Doberman Puppies Blog

What does Pinscher mean, anyway?
A Pinscher is a group of dogs that were originally bred to be ratters on farms, guard or fighting dogs.
The are different theories to explain the origins of this word: some experts say that it is coming from a German word, some others say that it comes from the English word “pinch” which means to crop (and the cropped ear is quite common among the dogs of this type.)
Pinscher dogs are the Doberman, German Pinscher, Miniature Pinscher, Affenpinscher, and the Austrian Pinscher.

A little history of the Doberman through the ages as seen through the eyes of the artist: Douglas Rickard.

The acceptable colors of a Doberman are as follows:

• Black (with rust-colored markings) 
• Blue (actually gray, with rust markings. A dilute black is actually a blue.)
• Red (various shades of red-brown with rust markings)
• Fawn (called “Isabella;” about the color range of ‘camel’s hair’ with rust markings. A dilute red is actually a fawn.)

Occasionally one can see white colored Dobermans. They are albinos. This is rare and not acceptable according to the breed standard.

Is it Doberman, Dobermann, Doberman Pinscher or Dobermann Pinscher? Well all four are acceptable and used. Doberman is used more often by the general public. As for nicknames..well, Dobe and Dobie seem to be the most common ones. The original name is Dobermann, due to the name of the original breeder: Louis Dobermann.

The Doberman breed has gotten a lot of negative publicity, much like the Rottweiler. Movies like ?Trapped? (1973), (also known as the ?Doberman Patrol? for its theatrical title) and the ?Doberman Gang? (1972) are all movies which aimed to portray the Doberman as a vicious dog. But like the Rottweiler, the 1970?s was the time when Dobermans were percieved to be the most notorious. ?The Doberman Gang? is about a bank robbery, which is devised by an ex-con, an ex-waitress and a few of their friends. They train a pack of Doberman dogs to rob a bank for them. ?Trapped? is about a man, who is accidentally locked in a department store overnight and finds himself held at bay by six vicious Doberman guard dogs. Although Dobermans can become agressive and domineering, a lot depends on their training, early socialization and care. They are just as devoted, loyal and loving dogs. With 30 years of bad media-converage to get over, the Doberman is slowly but surely getting its devoted admirers back.