Former “Army brat” remembers best friend
We don’t know how much heat the Pentagon is getting for its edict banning “dangerous” dog breeds from Army housing, despite many of those breeds having served the country honorably. We do know, though,...
View ArticleDocking, cropping and other acts of barbarism
According to the American Kennel Club’s breed standards, a Doberman pinscher should have a docked tail and “cropped and erect” ears — an appearance (above right) of “alertness,” albeit one achieved...
View ArticleLack of arms doesn’t deter dog trainer
You might think former Marylander Donna Rock would be at a disadvantage when it comes to dog obedience competitions — given as the dogs are required to follow non-verbal signals, and given Donna has no...
View ArticleEscaped Norwegian Army dog found at Dulles
Qondor, a Norwegian Army patrol dog who somehow escaped from his crate before a flight at Dulles International Airport and disappeared, has been found and reunited with his owner, the Washington Post...
View ArticleDolphins credited with saving Doberman
Dolphins are being credited with saving a Doberman who had run away from his home on Marco Island and ended up in a Florida canal. The dog’s owner said a neighbor fished the 11-year-old dog, named...
View ArticleGreat Danes and other “attack dogs” would be euthanized under Cumberland...
(An update to this story can be found here.) Apparently gunning down stray dogs on the streets wasn’t enough for the dog unfriendly officials of Cumberland County, North Carolina. Now they want to...
View ArticleCommunity chips in for Doberman’s surgery
Zeus, the Doberman pinscher shot Monday night by a trespasser, underwent an operation yesterday as more than enough donations poured in to pay for his surgery. Zeus was shot in the face after being let...
View ArticleOlympian’s dog watches her win gold
Among those watching Nicola Adams win a gold medal for the UK in boxing was her Doberman. The Leeds boxer won her flyweight event on Thursday, becoming the first woman to ever win a gold in the new...
View ArticleWar dog memorial to be unveiled soon
The first national monument paying tribute to military dogs will be unveiled in California in two months before going on tour on the way to its final destination – Lackland Air Force Base in San...
View ArticleDog and owner reunite after seven years
A Doberman named B.A. has been reunited with his owner — seven years after he ran off during a thunderstorm. Dan Kesler, now an assistant swim coach at Arizona State University, lost his dog while...
View ArticleService dog vs. security dog
Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | FOX 5 Andrew Clyde keeps a doberman pinscher named Kit at his place of business in Bogart, Georgia, to provide security. Russ Murray keeps a black Labrador...
View ArticleD-O-Gs with OCD could help further understanding of the disorder in humans
With all the research into how the medical issues of dogs often run parallel to our own, it’s no surprise that eight obsessive-compulsive Doberman pinschers are adding to our body of knowledge about...
View ArticleFormer “Army brat” remembers best friend
We don’t know how much heat the Pentagon is getting for its edict banning “dangerous” dog breeds from Army housing, despite many of those breeds having served the country honorably. We do know, though,...
View ArticleDocking, cropping and other acts of barbarism
According to the American Kennel Club’s breed standards, a Doberman pinscher should have a docked tail and “cropped and erect” ears — an appearance (above right) of “alertness,” albeit one achieved...
View ArticleDiablo, a Doberman, rescued from icy lake
We’re not sure every firefighter in America would, without so much as a second thought, rush into an icy lake to save a panicky Doberman named Diablo. But these two members of the St. Louis Fire...
View ArticleSarah smiles: The plight of the Doberhuahua
First, back in the 1990s, she wrote and recorded songs that left our hearts in shreds. Then, in the 2000s, she teamed up with the ASPCA to make heartstring-tugging public service announcements about...
View ArticleHow a dog in Massachusetts passed time
Time was of the essence after a Massachusetts dog consumed three wristwatches — almost in their entirety. The owners of Mocha said they rushed the dog to MSPCA’s Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston...
View ArticleNot just any dog can be a bar dog
There’s nothing, in my view, that can make a neighborhood bar more homey than having its own dog. You’ve likely met the bar dog. Though not a breed, he or she has particular characteristics: A laid...
View ArticleOhio hunter charged under new felony law with intentionally killing two dogs
An Ohio man has been charged with fatally shooting two dogs he said were interfering with his deer hunting. Michael Chedester, a forestry supervisor for American Electric Power in St. Clairsville, has...
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