Doberman feet markings

[Oh Little Oji]

Yes the rust thumb prints on each side of head should be separated by the main color of the dog, from the rust that is on the muzzle.

Yeah, you mean the Kiss Marks, dontcha'?

 

[Oh Little Oji]

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Yeah, it's common to see it that way – a peninsula instead of an island. I do prefer it when it's separated. Oji's is like 90% separated, but not quite crisply.

 

[Archer]

Other than the pencil lines on the toes, black markings on the feet are a fault in the breed standard as are white snips on the chest. I have seen them grow out of them as their adult hair comes in, but that isn't always the case. If she's not being shown it doesn't matter.

Really? No black markings of the feet per DPCA? Not even pencil marks and thumbprints? Come on!!!!! As much as I revere and appreciate breed standard, I like black marks on the feet and legs, and the (as I call it) "black wash" over the muzzle and chest markings.

The pencil marks are allowed. The "wash" you describe is not

The thumbprint on the face doesn't have to be separated, but the area should come up like a peninsula

 

[Oh Little Oji]

Other than the pencil lines on the toes, black markings on the feet are a fault in the breed standard as are white snips on the chest. I have seen them grow out of them as their adult hair comes in, but that isn't always the case. If she's not being shown it doesn't matter.


The pencil marks are allowed. The "wash" you describe is not

The thumbprint on the face doesn't have to be separated, but the area should come up like a peninsula

So, what I seem to be being told is that the marks on the top of the paws are not called thumbprints. I thought they were; and I thought the marks on the side of the face were called kiss marks. I'm always happy to learn.