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Leaping Doberman, Rushville, Indiana, 1941

"Terrifically fast and agile, a Doberman pinscher demonstrates his leaping powers at Wilsonia Kennels, Rushville, Indiana, where various breeds are trained. The Doberman pinscher, taught to run down and disarm criminals, becomes one of the best of 'police dogs.'"

—From "Working Dogs of the World," December 1941, National Geographic magazine

Photograph by Willard R. Culver