Despite their short, sleek coats, Doberman Pinschers shed profusely. The German Longhaired Pointer Club of America says German art from the Middle Ages depicts these longhaired dogs hunting waterfowl.

The real top dog — at least, for some animal lovers — will be Maxx, a three-legged Doberman Pinscher from Las Vegas ... we have a pub puppy, two German shepherds, a Chow Chow.