FCI-Standard N° 143 /14. 02. 1994 / GB
TRANSLATION:
Dobermann Council of K.U.S.A. (Kennel Union of Southern Africa).
ORIGIN:
Germany.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD:
14.02.1994.
UTILIZATION:
Companion, protection and working dog.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I.:
Group 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer
type-Molossian type and Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs.
Section 1 Pinscher and Schnauzer type. With working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE:
The Dobermann is of medium size, strong and muscularly built. Through
the elegant lines of its body, its proud stature, and its expression of
determination, it conforms to the ideal picture of dog.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
The body of the Dobermann appears to be almost square, particularly in
males. The length of the body measured from the point of the shoulder
to the point of the buttock shall not be more than 5% longer than the
height from the withers to the ground in males, and 10% in females.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT:
The disposition of the Dobermann is friendly and calm; very devoted to
the family it loves children. Medium temperament and medium sharpness
(alertness) is desired. A medium threshold of irritation is required
with a good contact to the owner. Easy to train, The Dobermann enjoys
working, and shall have good working ability, courage and hardness. The
particular values of self confidence and intrepidness are required, and
also adaptability and attention to fit the social environment.
HEAD
CRANIAL REGION:
Strong and in proportion to the body. Seen from the top the head is
shaped in the form of a blunt wedge. Viewed form the front the crown
line shall be almost level and not dropping off to the ears. The
muzzle line extends almost straight to the top line of the skull
which falls, gently rounded, into the neck line. The superciliary
ridge is well developed without protruding. The forehead furrow is
still visible. The occiput shall not be conspicuous. Seen from the
front and the top the sides of the head must not bulge. The slight
bulge between the rear of the upper jawbone and the cheek bone shall
be in harmony with the total length of the head. The head muscles
shall be well developed.
Stop:
Shall be slight but visibly developed.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose:
Nostrils well developed, more broad than round, with large openings
without overall protrusion. Black – on black dogs; on brown dogs,
corresponding lighter shades.
Muzzle:
The muzzle must be in the right proportion with the upper head and
must be strongly developed. The muzzle shall have depth. The mouth
opening shall be wide, reaching to the molars. A good muzzle width
must also be present on the upper and lower incisor area.
Flews:
They shall be tight and lie close to the jaw which will ensure a
tight closure of the mouth. The pigment of the gum to be dark; on
brown dogs a corresponding lighter shade.
Jaws/Teeth:
Powerful broad upper and under jaw, scissor bite, 42 teeth correctly
placed and normal size.
Eyes:
Middle sized, oval and dark in colour. Lighter shades are permitted
for brown dogs. Close lying eyelids. Eyelids shall be covered with
hair. Baldness around the rim of the eye is highly undesirable.
Ears:
The ear, which is set high, is carried erect and cropped to a length
in proportion to the head. In a country where cropping is not
permitted the uncropped ear is equally recognized. (Medium size
preferred and with the front edge lying close to the cheeks).
NECK:
The neck must have a good length and be in proportion to the body and
the head. It is dry and muscular. Its outline rises gradually and is
softly curved. Its carriage is upright and shows much nobility.
BODY:
Withers:
Shall be pronounced in height and length, especially in males and
thereby determine the slope of the top line rising from the croup to
the withers.
Back:
Short and tight, of good width and well muscled.
Loin:
Of good width and well muscled. The bitch can be slightly longer in
loin because she requires space for suckling.
Croup:
It shall fall slightly, hardly perceptible from sacrum to the root
of the tail, and appears well rounded, being neither straight nor
noticeably sloping, of good width and well muscled.
Chest:
Length and depth of chest must be in the right proportion to the
body length. The depth with slightly arched ribs should be
approximately 50% the height of the dog at the withers. The chest
has got a good width with especially well developed fore chest.
Underline and Belly:
From the bottom of the breastbone to the pelvis the underline is
noticeably tucked up.
TAIL:
It is high set and docked short whereby approximately two tail
vertebrae remain visible. In countries where docking is legally not
permitted the tail may remain natural.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS:
General:
The front legs as seen from all sides are almost straight, vertical
to the ground and strongly developed.
Shoulders:
The shoulder-blade lies close against the chest, and both sides of
the shoulder-blade edge are well muscled and reach over the top of
the thoracic vertebra, slanting as much as possible and well set
back. The angle to the horizontal is approximately 50%.
Upper arm:
Good length, well muscled, the angle to the shoulder-blade is
approximately 105° to 110°.
Elbow:
Close in, not turned out.
