I was dusting the other day and thought I should post pictures of this vintage Doberman, cast in iron it weighs 5 pounds, which is hefty for a small statue! It's from the 1940's or '50s, of the famous Muck v. Brunia. I'd found this history about him several years ago, and a short search found it for me again.
It's fun but time consuming to trace your tail male line (the tippy top sires) all the way back to the 1920's to see if Muck is there. I posted about this years ago, but thought I'd renew it for fun. Since there are many South American lines in our American pedigrees today, I do think I remember that a couple of those do NOT go back to Muck.
The article, with additional great rabbit-hole material:
www.totaldobe.com
The old iron Doberman himself:
It's fun but time consuming to trace your tail male line (the tippy top sires) all the way back to the 1920's to see if Muck is there. I posted about this years ago, but thought I'd renew it for fun. Since there are many South American lines in our American pedigrees today, I do think I remember that a couple of those do NOT go back to Muck.
The article, with additional great rabbit-hole material:
Muck von Brunia and Genetic Bottlenecks
Muck von Brunia (1929 - 1940)A good source of information about the early history of the DV (German Doberman Club) can be found in a book called "100 Jarhe Dobermann-Verein E.V. 1899 - 1999". It's a yearly chronicle of the German Doberman Club from its inception in 1899 until its one hundred...
www.totaldobe.com
The old iron Doberman himself:
