The Doberman Pinscher, also called Dobermann, is a much misunderstood dog. In the US and Canada, where the movies and television tend to go rabid over real or imagined dangers, Doberman Pinschers are often targets of cruel and largely unfair race-libel. True, the Doberman Pinscher breed was developed as a guard-dog breed. Many Dobermanns still guard homes and businesses. Yet compared with the thousands of thousands of Dobermanns alive today, the number of attacks against humans are relatively quite small--far fewer than human-on-human attacks. It is even rarer for a Doberman Pinscher dog to attack without a perceived provocation.

The Doberman Pinscher's Behavior

Recommended for: guard dogs, watch dogs, or police dogs, home pets.

The Doberman Pinscher is a good companion dog and can be good with children. Healthy, well-trained Dobermanns will almost never attack except when they feel themselves, their families, or their families' properties in danger. As with any guard-dog breed, you should of course take care to train these animals well, and to take special care with young children.