UPDATE: 10/2/2009    from the Dobieden.  This dog remains unpaid over 3 years after being shipped to Kathleen and Kerry Gurklies of MoonDancer Dobermans in Carbon, IN.  I have followed all legal procedures and they have been presented with legal collection letters from my lawyers in North Carolina and Indiana.  Small Claims charges were filed on Sept 20, 2009 and are now going through the processes.  So whether or not they ever pay for the dog they stole, it is now a legal record of non-payment of a debt and goes against their credit.  And they think they're so smart by trying to avoid the inevitable.  When you steal something that isn't yours, you're only going to have to pay in the long run.  And since they have inconvenienced us, not only are they charged with theft, but now they are responsible for paying all the legal fees, and it's still going against their credit report.  Certainly not an example of smart in anyone else's book but their own.

UPDATE: 10/30/2009    from the Dobieden.  Kathleen and Kerry Gurklies have now been reported to several credit bureaus for unpaid debt.  This will stand as a delinquent expense until the full amount, plus interest, is paid.  It will also be reported on taxes as an uncollected debt, which will also go against their business, MoonDancer Dobermans on a Federal note until full amount is paid.  They will no longer be able to register any of their dogs until the full amount is paid.

UPDATE: 12/30/2009   from the Dobieden.  2009 is now closed and it looks like Kathleen and Kerry Gurklies are totally out of doberman breeding.  Mission accomplished.  Their credit is also destroyed because of this theft, another mission accomplished.  Their name in the AKC books is literally mud because of their dishonesty.  Guess when you lay down with dogs you get up with fleas, and when you try to cheat an honest business person out of what is rightfully theirs, the culprit is going to pay in the longrun.  The Dobieden has proven their case in the court system and has legally listed the Gurklies as thieves in two states.  It will be a long time, if ever, that they will be able to clear the stigma they have put on themselves, and even begin to clear their reputation in the world of honest dog owners.  They are certainly not members of that particular circle of life.

UPDATE: 2/4/2010   from the Dobieden.  Surprise, surprise!  Seems like Kathleen Gurklies has once again changed the name of her operation in an effort to hide from legal proceedings.  In 3.5 years, she has now changed the name of her operation four times that I personally know of.  Tell me, if you were a legitimate business person, what ever would be your purpose to continually change your business name if you were trying to build up a good reputation?  The ONLY reason I know of is if you are trying to stay on the run in front of people you had conned for one reason or another.  I understand I am one of several people who have lost material things to this woman.  So again, there is a serious BUYER BEWARE WARNING to anyone having anything to do with this individual.  Several people have lost things dealing with her in the past.  I was just one of several she thought she could use, abuse, and throw away only to move on to the next poor sap.