DobermansDoItGoofy
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My dobes are well trained/bonded...ie. they do not accept food from strangers, do not chase bicycles or people out of the yard...and they have certain words that will trigger some aggression/defense...and they are very good at reading body language. They are also a lot of fun and nice dogs...
Anecdotal: A friend of mine told a story about a lady he knows who ran a a small convenience store out in the country...and her nice doberman was lounging gently on the floor at the corner of the counter one night...when a man (drunk) came in and became loud and belligerant...and as he reached for a knife...he suddenly received a quick bite(it required over 100 stitches) from the dobe...who also held the perp at bay...till the local police arrived.
I had one interesting experience with one of my dobes - a big-boned red dobe who weighed about 110lbs. - when I had a repairman come over to work on the central air conditioning unit... He had a partner...and my dobe immediatly took a strange dislike to him ie. followed him but kept a wary distance...and sat across from him very quiet and focused. I could tell he did not like the person. I talked to the repairman and asked him confidsentially about his 'partner' and he confided that he was a 'problem' and had just gotten out of prison a few months earlier... Hmmmm...my dobie sensed it! He got an extra treat! Good Boy!
Dobes and Rotweillers and German Shepherds...require a lot of responsibility and training...ie. if your dog chases someone and that person runs into something or falls down and gets hurt you're liable! However, a well-trained dog is very trustworthy and makes things safer in a very nice way... The same holds true with firearms. If you buy one - treat it with respect and keep it well-controlled and enjoy it. If you don't - it's like having a wild dog that sooner or later will cause you a lot of grief. I also think it's good to incorporate dogs into your hunting and self-defense needs ie. make them part of the plan. My dogs love it!
Anecdotal: A friend of mine told a story about a lady he knows who ran a a small convenience store out in the country...and her nice doberman was lounging gently on the floor at the corner of the counter one night...when a man (drunk) came in and became loud and belligerant...and as he reached for a knife...he suddenly received a quick bite(it required over 100 stitches) from the dobe...who also held the perp at bay...till the local police arrived.
I had one interesting experience with one of my dobes - a big-boned red dobe who weighed about 110lbs. - when I had a repairman come over to work on the central air conditioning unit... He had a partner...and my dobe immediatly took a strange dislike to him ie. followed him but kept a wary distance...and sat across from him very quiet and focused. I could tell he did not like the person. I talked to the repairman and asked him confidsentially about his 'partner' and he confided that he was a 'problem' and had just gotten out of prison a few months earlier... Hmmmm...my dobie sensed it! He got an extra treat! Good Boy!
Dobes and Rotweillers and German Shepherds...require a lot of responsibility and training...ie. if your dog chases someone and that person runs into something or falls down and gets hurt you're liable! However, a well-trained dog is very trustworthy and makes things safer in a very nice way... The same holds true with firearms. If you buy one - treat it with respect and keep it well-controlled and enjoy it. If you don't - it's like having a wild dog that sooner or later will cause you a lot of grief. I also think it's good to incorporate dogs into your hunting and self-defense needs ie. make them part of the plan. My dogs love it!