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 Adult bitch, with full ears and tail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Doberman Pinscher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common nicknames | Dobie, Doberman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dobermann[a] is a German breed of medium-large working dog of pinscher type. It was originally bred in Thuringia in about 1890 by Louis Dobermann, a tax collector.[2] It has a long muzzle and – ideally – an even and graceful gait. The ears were traditionally cropped and the tail docked, practices which are now illegal in many countries.
The Dobermann is intelligent, alert and tenaciously loyal; it is kept as a guard dog or as a companion animal.[3] In Canada and the United States it is known as the Doberman Pinscher.
- ^ a b c d "Dobermann breed standard" (PDF). FCI. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Get to Know the Doberman Pinscher" Archived 9 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, 'The American Kennel Club', retrieved 6 May 2014
- ^ "Dobermans Suffer From a Bad Press". The New York Times. 15 February 1993. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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