Doberman

Because of its uncommonly elongated, low-hanging body, and strangely short legs the Doberman is probably one of the most easily recognizable breeds. The name means Badger Dog in German, and it is in Germany where it was first developed, for the purpose of scaring and fighting vicious badgers and other such animals out of their burrows.

They are good hunters with excellent hunting skills and sharp senses, and superb family pets. They are playful, devoted, and tolerant with children when trained properly. It has a loud yap and is haughty with strangers, making him a good watchdog.

There are three varieties of coat for the Doberman: smooth or short coat, long coat, and wired coat, the first two being the most common and the standard coat for the entire breed while the wired hair is a new addition. The dominant color for the Doberman fur is red, black, and tan but there is also some combination of colors which come in wild boar, chocolate, blue, fawn, and a lot more.

The Doberman, being long and narrow in appearance, is humorously called a wiener dog or sausage dog at times. Regardless of his size, however, the Doberman seldom backs down from the aggression of other relatively larger or smaller breeds. Having been defined as a ferocious and brave dog, it may even sometimes challenge larger dogs and ward off strangers out of its beloved territory.

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