DOBERMAN PINSCHER

dōˈbərmən pĭnˈshər, breed of large, compact working dog originating in Germany c.1890. It stands from 24 to 28 in. (61–71 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 75 lb (27–34 kg). Its short, smooth, close-lying coat may be black, brown, or blue in color with rust red markings above the eyes and on the muzzle, chest, legs, and vent. The Doberman was named for Louis Dobermann of Apolda, Germany, who developed the breed by crossing native German sheepherding-dog stock with the Rottweiler, Manchester terrier, and the old German pinscher. The Doberman was first used as a guard dog and pet. Later, when its great capacity for training was appreciated, it became increasingly popular as a police and war dog. See dog.

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books on: Doberman Pinscher  - 45 results

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Television: Critical Methods and Applications
Book by Jeremyg. Butler; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002
Subjects: Television Broadcasting--United States, Television Criticism, Television--Psychological Aspects
...sentence from above and alter it slightly:Doberman pinscher bites boy.The signifier Doberman pinscher holds certain meanings (aggression, violence...dog: Chihuahua Terrier Collie Doberman pinscher bites boy. Doberman pinscher carries its...
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History and Memory in African-American Culture
Book by Geneviève Fabre, Robert O'Meally; Oxford University Press, 1994
Subjects: African American Arts, African Americans--Historiography, African Americans--History, American Literature--African American Authors
...possession-laden; thats why he bought a big Doberman pinscher, to help him protect his stash. This was seen...neighbor--let us call him Mr. Simms--loved his Doberman and his Doberman loved him back. They would go through all sorts...
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Performance Artists Talking in the Eighties: Sex, Food, Money/Fame, Ritual/Death
Book by Linda M. Montano; University of California Press, 2000
Subjects: Performance Art--United States, Performance Artists--United States--Interviews
...was that the tent was unzipped and a big, black Doberman pinscher came inside, started sniffing me, left, and through the net door I saw that another Doberman pinscher and its master were coming up the path. The man...
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Should You Read Shakespeare? Literature, Popular Culture & Morality
Book by Anne Waldron Neumann; University of New South Wales Press, 1999
Subjects: Literature And Morals, Literature And Society, Literature--History And Criticism, Mass Media And Literature
...the average Australian, in other words, then you will enjoy this Doberman pinscher or pouter pigeon or Shetland pony about as much as other Australians...and social classes of viewers and potential pet owners. Does the Doberman need
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The Dark and Light Gods: Essays on the Self in Modern Literature
Book by Donald Gutierrez; Whitston, 1987
Subjects: Literature, Modern--19th Century--History And Criticism, Literature, Modern--20th Century--History And Criticism, Self In Literature
...event for her on the film is the killing of her pet Doberman Pinscher "Richie." This event is one of the repressed horrors...especially from the perspective of survival. A Doberman she had adopted when he was already fully grown turns...
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journal articles on: Doberman Pinscher  - 9 results

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Ambiguous Guardians: the "Omen of the Wolves" (A.D. 402) and the "Choking Doberman" (1980s)
Journal article by Adrienne Mayor; Journal of Folklore Research, Vol. 29, 1992
Subjects: Folklore
...contemporary legend, the "Choking Doberman." In the 1980s, a "new" urban legend, the "Choking Doberman," swept the United States. Typically...disturbed by the behavior of her Doberman pinscher. The guard dog seems to be choking...
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Medical Surveillance of Search Dogs Deployed to the World Trade Center and Pentagon: 2001-2006
Journal article by Cynthia M. Otto, Amanda B. Downend, George E. Moore, Joanne K. Daggy, D. Lauren Ranivand, Jennifer A. Reetz, Scott D. Fitzgerald; Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 73, 2010
Subjects: Morbidity--Comparative analysis, Natural immunity--Comparative analysis, Search and rescue dogs--Physiological aspects, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001
...with right-sided cardiomegaly was a Doberman cross that developed cardiomyopathy...dogs without radiographic changes (a Doberman, a German Shepherd, and a German Shepherd...Bloodhound 7 1 <br/ Border Collie 1 <br/ Doberman Pinscher 1 <br/ English Springer Spaniel...
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Dogs and People: The History and Psychology of a Relationship
Journal article; Journal of Business Administration and Policy Analysis, Vol. 24-26, 1996
Subjects: Authors--Addresses, essays, lectures, Coren, Stanley--Addresses, essays, lectures, Dog breeds--Social aspects, Dog owners--Psychology and mental health, Dogs--Social aspects, Psychologists--Addresses, essays, lectures
...Terrier Lakeland Terrier Manchester Terrier Miniature Pinscher Miniature Schnauzer Norfolk Terrier Norwich Terrier...Malinois Belgian Tervuren Border Collie Cardigan Corgi Doberman Pinscher German Shepherd Maremma Sheepdog Papillon Pembrook...
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Folklore in the News (And, Incidentally, on the Net)
Journal article by Jan Harold Brunvand; Western Folklore, Vol. 60, 2001
Subjects: Folklore, News media
...supposedly encountered a black man on an elevator leading a Doberman pinscher on a leash. When the man said "Sit!" the Salt...purported to be a first-hand account of "The Choking Doberman" legend experienced by a woman in Lansing, Michigan...
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Retrospect: Fifty Years Ago in Etc
Journal article by Felix S. Cohen, D. Demetracopoulou Lee, Alex Aronson, Kurt Goldstein; et Cetera, Vol. 54, 1997
...sandwich home to his dog. Maikish replied the dog would not eat hamburger and Conlon called the animal, a pure bred Doberman Pinscher, a "fussy mutt." Because there was no recommendation of mercy, a sentence of death in the electric chair is...
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magazine articles on: Doberman Pinscher  - 14 results

