Doberman Pinschers are named after Louis Doberman, a tax collector in the German town of Apolda, who developed this breed to be both a guardian and loyal companion. Males stand 26 to 28 inches at the shoulder, and females stand 24 to 26 inches at the shoulder. Their coats come in black, blue, fawn or red with rust colored markings. Dobermans are intelligent, active dogs, and loyal dogs whose natural protective instincts must be kept firmly in check by an experienced owner.

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Potential Health Problems*

• Acral Lick Dermatitis
• Addison’s Disease
• Alopecia (Color-Dilution and Seasonal Flank)
• Arachnoid Cysts
• Atlantoaxial Subluxation
• Atrial Septal Defect
• Blastomycosis
• Brain Tumors
• Bullous Pemphigoid
• Callus Dermatitis
• Cataracts
• Cherry Eye
• Coccidiomycosis
• Congenital Deafness
• Cutaneous Histiocytoma
• Dancing Doberman Disease
• Dermoid Cysts
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Dilated Cardiomyopathy
• Entropion
• Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
• Familial Renal Disease
• Fibroma
• Fibrosarcoma
• Follicular Dysplasia
• Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus (Bloat)
• Hemangiosarcoma
• Hemophilia A
• Hip Dysplasia
• Hypopigmentary Disorders
• Hypothyroidism
• Intervertebral Disk Disease
• Lipoma
• Medial Canthal Pocket Syndrome
• Medication Sensitivity (Sulfonamides)
• Melanoma
• Muzzle Folliculitis And Furuncluosis
• Narcolepsy-Cataplexy
• Osteochondrosis
• Panosteitis
• Pemphigus Foliaceous
• Persistent Pupillary Membranes
• Portosystemic Shunt
• Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
• Progressive Retinal Atrophy
• Seborrhea
• Vascular Ring Anomaly
• Vestibular Disease
• Von Willebrand Disease
• Wobbler Syndrome
• Zinc-Responsive Dermatosis