Doberman

Code2High wrote:


As the owner of a Lesser American Toodle I think you should be careful what you ask for. Dealing with a coat that confused can be extremely challenging.

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Back to Dobies: the ones I have encountered in life are all over-achievers. Trained to the point of being Canine Einsteins. If you were hurt - they'd call 911 then perform CPR; and assist the surgeon afterward.....LOL!!

Depends on why you're leaning towards a Dobie. If you think that this dog will make you look like a Bad A**, you will be mistaken. However, if you are attracked to the dog's personality traits, and you have researched the pros and cons-fine. I think a well-bred Dobie, with an experienced owner, can be a great dog.
BTW: Dogs that, lick people too much, nip, bark too much, rub their toys on you, nudge your hand to get you to pet them, or engage in any behavior's that are not welcome, are RUNNING the show. The dog's owner, should dictate which behavior is appropriate.

Had two Dobies over the years. Both really mush-heads. Slurped everyone they came in contact with. Now our Schnauzers, on the other hand -- nippers, unfortunately.

Diplomat_St_Poodles wrote:

Jayco23FB wrote:

My wife has joked with me saying we should cross them with a standard poodle and call them doberdoddles.

:) As long as it is a joke. Designer dogs in my opinion are muts that naive people pay ridiculous prices for.

Ya but they have a lot less health problems that the "pure" breeds do.

JKaz

Jayco23FB wrote:

Diplomat_St_Poodles wrote:
We love the breed, smart, trainable and lovely to look at. Having standard poodles for the past fourty years we always joke they are like dobermans with hair. The good thing with standards is when they ask what kind of dogs we have, we say poodles. They smile and say that's fine.

Dobermans also seemed to be going through a lot of health issues. They do not have the longest life expectancy. Saying that, find a good breeder that does all of the health testing. They make fantastic, loyal pets.

My wife has joked with me saying we should cross them with a standard poodle and call them doberdoddles.

As the owner of a Lesser American Toodle I think you should be careful what you ask for. Dealing with a coat that confused can be extremely challenging.

mike brez wrote:

ScottG wrote:
Given a choice I would get something else that's much smaller because if you stay at private CG's you will have endless problems.

I have a mini Schnauzer now. Always liked the look of a Doberman and have done alot of reading on them. My niece works for me and she lives at the business here. She has a 7 year old German Shepard that is nasty. If you turn your back on it it nips you. She also has a two year old Pit Bull that is the biggest baby. This dog can't stop licking you. I really think it has a Problem.

The inability to control their likker is a breed trait. This is the big joke of having a pit... everyone thinks they'll "rip your leg off" and they're more apt to knock someone flat and lick them to death.

Jayco23FB wrote:

My wife has joked with me saying we should cross them with a standard poodle and call them doberdoddles.

:) As long as it is a joke. Designer dogs in my opinion are muts that naive people pay ridiculous prices for.

Diplomat_St_Poodles wrote:
We love the breed, smart, trainable and lovely to look at. Having standard poodles for the past fourty years we always joke they are like dobermans with hair. The good thing with standards is when they ask what kind of dogs we have, we say poodles. They smile and say that's fine.

Dobermans also seemed to be going through a lot of health issues. They do not have the longest life expectancy. Saying that, find a good breeder that does all of the health testing. They make fantastic, loyal pets.

My wife has joked with me saying we should cross them with a standard poodle and call them doberdoddles.

Diplomat_St_Poodles wrote:
We love the breed, smart, trainable and lovely to look at. Having standard poodles for the past fourty years we always joke they are like dobermans with hair. The good thing with standards is when they ask what kind of dogs we have, we say poodles. They smile and say that's fine.

Dobermans also seemed to be going through a lot of health issues. They do not have the longest life expectancy. Saying that, find a good breeder that does all of the health testing. They make fantastic, loyal pets.

I couldn't have siad it better. We looked for 2 years before getting our male. We have them both tested annually. As far as health issues all of mine have lived 10-14 years only 1 had hip issues. Not too bad for a bog breed. I do wish they lived as long as we do.

ScottG wrote:
Given a choice I would get something else that's much smaller because if you stay at private CG's you will have endless problems.

I have a mini Schnauzer now. Always liked the look of a Doberman and have done alot of reading on them. My niece works for me and she lives at the business here. She has a 7 year old German Shepard that is nasty. If you turn your back on it it nips you. She also has a two year old Pit Bull that is the biggest baby. This dog can't stop licking you. I really think it has a Problem.