Then scientists supplied Cao de Gado Transmontanos, a large though lean and
agile dog developed in a mountainous region of Portugal; Karakachans, developed by nomadic sheepherders in a mountainous area of Bulgaria; and Kangals, another powerful breed with an instinct for guarding, this one originating in Turkey.
The Doberman Pinscher was
developed in Germany by Louis Dobermann, a tax collector and
dog warden who wanted a
dog that would be protective, alert and
agile.