While the AKC breed standard does not include a toothy picture, there was one I found attributed to the Doberman Pinscher Club of America.
Showing posts with label dog show. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dog show. Show all posts
Thursday, August 8, 2013
The Doberman: Dentition
There are only a few things that will disqualify a Doberman in the show ring. A shy or vicious Doberman will be dismissed from the ring. A Doberman of incorrect color (meaning an albino). And third, a Doberman missing 4 or more teeth, with an overshot bite of 3/16 of an inch or an undershot bite of 1/8 of an inch.
While the AKC breed standard does not include a toothy picture, there was one I found attributed to the Doberman Pinscher Club of America.
While the AKC breed standard does not include a toothy picture, there was one I found attributed to the Doberman Pinscher Club of America.
Monday, February 13, 2012
136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
The 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is going on February 13 and 14th. The Dobermans, my particular interest (as you might have guessed), are being judged on the morning of February 14.
While I have no personal interest at this time in conformation showing, it's hard not to have some degree of admiration for the work that goes into getting a dog to a championship. There's the training that the handler receives, the training the dog-handler team receives, not to mention the years devoted to breeding programs that create the dogs who set foot in the ring. Many of us are by now familiar with Pedigree Dogs Exposed, which is not what I'm going to talk about just here; for a dog in the working group, conformation is important. Form is function, for a Doberman, and a Doberman is bred to be an athletic, medium sized dog. Hopefully, that's what our champions will be.
While I have no personal interest at this time in conformation showing, it's hard not to have some degree of admiration for the work that goes into getting a dog to a championship. There's the training that the handler receives, the training the dog-handler team receives, not to mention the years devoted to breeding programs that create the dogs who set foot in the ring. Many of us are by now familiar with Pedigree Dogs Exposed, which is not what I'm going to talk about just here; for a dog in the working group, conformation is important. Form is function, for a Doberman, and a Doberman is bred to be an athletic, medium sized dog. Hopefully, that's what our champions will be.
(Summer flashback. It's been a mild winter, but remember summer?)
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