crossbred Dobermanns
Effective from 1 January 2024 any Dobermann applying to be registered as a natural bobtail can only be registered on the limited register of the Dogs Australia database and will be flagged not to be upgraded to the main register as Dogs Australia considers that they do not conform with the Dobermann breed standard.
Dogs born prior to 1 January 2024 to be registered on the Dogs Australia database, as a dog claiming to be a natural bobtail dog must be DNA tested to certify that the dog is carrying the bobtail gene. In certain limited circumstances a Veterinarian certificate complying with Dogs Australia requirements may certify that a dog is a natural bobtail. A second requirement is that DNA test of purity of breed, ie that the dog does not have DNA indication of markers of another breed, ie is on current testing standards not a cross breed. The DNA test for proof of purity of breed and the existence of the bobtail gene must be undertaken by independent separate testing laboratory not being the same laboratory that provided the first DNA certification of the existence of the bob tail gene.
The Dobermann Club NSW Inc notes the following:
Any person interested in acquiring a purebred Dobermann, bred by long standing reputable purebred breeders, should contact The Dobermann Club of NSW Inc for relevant information. The Dobermann Club of NSW has extensive records and detailed knowledge of the history of breeding of purebred Dobermann's in Australia for more than 60 years.
Email [email protected]
Dogs born prior to 1 January 2024 to be registered on the Dogs Australia database, as a dog claiming to be a natural bobtail dog must be DNA tested to certify that the dog is carrying the bobtail gene. In certain limited circumstances a Veterinarian certificate complying with Dogs Australia requirements may certify that a dog is a natural bobtail. A second requirement is that DNA test of purity of breed, ie that the dog does not have DNA indication of markers of another breed, ie is on current testing standards not a cross breed. The DNA test for proof of purity of breed and the existence of the bobtail gene must be undertaken by independent separate testing laboratory not being the same laboratory that provided the first DNA certification of the existence of the bob tail gene.
The Dobermann Club NSW Inc notes the following:
- In 2008 an application was made for permission of the ANKC, now known as Dogs Australia, to cross breed Dobermanns to introduce the bobtail gene into the breed. This application was declined by the ANKC.
- The introduction of the bobtail gene had prior to 2008 been introduced into the Boxer breed, via an approved Developmental Register with the proper permission, supervision and record keeping, and by unapproved means into Rottweilers. In the case of Boxers, it is undeniably the case that the bobtail gene was introduced by crossbreeding Boxers with Pembroke Corgis. In the case of Rottweilers it is the majority view that the bobtail gene was introduced into that breed by crossbreeding in a like and similar manner to what occurred in the Boxer breed. The FCI Standard in relation to the Rottweilers prohibits the registration of Rottweilers carrying the NBT ( Natural Bobtail Gene). The majority view of Dobermann Clubs in Australia and throughout the World, although not a view accepted by the very small minority of breeders, located only in Australia, who wish to breed Dobermanns with natural bobtails, is that the gene was introduced into Dobermanns by crossbreeding and this was more likely than not with the introduction of a Rottweiler carrying the NBT Gene.
- DNA tests conducted on some of these “NBT Dobermanns” have shown that they are 12.5% Rottweiler or Mixed Breed. Scientific evidence and expert opinion from all over the world confirm that the natural bobtail gene found in the early Dobermann has been lost and that it no longer occurs naturally in the Dobermann breed. Most reputable breeders from all over the world and throughout Australia have never seen a bobtail in any of their litters. Rarely some breeders have witnessed puppies born with tails of varying lengths but these have been attributed to spinal deformities. Genetic and Veterinary experts have stated that “ if a Dobermann is found to be carrying the NBT gene ( C189g ) then it must have been acquired from another Breed carrying that Gene”.
- Although the application to the ANKC of 2008 was declined, what was proposed in that application still proceeded unofficially but without approval, supervision and proper record keeping and we now have some Crossbred dogs in Australia claiming to be purebred Dobermanns.
- A comparison of specimens with and without the natural bobtail gene, discloses that those with the NBT gene exhibit a type unlike well bred pure bred Dobermanns and in many cases more closely resembling a Rottweiler and certainly not true to the Dobermann type.
Any person interested in acquiring a purebred Dobermann, bred by long standing reputable purebred breeders, should contact The Dobermann Club of NSW Inc for relevant information. The Dobermann Club of NSW has extensive records and detailed knowledge of the history of breeding of purebred Dobermann's in Australia for more than 60 years.
Email [email protected]
