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Dublin resident Jocelyn Mullins fell in love with Doberman pinschers because they're intelligent, energetic and true companions. Those traits, coupled with a remarkable pedigree, have helped boost her dog, Fifi, to the pinnacle of the show-dog circuit. The sturdy, barrel-chested dog with bright eyes and trademark pink collar -- studded with jewels, of course -- may be the most accomplished Doberman of all time. In three years of competition, she's racked up 71 Best in Show prizes, and in international competition she's been named the best in her breed three years running. "No Doberman in history has been able to...

SYLACAUGA – Ellie is a girl on the town. The four-year-old Doberman Pincher is a frequent visitor at schools, nursing homes, libraries and more, spreading smiles wherever she goes. “She has a lot of friends,” said 16-year-old Rebekah Rawlinson, Ellie’s owner and dedicated trainer. Along with more than 30 competition ribbons and six titles, Ellie is also a certified therapy dog. Rebekah, who has been training Ellie for three years, said they got the idea to get her certified after visiting a nursing home. “My great aunt was in the nursing home, and she loved dogs so we wanted to...

Is United Airlines profiling dog breeds? If so, I'm a logical person to ask for help. I've stood up against local governments banning specific breeds (usually municipalities seeking to ban any dog looking like a Pit Bull). Breed bans have never demonstrated success at lowering the number of dog bites. **** United Airlines confirmed its adoption of the Continental Airlines Pet Safe program as the merger of the two carriers became official earlier this month. The Pet Safe program, which had been in place for several years, bans nine dog breeds on planes, including the American Pit Bull Terrier and...

Police are asking for the public's help to locate four three-week-old puppies that were stolen during a burglary in the Double Rock neighborhood earlier this week. According to Sgt. Michael Andraychak, the burglars broke into a home on the 100 block of Cameron Way sometime between 9 a.m. and noon on Tuesday. The burglars used a blunt object to beat two adult dogs inside the house before grabbing the puppies. The puppies are a mix of Doberman Pinscher and Beagle, with tan and black coats, police said. Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Sgt. Neil Cunningham of Bayview...

Sleek cropped ears may soon be a thing of the past on Dobermans and other breeds if B.C. veterinarians follow Manitoba's lead and ban the practice. Detractors say the procedure is merely cosmetic, and causes unnecessary pain to canines, who have no say in the matter. Similar bans have been enacted in Newfoundland and Labrador, and many European countries. Cherie Holmes, president of the Doberman Pinscher Club of Canada, said the procedure is not just a cosmetic indulgence, but contributes to the health and functionality of dogs' ears. "All wild dogs have pricked, standup ears because it gives better air...

Every day 7-year-old Calypso runs two miles alongside Andi Stewart. The creaking of Calypso's pink wheelchair and Andi's rhythmic footfalls announce their arrival. Every day Calypso, along with her sidekick Ebby, guard Blake and Andi Stewart's fenced-in backyard from unwanted passers-by, squirrels and the occasional stray dog. Every day Ebby and Calypso — maneuvering her wheels over bricks and stones — play tug-of-war with the tree limbs. "She really is a miracle dog. It is just amazing what she can do, especially considering where she was three months ago," Andi said. Three months ago, the Doberman that Blake Stewart adopted...

SOMERSWORTH, N.H. -- New Hampshire police say two dogs ate food that was filled with fish hooks, killing one and injuring the other.

For Dallas LaPointe, having seizures is a part of her life. But with a new friend that she received from Long County, the seizures may be a little less dangerous. On Dec. 15, LaPointe picked up her new friend at the Puppies-R-Us pet shop in Hinesville. But this friend wasn’t from the store. Instead, it was from the Long County Animal Control Center. This new friend was a 2-year-old Doberman pinscher that had been picked up as a stray in Long County. “We’ve had this dog for about two and a half months out at the center, and we’ve been...

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - A father in Point Loma is begging for the public's help to find his baby's missing service dog. Thirty-eight-year-old Brian Margarita is a single father raising a baby with epilepsy, but not totally alone. His dog Bella, a purebred Doberman pinscher and certified therapy dog, sleeps next to nine-month-old Reese's crib every night and barks when she has a seizure. "Obviously there are baby monitors in here that I can hear the baby, but there's no way I could react as fast as the dog senses things almost before they happen," Brian said. Last Saturday,...

