVsg, Eurosg
Alisa van't Grone Land Baron Bryan v Harrosberg, Sch3 Bdsg, IDCsg, DVsg, Ger Dtch, IntCH Baron Cesar v Rensloo,Sch3,IPO3,FH,VH 3 angek ZVA 1A, Int Bel Dut Ger CH
Vitesse v Frankenhorst
Kalina v Norden Stamm, Sch3,Ger Int CH, Bdsg, Weltsg, IDCsg, DVsg, Eurosg Ebo v d Groote Maat, Sch1, Bdsg, VDH+Ger+Int+Spanish CH
Alida v Flandrischen Lowen, Sch3, Bdsg, Int+Ger CH, ZTP
Magenta's Billie Arabella Arras v Wehebach, Sch3, FH, IPO3, ZTP V-1 Feus v Nymphenburg, Sch3, FH, IPO3, Angekort (KL1), DV Jugend-Sieger Orpheus v Eschenhof Sch3 CAC CACIB IPO3 ZVA 1A,IDC CH
Helena v Eschenhof Sch3 Wrkng Ch Korung
 Afra v Heiderhof, Sch3,
Ger+VDH Ch		 Bronco v Zenn, Int Dut GerCh, Sch3 ZTP BSg Korung DV-Sg EURO-Sg Welt-Sg
Eiche v Stadtwald Sch3
Ziska v Hause Ehrlich Sch3, FH, IPO3, ZTP Fridolin v Hause Ehrlich, Sch3, IPO3 Rex-Rocco v Druidstein Sch3 IPO3 EURO-Sg Int CH
Kessy v Gaxhardter Wald Sch3
Mira v Hause Ehrlich, Sch2, FH Eick v Castell Sch3 CACIB angek K1 2A IPO3, Dut VDH CH
Eve v Hause Ehrlich Sch1 FH


 
 
Smokey Joe is continuing his studies on becoming an obedient Dobermann.  See our "New Photos" page for an example.  This is a great deal of work, not for Smokey Joe, but rather for us!
To demonstrate how busy and intelligent Smokey Joe is, in addition to his "academic" pursuits, he has become quite fond of the Internet and he presents to you his favorite sites:
The Doberworld-L Home Page: This site has links to just about anything he may want to learn about being a Doberman, in addition to the links pointing to all his cyberfriends.
The United Doberman Club: This Home Page contains information on the club started with the intention of promoting the "Total Doberman", sound in body, health and temperament.

 
Dogs of the UDC:  A pictorial history of the dogs of the UDC, past and present.  Collection done by Tracy Sizemore, hard copy on display at UDC events, but now Britt Nickelsen has brought this to the web, complete with photos, anecdotes, other information about our Dobermans.

 
Other Doberman Sites (more to come):

 
The USA Schutzhund Site: Smokey Joe has plans to eventually compete in this demanding sport. This is where he gets information on upcoming trials and local clubs.

 
DVG America:An all breed Schutzhund Club. More links to trials and clubs and information on the sport.

 
Doberman Health Problems: This is one of many pages put up by the very ambitious Louise Neumann, and it is comprehensive. Do not be put off by the honesty with which Doberman breeders and owners face this breed's specific problems, as it is only with this honesty that we may continue to produce Dobermans with the health they so deserve.

 
Infodog: Though Smokey Joe has little interest in AKC Conformation shows this does not mean that he does not look up upcoming shows and results of past shows to see how his "friends" have been doing. This is the site put up and maintained by MB-F and it is very useful

 
USICTA: This site has absolutely nothing to do with dogs. This has to do with Smokey Joe's other hobby, which is watching the people he owns shoot International Trap. He has no idea why people shoot and break those orange clay frisbees, he would rather catch them but he figures it keeps his people out of trouble to have a hobby. However, since this hobby does not revolve around himself, he is not certain that it is a good hobby. This site has selected links to Shotgun Sports on the Web, including places other dogs may bring their people to try their hand at the International Shotgun Sports. Also at this site are a few of the most recent USICTA newsletters.