Dear Kimbertal,
Almost 13 years ago, my son purchased a female Doberman puppy from your kennel (8/2/94 from Can. Ch. Captain Kid's Black Hawk and Kimbertal's Dolma). He named her Porsche. He was unable to care for the dog and gave it to my wife and me to take care of when she was about 2 ? years old. We already had an older Doberman named Turbo, also purchased from your kennel (3/24/81 from Ch. Kroysing's Duke Ellington and Kimbertal's Manson DeVille).
The two of them were beautiful dogs. Turbo was a great companion with a gentle and compassionate personality. She died about 10 years ago at the age of 14. Porsche was always a character and quite entertaining. She passed peacefully in her sleep last week just 2 months shy of her 13th birthday. Even though she was hit by a car when she was 6 months old and had a metal plate in her leg, she was always happy, full of energy and ready to go!
Porsche owned our living room area and always slept on our velvet couch. Her favorite game was stealing things (an empty box, a bag of chips, a box of tissues, a bag of clothes, even a 2" wide yellow pages phonebook!) and then arranging and rearranging everything in a straight line. She would lie down and guard her acquired items until someone came over and acknowledged her efforts. She also had a basket full of plush musical toys that she would play for my daughter every morning before she went to work. Her favorites included a skunk that played "Wild Thing", a bear that sang "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch" and a monkey that whistled "I love you!" She cared for her plush toys as if they were her own pups. She'd also pester us for a piece of bread every morning which she hid in her toy basket or under the couch pillows. She'd bring it out later in the day and walk around in circles humming until someone tried to take it away from her.
When she wasn't nudging my wife to share her canned peaches or hiding under the covers when it thundered, her favorite past times were watching the neighborhood from her window and going for a ride in the backseat of my car. When she got out of the car, she'd pick up her leash with her mouth and carry it back into the house. She was an incredibly smart dog. You only had to show her something once and it became a habit (sometimes good, other times not so good!).
I can't even begin to tell you the laughter and amusement this extraordinary dog provided to us on a daily basis. Words can't even describe how quiet the house is without our Porsche.
When my wife and I are ready, we will definitely come back to your kennel to purchase our next companion.
Ed & Anita C.
Fredericksburg, VA