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        • 1899 Standard
        • Circa 1901 Standard
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      • Progress in Head Type and Size in Doberman Pinscher between 1899-1970
      • History Starts Now: Preserving the Standard of the Doberman Pinscher
    • Current Breed Standard
  • Breed Development
    • First Half Century (1898-1950)
      • Demystifying Doberman History
      • Popular Dogs: July 1940
      • Popular Dogs: September 1940
      • A Doberman Coup Circa 1940
      • Ferry v Rauhfelsen (of Giralda)
      • The Seven Sires and Illena
      • Kilburn
      • Great Producers
    • Second Half Century (1950-present)
      • Damasyn the Solitaire
      • Frank Grover on Ch. Berman Brier
      • Tess Henseler on Breeding
      • Comparison of Dictator and Storm
      • Memories of Top Skipper
      • Gaiting Down Memory Lane with Joanna Walker
      • Jackie Beaumont’s Letters to Jack and Eleanor Brown
      • The Dynamic Peggy Adamson
      • The Dynamic Peggy Adamson – Text Version
  • The Doberman Mind
    • The Dog with the Human Brain
    • An Exploration of “A Dog with A Human Mind”
    • Frank Grover on Obedience History
    • Performance (Doberman Drill Teams)
    • Service Dogs
    • War Dogs
  • The Breed Today
    • Where Have All the Kennels Gone?
    • Ruth McCourt’s Warning
    • State of the Breed Today
    • A Tall Ship and a Star to Steer Her By
    • Frank Grover on Breeding
  • Doberman Art
  • About ADPEF
    • ADPEF Mission Statement
    • ADPEF Charter
    • ADPEF Founders
      • Peggy Adamson
      • Frank Grover
      • Ann Lanier
      • Nancy Kamerer Heitzman
    • Archive Contributions and Donations
    • Monetary Contributions
    • Contact Us
  • Breed Standards
    • Evolution of Breed Standards
      • Evolution of Breed Standard by Attribute
        • General Appearance
        • Head
        • Neck, Topline, and Body
        • Forequarters
        • Hindquarters
        • Gait
        • Temperament
      • Evolution of Breed Standard by Year
        • 1899 Standard
        • Circa 1901 Standard
        • 1901 Standard
        • 1920 Standard
        • 1925 Standard
        • 1935 Standard
        • 1942 Standard
        • 1948 Standard
        • 1969 Standard
      • Progress in Head Type and Size in Doberman Pinscher between 1899-1970
      • History Starts Now: Preserving the Standard of the Doberman Pinscher
    • Current Breed Standard
  • Breed Development
    • First Half Century (1898-1950)
      • Demystifying Doberman History
      • Popular Dogs: July 1940
      • Popular Dogs: September 1940
      • A Doberman Coup Circa 1940
      • Ferry v Rauhfelsen (of Giralda)
      • The Seven Sires and Illena
      • Kilburn
      • Great Producers
    • Second Half Century (1950-present)
      • Damasyn the Solitaire
      • Frank Grover on Ch. Berman Brier
      • Tess Henseler on Breeding
      • Comparison of Dictator and Storm
      • Memories of Top Skipper
      • Gaiting Down Memory Lane with Joanna Walker
      • Jackie Beaumont’s Letters to Jack and Eleanor Brown
      • The Dynamic Peggy Adamson
      • The Dynamic Peggy Adamson – Text Version
  • The Doberman Mind
    • The Dog with the Human Brain
    • An Exploration of “A Dog with A Human Mind”
    • Frank Grover on Obedience History
    • Performance (Doberman Drill Teams)
    • Service Dogs
    • War Dogs
  • The Breed Today
    • Where Have All the Kennels Gone?
    • Ruth McCourt’s Warning
    • State of the Breed Today
    • A Tall Ship and a Star to Steer Her By
    • Frank Grover on Breeding
  • Doberman Art
  • About ADPEF
    • ADPEF Mission Statement
    • ADPEF Charter
    • ADPEF Founders
      • Peggy Adamson
      • Frank Grover
      • Ann Lanier
      • Nancy Kamerer Heitzman
    • Archive Contributions and Donations
    • Monetary Contributions
    • Contact Us

The Seven Sires and Illena

Below are images of Peggy Adamson’s original typing of The Seven Sires and Illena, a well known article she wrote. To view each page, click on the image.

