Dobermann Race Standard
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DOBERMANN
ORIGIN: Germany
APPLICATION: Companion, protection and working dog
F.C.I. CLASSIFICATION:
Group 2: -Pinscher and Schnauzer type, Molossian type and Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs.
Section 1: Pinscher and Schnauzer type with working trial.
The Dobermann is the only German breed which bears the name of its original breeder, Friedrich Louis Dobermann
( 02.01.1834 - 09.06.1894 ). He has believed to be a tax collector, offal abbatoir manager (knacker) and a part time dog catcher, legally able to catch all stray dogs. He bred animals from this reservoir that were particularly sharp. The so called "butcher's dogs" which were already considered a relatively pure at that time, played a most important role in the origination of the Dobermann breed. These dogs were an early type of Rottweiler, mixed with a type of a shepard which existed in "Thuringen" as a black dog with rust red markings.
Herr Dobermann bred with this mixture of
dogs in the Eighteen Seventies. Thus he obtained "his breed" : not only alert but highly protective working and housedogs. They were often used as a guard and police dogs. Their extensive use in police work led to the nickname "Gendarme dogs". They were used in hunting to control large vermin. In these circumstances it was a matter of course that the Dobermann was recognized officially as a Police Dog by the beguinning of the century. The Dobermann breed requires a medium sized, powerful, muscular dog. Despite his substance he shall be elegant and noble, which will be evident in his body line. He must be exceptionally suitable as a companion, protection and working dog as also as a family dog.
GENERAL APPEARANCE:
The Dobermann is of medium size, strong and muscularly built. Through the elegant lines of its body, its proud stature and temperamental character and its expression of determination, it conforms to the ideal picture of a dog.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
The body of the Dobermann appears to be almost square, particularly in males. The length of the body measured from the pro sternum to the ischium shall not be more than 5% longer than the height from the withers to the ground in males, and 10% in females.
BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT:
The disposition of the Dohermann is friendly and calm; very devoted to the family, it loves children. Medium temperament and medium sharpness (alertness) is desired. A medium threshold of irritation is required with a good contact to the owner. The Dobermann enjoys working, and shall have good working ability, courage and hardness. The particular values of self confidence and intrepidness are required, and also adaptability and attention to fit the social environment.
SKIN:
The skin fits closely all over and is of good pigment.
COAT:
HAIR
The hair is short, hard and thicken It lies tight and smooth and is equally distributed over the whole surface. Undercoat is not allowed.
COLOURS
The colour is black or dark brown, with rust red clearly defined and clean markings. Markings on the muzzle, as a spot on the cheeks and the top of the eyebrow; on the throat, two spots on the forechest, on the metacarpus,
metatarsus and feet, on the inside of the back thigh, on the arms and below the tail.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
SIZE Height at the highest point of withers: Males: 68 to 72cms. Bitches: 63 to 68cms. Medium size desirable.
WEIGHT Males ca. 40 to 45 kg. Bitches ca. 32 to 35 kg.
FAULTS:
GENERAL APPEARANCE:
Reversal of sexual impression; little substance; too light; too heavy; too leggy; weak bones.
HEAD:
Too heavy; too narrow; too short; too long; too much or too little stop; Roman nose; bad slope of the top line of the skull; weak underjaw; round or slit eyes; light eye; cheeks too heavy; loose flews; eyes too open or too deepset; ear set too high or too low; open mouth angle.
NECK:
Slightly short; too short; loose skin around the throat; dewlap; too long (not in harmony); ewe neck.
BODY:
Back not tight; sloping croup; sway back; roach back; insufficient or too much spring of rib; insufficient depth or width of chest, back too long overall; too little forechest; tail set too high or too low; too little or too much tuck up.
LIMBS:
Too little or too much angulation in front or hindquarters; loose elbow; deviations from the standard position and length of bones and joints; feet too close together or too wide apart; cowhocks, spread hocks, close hocks; open or soft paws, crooked toes; pale nails.
COAT:
Markings too light or not sharply defined; smudged markings; mask too dark; big black spot on the legs; chest markings hardly visible or too large; hair long, soft, curly or dull. Thin coat; bald patches; large tufts of hair purffcularly on the body; visible undercoat.
CHARACTER:
Inadequate self confidence; temperament too high; sharpness/aggressiveness too high; too high or too low a threshold of irritation.
SIZE:
Deviation of size up to two centimetres from the standard should result in a lowering of the quality grading.
GAIT:
Wobbly; restricted or stiff gait; pacing.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:
GENERAL:
Pronounced reversal of sexual impressions
EYES:
Yellow eyes (bird of prey eye); wall eye.
DENTITION:
Overshot; level bite; undershot; missing teeth.
TESTICLES:
Absence of two normally developed testicles in the scrotum.
COAT:
White spots; pronounced long and wavy hair; pronounced thin coat or large bald patches.
CHARACTER:
Fearful; shy; nervous and overly aggressive animals.
SIZE:
Dogs which deviate more than two centimetres over or under the standard.
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