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Bred to Death
Magazine article by Sara Peck; In These Times, Vol. 34, June 2010
Subjects: American Kennel Club--AKC, Breeding of animals, Clubs, Cruelty to animals, Dogs, Federal regulation, United States
...Willebmnds that occurs in doberman pinschers, carry a specific...Europe." Steve Parsons, a doberman pinscher breeder based in Utah, is...cardiac arrest common in Dobermans? Theyll say/Shhh, he...But Parsons says his fellow doberman breeders refuse to respect...
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The Smell of War
Magazine article by James Vlahos; Popular Science, Vol. 269, August 2006
Subjects: Decision making, Military training, Odors, Simulators, Virtual reality
...another rebel, who releases a Doberman pinscher. The beast is charging at me now...explanation of smell: When I whiff Doberman breath, odor molecules travel...mission ended with the attacking Doberman. For my second mission, I take...
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Happy New Year
Magazine article by Liana Stanley; The New American, Vol. 26, March 15, 2010
Subjects: Dogs--Care and treatment, Generosity, Kindness, New Year, Strangers--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
...of the dogs returned, but Zoe, a six-year-old Doberman pinscher, did not. The family searched and searched for Zoe...sight of the emaciated, dehydrated, obviously ill Doberman (originally weighing 70 pounds, Zoe was down to...
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Summum Spreads Corky Ra's Vision from a Pyramid in Utah
Magazine article by Sandhya Bathija; Church & State, Vol. 61, September 2008
Subjects: Nowell, Claude Rex--Influence, Nowell, Claude Rex--Social aspects, Religions--Social aspects
...believers speak to their pets as though they are still alive. Prior to his death, Ra had mummified his beloved Doberman pinscher, Butch, and his cat, Oscar. The Summum Web site describes the mummification process: Following completion of...
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Alexandre Hammoudi
Magazine article by Jennifer Stahl; Pointe, Vol. 12, June 2011
Subjects: Dancers & choreographers
...would be such a fun guy to play even though he doesnt really dance." * HIS SIDEKICK: Leo, Hummoudis 95-pound Doberman Pinscher, who sometimes taga along to the studio on Saturday afternoons. "Once, he started barking during a Bayadere re...
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newspaper articles on: Doberman Pinscher  - 55 results

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She Approaches the Despatch Box as If It Was a Doberman
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 6, 2005
She Approaches the Despatch Box as If It Was a Doberman. Byline: QUENTIN LETTS ON THE day we heard that...She approaches the despatch box as though it was a Doberman Pinscher, about to nip her. She stands there, a representative...
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Would You Pay for Puppy Kisses?
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June 23, 2008
...old off-white Doberman Pinscher named Degas began...gathering of adopted Dobermans at Blackwell Forest...9-year-old Doberman named Gunner...idea of a Doberman Pinscher kissing booth to...strange. "Ive had Dobermans all my life...
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Island Lake Officer Shoots, Kills Pit Bull in Self-Defense
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June 30, 2007
...Tower Lakes was with a clients leashed Doberman pinscher when the incident unfolded. Hall was walking the female Doberman when the pit bull ran out the open...said the pit bull began attacking the Doberman. He said Hall got between the dogs...
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Pet of the Week
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 4, 2008
...Baby Nena, female, terrier mix, puppy * Baci, male, Labrador retriever /Doberman pinscher mix, puppy * Cagney, male, Labrador retriever/Doberman pinscher mix, puppy * Cali, female, beagle mix, puppy * Daiquiri, female, shepherd...
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'Puppy Luv a Fair'
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 17, 2005
...at the age 19, he got himself a Doberman Pinscher. He reveals that he needed a guard...against thieves. He chose the doberman for its intelligence, its sleek...date, he has bred 3 champions a Doberman, a Boston Terrier, and a Pug...
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encyclopedia articles on: Doberman Pinscher  - 4 results

 
 
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Doberman Pinscher
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DOBERMAN PINSCHER do b rm n pin sh r, breed of large...muzzle, chest, legs, and vent. The Doberman was named for Louis Dobermann of Apolda...Manchester terrier, and the old German pinscher. The Doberman was first used as a guard...
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Miniature Pinscher
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MINIATURE PINSCHER breed of lively toy dog originating in Germany...brown marked with rust or yellow. The miniature pinscher, a member of the terrier family, resembles the Doberman pinscher . It makes an excellent house pet and watchdog...
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Guide Dog
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...breed for guide-dog work, several other breeds, e.g., the golden retriever, the Labrador retriever, and the Doberman pinscher, have been trained successfully for this work. Approximately 10% of the blind population can use seeing-eye...
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Working Dog
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Tervuren , Bernese mountain dog , Bouvier des Flandres , boxer , Briard , bull mastiff , Cardigan Welsh corgi , collie , Doberman pinscher , German shepherd , Great Dane , Great Pyrenees , komondor , kuvasz , mastiff , Newfoundland , old English sheepdog...


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