Doberman History
How the Doberman came about
The Doberman can be traced back to 1880 thus classifying it
as one of the most modern of the working breeds. The namesake of the Doberman
is Herr Louis Dobermann, a local magistrate from the
town of
What Breeds went in to the making of the Doberman
His initial attempts at inbreeding the local dogs centered on producing litters of black, large-sized, alert dogs that were neither shy nor overly aggressive. Obedience was the prime character trait. Herr Doberman owned and much admired the Rottweiler breed, he bred some of his finest specimens to the emerging "Doberman's Dog," as they became know.
Other purebred dogs which are assumed to have played a part in the breeding at that time in Germany are, Great Dane, German Shorthaired Pointers, Weimaraners (from which the genes for blue coloring are credited), Setters, Dachshunds, and the Black-and-Tan Terriers, now known as the Manchester Terrier. Many theories also trace the Doberman ancestry to the Beauceron or "Red Sock", a French shepherding dog that had marking very similar to those of modern Dobermans.
Please Note that the White Doberman IS NOT a breed standard. It was not part of the original strain or a by-product of the development. It is also not in the recessive gene of the original breeds that were used to developed the Doberman Breed. Be aware of what you buy! Watch for the Z in the registration on the pedigree.
How the breed got started in the United States
The first exportation to the
The modern day Doberman has replaced the coarseness of the early Doberman Pinscher specimens; through it all the instinctively alert, loyal and watchful temperament of the breed has held true. The modern day doberman has become the "aristocrat of the dog world."
References for this brief History of the Doberman come from;
"Doberman Pinschers" by Kerry Donnelly
"Dobermans" by Mark Ladd
