About the Club

The Dobermann started to become popular in Northern Ireland in the early 1970's, with a number of individuals showing their dogs at local shows in the variety classes. As numbers increased, breed classes were then allocated at these shows

During 1977 the number of dogs being shown had increased to the extent that it was felt that a breed club could be formed, and so Paddy Cooke and Bob Patton initiated the Inaugural Meeting, which was held on Wednesday, 14th September 1977, in the Art Rooms, Castle Grounds, Antrim.

Twenty-eight people attented this meeting, which was chaired by Paddy and Bob, and our sponsors for the formation of the club were the Midland and Welsh Dobermann Clubs.   At this meeting the first Officers and Committee were elected as follows

Officers		Committee
Chairman	Rev. McClean	C. Cooke	D. Beck
Vice-Chairman	D. Torrens	L. Harvey	J. Steele
Honorary Secretary	P. Cooke	M. Patton	E. Guthrie
Honorary Treasurer	B. Patton	B. Fletcher	W. McCrecken

Our first Open Show was held on 14th October 1978 at Sentry Hill Hall in Ballymena and was judged by Audrey Woods (DIRKSBY) from Belfast.

Our first Championship show was held on Monday 4th May 1981 and our Club President, Mrs Julia Curnow, was the judge.  The show had an entry of 99 dogs and Best in Show was awarded to the Dog CC winner, Di Patience's DIZOWN RAZZAMATAZZ.   The Bitch CC was Mrs Briscall's TAVEY'S OVATION OF TANCREY, while the reserve CCs were awarded to Carey & Denis McGlinchey's DIZOWN THE SENATOR and Rosie Lane's CHAANROSE THE SOLITAIRE.