THE STORY OF IMPERIUM DOBERMANN KENNEL
You've met our dogs, now a bit about us.
At Imperium Dobermann family has and always will come first. The idea of family however is not just felt through its traditional meaning - blood relations, but rather has gained a more broad reach. Whether its our dogs, someone we work with, or someone that has one of our puppies - all are our family.
Just like our dogs - we too are European imports.
We are two sisters, Jovana (the ring leader) and Dunja (the protégée). We moved from Europe to Ohio in 2017 and other than an occasional complaint about the cold, we never looked back. We are property investors by trade, Dobermann breeders by passion.
While we were growing up, our mother was a well renowned show/working Labrador breeder in Europe and to this day is an immense help with our dogs. She has transferred her incredible passion and knowledge of dogs to us.
Our dogs live in our home with us, and according to the people that know us, they live better than most humans. Being that they got a puppy bath before we even got a kitchen in our new house, we guess there's some truth to it. We promise we're not bragging, but we must admit our friends and family are probably right - we are a little dog obsessed.
When we moved here we brought our beloved Igor (Matador di Altobello) with us and for a while, until we settled a bit we were a one dog household.
Eventually as our company started to see success and grow, we decided to expand our family as well by adding the precious Lily (Ullissa di Altobello) to our family. This is when our dream of sharing our love for Dobermanns with other people started to come to life.
Being that we own a business we are able to spend pretty much every waking moment with our beloved dogs who are our family. We don't have kids, we have dogs and they go with us everywhere we go.
When we are not traveling between Europe (where we show our dogs) and the States, we live a very active lifestyle with our dogs. With that being said, we also love nothing more than a nice relaxing evening in front of the fireplace, or a long and relaxing trail ride - a lifestyle our dogs compliment perfectly.​​
TRAINERS / HANDLERS
Milos "Miki" Simeunovic
Trainer / Handler / IGP Decoy - Helper
Milos is our resident firecracker! When you are with this guy you are guaranteed to never be bored. He has the most fiery passion for working dogs and all things that pertain to it. It is infectious. Not to mention, he's always a good time!
Milos is one of the few people on this planet that we trust blindly with our dogs. He resides in Europe and is in charge of all of our dogs that are training and competing overseas.
He is incredibly hard working, always up for an adventure, especially if it's dog (or party) related. He will drop what he's doing at a moments notice and drive for 20 hours one way just to breed one of our dogs half way across the world because we asked him to. He is brutally honest and fiercely loyal to his friends, family and co-workers. Sometimes his honesty and fiery spirit rubs people the wrong way, but we adore him just the way he is and would not have it any other way.
He started off as a soccer player, a big passion of his to this day, but then randomly fell into the dog show/competition world and never looked back... And boy are we happy that he did as his talent with dogs knows no limits! The accomplishments he has made so young already, some people are never blessed to see in their whole lifetime. He has handled our dogs with such success over the years. Words cannot express how much we cherish him and all he's done for us and our dogs.
Milos has his own kennel, DELLA AMA-GI, and he co-owns a few dogs with us. He is the owner/breeder of the famous Aladin della AMA-GI, which is the father to a few of our recent litters. Due to this, occasionally he is tasked with bringing up some of our litters that are born in Europe and what a wonderful job he does at it. When he is not with dogs or playing soccer, he is cooking up the most delicious meals, which is another huge passion of his. You can always rely on Milos to show you to good food! Although it's hard to guess that considering his slim figure.
Over the years our relationship with Miki has gone from friends, to colleagues, to now - family. He is a staple at Imperium Dobermann and an irreplaceable member of our team!
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Nemanja "Mrmi" Karas
Trainer / Handler / IGP Decoy - Helper
Mrmi is the calm to Milos' storm... Truly, he is the calm to all of our storms. Levelheaded to a fault, the patience and understanding he exudes is incredible.
His talent with dogs is unparalleled. Whether it is conformation showing, training, IGP helper work - he can do it all and he does it all incredibly well! He is reliable beyond words and is always there to give a helping hand. Mrmi is great friend, super hardworking, and just all around an incredible human.
Over the years Mrmi has been on the end of the leash of some of the nicest and most accomplished Dobermanns of our generation.
Mrmi helps us with our dogs showing in Europe and the trust and piece of mind that we have when we know they are in his hands is indescribable. Whether we need a dog taken to a show, to the vet, to be bred, a litter whelped - whatever we needed over the years, he was always happy to help. His experience and expertise with all things Doberman related is mind-blowing considering how young he is. He was simply born for the dog world.
They say it takes a village to raise a child, well the same applies to dogs. Imperium Dobermann would not be what it was today if Mrmi didn't reside in our proverbial village. Mrmi has become super well respected over the years by not just Dobermann people, but woking dog people in general. Nobody out there has a single negative thing to say about him - and that says a lot in the dog world.
Mrmi is the kind of guy that will pull over his car on the side of the road and spend an eternity discussing pedigrees and potential combinations with us even though he has somewhere else to be.
In addition to dogs, Mrmi enjoys cars, going to concerts with his wonderful girlfriend Mina (who is an amazing photographer), and soccer.
Just like Milos, over the years, Mrmi has become family. We can never thank him enough for how much patience and understanding he always has with us and how much he has taught us over the years and hope that one day we will do the same and more for him in return.