Dog Breed Dobermans Review

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mrssnell
Tionesta, PA

Loyal, to an extreme

a dog lover, an animal rescurer, living in the country, happiest outdoors, practical, having a sense of humor, married

Pros

Protective when needed, but not vicious, faithful

OCT

2008

Dog Breed Dobermans —

While we love our Doberman passionately, and have had Dobes before, this is not a breed for a home consisting of many pets. They're definitely people oriented and tend to be territorial and protective.

Ours comes off downright ferocious with strangers, and once aforementioned stranger is approved she wants ALL the attention and all the "loves". She can be obnoxiously persistent about this, so we've had to be strict with her.

We got her as a watch-dog, primarily, and she's, of course, excellent at her job. Dobermans also tend to be almost scary-smart, with a really fun sense of doggy type humor. It is just husband and I here at home, so she is actually the perfect breed for us.

As for recommending to others, if you love the breed, understand that your Dobe will be the belle of the ball, always. heh. It's very important to them to "please" as well, but they're a little bit stubborn when pleasing you doesn't necessarily please him or her. They do wonderfully well with early doggy training classes and I would strongly recommend that.

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Comments about mrssnell’s Review

Any particular characteristic, Tunefulgal?

Gee. Sounds like my mixed breed has some dobie in the mix!

In response to Meri's comment from Oct 18, 2008 at 8:33AM:

Aw, way too cute. Big Dobe, little Dobe. That must be a Kodak moment waiting to happen. :)

In response to mrssnell's comment from Oct 18, 2008 at 2:36AM:

No, I just wondered. There is a man in the neighborhood that walks a min pin with a regular Doberman. They look cute together and I've wondered if their personalities would be similar. He doesn't speak English [only Italian] so I haven't been able to ask him. Thanks.

In response to Meri's comment from Oct 16, 2008 at 10:48PM:

HI Meri, thank you for the welcome!

You might like to review this web site, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_Pinscher about min pins. They are so darling, but these little guys are so very active some call them "hyper". Definitely they have their own brand of humor and impishness, but overall, no, I really wouldn't characterize them as of the same temperament as a Doberman.

Are you thinking of getting a min pin? :)