 


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The Seven Sires

Ch. Emperor of Marienland
Ch. Alcor v. Millsdod
Ch. Favoriet v. Franzhof
Ch. Favoriet v. Franzhof
Ch. Alcor v. Millsdod
Ch. Emperor of Marienland
Westphalia's Ramses
Ch. Westphalia’s Rameses
,C.D.X.
Uranus
Ch. Westphalia’s Uranus
Domossi and Dictator
Ch.Domossi and Ch.Dictator

Illena

 

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        • Neck, Topline, and Body
        • Forequarters
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        • Gait
        • Temperament
      • Evolution of Breed Standard by Year
        • 1899 Standard
        • Circa 1901 Standard
        • 1901 Standard
        • 1920 Standard
        • 1925 Standard
        • 1935 Standard
        • 1942 Standard
        • 1948 Standard
        • 1969 Standard
      • Progress in Head Type and Size in Doberman Pinscher between 1899-1970
      • History Starts Now: Preserving the Standard of the Doberman Pinscher
    • Current Breed Standard
  • Breed Development
    • First Half Century (1898-1950)
      • Demystifying Doberman History
      • Popular Dogs: July 1940
      • Popular Dogs: September 1940
      • A Doberman Coup Circa 1940
      • Ferry v Rauhfelsen (of Giralda)
      • The Seven Sires and Illena
      • Kilburn
      • Great Producers
    • Second Half Century (1950-present)
      • Damasyn the Solitaire
      • Frank Grover on Ch. Berman Brier
      • Tess Henseler on Breeding
      • Comparison of Dictator and Storm
      • Memories of Top Skipper
      • Gaiting Down Memory Lane with Joanna Walker
      • Jackie Beaumont’s Letters to Jack and Eleanor Brown
      • The Dynamic Peggy Adamson
      • The Dynamic Peggy Adamson – Text Version
  • The Doberman Mind
    • The Dog with the Human Brain
    • An Exploration of “A Dog with A Human Mind”
    • Frank Grover on Obedience History
    • Performance (Doberman Drill Teams)
    • Service Dogs
    • War Dogs
  • The Breed Today
    • Where Have All the Kennels Gone?
    • Ruth McCourt’s Warning
    • State of the Breed Today
    • A Tall Ship and a Star to Steer Her By
    • Frank Grover on Breeding
  • Doberman Art
  • About ADPEF
    • ADPEF Mission Statement
    • ADPEF Charter
    • ADPEF Founders
      • Peggy Adamson
      • Frank Grover
      • Ann Lanier
      • Nancy Kamerer Heitzman
    • Archive Contributions and Donations
    • Monetary Contributions
  • Contact Us

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  • Breed Standards
    • Evolution of Breed Standards
      • Evolution of Breed Standard by Attribute
        • General Appearance
        • Head
        • Neck, Topline, and Body
        • Forequarters
        • Hindquarters
        • Gait
        • Temperament
      • Evolution of Breed Standard by Year
        • 1899 Standard
        • Circa 1901 Standard
        • 1901 Standard
        • 1920 Standard
        • 1925 Standard
        • 1935 Standard
        • 1942 Standard
        • 1948 Standard
        • 1969 Standard
      • Progress in Head Type and Size in Doberman Pinscher between 1899-1970
      • History Starts Now: Preserving the Standard of the Doberman Pinscher
    • Current Breed Standard
  • Breed Development
    • First Half Century (1898-1950)
      • Demystifying Doberman History
      • Popular Dogs: July 1940
      • Popular Dogs: September 1940
      • A Doberman Coup Circa 1940
      • Ferry v Rauhfelsen (of Giralda)
      • The Seven Sires and Illena
      • Kilburn
      • Great Producers
    • Second Half Century (1950-present)
      • Damasyn the Solitaire
      • Frank Grover on Ch. Berman Brier
      • Tess Henseler on Breeding
      • Comparison of Dictator and Storm
      • Memories of Top Skipper
      • Gaiting Down Memory Lane with Joanna Walker
      • Jackie Beaumont’s Letters to Jack and Eleanor Brown
      • The Dynamic Peggy Adamson
      • The Dynamic Peggy Adamson – Text Version
  • The Doberman Mind
    • The Dog with the Human Brain
    • An Exploration of “A Dog with A Human Mind”
    • Frank Grover on Obedience History
    • Performance (Doberman Drill Teams)
    • Service Dogs
    • War Dogs
  • The Breed Today
    • Where Have All the Kennels Gone?
    • Ruth McCourt’s Warning
    • State of the Breed Today
    • A Tall Ship and a Star to Steer Her By
    • Frank Grover on Breeding
  • Doberman Art
  • About ADPEF
    • ADPEF Mission Statement
    • ADPEF Charter
    • ADPEF Founders
      • Peggy Adamson
      • Frank Grover
      • Ann Lanier
      • Nancy Kamerer Heitzman
    • Archive Contributions and Donations
    • Monetary Contributions
    • Contact Us