It is amazing to contemplate the show record Dolph von Tannenwald could have amassed had he lived a long life, when one considers that upon his early demise he had probably defeated more Doberman. *According to his record, when he died on June 3, 1972 he had won 28 Bests in Show, 209 Bests of Breed, six Speciality Show Bests of Breed and 78 Groups. This impressive tally of wins made him number one in the Phillips System rating for 1971, number two Working Dog, and number three Dog in the Nation all-breeds. What particularly delighted his owners and Jeffrey Brucker, his handler, was that he was Top-Winning Sire for the same year.

There were many great moments and important wins during that illustrious career, including a Breed and Group Second win at Westminister. A dog of great stamina, Dolph was never perturbed by cross-country flights between shows and could always be counted on to both protect when necessary and to be sociable when the occasion demanded. His constant companion at home was a Chihuahua named Kat, and he was so well adjusted to the world that he needed only to be crated when benched at the shows.

Dolph was selected by Jeff Brucker and was an anniversary present from George West to his wife Sheila. When not with his handler, Dolph lived with Wests at Muttontown, New York. The 271/4 - inch, 73-pound dynamo that thrilled the show world unfortunately contracted cancer of the lungs. Dolph went home to Jeff and Betty Brucker, where he died painlessly.

The Wests kept three daughters of Dolphs and son, Lakewind's Count von West, to carry on, but none will ever take the place of their one and only Dolph, the dog they referrer to as their "magnificent obsession!"
The Book of the Doberman Pinscher - Joan McDonald Brearley