Doberman Pinscher

[captains]

i wants one to but i have to wait until i get my yard fenced in

 

[bucwylde23]

My uncle breeds and sells pure-bred dobermans, and has for quite a few years.My family has gotten 3 from him.

All have been female black(blue?) dobermans, though I am going to probably get a red one from him sometime soon.

Our first one we had for several years but she got some kind of disease and lost her control over her rear end/legs and we had to have her put to sleep.

The second one we got after it was a month or so old and it was just too wild. It had been living at my uncle's house in the woods where it could run around all day freely, and it just couldn't adapt to coming inside the house or just being in the fenced in back yard. We let my uncle have that dog back and we waited for the next batch of puppies that he had for sale to choose one.

Our current dog is also pretty hyper active, but she, like all of our other dobe's, are the nicest dogs we've ever owned. We do not get their ears cut up at all, we don't want them to look mean, nor do we want to put them through any unnecessary pain.

Some doberman's tend to be a bit more active than others, so try to keep that in mind before you pick one. Usually from seeing the puppies, you can tell which ones are going to be the wildest

 

[bucwylde23]

Originally posted by: Chelsey
Sounds awesome. So there aren't any bad things about your dobes? Are they very protective of you and their "turf"?

Ours dobes have been extremely protective of our home. If anyone messes with my mom/dad or anyone in my family the dog really starts to get defensive. She wouldn't attack just any person walking down the street, but she barks and that in itself scares people away normally If someone broke into the house, I have no doubt that she would probably attack them. You can tell because I have snuck up on her with a halloween mask on before and she nearly bit me pretty good before I took the mask off.

The only thing is they tend to be a little "rough" when they play. They may not intentionally try to hurt/bite anyone but it may happen when you play with them.
If you train the dog right, though, they will play without biting. It takes a lot of time and effort by you in order to train them right. It really pays off in the long run.

 

[Aharami]

dobermans are cool ass dogs

 

[OrByte]

Make sure you pick the most social of the litter. Dobe's can be neurotic, scaredy little beeshes if you aren't careful.

Every Doberman I have come across is a big ol pussy. But they are fine looking dogs.

 

[piasabird]

Dobermans can be very playful and need lots of room to run and play. They are not that aggressive but often play rough. I have seen one chew up a 3 inch branch just playing around with it. Collies tend to be a bit more docile if you want a house dog. My brother has some kind of sheep dog and that thing will chase a ball as you throw it all day long.

 

[stinkynathan]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Like Rotties, buy the pup with the biggest, most oversized, comical head you can find.

- M4H

elaborate?

i really want a rottie. no room now and i don't know if anyone even breeds them in my area though

 

[promposive]

me and my parents have had several black dobes over the years, they are excellent pets, excellent around children, and make good guard dogs.

bad trait?: They dont like others.. (Depends on how you raise it of course) our's was always a watchdog for our property

 

[Chelsey]

Those of you that have dobermans, where did you get them? Any breeders online?

 

[shibumi77]

Try a rescue, those dogs can be very easily assimilated into a home and for a minimal fee compared to a breeder.