--- In dobermaneuropeclub@..., "tavey_the_dogsblls"
<philip@k...> wrote:
> Hi, we are Philip and Sharon, and we live in Northern Ireland. On
the
> 19th July
> 2004 we lost our beloved dog Tavey to a heart attack. Tavey was a
> doberman, the 3rd doberman we have had. He was the most intelligent
> of all our dobermans, (but that`s not a slate on our other two!)
and
> he
> was very special for one particular reason. We can`t divulge that
> reason right now, but it will become apparent to anyone with
> information on his past.
> Tavey came to us by way of a rescue home, and we never could figure
> out why anyone would have wanted to let him go, but thankfully for
> us, they did and we gave him a home and he enriched our lives
> immensly. As a Dobie
> owner, i`m sure you understand just exactly what we mean.
> So now to the reason for this appeal. As Tavey came from a rescue
> home, there was no paperwork to tell us what his pedigree was, or
> indeed where he had been bred. What we are hoing for is that
someone
> can help us fill in the missing pieces, and for this we are asking
> Dobie owners if they could do something for us.
> Have a look at your dog as he is walking away from you, and ask
> yourself, does that bum look like Naomi Campbells, as she walks
back
> down a catwalk??
> No I am not joking, i`m very serious, as it is a trait that we have
> never seen in a Dobie before, and believe that it could help in our
> search. He also stood with his front two paws very close together,
> anoyher trait we haven`t seen.
> As there was no paperwork, we don`t know where Tavey was
> bred, so even if you don`t live in the UK, don`t worry about that.
> There are other things about Tavey that we have not seen in our
other
> dogs or anyone elses for that matter, so we do have other ways of
> finding a link. We miss him terribly, and would dearly love to find
> another Dobie with his traits.
> I know to some people this may seem like an impossible task, but we
> believe that there is someone, somewhere who may be able to help us.
> If you can help, then please contact us at
> philip@k...
> We have photos of Tavey that we will send if you think you can
> recognise him. Perhaps you know of someone else who had a Dobie
just
> like this. Or perhaps you are a breeder and this info rings a bell.
> We promise that all information will be treated in confidence, and
we
> won`t be passing your details on to a third party.
> Thank you all in advance.
> In memory of Tavey

***UPDATE***
I HAVE NOW ADDED PHOTOS TO LET PEOPLE SEE OUR DOG, AND PERHAPS SEE A
RESEMBLANCE IN THEIRS OR SOMEONE ELSES DOG.
THE PHOTOS ARE IN THE FOLDER CALLED "TAVEY"
Thank you