If you go down the import route be careful where you source it from,my mate had a czech?import doberman,cropped ears the lot,very smart looking animal....at 13 months it flew at his missus for no reason ,he got in the middle and ended up with about 40 stitches in his forearms.Hes an experienced owner with two others so not a novice so to speak.On the subject of dobermans ,was out with the lurcher last night and bumped into a fella walking a blue/tan pup,smart looking thing,he,d imported it.Not seen a blue one since the eighties...