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Ah! found out today from a property managing company that my application was denied for a town home, because they "don't allow Dobbies simply because, irrespective of the high deposit requirements, the Dobbies are vicious much like the Rotties, Shepard, and Pit bulls". Made me really mad, what gives? The other town home management at least agreed to "interview" my Dobby..not sure what they will have him read or sign. But, OK I am glad that at least I can bring him in for them to be satisfied [sorry, but I am fighting this one, the town house is just too darn gorgeous to let go, comes with a direct over view of the Cascade mountains]. But, it got me thinking, why do Dobbies have such a bad reputation in the 2000s? I have been part of the Emergency Medical field for over 15 years now. I have never seen a single Dobby bite. In fact the worst I have seen was a little girl who had her face chewed by a Labrador, yeah the "All American dog"..go figure. And, I mean chewed as in we had to get the plastics guy to come in and make the most of his plastic surgery skills for hours. But, most commonly we see the little yapping dog bites. So, when will we in fact start to see people becoming more comfortable with Dobbies in this country? I am sure there are bad Dobbies out there, but just as there are other dogs representing other breeds.
Any thoughts?
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IT is all thanks to Hollywood, there is a lot of scientific evidence and many dog bite statistics available, Dobies are not a problem, but they are a banned breed at all military housing (ironic that they are the official dog of the marine corp and still not allowed) it is jut a perception in peoples minds, but that is very hard to overcome.
Steve
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Interesting this topic came up.
I received a phone call from my grandmother who proceeded to try and talk me out of getting a doberman because they were "Horrid horrid dogs"
I asked that she do a bit of research before insulting her new granddaughter.
She had one bad experience with a doberman that wasn't socialized, cared for, and allowed to have run of the house.
I find that I run into two kinds of people; Those that are afraid of Dobies and those that have OWNED a dobie. The latter can't stop talking about how sweet, kind, and fun they are, and everyone of them misses having a dobie in thieir lives.
I like busting people's preconceived notions about thing, which may be one reason I find Dobies to be such a great choice for me.
I plan on having a well socialized, well mannered, and well trained dobie. One of our early goals is to get her enrolled and endorsed as a Canine Good Citizen. My wife would like to have her registered as a therapy dog as well.
Hopefully by having her active and well received in the community, people will learn that life is full of surprises.
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Fifty years ago as an older teenager working during the summer putting in central air conditioning units, I hated to get assigned to a house next to a Doberman. They just looked so bad and always seemed to be threatening me in their barks, in my head I heard "if it weren't for the fence, you'd be mine"
That all changed in 1982 when I stopped at an imported autoparts store for a tube of grease for my lawnmower. (Grease is Grease). There was this precious 4 month old black female puppy looking for a home (she was inside). I went over to her and she was just the friendliest dog I had ever met. I commented to the fellow behind the counter that it was unusual to have a Doberman puppy in a store, and he told me she belonged to the owners son and then commented - "she's for sale". It had been several years since I had last had a dog (large lab), and it peaked my interest. He didn't have any details, but said her would be in the next day. So, the next day I stopped in and was talking to the breeder when mama came out from behind the counter and did something I had never encountered before but have come to appreciate as a Doberman trait. She put her nose under my hand and pushed up to let me know it was time to pet the dog. I was hooked.
The puppy had been sold to parents of his good friend when she was 8 weeks old, and they had gone through all the ear cropping, etc, but they couldn't break her of jumping up on people, and she was getting so big. (She weighed about 30 pounds or so at the time, but they were used to Miniature Schnauzers). We concluded our business and I picked up Windy the next day. I was fortunate to have her for almost 7 years. My avatar is her picture in my back yard when I lived in Lynchburg, Va where she was born.
Three years later, I was visiting the Boy Scout National Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia, and saw this young woman with a red female with uncropped ears but a docked tail. She was waiting for someone and everyone was just ignoring the dog. I walked by on my way to the next location and commented, if her ears had been cropped it would be like the parting of the Red Sea. She laughed. I had taken Windy into a pet store in the mall to get a new collar and she go loose and was running down the main area of the mall. It was like the parting of the red sea.
Most people when they meet my dogs for the first time are apprehensive, but I make a point to introduce them to their new friends early on and have had no problems. I'm gone a fair bit on weekends and they spend the weekend boarded at the vets. All of the people at the vets love my Dobe's.
We just have to convert the unknowing, one at a time.
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Yup Dobies are great loving dogs I own 2 and would never ever own another breed after my first girl the mother to my pup. Id never part with them they go everywhere with me and everyone that sees them just love them.
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It's sad that after so many years of being a proven asset to the military,police and household as a protection/companion that they still get the short end of the stick. Todays society is so influenced by Hollywood and urban legends that most people that fear them have never even been near one in person. This is why I feel that being a part of these forums and talking Dobe when ever I can is so important. To me it's more than just owning Dobermans, But actually being a part of a large community with similar goals.
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True loneliness would be life without a Dobe. Windy used to play a game with me, that none of my others have done (thank goodness, since I'll be 66 in July). She would run around and come up fast behind me and leap and turn sideways at the same time. She would hit me behind the knees sideways. If she did it hard enough, she would knock me down, but she learned to hit me just hard enough to stagger me.
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After reading the post here I to have a dobie story that boggles the mind. It was about 1983 and I got another dobie pup. He was 6 weeks old at the time when I got him. I took him everywhere with me, also to work. There was an older lady at my work, she only worked the weekends. So on Sat mornings I opened the doors and would let her in so she could get to work. When I got this new puppy, she loved playing with him for a few min every Sat Morning. She would pick him up and put him in her lap and pet on him while we chatted over a cup of coffe befor we started working. She would talk about how sweet of a puppy he was and how pretty he was all the time. After about 4 Sat mornings of this we were doing the same thing....Chatting over a cup of coffe befor we started to work....With my puppy in her lap just petting away on him. Then it happen.........She ask me what kind of dog he was. I was sort of stuned for a sec. I thought she was kidding. I thought she had to know this was a dobie. Well she ask again...what kind of puppy he was. I replied doberman. She could not set him on the floor fast enough, then she jumped up and started to walk off. I ask her what was the matter. She said those dogs are evil, and to keep him away from her from now on. That was the first of many Dobie encounters with people who have no clue about this beautiful dogs.
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Wow there should be breed specific legislation against people like that. PErhaps we need more health testing and intelligence testing in people before they get breeding licenses :-)
Steve
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lol yup heres a great video of our viscious Doberman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAsf4jlxrK4
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He is a good ambassador. I had my 6 year old red male at the Vet's earlier this month. Now, in addition to being a Dobe, he is a large one (currently 110 pounds). There was a mother and two kids who had a new puppy and a man waiting to pick up his Chihuahua already in the waiting room. Even though I had Red on a short leash, the kids came over and were petting him, and the man was chucking him under the chin. He went in first and picked up his Chihuahua and on the way out diverts his path to give Red a pet. Then the family went in and Red and I were alone until a lady with a PetSmart shirt on came in. We were talking and he wound up petting him also.
It is imperative that we raise our Dobes to be friendly to those we meet in public places. If we are in a private area and feel uncomfortable, the intelligence of our Dobes will pick it up, but in the public area when we are open and happy, they pick that up also.
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