Stereotypes: A Brief History Of The Doberman

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The History of Dobermans The history of dobermans dates back to the 1880’s in Germany and because of this they are an exceptionally historic breed. In this essay I will be going over some crucial parts of the doberman’s life like health and history. To be specific, I will be informing you about the creation of the breed, what you need to know before getting one, their health concerns, and addressing some stereotypes and answering common questions. My first topic is a brief history of the breed. The doberman was bred in Germany by a tax collector/policeman/runner of the local dog pound outside the town of Apolda. Being a tax collector, he felt the need for a guard dog. No one can be sure what dogs he bred together but most experts can guess …show more content…

The doberman is an energetic and sometimes dominant breed that will require exercise to get the energy out and if paired with a lazy owner both members of the pair will regret the decision. Being a dominant breed, they can sometimes be submissive but it will take a commanding figure to settle an arguement with a doberman that wants something its way. Remember that they are large energetic dogs that require a lot of exercise and denying them this would be a great injustice to them as a breed. Next I will be addressing some stereotypes of the doberman that affect their image as a …show more content…

These kinds of people ruin the breed's reputation. A dog that’s been trained to attack will attack but if you raise a puppy properly and just train them to do non-harmful things like sit and shake there should never be a problem with aggression. There will still be those dominant outbursts but like I previously pointed out, you just need to control them. According to Puppy Tube The doberman is on the list of top ten aggressive dogs. I can see why they might say this because upwards of two thousand dobermans alone worked alongside the Marines in WWII. To contradict this fact I have to point out that over half of the dogs in service were used as messenger dogs and scout dogs. A good example of how nice they can be is when forty doberman pinschers were sent into ground zero to look for survivors to drag out to safety. In the effort, this group of search and rescue dogs saved an estimated three hundred wounded victims of the 9/11 Terrorist attack. These dogs have gone from trusted soldiers, police dogs, search and rescue workers, to a “dangerous” dog that no one wants to be around. I should also point out how protective they can

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