Comments on: American vs. European Doberman: A Side-by-Side Comparison

By: John Walter

John Walter — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 06:22:02 +0000

In reply to Heather Brown. I'm so sorry for your loss Heather! I know how bad it can hurt and how the pain never fully goes away. As for working with breeders. I did a video all about that exact topic on my YouTube channel. Go to YouTube and search for "Buying a Doberman Puppy: What You Should Be Asking Breeders" and you should find it.

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 10:04:34 +0000

Just got a doberman puppy as a rescue. Previous owner was leaving the country. She is between 3-4 months old and is a sweetheart. The person that had her before told us that she was a mini pinscher…which she clearly is not (she is currently 20-25 lbs). I don’t really care if she is purebred for our family’s purposes but it would be nice to know a little more about her. From your descriptions, she sounds like a smaller American Doberman (even has the small little white patch on the chest.) If she is about that big now, what am I looking at as far as potential size of a mature female?
I wondered if you could answer what is probably a dumb question: Her tail is not docked and her ears are floppy. We aren’t trying to win any dog shows and just wanted to make sure that these things are done on Dobermans for aesthetics alone. Any medical reasons for doing either?

By: Heather Brown

Heather Brown — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 23:10:52 +0000

We just lost our baby, he was 12 yrs old. We miss him everyday. He was our first Doberman and we feel in love with the breed. I know we will get another one but not right now. I’m looking at the two different breeds and our baby was European. He loved our family, but his person was my son vary protective of him we couldn’t hug him without him being right there in between. When it comes to breeders what should I be looking for ?

By: John Walter

John Walter — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 05:50:01 +0000

In reply to Debra Hawkins. Thank you Debra I'm so glad you got the information you needed!

By: Debra Hawkins

Debra Hawkins — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:07:20 +0000

Your article has certainly cleared up some unknowns and explained the differences between the European and American and even that Doberman and Doberman Pinscher are the same thing- We are looking to get a female Doberman and didn’t really understand the exact differences- Your article will now help us really examine what we want and be able to make the right choice now. Thank You!

By: Mindy

Mindy — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:13:43 +0000

Thanks for the very informative article John! We have a one and a half year old male doberman that is half American, and half European, and we got a red female doberman that is 7 months old now that is 25% American and 75% European, both are AKC registered and we plan on breeding them. I got Angel when she was 8 weeks old and Walker when he was 6 weeks old. I noticed how much more calm she was than Walker, and she was more affectionate than he was, I thought it was because she’s a female. Now that’s she’s older she’s still very affectionate towards us, but towards Walker she’s much more aggressive when they’re playing to the point she bites his ears and neck and has caused him to bleed. This has just been happening recently and we thought it might be because she’s getting ready to go into heat and her hormones are changing. Walker looks more American but has alot of muscle tone but they both have been on a raw meat diet since I got them and we have a 2 acre field that we run them in every evening to get exercise before we put them down for the night (they are both kennel trained). Here is a great idea for doberman parents…..when it starts to get dark we use a laser pointer that is really bright and our dobermans chase it all over the field and boy can they run! Great way for them to run off their energy! Angel is too young to tell if she’s going to be bigger than Walker, but so far her head is much slimmer and she’s just about as tall as him already at 7 months old. I’m not looking forward to keeping them apart when she goes into heat. Ugh!

By: John Walter

John Walter — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 22:17:43 +0000

In reply to Shanah Johnson.

Thank you so much Shanah! I’m really glad you enjoyed the video. I definitely want to do a video about cropping and docking, and that’s on my list of “to-do” videos for the near future. I don’t think there are any notable differences in doing these procedures on an American or European Doberman. I’m personally not against doing either, but many people are. It’s a hotly debated topic though and just so much to go into. It definitely warrants it’s own article and/or video dedicated to the topic.

By: Shanah Johnson

Shanah Johnson — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 15:23:12 +0000

I loved the European vs American video. I would be curious to know your take on cropping and docking. Do you have a video discussing the advantages and disadvantages of each practice? And does either practice harm or help when considering European vs American?

By: John Walter

John Walter — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 06:52:03 +0000

In reply to chengish razdan. It's pretty tough to identify them as puppies. Their features don't really fully develope until they're between 1 and 2 years of age. Sometimes though you can see a difference in their muzzle even as puppies. Try looking for the thicker European snout. Otherwise, you might just have to wait until they grow a bit to get a better idea.

By: John Walter

John Walter — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 06:49:49 +0000

In reply to Geraldine Lovato. Thank you so much Geraldine, I'm so glad you were able to get something useful from it all! Both American and European dogs are GREAT dogs. Both are very protective and both can do well with families.