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In this Issue: Justice for Hope 2 In Memory of Candy Sangster 2 Member Spotlight 3 SND Directory 3 Senior Dobe Project 4 Remembering Pixie 4 How Could You? 5 State of the Doberman in the UK 5 Meet Bowie! 6 Attending Veterinarians 6 Dobes Helped 7 SND Contributors 10 Gone But Not Forgotten 11 Please Contribute 12 SND Acquires New Logo! We are positively thrilled to present our new Special Needs Dobermans logo (top left of this page)! This graphic perfectly captures what we feel about the Dobes we are trying to help. It promotes the kindness and love they all deserve, especially those in need as well as our senior friends. The artist of this marvelous design is Nicholas DiGiuseppe. Together with his wife, Carol, they own Growling Dogs Inc. Canine Designs. Nicholas and Carol are Dobe people too, and already knew of SND’s work. Now here’s one of the best parts - when we contacted them about this logo, they decided to donate it to SND! Thanks to the generosity of the DiGiuseppes, we now have a beautiful and professional looking logo to put on merchandise for fund raising. All of this helps our Dobes in need, which is exactly why they donated this artwork. SND extends our heartfelt thanks to these wonderful people, and we welcome them with open arms to our SND family!

What is Special Needs Dobermans? Special Needs Dobermans is an organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to Dobermans with extraordinary medical needs. In the year and a half that SND has been in existence over 50 Dobermans have been helped! Some of the dogs helped were in rescue, some were already in a loving home where the medical costs were out of reach for the owner. Since its inception, SND has raised over $30,000 for Dobermans in need. Initially SND had 13 donors. The list has now climbed to well over 200 people! The organization focuses on fund-raising, and provides assistance to Dobermans on a national level. To date, more than 50 Dobes have been helped. SND is a nationally recognized 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Members maintain a website, www.doberman911.org, that details cases, disbursements, and fundraising efforts. It is here that you can learn about all of the Dobes that have been helped through this organization. The group has gained a great deal of recognition through fund-raising auctions on E-Bay, and with the added recognition comes more Dobes to help. We hope that you will be a part of the happy endings that SND helps to create for these wonderful creatures in need. If you have questions or suggestions, please email us at info@doberman911.org. Know that your time, efforts, and donations are saving DOBERMANS! Show Prospect Shot - SND, Breeder to the Rescue Rudy was bought as a show prospect puppy by Karen Klobuchar in Montana. It is likely that he would have gone far in the ring, as he is Marienberg on both sides. Repo Man is his grandsire. Last February, when he was near the beginning of his show career, he was shot by a neighbor with a .270 caliber high-power rifle; The shooter then fled the state. The bullet blew off Rudy’s right hock. Treatment at that time required reconstruction of the hock, including attachment of a steel plate to the remaining bone. The vet bills for the emergency treatment of the gunshot wound and the first reconstructive surgery totaled approximately $6000; the cost of the original emergency reconstructive surgery, about $4500, was required in advance. Karen did not have the money for Rudy’s surgery, so his breeder, Mary Rogers, kindly loaned Karen the money. Karen is now working three jobs to repay the loan. Unfortunately, the original steel plate cracked. Rudy cannot bear weight on his leg and it has begun to atrophy. The sole alternative to replacement of the cracked steel plate is amputation of the leg, which both Karen and the vet feel should be considered only as a last resort. The orthopedic surgeon wishes to replace the original plate with a thinner yet stronger one, and states that Rudy’s post-surgical prognosis is excellent although he will likely always have a limp. The vet also states that this surgery normally costs approximately $3000, but has agreed to reduce the fee to between $1000 and $1500. Karen, already in debt for Rudy’s first surgery has come to SND for help. SND is now working to raise money for Rudy’s surgery. Mary Rogers has stated that she will donate Marienburg items to the SND auctions. She has also given SND authorization to use her name and kennel name in our efforts to help raise funds for Rudy. SND commends Mary Rogers for her efforts on Rudy’s behalf and her dedication to the Dobes that she has produced. We’re now asking for your help, to make sure this fine young Doberman makes a full recovery. You can mail in a donation, or you can make a tax-deductable donation online at Rudy's Page on this website. Current auction listings listings can also be found on the website. Please consider helping Rudy or one of our many other Special Needs Dobermans.