Karl Dobermann German dog breeder Date of Birth: 02.01.1834 Country: Germany

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2. Biography of Karl Doberman

German dog breeder

Some outsiders sometimes do not see kindness in Dobermans, but only because they have never encountered them in "home conditions". In reality, this breed of dogs is friendly and peaceful. Dobermans are very attached to their owners and love children. Being choleric-sanguine in temperament, they are moderately malicious and very excitable. It takes some time for a Doberman to calm down. It is impossible to simply switch his attention from one thing to another until he regains composure. The Doberman got its name in honor of Karl Dobermann, the first breeder and "creator" of this German breed of dogs.

Biography of Karl Doberman

Mr. Karl Friedrich Louis Doberman was born in 1834. He worked as a tax collector, dog catcher, and night watchman in Thuringia, Germany. His second profession helped him choose the best dogs for mating. Doberman primarily thought about breeding a new breed with special personal qualities, putting the decorative aspect in the background. Karl wanted to "create" a vigilant, smart, brave, and intelligent dog. He envisioned a formidable guard with a powerful jaw, a good sense of smell, courage, firmness, and well-developed protective instincts. Doberman was persistent in his pursuit - and eventually succeeded in achieving his goal.

When the breed was developed, his dogs were known at the regional level as "Dobermann's Hunde". They quickly gained a reputation as animals with a strong character and extraordinary strength. They were predisposed to hunting and were capable of dealing with many kinds of animals. Mr. Doberman crossed several types of dogs, but did not keep records, so it is almost impossible to accurately trace the Doberman's pedigree today. Karl's son recounted that his father had a smart and fearless dog named Schnupp, who was later mated with a female named Bismark, which had a particularly developed self-preservation instinct. Later, the female was called Bisart. Her puppies were born black with reddish markings. One of them, Pinko, had a natural bobtail, and from him came a new litter. However, Otto Goeller, a friend of Mr. Doberman who also became a breeder, claimed that Doberman used a mixed-breed dog named Schnuppe, a gray smooth-haired mongrel, as the basis for his selection. Later, Goeller added that German Shepherds, short-haired hunting dogs, and Danish and German Pinschers also played a role in the "creation" of the Doberman.

In an article from 1898, it was written that in the late 1860s, a certain gravel quarry owner in Apolda named Dietsch had a blue-gray female, presumably a Pinscher, which was crossed with a black Rottweiler. The male had characteristic rusty-red markings in his pedigree, as well as offspring from Shepherds and Rottweilers. The article also mentioned that Mr. Doberman, "unfortunately, left this world too soon", became interested in Dietsch's work and bred an excellent guard dog, a German Pinscher, the ancestor of the Doberman.

In 1901, Richard Strebel, a well-known dog expert, stated that the Doberman Pinscher, bred as a result of crossing the German Pinscher, should be called a simple Shepherd rather than a Doberman. In 1933, the Doberman lovers club closely studied the origin of their favorite breed and concluded that the main ancestor of Dobermans was indeed the German Pinscher.

Then, in 1947, Philipp Gruenig, a Doberman expert, in his research traced the lineage of the Doberman back to the Boseron (French Shepherd). He noted that the body structure and behavior of the German Pinscher had nothing to do with the Doberman. The dispute was exacerbated by the fact that there were already quite a few breeds in Apolda that resembled Dobermans even before Karl began his experiments and bred the German Pinscher and German Shepherd. All such "Dobermans" were conditionally grouped together and referred to as the Thuringian breed.

On their path to popularization, the fearsome guard dogs, Dobermans, initially caused great concern among potential owners. However, in 1863, when Karl was 29 years old, he exhibited his Doberman Pinscher at the first "dog market" in Apolda, and his breed immediately gained tremendous success throughout Germany. This event was so significant that it was recorded in the official history of the city of Apolda. In 1890, the breed standard for Dobermans was established. This standard received approval from the German Kennel Club. Shortly after Doberman's death in 1891, Otto Goeller, who later became known as the "father of the breed," continued his work. The new standard, still in effect today, came into force on January 14, 1992.