Dobermann

Working

Coat

Black & Blue
Tan: with or (less preferred on blues) in the traditional pattern.

Liver & Isabella
Tan: or (less preferred) with or (less preferred on isabella) in the traditional pattern.
can not be used as both the body and tan point colour - there must be visible contrast.

For all, the Java V2 file may have tan elbows, though this is slightly less preferred.

Eyes

in black dogz
in livers and blues
in isabellas

Nose

in blacks, in livers and isabellas, in blues. Isabellas may also have .

Faults

Tan eyelids. Wrong eye colour.

Disqualifications

None

Varieties

Black & Blue, Liver & Isabella

Notes

The dobermann was named after its main creator, Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann (1834-94), a man that worked as dog catcher and executioner at the Apdola prison, Germany. He needed a sharp guard dog, and collected dogs that he and his friends bred to form the breed known as doberman. It is believed that they used rottweiler, german pointer and probably longhaired sheepdogs in their breeding project. The genes for bobtails which can be found in the dobermann most likely comes from the sheepdogs, as well as the fact that some of the earliest dobermans had scruffy fur.
In the 1890's the breed was crossed with manchester terrier, which made it more elegant and possibly calmer. It may also have been crossed with greyhound. The modern dobermann was created by Otto Göller, who started his famous kennel von Thöringer in 1901. The temperament caused the breed many problems, but was improved through careful breeding, and today the dobermann is a quite popular breed around the world.

The head of the dobermann should resemble an elongated wedge, with parallel top of skull and top of muzzle. The muzzle is deep and broad with dry lips. The ears can be cropped or natural, natural ears should be set high and carried close to the head. The neck is quite long, beautifully arched, muscular and dry. The body should be square with a short, strong back and good depth of chest, with slight tuck up. The tail can be docked or natural. The coat is short, hard and glossy, laying close to the body.

Breed Files

Filename: Doberman Pinscher
Offset: C83D
Base: Labrador
SCP: Labrador
Accepted: April 25, 2015
Notes: 4 tail variations which all come in full-length or docked, 2 ear variations, and 2 body thickness variations.

Filename: Doberman Pinscher
Offset: C83D
Base: Great Dane
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: August 18, 2012
Notes: Natural eared modification of the Abno V3.

Filename: Dobermann
Offset: 8F1E
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Labrador
Accepted: June 24, 2011
Notes: 4 tail variations which can be docked at 2 different lengths. Includes cropped and natural ears, optional nails and liplines. Includes two types of hind leg angulation. Crosses between the leg types may show incorrect angulation - these dogz are not A-reg.

Filename: Doberman Pinscher
Offset: C83D
Base: Great Dane
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: August 28, 2007
Notes: Version 3 of the Abnormality file. Probably not suitable for OD. Addballz ears. The 2nd gens may have slightly higher rears, but are equally accepted.

Filename: Doberman Pinscher
Offset: C83D
Base: Great Dane
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: April 1, 2006
Notes: Comes with natural (shown) or cropped ears. Both eartypes are equally accepted

Filename: Doberman Pinscher
Offset: C83D
Base: Great Dane
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: April 1, 2006
Notes: Version 2 of the Abnormality file. Movements may affect the dog's ability to perform Obedience.

Filename: Doberman Pinscher
Offset: C83D
Base: Great Dane
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: April 1, 2006
Notes: Correct nose and eye colours of the Abno (cropped ears) and Zodiac (natural ears) doberman files. Addballz nose shines.

Filename: CS Doberman
Offset: 2876
Base: Great Dane
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: March 8, 2006
Notes: Includes 'american' and 'european type'. Comes with long or docked tail (with varying tail set) as well as natural or cropped ears (earset varies), as well as variations in topline and stop. Optional pastern pads. Eyerims are black or matching pigment.

Filename: RDK Dobe
Offset: DC8D
Base: Great Dane
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: January 4, 2006
Notes: Angled legs

Filename: CDoberman
Offset: 7245
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: December 31, 2005
Notes: Version 2 of the Cierra file. Includes cropped, docked and natural versions. Addball tail and ears, and comes with claws. May be unsuitable for obedience.

Filename: CS Doberman
Offset: 2876
Base: Great Dane
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: February 4, 2005
Notes: Includes cropped and docked, docked only and all natural variations. Two topline variations and with or without claws. 2nd gens have slightly different paws but are equally accepted.

Filename: Doberman Pinscher
Offset: C83D
Base: Great Dane
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: September 29, 2004
Notes: Natural eared version of the 2nd version of the Abnormality file.