"Why" wrote in message
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Well, the guy that invented Dobermans was a tax collector & needed a
guard dog with short hair & cropped ears & no tail to protect him from
people that didn't like the tax collectors . There is not much to grab
on in a Doberman. Oh this was about cats, dobes like cats

Long ago a neighbor of ours owned a Doberman. It was a mean dog that my Mom
wouldn't let me near. He decided to go after another neighbor's cat one day
and ended up with some nasty scratches and half his nose shredded. The cat
was unharmed and unfazed. I don't believe that Doberman had much to do with
kitties after that.

Thinking about that cat reminds me of the killer bunny rabbits in MP and the
Holy Grail. The dog still scared the hell out of me, however.

Peter