Doberman breeders
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Health, temperament, longevity, natural protective instinct, proof in some form that the dog can work... and a breeder that will be there for me whenever I need her!
I've found my breeder - primarily a show breeder, but she's got several dogs out there that have shown they can excel in performance venues. Great longevity, wonderful temperaments, and pretty dogs. Some people would like a breeder with dogs with more titles at the end of their names rather than their fronts... but for what I'm looking for and prepared to live with, my breeder does an amazing job.
I've found my breeder - primarily a show breeder, but she's got several dogs out there that have shown they can excel in performance venues. Great longevity, wonderful temperaments, and pretty dogs. Some people would like a breeder with dogs with more titles at the end of their names rather than their fronts... but for what I'm looking for and prepared to live with, my breeder does an amazing job.
I appreciate your input I was browsing the internet and noticed alot of over weight beefy Dobs.. I always thought they should be tall lean and ready to go.. I may be wrong but those dogs just looked discusting.. Then the price tag wow! Insane..:yikes: I think the cheapest one was like $300.00 and the most expensive dog was like $20.000.00 Euro's..Why the extreme price difference?
Where were you looking? Dobermans are a medium breed, they're not supposed to be built like rottweilers or mastiffs.
A lot of the "euro" gimmick breeders seem to have oversized, fat, beefy dogs that really don't look anything like what I envision as a true Doberman.
Most responsible breeders I know sell pets for $1000-$1200, show prospects for $1200-$1500 USD. This includes ear cropping, of course.
A lot of the "euro" gimmick breeders seem to have oversized, fat, beefy dogs that really don't look anything like what I envision as a true Doberman.
Most responsible breeders I know sell pets for $1000-$1200, show prospects for $1200-$1500 USD. This includes ear cropping, of course.
Just a few photos of what I think a good Doberman should be built like...
I like this dog a lot...
This is Ronin's sire - pretty good for 8 years old - he's very bulky, but he's 27.5" at the shoulder and has HUGE muscle. The dog is a tank, and gorgeous. VERY sound dog.
Of course, Ilsa is oversized (she's 29" or so at the shoulder, which is HUGE for a bitch) but she's still streamlined and trim.
My Ronin is pretty much the spitting image of his sire - 27" at the shoulder, but still abotu 80lbs. He's got HUGE muscle as well.
I like this dog a lot...
This is Ronin's sire - pretty good for 8 years old - he's very bulky, but he's 27.5" at the shoulder and has HUGE muscle. The dog is a tank, and gorgeous. VERY sound dog.
Of course, Ilsa is oversized (she's 29" or so at the shoulder, which is HUGE for a bitch) but she's still streamlined and trim.
My Ronin is pretty much the spitting image of his sire - 27" at the shoulder, but still abotu 80lbs. He's got HUGE muscle as well.
I have a neighbor with 2 Dobermans. One is black, and one brown. They do not breed them, but they look gorgeous. We always stop and talk to them when we walk our boxer, but the brown male Doberman is not very friendly with other dogs and pulls their owner like crazy and the owner has hard time holding him. It is also very large in size, but still very elegant. We would have probably gotten a Rottweiler or a Doberman if we didn't have our boxer. Now that we have our boxer, no dog can replace him.
Just a few photos of what I think a good Doberman should be built like...
I like this dog a lot...
This is Ronin's sire - pretty good for 8 years old - he's very bulky, but he's 27.5" at the shoulder and has HUGE muscle. The dog is a tank, and gorgeous. VERY sound dog.
Of course, Ilsa is oversized (she's 29" or so at the shoulder, which is HUGE for a bitch) but she's still streamlined and trim.
My Ronin is pretty much the spitting image of his sire - 27" at the shoulder, but still abotu 80lbs. He's got HUGE muscle as well.
I like this dog a lot...
This is Ronin's sire - pretty good for 8 years old - he's very bulky, but he's 27.5" at the shoulder and has HUGE muscle. The dog is a tank, and gorgeous. VERY sound dog.
Of course, Ilsa is oversized (she's 29" or so at the shoulder, which is HUGE for a bitch) but she's still streamlined and trim.
My Ronin is pretty much the spitting image of his sire - 27" at the shoulder, but still abotu 80lbs. He's got HUGE muscle as well.
What you look for in a breeder is sadly, in this breed, going to depend on what your aims and goals are.
In this breed, there is a pretty big division between the working and the show lines, which I do regret.
My priorities are a healthy, stable animal with a proper working temperament and good drive, and lastly perfect structure. I am of course concerned about structure, but I am not looking for a show dog - my main venues are performance ones, so I want someone who is also similarly interested in those things.
My previous dobes have all been rescues, but when I opted to get a pup from a breeder I knew I wanted someone who was concerned about health, knowledgeable about the breed, who personally worked their dogs and could tell me about their temperaments and drives, who was concerned about structure and how that interplayed with working abilities - I wanted it all. I think I got it, or as close as I could at this time. Berlins a nice looking bitch - she'll never finish in the AKC, and she has her faults - but she's not ugly, and she's very pleasing to look at. I got someone who above all is a good friend, but knows the history of the european lines they are breeding, knows about training, still shows their dogs in the AKC breed ring (the same dogs that train in bite sport), and is a huge advocate of health and education. and as a bonus, close by enough for me to strike up a lifelong friendship - i really lucked out. They are very active in our local clubs (both DPCA and UDC), constantly looking at ways to do education (this year our dobe club has had alternative medicine talks, we're hosting a health clinic, we were the first chapter club in the dobe breed to host a working sport trial for the AKC, we pair up with our sister UDC club, we host a huge independent specialty that includes obedience and rally - and they are a huge part of that).
above all, i love the dog i got from her - she's a hoot to live with, and she's really a great working dog - which is my priority.
freestack at 7 months (maybe 8?) last year.
In this breed, there is a pretty big division between the working and the show lines, which I do regret.
My priorities are a healthy, stable animal with a proper working temperament and good drive, and lastly perfect structure. I am of course concerned about structure, but I am not looking for a show dog - my main venues are performance ones, so I want someone who is also similarly interested in those things.
My previous dobes have all been rescues, but when I opted to get a pup from a breeder I knew I wanted someone who was concerned about health, knowledgeable about the breed, who personally worked their dogs and could tell me about their temperaments and drives, who was concerned about structure and how that interplayed with working abilities - I wanted it all. I think I got it, or as close as I could at this time. Berlins a nice looking bitch - she'll never finish in the AKC, and she has her faults - but she's not ugly, and she's very pleasing to look at. I got someone who above all is a good friend, but knows the history of the european lines they are breeding, knows about training, still shows their dogs in the AKC breed ring (the same dogs that train in bite sport), and is a huge advocate of health and education. and as a bonus, close by enough for me to strike up a lifelong friendship - i really lucked out. They are very active in our local clubs (both DPCA and UDC), constantly looking at ways to do education (this year our dobe club has had alternative medicine talks, we're hosting a health clinic, we were the first chapter club in the dobe breed to host a working sport trial for the AKC, we pair up with our sister UDC club, we host a huge independent specialty that includes obedience and rally - and they are a huge part of that).
above all, i love the dog i got from her - she's a hoot to live with, and she's really a great working dog - which is my priority.
freestack at 7 months (maybe 8?) last year.