AN emaciated dog was bound in chains and left to die in subzero temperatures. Dublin SPCA inspectors said they are constantly dumbfounded by the appalling acts of cruelty carried out on animals. Inspector Liam Kinsella was called to an area near the Bluebell flats off Davitt Road in Dublin where he found a terrified, shivering female dog. The Doberman is estimated to be aged between one and two years old. The dog was desperately malnourished and dehydrated and had severe pressure sores where the rope and chain were sawing through her skin. She had no body fat meaning her bones...

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 slay, within 72 hours, every dog that comes into the shelter who is, or appears to be a mix of: American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiller, Akita, chow chow, Doberman pinscher, German shepherd, Great Dane, Presa Canario, Siberian husky or mastiff. There’s a convenient catch-all pit bull category as well. They’re not doing it yet, despite what you may be reading on the misinformation highway. But they’re talking about it. The county’s Animal Control Board is recommending that...

“You better be careful. Dobermans are traitors, they turn on their owners.” That was the “advice” I got from friends and family when I announced I was getting a Doberman. Despite having asthma, I have always been an animal lover, and after a breakup in 2001, I decided to get my first purebred dog. While many dog enthusiasts would recommend a small or medium-sized canine to start out with, I threw caution to the wind and picked out a Doberman. And that was how Diesel entered—and forever changed—my life. He was scrawny, lanky, and a total klutz. I, on the...

A Doberman had to have five golf balls removed from his stomach in an emergency operation - and some of them may have been trapped inside him for more than six months. Worried owner Graham Saysell, 54, rushed Zac to the vets the day after he collapsed at home last month. Mr Saysell had no idea the balls were there until he was shown an X-ray.

A gun-toting man on a bicycle in South Florida shot and killed a Doberman Saturday, saying the dog was threatening him. Dan Abou, who was training the 2-year-old to be a therapy dog, acknowledged Scooby was in his unfenced front yard without a leash, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported. But he described Scooby as a gentle animal and said many dogs are allowed out without restraints in his neighborhood in Davie with no problems. "It's very alarming that someone would be riding a bike with a gun at 11 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day," Abou said Friday. "That man came...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- An off-duty Port Authority police officer shot and killed his neighbor’s Doberman in Westerleigh last night, firing a single bullet at the dog as it tangled with his own smaller pooch. The confrontation unfolded at about 9 p.m. last night, at the intersection of Leonard and Muller avenues. The officer, whose identity has not been released as of early this morning, was walking his pug when the Mazzola family, who live at that corner, returned home from a trip to the Catskill Mountains, 23-year-old Joe Mazzola said.

As I told you last week, we find many friends at the dog park. I am lucky enough to find many in both human and furry form. One of the beautfiul furry ones that I have met is Faith. Faith is a gorgeous Doberman rescued from an unfortunate situation, and she recently had the scare of a lifetime. I asked Faith's owner, Dorothy, to give me details of that tragic day, and her story was so compelling, I thought it was better told in her words: "We are so much like our dogs in so many ways, sharing the joys...

A brave 7-pound pooch trying to protect three little kids in his family was heartlessly slapped out a third-story window by a cop on a failed drug raid, a lawsuit charges. Chuwie, a miniature Doberman-Pomeranian mix, miraculously survived, but his owner says the family pet hasn’t been the same since. “How could a police officer do that to a tiny dog?’’ said Iris Ramos, whose son-in-law, Ronald Estevez, 27, owns Chuwie. The dog never tried to attack a cop -- all he did was bark, according to the family’s Bronx Civil Court lawsuit against the city and NYPD for unspecified...

College Park (WAOK) Saying it’s acting in the interest of public safety, College Park officials will enact a “dangerous dog” registry next month that some critics say is very close to canine profiling. Residents owning dogs that have, without provocation, bitten someone during the last 12 years, will be required to register their pet with the city clerk’s office. Pit bull, Doberman, Rottweiler and German shepherd owners, will also have to register their dogs whether they have ever attacked someone or not. Registration will cost a $25 annual fee. Those who fail to register their dogs will face fines and...

Dog saves girl from snake Jennifer Eliot31Oct07 My saviour: Seventeen-month-old Charlotte Svilicic with Khan the doberman who rescued her from a deadly brown snake. A NEGLECTED doberman adopted by a loving family last week has saved their toddler from being bitten by a deadly king brown snake.   Seventeen-month-old Charlotte Svilicic was playing in the garden of the family’s Atherton home on Monday when Khan the doberman grabbed her by the back of the nappy and threw her clear of the approaching snake.The heroic pooch was bitten by the snake after saving the toddler but is recovering after a dose...