Shoulder Blade sloping forward and downward at a 45-degree angle to the ground meets the upper arm at an angle of 90 degrees. Length of shoulder blade and upper arm are equal. Height from elbow to withers approximately equals height from ground to...
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Dobermans In Detail: 1-Size
Height at withers: Dogs 26 to 28 inches, ideal about 27 ½ inches; Bitches 24 to 26 inches, ideal about 25 ½ inches. The height, measured vertically from the ground to the highest point of the withers, equaling the length measured horizontally from the forechest...
Dobermans In Detail
The Doberman Pinscher standard is probably one of the most precise and clearly written standards around today. It leaves very little out, and clearly states that any deviation from it's description is penalized to the extent of that deviation. If it is NOT...
Standard Size: The Whys
Article written and submitted by Colby Homer, Homer Hill Dobermans Illustrations by Jeanne Flora, Argostar Dobermans © Jeanne 2001 Preface When I became involved with Dobermans in the 1970's I was taught by my mentors that measuring your own dogs...
Importance Of Structure
submitted by Melissa Bates (Copyright Daniel R. Lawer, DVM) The Importance Of StructureIn The Norwegian Elkhound - Form Vs Function Part 1 - Introduction After the 2000 National Specialty I entered into discussion with other members of the NEAA regarding...
How The Standard Works
written & submitted by Bill Garnett Since the response to "Type, hype or personal preference . . . choose your poison" was so gratifying and in a sense overwhelming, I thought some of you would be interested in how, balance, symmetry and soundness comes about and...
Doberman On The Move
written by Robert L. Vandiver Submitted by Marj Brooks, Manorie Dobermans The Doberman was originally bred, for protection and accompaniment during his rounds of Herr Dobermann, a tax collector. Through the history, the Doberman has been used for many tasks including...
Tail Male Line
Theresa MullenTerrylane Dobermans, USA BEFORE WE START... Some guidelines for "talking" pedigrees and reading pedigrees----a SIRE'S position on a pedigree is always at the top over the dams side. A dog is "SIRED BY" a particular male, "NEVER OUT OF" when talking males...
Raising A Puppy
Puppies spend all their time eating, playing and sleeping. (Oh, and that other thing that creates loads and loads of laundry!) By week 5 the pups likely will have moved from two meals to three a day. Of course, they still get most of their nutrition from Mom. Some...
Planned Breeding
This is a compilation of the articles Mr. Lloyd C. Brackett wrote for Dog World Magazine and which won for him the Dog Writers´ Association Award as the best non-professional work in the dog press for 1960. http://moparakitas.com/Mo'Par/brackett.htm One of the fathers...
Anatomy Of Breed Specific Legislation
By Dr. Carmen Battaglia (REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM DR. CARMEN BATTAGLIA) INTRODUCTION During the past one hundred years the demographics of America shifted the paradigm from a country that was principally rural to another that had become urban. By the turn of the...