Dog Breeds

Physical Characteristics

The Doberman Pinscher is wonderful dog. They are muscular with a well defined sharply angled head on top of a lean and powerful neck. Almond shaped, keenly alert, dark golden, or amber colored eyes. Large nose with wide nostrils. The ears of a Doberman if left natural are facing forward folding triangles. They have a broad chest, strong legs, and a neatly tapered waist. The tail also is long and tapering if not docked. The Doberman Pinscher has a magnificent sleek and shiny short coat that is close fitting coming in black and tan, blue-gray, fawn and white, and red…only some clubs consider the white markings to be a flaw.

Size

Mature male Doberman Pinschers stand between 26 and 28 in. tall at the withers, and the mature weight of the male is somewhere between 66 and 88 lbs. Female Doberman Pinschers when mature stand between 24 and 26 in. tall at the withers and their weigh is at full maturity is also somewhere between 66 and 88 lbs. As with most dog there are exceptions to this rule and some dogs have reached well over the 100 lb mark both female and male alike, and have been knows to stand over 30 in height at the withers…but these are exceptions.

Physical Characteristics

The Rottweiler is perhaps one of the most handsomest dogs around. His solid well muscled, well developed, and well toned body has broad chest, and stout legs. A good strong neck and well shaped head that is wide with two dark eyes that express loyalty, intelligence, and warmth. Triangle shaped ears properly spaced and facing forward, docked tail. The coat of the Rottweiler is hard and short, and come in two color patterns…the most common color pattern being black and tan. the other more rare color patter is due to a deficient hair gene where the dog is a red color and has brown markings. The points of the Rottweiler are tan (legs, rump, eyebrows, and bit on the chest) the rest being a jet black or red.

Size

A mature male Rottweiler will stand between 24 and 27 in. tall at the withers. A mature female Rottweiler will stand between 22 and 25 in. tall at the withers. Mature males should weigh between 95 and 135 lbs. Mature females should weigh between 85 and 115 lbs. There is some dispute that there is a German Rottweiler and an American Rottweiler. The German Rottweiler being shorter and much stockier and the American Rottweiler having longer legs and not as big a head. And naturally there are some who believe there is no difference at all.

Physical Characteristics

The American Pitbull Terrier is a exceptionally strong dog. The body is designed to be stocky and well muscled, he has a broad chest and sturdy legs. He has a squared head that is proportioned to accommodate the set of inordinately powerful  jaws that are inside. His natural ears uncropped are little folded triangles that rest close to the side of his head. His tail is well tapered from the base. He has round eyes that come in many colors and depends a great deal on what color his short thick coat is. The American Pitbull Terrier can come in a wide assortment of colors…brindle, black, white, silver, blue, tiger, red, fawn and White with patches of a darker contrasting color…just to name a few. He is meant to be intimidating, but does make a wonderful family dog with proper education and training.

Size

The American Pitbull Terrier stands between 18 and 22 in. at the withers and can weigh between 22 and 110 lbs (110lb American Pitbull Terriers are most rare), however, the average weight range for a mature American Pitbull Terriers is usually around 35 to 55 lbs. The original Pitbulls were more in the 20 to 40 lb range and were bred for fighting.

The English Mastiff or Mastiff presents as a very imposing figure. The sheer size of this breed usually dissuades anyone from approaching them. Large and exceptionally strong. Muscular and intimidating. This is a large boned, heavy headed dog. The Mastiff has a powerful and sturdy stance, short muzzle with small ears and small dark or hazel colored eyes. The Mastiff has a close, short and flat coat that regardless of the overall color will have a  mask on the face and around the eyes that is black. The coat colors are silver, tiger, fawn…including light fawn, apricot and brindle. Looks can be a bit deceiving the English Mastiff when properly socialized can be quite a gentle giant…loyal and loving.

Size

One could just comment and say that this dog is enormous, but that wouldn’t really cover it.

The mature male English Mastiff is 30-36 in. or more at the withers. The mature female English Mastiff is 27-33 in. or more at the withers. The weight of a male usually is around 160 to 200 lbs, but it’s not unheard of for a male to hit 230 lbs. at full maturity. Females usually weigh around 150-200 lbs, but again not unheard of for a fully mature female to weigh more.

Physical Characteristics

The German Shepherd is a stunning dog. He is strapping dog with a well proportioned body, and head that compliments the body structure. Wonderful almond shaped eyes and pointed ears add to this dogs inherent intelligence. The German Shepherd has a full tail that doesn’t quite reach his hocks when it is hanging down. He has well muscled front legs and shoulders as well as back legs,and stands on rounded feet with hard soles. This is a strong well built dog. The German Shepherd comes in three coat types: Rough Coated, Long Rough Coated and Long Haired. Most common of the coat colors is black and tan, or black and sable, but the German Shepherd can also come in all black. Colors that are thought to be a fault (according to most breed standards) are blue, liver, and white. This is a thick coat that has a dense undercoat.

Size

German Shepherd Males at full maturity will stand between 24 and 26 in. at the withers. Female German Shepherds at full maturity will stand between 22 and 24 in. at the withers. Germans Shepherds both male and female at full maturity will generally weigh somewhere between 77 and 85 lbs.