Beginning in 1995, I began show training and handling Dobermans for friends and acquaintances. I also now show other breeds including Whippets, Canaan Dogs, Boston Terriers, Flat Coated Retrievers and Great Danes.  I have worked at Georgia’s premier private boarding school for puppies since 1992 where I am kennel manager and assistant trainer.  I also practice as a certified canine massage therapist and am currently studying for my Vet Tech and Canine Physical Therapy certifications.  Due to my busy schedule, I recently retired after over 5 years as Agility Trial Chairman for the Sawnee Mountain Kennel Club of Georgia, where I have also served over the years as 2nd Vice President, Director, Secretary and 8 years as newsletter editor.  I have served as past President of the Atlanta Doberman Pinscher Club as well as having served as WAC coordinator and occasionally as Show Trial Chairman.

I am a member of the Doberman Pinscher Club of America and am a regular contributing writer for The Doberman Digest, the Breed's most prestigious magazine.  I have also been published in The Doberman Quarterly, re-printed in Front and Finish, and am featured as a  contributing writer in the much anticipated follow-up to Bob and Pat Hastings' Puppy Puzzle video.  This book, titled Another Piece of the Puzzle:  Puppy Development, is available through DogFolk Enterprises.

My husband James and I have been married for 20 years. James is also a dog lover, as he bred and trained field trial Beagles with his father for the first 20 years of his life. He is a marketing manager, a second-degree black-belt in American style Karate, a black-belt in Tae Kwon Do and a faithful fan of NASCAR racing. He never hesitates to jump right in with the whelping and raising of puppies, and care and training of adults.  In 2000, James became active in AKC agility-- achieving DPCA Top 20 agility status only 2 years later.

We are fortunate in that we have a complete set of agility equipment (most of which is to AKC specifications) on our property. The area is lighted to allow for night time training.

A fulfilling aspect of our lives is Doberman Rescue (COPE/Rescue) in which Dobermans are rescued from shelters, given vet care, fostered and then adopted out to a loving home. Many rescue Dobermans have come and gone through the doors of ADAMAS. For more information on rescue, please visit our rescue page, and our links page.

Only breeding occasionally, ADAMAS takes seriously the code to “Only Breed to Improve the Breed.” Only dogs which have been proven worthy in competition, are considered for breeding.  ADAMAS does not breed for “white” a.k.a. “tyrosinase positive, oculocutaneous albino” Dobermans.  We will not breed to ANY Doberman identified as a carrier or possible carrier of this deleterious trait.  We also do not breed for over sized Dobermans, aka "king size" or "Warlock". As a DPCA member, we breed Dobermans to fit the AKC accepted standard, which calls for dogs of 26-28" at the shoulder, or 24-26" for bitches.

ADAMAS breeds for what we call "all-around" dogs- that is, dogs that not only look beautiful, but have the brains, willingness to please and drive to do performance work like obedience and agility, and the stable temperament to be loving, well-mannered household companions.  To that end we will not breed dogs that have not been proven worthy, in one or more venues, of passing on their genetic imprint to the next generation.  One such venue is the DPCA's Working Aptitude Evaluation (WAE or WAC).  On average nationally, only about 30% of Dobermans taking this test pass.  This is a picture of Int'l CH ADAMAS In Harm's Way CD, AX, AXJ, WAC, CGC (AKC major pointed) in the final portion of the test- protecting his owner from a threatening stranger as an evaluator watches.  While going through this site, you will notice that almost all of our adult dogs have the WAC title as well as performance titles to prove their brains, willingness to please, drive and stability of temperament.

In this photo, ADAMAS Enchanted Host MX, MXJ, CGC "Angel", performs an agility demonstration for employees of Federated Systems Group, as one of  their "Pet Week" programs.  Just prior to Angel's turn, "Amadeus" performed an obedience demonstration.
 

In this photo, a young girl claps in delight after MACH Amadeus Idomeneo Warrior CDX, WAC, CGC, ATT (AKC ptd) has just given her a kiss on stage at the Home Expo Show held at the Georgia World Congress Center.  Amadeus was one of several breeds demonstrating agility and trick training to the audience.  This event was MC'd by morning radio show's Tom Sullivan of Star 94.

Here, Elizabeth is shown training "Faiqa" to assist her disabled handler in negotiating stairs and curbs.  Faiqa is the second service dog Elizabeth has trained, and is the successor to New York State licensed service dog, Kai Esa II Ariel of ADAMAS CD, WAC.  Faiqa was donated by her breeder, Penelope Brooks, MD.

ADAMAS Dobermans
Elizabeth & James Barrett
Dawsonville, Georgia
(770)844-9356
(770)886-3921 - fax
email us at Adamas1@Bellsouth.net

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