Don Dayan vom Franckenhorst

“This black male was born in Holland by artificial insemination with semen sent by air from Sweden. He had an excellent masculine head and an almost perfect body. He had a good temperament. He was a Dutch, German and International Champion. In 1975 he was best male at the Bundessieger but because he had not passed the Schutzhund Test and the title went to Ero vom Franckenhorst. He was also the DV-Sieger in 1977. He did pass the Schutzhund test in 1976. His value as a sire is well known. He sired some very important dogs such as Candy van't Smeulveen and Hertog Alpha Le Dobry.”

[by J.M. v.d. Zwan: In the beginning.....A history of the Dobermann]

Don Dayan was an extremely popular sire throughout Europe and below are his most influential litters and offspring:

• van't Smeulveen “C, D, F, H, P” litters with Centa vom Eschenhof:
  • Candy: SchH 1 and passed the ZTP with 1A rating for character and V for conformation plus winner of numerous show championships. He is sire of the vom Eschenhof “Q” litter (Orpheus, Questo, Quarta, Queen) and van de Kunnemaborgh “T” litter (Tanja).
  • Festus: sire of the von Nymphenburg “I” litters (Ikarus).
• vom Franckenhorst “L” litter with Comtesse Charmaine vom Franckenhorst:
  • Lord Dayan: sire of the de Los Valientes “O” litter (Odysee).
  • Lothar: sire of the vom Franckenhorst “S” litter (Salvador).
• van Le Dobry “A” litter with Tanja van de Kunnemaborgh:
  • Hertog Alpha: SchH 3 and passed the Körung 'for life' with highest possible ratings for hardness and working drives. He is sire of the van Het Wantij “G, H, I” litter (Hargos) and vom Deister “A” litter (Arthos, Asta).
• vom Druidenstein “M” litter with Isabella vom Druidenstein:
  • Mischka: dam of the vom Druidenstein “P, V” litters (Puma).