Never mind that the secret fund-raiser video or the paparazzi snapshots were done by individuals who likely have the scruples of a Doberman Pinscher.

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Jewel, plus a Doberman playfully called Fifi and a big-winning wire fox terrier called Sky were among the favorites to walk off with prized silver bowl.

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Lady Thatcher's performance at European summits could sometimes inspire the sort of awe you feel when an enraged terrier mounts a hopeless attack on a doberman.

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Not exactly how many people see a Doberman pinscher.

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Among the top contenders are a prime Doberman named Veni Vidi Vici that reached the best-of-seven final ring last year, a big-winning wire fox terrier, a German wirehaired pointer ranks as the nation's No. 1 show dog and a prized American foxhound.

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Kevin Mullins recalled that when he first met his wife about 20 years ago, she had a rescue Doberman.

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Doberman is a sprawling collection of fifty tunes Fulks recorded in 2008.

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He writes about the kidnappers of a business executive in Bolivia who directed him to place an ad for a lost brown female Doberman.

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Oakley the German wirehaired pointer enters as the nation's No. 1 show dog, with sleek Veni Vidi Vici the Doberman pinscher also a top contender.

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