The Doberman ranks amongst the most intelligent of dog breeds in experimental studies and expert evaluations regarding obedience and trainability, along with the Border Collie, Golden Retriever, Poodle, German Sheperd and Shetland Sheepdog breeds. They have been used as working dogs by the military and law enforcement for many years because of their superior mental ability.

The Doberman is compactly built, muscular and powerful, and can be a capable guardian if trained properly, always on alert and ready to protect its owner, family and household. Its physical skills have been widely popularized. The Doberman is a sleek, graceful, and powerful dog, with a very lean and powerful body.

As opposed to most other breeds, the Doberman requires very little grooming and the basic bathing, nail trimming, brushing tooth and coat, cleaning ears and removing eye boogers will be largely sufficient to have a great looking companion.

The Doberman exemplifies the concept of loyalty. When a Doberman has bonded to you, you can expect nothing less than a lifetime of complete devotion from the dog. Dobermans make wonderful family dogs. Contrary to the negative image popular media has imposed on the Doberman, they really are quite gentle and loving. When raised with love and attention, Dobermans will treat children with the utmost care. They are wonderful playmates and can be trusted to happily endure the playfulness of small children.