Lower arm:
Strong and straight. Well muscled. Length in harmony with the
whole body.
Carpus (Carpal joint):
Strong.
Metacarpus (Pastern):
Bones strong. Straight seen from the front. Seen from the side,
only slightly sloping, maximum 10°.
Forefeet:
The feet are short and tight. The toes are arched towards the top
(cat like). Nails short and black.
HINDQUARTERS:
General:
Seen from the back the Dobermann looks, because of his well
developed pelvic muscles in hips and croup, wide and rounded off.
The muscles running from the pelvic towards the upper and lower
thigh result in good width development, as well as in the upper
thigh area, in the knee joint area and at the lower thigh. The
strong hind legs are straight and stand parallel.
Upper thigh:
Good length and width, well muscled. Good angulations to the hip
joint. Angulations to the horizontal approximately between 80° to
85°.
Knee:
The knee joint is strong and is formed by the upper and lower thigh
as well as the knee cap. The knee angulations is approximately
130°.
Lower thigh:
Medium length and in harmony with the total length of the
hindquarter.
Hock joint:
Medium strength and parallel. The lower thigh bone is joined to the
metatarsal at the hock joint (angle about 140°).
Metatarsus (Rear pastern):
It is short and stands vertical to the ground.
Hind feet:
Like the front feet, the toes of the back feet are short, arched and
closed. Nails are short and black.
GAIT / MOVEMENT:
The gait is of special importance to both the working ability as well as
the exterior appearance. The gait is elastic, elegant, agile, free and
ground covering. The front legs reach out as far as possible. The hind
quarter gives far reaching and necessary elastic drive. The front leg
of one side and back leg of the other side move forward at the same
time. There should be good stability of the back, the ligaments and the
joints.
SKIN:
The skin fits closely all over and is of good pigment.
COAT
Hair:The
hair is short, hard and thick. It lies tight and smooth and is
equally distributed over the whole surface. Undercoat is not
allowed.
Colour:
The colour is black or brown, with rust red clearly defined and
clean markings. Markings on the muzzle, as a spot on the cheeks and
the top of the eyebrow, on the throat, two spots on the fore chest,
on the metacarpus, metatarsus and feet, on the inside of the back
thigh, on the arms and below the tail.
SIZE AND WEIGHT
SIZE:
Height at withers
:
-
Males: 68 – 72 cm.
-
Bitches: 63 – 68 cm.
Medium size desirable.
WEIGHT:
FAULTS
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and
the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in
exact proportion to its degree.
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General Appearance:
Reversal of sexual impression; little substance; too light; too
heavy; too leggy; weak bones.
-
Head:
Too heavy, too narrow, too short, too long, too much or too little
stop; Roman nose, bad slope of the top line of the skull; weak under
jaw; round or slit eyes; light eye; cheeks too heavy; loose flews;
eyes too open or too deepest; ear set too high or too low; open
mouth angle.
-
Neck:
Slightly short; too short; loose skin around the throat; dewlap; too
long (not in harmony); ewe neck.
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Body:
Black not tight; sloping croup; sway back; roach back; insufficient
or too much spring of rib; insufficient depth or width of chest;
back too long overall; too little fore chest; tail set too high or
too low; too little or too much tuck up.
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Limbs:
Too little or too much angulations front or hindquarters; loose
elbow; deviations from the standard position and length of bones and
joints; feet too close together or too wide apart; cow-hocks, spread
hocks, close hocks; open or soft paws, crooked toes; pale nails.
-
Coat:
Markings too light or not sharply defined; smudged markings; mask
too dark; big black spot on the legs; chest markings hardly visible
or too large; hair long, soft, curly or dull. Thin coat; bald
patches; large tufts of hair particularly on the body; visible
undercoat.
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Character:
Inadequate self confidence; temperament too high; sharpness too
high; too high or too low a threshold of irritation.
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Size:
Deviation of size up to two centimetres from the standard should
result in a lowering of the quality grading.
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Gait:
Wobbly; restricted or stiff gait; pacing.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:
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Character:
Fearful, nervous and aggressive animals.
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General:
Pronounced reversal of sexual impressions.
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Eyes:
Yellow eyes (bird of prey eye); wall eye.
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Dentition:
Overshot; level bite; undershot; missing teeth.
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Coat:
White spots; pronounced long and wavy hair; pronounced thin coat or
large bald patches.
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Size:
Dogs which deviate more than two centimetres over or under the
standard.
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be
disqualified.
N.B.:
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended
into the scrotum.
Source:
Federation Cynologique
Internationale
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