![]() ![]() She’s going out to visit relatives for Christmas in a couple days and won’t be back until after January, but she says she’ll go through her things and if she finds it then, she’ll send it to me. ![]() It was also reproduced with its pictures in “The Third Five Years”, a collection of articles from the magazine over the period 1978 to 1982.Īnd I just called my mom who may have a picture I sent her of our drill team in uniform. I think, but I’m not sure, that that article was in the Winter 1982 issue. Teraden’s Romeo UDT) in 1982 on the team’s performance at Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA, which has pictures. ![]() The Doberman Quarterly printed an article written by Marit Masset Marino (who I believe was the owner of Ch. There was also a segment produced by the TV show “You Asked For It” which featured our Doberman Drill Team, if anyone can find that (my dog was in that segment and I’d sell my soul to have a copy of it). I have some pictures of my dog practicing some of the barrel jumps alone in the local park. This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Doberman Drill Team, Doberman Pinscher, Rosalie Alvarez, Tess Henseler. “A Doberman Knows” by Kelli Swan is available in many formats here To our knowledge, there are still some Doberman Drill teams out there, and if any Doberman folks can shed more light on this, we’d love to give them their “props.” She was recognized with a special citation by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department for developing and training their canine unit. She is an AKC Obedience judge, and for all that, she found time to work with the Doberman Drill Team and give demonstrations at hospitals and public events. She trained the first Doberman in the United States to obtain the UDT SchH 3 degree, and ten of her Dobermans earned Utility and Tracking degrees. She had numerous High in Trials, including two at the Doberman Pinscher Club of America’s National Specialty. In 2006, Rosalie Alvarez received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the AKC for reasons beyond the drill team. Below is a video – poor quality because it was taken from a very old VHS tape, but that gives us an idea of the work that went into a demonstration (especially deeper into the tape). It was a wonderful goodwill effort that changed a lot of minds about a breed mischaracterized by a spate of Hollywood movies. Units consisted of 22 marching people who practiced with 18 well trained Doberman Pinschers for approximately eight hours every week, including weekends. Early on, Rosalie realized that some of the dogs were more handsome than others, a problem solved with capes. Later, Rosalie Alvarez formed her own team that performed at celebrations and sporting events (including a half-time show at a San Francisco 49’ers game) and showed off the breed’s intelligence and agility.Īn article in the July 1986 issue of Dog World showcased the team and how dogs were selected (there was one basicĭemand: Good, sound temperament). The first of many started by Tess Henseler performed at Westminster Kennel Club dog show in 1959 at Madison Square Garden. Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as a Doberman Drill Team. ![]()
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