Do·ber·man pin·scher 
(dōbər-mən pĭnshər)
(dōbər-mən pĭnshər)n.
A dog of a medium-sized to large breed developed in Germany as a guard dog, having a short coat that is usually black with rusty red markings. Often the ears are cropped, and the tail is docked.
[German Dobermann (after Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann (1834-1894), German dog breeder) + German Pinscher, terrier (probably from English PINCH, from the cropping of its ears and tail).]
Doberman pinscher