I purchased my first Doberman in 1964, Kahlua’s Princess Lisa, a Bismarck
granddaughter. She became my first UD Dobe.  Since Lisa, I have been active in both the obedience and the breed ring. I have trained twelve Dobes to a UD, four to a CDX, three to a CD. I trained one Dobe to a SchH BH, and had one certify for a tracking test only to lose her to cancer before we could show.

I bought my first conformation Dobe from Terry and Denyse Lee. She became the first Dobe breed champion to earn an Obedience Trial Championship. She was American-Canadian CH-OTCH Teraden’s Sweet Gypsy Rose, ROM. Her daughter, American -Canadian CH-OTCH Teraden’s Cinnamon Rose, ROM and  Pooh’s Taboo to You, American Canadian OTCH  were my other two Obedience Trial Champions.

I have also bred a number of breed champions: Cinnamon; Canadian  CH Merique the Witching Hour, CDX, WAC; and  American-Canadian CH Merique’s Durango, CD, ROM.

Since retiring from public school teaching in 1996, I have been involved in dog training privately and for my obedience club, and have been doing a great deal of writing. In addition to dog training, I love to read, am a series movie buff and a rabid 49er fan.

Irene Quesnoy
Merique Dobermans
Conformation and Obedience
since 1964.