I was fascinated by this dog and thought all Dobermann would be like him… and reading the breed standard they should be but I was to discover that they were not!

My first Dobermann was (and still is) Brindi who I purchased in 2000 when living in Scotland. Brindi has been a wonder and her temperament is loving and affectionate but she lacked the drive and the protection that I had thought would be present in all Dobermann.

Brindi’s temperament as a family pet is however flawless, she is gentle and patient with children, excellent with other dogs and was easily trained in the house. However, she lacked any desire to pay with balls, squeaky toys or rags and would hide behind me if there was any trouble!

Although Brindi was bought as a pet, however her excellent temperament as a pet led to the desire to breed from her and therefore Lunascura Dobermann Kennel, (Lunascura is Italian for 'Dark Moon') was officially established in 2004

After the first litter our interest in Dobermann grew to include showing and working and hence breeding for the requirements of form and temperament that this requires

Our first litters from Brindi helped us understand better how pedigree’s work and what combinations will result in. Hours and hours of research and work went into looking through ancestors, health and ‘type’.


After much of this research we decided to import Vasco, from France. Vasco is strong in Royal Bell bloodlines that at that time were new to the UK.
While waiting for his pet passport, in Berlin, Vasco started his Schutzhund training and he soon showed excellent potential for working. As he is cropped he has not been shown in the UK, however he has been shown abroad and was made up to Maltese Champion while we were living in Malta for a year.
Since then we have purchased two further imports Tess and Ursula, and also Natrix in the UK. We have also kept ties on a few of our own pups, which we are hoping to have litters from later including keeping Fluvia from our F-Litter.

Unlike many kennels we have had to move around due to work commitments and are expecting to relocate back into Europe for a year in the near future. Our focus has been on Europe and not on the UK show scene as many of our dogs are cropped (imports)
Through the last 8 years of owning, breeding and training Dobermann we have come to the conclusion that breeding is about 3 things – Health, Temperament and Form. So many people buy because there are 15 Champions in the pedigree or because one parent is exceptionally good…. But too many dogs are dying young, and temperament is important, not just as a pet but to follow the vision of Herr Luis Dobermann the founder of this breed to have a companion dog that is fearless and will protect you.

In saying this, this temperament is stronger than those we have seen in the UK for so long due to our small gene pool and people buying from European bloodlines need to know what they are buying and buy them for the right reason.
We strongly believe in the principles of the ZTP (German breed standard/ temperament test) and we aim to have all our future pups eligible to do the ZTP as all our litters are produced from parents with ZTPs. We are also Accredited breeders under the UK Kennel club; a scheme that we hope will be expanded to include a temperament test of some fashion.

Due to the UK docking ban we have moved our kennel to Ireland, although we still have a home in Cheshire where we live when we are not abroad, where we invite people to come and see our dogs if they are thinking of taking on a Dobermann them selves in the future.

We have a very long waiting list for puppies and are very selective about the homes were our dogs go. If you would like to own a Lunascura Dobermann please call us or email us and talk to us about why you are looking for a dobermann, even if we don’t have a dog for you we may be able to refer you to another reputable breeder.

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Ralph Boston