Following a little late on this....
Got my first Dobe (and first dog) almost exactly a year ago. We chose a female based on advice from the breeder, books, folks on internet sites like this, etc. We've been extremely happy with her so far (for the most part...occasionally want to kick her...
Great info.
I saw a show on the outdoor life channel that went through their list of the top 10 dogs for protection work (all the footage was from schutzhund or police work) which was followed by another show with the top 10 most highly trainable dogs. The Belgian Malinois was #1 for...
Sorry to add to the off-topic chatter here, but It is kind of crazy that some folks here would immediately put down a dog owner who has a cropped/docked breed.
My parents had a birthmark surgically removed from my back when i was an infant because they didn't think it would look good when i...
Thanks for all the replies! It seems the overwhelming opinion is two dogs is the way to go.
My plan in getting a second dog - on top of having another loving companion - is that they would keep each other company and wear each other out. At this point we take our Dobe to the park...
This question is for those who have more than one dog.
Is it true that two dogs are twice the work (or more) than one? Or is it a little easier with 2?
I've only ever had one dog at a time. I currently have a young doberman who has a crazy high energy level. Not that i'm looking to...
Thanks for the comments. I have noticed my dog (Abby) only plays this way with certain dogs (similar size, age, etc.).
I will definitely have to work on getting her to listen to my commands more reliably when playing this way though. That seems to be one of our biggest challenges in...
Just wanted some opinions on my 9 month old Dobermans play with other dogs. We take her to an off-leash park where many of the dogs enjoy grabbing at each others neck with their teeth and play fighting.
To me, this seems violent and I like to discourage her from playing with other dogs this...
The bubbles idea works great for me too! We found some peanut butter flavoured bubbles at a pet store once that have been lots of fun.
Playing hide-n-seek in the house is a great one. Works on your dogs stays and comes. If he can't quite stay yet you'll need someone to correct him when...
Thanks for the responses, sounds like a reasonable explanation.
I feel bad for responsible pitbull owners because of all of the negative media attention given to pitbulls. I am naturally cautious around most new dogs i meet, especially off-leash, but i can understand why many people want the...
Most pro-pitbull replies here state that they are very human friendly but you hear so many reports of pitbulls turning on their owners. Are these all simply cases of bad owners?
Confirmation shows just boogle my mind. How can you compare different breeds to different standards and choose a winner??
Did you hear that the handler of the german short haired pointer (who won best in show) was also last years newfoundland handler that won best in show? .....seems odd.
She has a big pillow that she generally sits/sleeps on in the living room but often she'll just hop right up onto the couch. Half the time she'll get off when we tell her 'off', the other half we have to pull her off. It seems she knows she shouldn't be up there but thinks its worth the risk...