Soluna Dobermans

10/18/2026

Well, we had planned to breed Trendy this fall after her trial for her BH and FPr1 but sometimes life has other plans.

3 weeks leading up to our club's trial, Derek landed in the hospital for a week for an infection in his foot. Two surgeries later and some antibiotics directly to his heart daily for the past few weeks, he looks to be on the mend!

We have decided to make the difficult decision and push our breeding plans with Trendy back to next spring.

On the bright side, all of Trendy's health testing is complete and Derek is slowly regaining his ability to walk short distances. If things go in his favor, he may be able to go for her BH and some other titles before the end of the year! No FPr1 as there are sadly no clubs in our region hosting one.

Trendy also recently earned her CGCA and CGCU in the middle of a large, loud, and busy fall festival!! We couldn't be more proud of her for handling everything well, especially for being fresh after not being worked for a few weeks due to dad being in the hospital! Love that our dogs can chill when life demands us to pause for a moment and easily blend back into the swing of things!

We currently have limited availability on our waiting list for this planned litter. Stud to be announced once finalized. We can't wait to see what this wonderful socially stable, biddable, and drivey girl produces with the perfect male for her!

Trendy is ...
U-CH Soluna's Before It Was Cool CGCA CGCU ATT SPOT-ON BCAT CA WAC

(GCH Denalli's Hot Off The Press
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Major Ptd. U-BIS GRCH Melrae's Houston We Have A Problem BN RI RA SCN DJ DS BCAT WAC CGCA CGCU TKA SPOT-ON RACEN RATI)

10/17/2026

Happy 2nd birthday to our Rock x Ripley kids! We are so incredibly proud of them all. They have been a dream come true in type, drive, workability, smarts, and temperament.

From the confo ring to the Schutzhund field to public events and most importantly on the couch beside us. They are simply lovely all around Dobermans. We look forward to seeing what all they continue to accomplish in the years ahead.

❤️ "Effen"
AKC/Int/UKC CH Melrae N Soluna's Not My Problem

💙 "Xeno"
Major Ptd. Soluna's Houston, I Am The Problem CGCA CGCU TKN WAC

💚 "Velma"
Major Ptd. Soluna's Problem Solved CGC TKN WAC

(Group Winning BISS CH Foxfire's Rock My World x Major Ptd (14) U-BIS GRCH Melrae's Houston We Have A Problem BN RI RA SCN DJ DS BCAT WAC CGCA CGCU TKA SPOT-ON RACEN RATI)

10/15/2026

Check your dog's food! Avoid pulses!
(and continue to check even years later; ingredients change ALL THE TIME)

"Diet-associated DCM appears to be associated with diets high in pulses (peas, lentils, chickpeas, beans). This includes both grain-free and grain-inclusive diets since both can be high in pulses. This disease does not appear to be caused by a lack of grains or a deficiency of taurine or other nutrients."

All About Pet Food Update on Diet-Associated Dilated Cardiomyopathy: June 2026 June 22, 2026 Lisa M. Freeman, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition) Different forms of dilated cardiomyopathy: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a relatively common genetic heart disease that affects certain dog breeds like Doberma...

08/23/2026

Lake Elmo, MN Report -

⭐Thursday: Velma (with comp every day) 1st in Bred By Exhibitor Adult class /Reserve WB/Best Bred By Exhibitor. In Best Bred By Exhibitor in Working Group - ✨she made the final cut and if there was more than one ribbon, she would have won Reserve Best BBE in Group!! 😁✨

⭐Friday Specialties:
AM - Velma 2nd in BBE
PM - Velma 1st in BBE/✨RWB to the Major!!✨/Best BBE in Specialty

⭐Saturday: Xeno RWD, Velma 1st BBE.
⭐Sunday: Xeno RWD, Velma 2nd in BBE.

We are very happy with how Velma is holding her own in the BBE Adult class! Xeno being fresh and with less ring experience didn't show as well the first two days (and he is upset that his sister is in full blown heat 🫠) but Derek adjusted and got his butt in gear towards the end.

While we would love to come home with points, we choose to see the positives and know that their time soon will come. We accept the challenge of trying to finish out of BBE as an OH. Derek is doing a great job with them both!

Thank you to the judges, the host clubs, and the Greater Twin Cities Doberman Pinscher Club and their members for their hospitality, inviting them out, and putting on a great show and events afterwards!!

08/20/2026

Major Ptd. Soluna's Houston, I Am The Problem CGC TKN WAC

☣️👽 X E N O 👽☣️

WD x 2 / Best BBE at 22 months in Muncie, IN - Many thanks to judges Rick Blanchard and Rick Gschwender!

(Multi Group Winning BISS CH Foxfire's Rock My World "Rock"
x Major Ptd (14) U-BIS GRCH Melrae's Houston We Have A Problem BN RI RA SCN DJ DS BCAT WAC CGCA CGCU TKA SPOT-ON RACEN RATI "Ripley")

08/16/2026

In Muncie, IN today - Velma won her Bred By Adult class of 5 then won RWB to the Major. So close. Another chance next weekend for them both.🤞

Major Ptd. Soluna's Problem Solved CGC TKN WAC

08/16/2026

Trendy and Derek earned two Qs yesterday towards their BN obedience title! Their very first trial together and we couldn't be more proud! A 190 and 195.5!!!

Trendy had a bit of a brain fart for heeling the first trial since there was zero space to get her engaged before going in, but she turned on for the figure 8 and from there, it was smooth sailing! Couldn't be more pleased with how Trendy handled the pressures of a trial environment and worked for him!

Their second trial they were really working as a team and went from 9.5 points off in heeling to only 2.5! Great work!! Thank you to their judge Teresa Czaplinski for being a thorough and kind judge.

08/14/2026

This handsome dude is on a roll! Another WD today in Muncie, IN. Unfortunately, the major broke in both dogs, and bi***es again. But they walked away with a Best Bred-By Exhibitor in Breed! That makes a Best BBE in Breed for both littermates that we own, which is so special to us!

His sister Velma also won her BBE class with competition and took RWB.

Thank you to judge Mr. Rick Gschwender for the wins! They aren't entered tomorrow as Trendy has her Obedience trial but they will be back Sunday and really hope the major holds. 🤞

👽 Xeno 👽 Major Ptd. Soluna's Houston, I Am The Problem CGC TKN WAC

🕵️‍♀️ Velma 🕵️‍♀️ Major Ptd. Soluna's Problem Solved CGC TKN WAC