Storlek

The following First Doberman Standard is a copy and paste from the book "the Doberman Pinscher in America", copyright in 1940 by William Sidney Schmidt.


chapter one the first standard of the breed (Issued by the National Doberman Pinscher Club in 1899) general appearance: The Doberman Pinscher should be built mus­cular and powerful, but not clumsy and massy, neither should he be greyhound-like.
His appear­ance must indicate swiftness, power and endur­ance. Temperament should be lively and ardent. He must be courageous and not be scared of anything. When protecting his master he is show­ing the courage of a lion. He is not fighting other dogs; he is not vicious and not unloyal. His eyes show intelligence and resolution.

height at the shoulder: Males 55-65 cm (21.6 to 25.6 inches). Females 48 to 55 cm (18.9 to 21.6 inches).

color: Ground color velvet black, red or blue with rust brown markings. White spot on chest permis­sible. Gray undercoat permissible on neck, behind the ears and on the top of the head, also black spots on toes permissible.

head: Top of head must be flat or may be slightly arched, but the forehead must be broad; stretched kng, the head must go over into a not too pointy muzzle. Cheeks must be flat but very muscular. A dog of about 50 cm (19.7 inches), height at theshoulder should measure about 41 cm (16 inches), around the forehead. The length of the head, from the occiput to the tip of the nose should be 25-26 cm (9.9-10 inches). Bite must be very powerful, well developed and closing tight. Lips lying close to jaw, not drooping. The eye must be dark brown, medium sized, with an intelligent, gentle but energetic expression. ears: Well cropped, not too short and not to pointy.

neck.: Powerful and straight.

legs: Straight, with well closed and arched toes. Elbows must stand horizontal under the rump and should not turn out. Hindquarters powerful and muscular.
back: Straight and not too long. Length from occiput to first joint of tail about 70 cm (27.5 inches), so that the entire length, without tail, should meas­ure about 95 cm (37.4 inches). Back should not be weak. Kidneys powerfully developed and well filled out. Brisket well arched, not flat and reach­ing deep to the elbow.
tail: Cropped, not longer than about 15 cm (5.9 inches).
coat: Hard, short and close lying.

qualities: Watchful, loyal and obedient, intelligent and *not *vicious; however he must be sharp, equally well working in the water and on land. Most excellent killer of all animals of prey.
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Fundera på det där med storleken... en dobermann har verkligen vuxit sedan 1890...

De var ju inte mycket större än en pinscher!