Swiss Parliament · Dobermann
Swiss committee rejects 2027 budget – the Dobermann only ever guarded the income
Der Hündeler, Edition of Thursday, 12 November 2026 (edition 2)
What happened
The finance committee of Switzerland’s National Council, the lower house of parliament, has voted down the federal budget for 2027. The committee is recommending that it be rejected. The discontent comes from both the left and the right.
What does this mean for your Dobermann?
The Dobermann hails from Apolda in Thuringia, where a tax collector bred him around 1880 to protect him on his rounds. His brief was narrow: guard the money coming in. What happened to it afterwards was never his department. He watches left and right in Bern uniting against the same document with the vigilance bred into him, and distrusts both sides in equal measure. Personally, he has little at stake: the dog tax in Switzerland is levied by the local council, not the federal government, and falls due regardless. Swiss Dobermanns, incidentally, wear their ears down, as nature budgeted them, since cropping is banned.
What you can do now: Avoid arguing about money at the kitchen table. The Dobermann is more sensitive than his reputation suggests and takes every budget dispute personally.