Dobermann

blue hey large hey i lov dobiermans soo much but i have never had one before!! i want one soo bad but my mom n' dad don't want another dog in the house. i was just wonderin for u ppl that do or have owned one. r they great, easy to train dogs? :confused:

i really don't get how this chat thing works :confused: :mad: :confused: :mad:

Welcome to Pet Talk, Dobie Lover. As for messages, it's pretty simple. I really don't know how to explain it, but I figured it out, it's pretty easy.

ok thanx a lot~! :)

Welcome Dobie Lover. Pet Talk is a fine place and the members are really helpful and nice people.
Its a long time since I had my Dobies but I recall that they were both very bright dogs and caught on very quick to what was required of them. Having said that "a firm hand" so to speak is what is required, NOT in a physical way but rather a firmness and most of all a continuity in everything. No letting them get away with something one day, for example, letting them jump up, then stopping them the next day. Same as in training all dogs I suppose, except that maybe Dobies are a little quicker in taking advantage and trying to gain the upper hand.
But, like I already said, its a long time since one owned me and I`m sure there are others, (maybe especially bnormal who is actually owned by two beautiful ones right this moment!), who are much better placed to tell you what you want to know:)

When you say "chat" do you mean sending a private message to one of the Pet Talk members? If so, and you haven`t figured it out yet, this is what you do. Click on the profile of the person you want to message and (if the person has enabled it) you will find a part that reads - Send (whatever the members name is) a private message - just click on that and go from there. Hope this helps:)

thanx alot~! :D :D

Just joined today. Seems like this is very nice site. Glad to see some other people who are 'owned' by Dobes. My Dobergirl is
five years old and the light of my life. I was reading about the Dobe who barked twice to be let out. Sooo smart. I taught my girl to ring a bell. I attached a jingle bell from Christmas to the wall when she was just a baby of 12 weeks , took her paw and and rang it before letting her out. After 3 or 4 times, she was ringing the bell to go out. :D . She has been doing it ever since. Of course, she now has a doggy door, but Dobes being Dobes, she would MUCH rather ring the bell and have her slave (meaning me) get up and open the door!
I will look forward to getting to know all of you and your dogs.
DoberMom:)

Your welcome!

Any dog can be viscous, if you train them to.:) ;)

I've yet to come across a viscious Doberman...However, I've come across some viscious humans though...

Thanks for the welcome. I used to groom dogs for a living and the worst bite I ever had was from a Schnauzer! Nine stiches in my hand. The sad part was that I didn't even pull his hair, he just didn't like being groomed. Are any of you familiar with the
BREED SPECIFIC legislation some states are passing. It is a terrible thing. Instead of a dog being judged on it's character it is judged by it's breed and in some states banned or the owners can't get homeowner's insurance. Even mixed breeds if they are suspected of having one of the banned breeds in them. Of course this is important to me because I have a Dobe. If you love dogs, no matter what kind you have, this is important. Hope you will all write to your congresspersons and speak out against it.
Remember the old saying.....then they came for the Jews and I said nothing because I wasn't Jewish...then they came for me.
Ok, I will get off my soapbox. I just think this is so important that I had to share.
DoberMom

We had a Dobermann for a while when I was in kindergarten. It ruled the house and refused to let my dad come into the house when my mom, my sister and me were there. My parents weren't happy, especially since we were so young.

My parents knew somebody with a boxer who wasn't happy that that dog didn't protect him or his house. So, they swapped pets. Sounds terrible, but it turned out to be the best thing to do. Both pets were very happy in their new homes and with their new people.

I just loved looking at the Dobie pictures. Thank you for posting. I love Dobermens!

My mother was owned by 2 before she married my father. Ozzy and Roxanne (Rox for short). They were gorgeous! I will have to scan a picture of her with them.

Dobermom, welcome to Pet Talk, and of course your Dobergirl too! :D

:D ChrisH, thanks for the welcome...what a gorgeous Springer you have.
Years ago, when I groomed I had one that I did every month....such a sweetheart!
DoberMom

Thanks for the nice comment about my boy:D I would LOVE to see some pictures of your Dobergirl, what colouring is she?