| [quote=berkdogg;195750] Like I said I wanted a dog particularly for working, and should it turns out that he be smaller than most females, then I am definitely not happy with the purchase.
It is a good idea to determine the weight of his litter mates.
He is a little over 26" and is about maybe 65lbs (has been since 8.5 months old).
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If he's over 26", then he's within the recommended size range for the breed, definitely not out of standard.
Let's not forget that one breed used *extensively* in working applications is the Malinois-a breed that's significantly smaller than the doberman. In fact, I believe the Malinois standard DQ's males over 27". So I don't think you'd get agreement from any quarter that a 26" doberman is physically unable to fulfill the role of a working dog.
Taking both of these factors into consideration, I don't think you'd have a leg to stand on to expect a replacement puppy.
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