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Penguin said:
That's amazing! My parent's dog has never caught onto W A L K even. I want one, gimme gimme! How much did he cost? You have to make sure he knows your boss right, so how do you accomplish that Jon?
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Doberman Pinschers are very good dogs and smart too. You start teaching them in the beginning. Some people start very early, in my family, we've always let them be puppies for a year and then start showing them who's boss. It's really not that hard, just takes a few months. I'm a 3rd generation Dobie owner in my family, and we have this book that my Grandfather started and everyone has been adding to it for more than 55 years, of little tips and tricks on how to train the family dogs. It also includes some code words in other languages that will get the dog into attack mode or into the most docile little guy around. Overall he's a very good boy, very very loyal and very very smart too. By far one of the smartest Dobies we've ever had, and also one of the funniest.

I think he cost about $1500 from a Doberman Pinscher farm up in Lancaster, PA. We were originally going to get a King Doberman Pinscher, but when my step dad saw the blues, we all fell in love with him right away. Blues are very rare, and we unfortunately found out a year after that they don't live as long as the reds or blacks, which is a total let down. But I won't let that get to me, and I really do love him a lot, he's like my kid. He sleeps next to me sometimes, all 100+ lbs of him, he's always happy to see me, and he loves to play with me. When the day does come where he won't be around anymore I will probably be depressed for a while, because he's hands down the greatest dog I've ever had, and by far the closest I've ever been to one.

Only fellow dog owners know what I'm talking about, everyone else just sees them as pets, but they really do have unique personalities and are very intelligent (some). I know it's weird to say, but I feel that if you are a great owner to your dog, then it can sort of be the building blocks you need to become a great father/parent for kids, when they come along someday. I feel very strongly about that because when you are alone, all you worry or care about is yourself, but once you have something in your life that depends on you to be fed, taken care of in general, and just loved, your whole perspective changes.

I need to go hug him now.
 


Jon said:
When the day does come where he won't be around anymore I will probably be depressed for a while, because he's hands down the greatest dog I've ever had, and by far the closest I've ever been to one.
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I was just talking about this yesterday with my girlfriend. When you're the kind of person (as most dog people are) that cares for their dog like a child, by getting a dog, you're setting yourself up for so much hurt. When you have a kid, you're gonna die before them, so you're not going to have to go through the pain of losing them (in most cases, but I really feel for those that do). It's just crazy that you know that you're getting this dog, that you're going to love and cherish for as long as it lives, but you know that ultimately... it's going to die, and it's going to rip you up inside. It's all worth it in the end... but I don't know, I just thought it was weird.
 
My wife and I have 2 dogs. I have a german shorthair pointer (my hunting buddy) and she has a rat terrier. We got them the same month as puppies, raised and trained them the same, but they are on opposite ends of the personality spectrum. My dog is hyper and lives to fetch or hunt anything, her dog just wants to be pet. Dogs seem to know our moods better than anybody, all I have to do is look at my dog the right way and she knows she was bad.
 
Oh yeah, they had puppies. We didn't think it was possible because of the size difference, but they figured it ou. The puppies actually turned out cool and everybody wanted them.
 
kyleirwin said:
I was just talking about this yesterday with my girlfriend. When you're the kind of person (as most dog people are) that cares for their dog like a child, by getting a dog, you're setting yourself up for so much hurt. When you have a kid, you're gonna die before them, so you're not going to have to go through the pain of losing them (in most cases, but I really feel for those that do). It's just crazy that you know that you're getting this dog, that you're going to love and cherish for as long as it lives, but you know that ultimately... it's going to die, and it's going to rip you up inside. It's all worth it in the end... but I don't know, I just thought it was weird.
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Even knowing that in a few years he won't be around, I don't regret any of it, and I would do it all over again many times over.
 
z00pedup said:
Blue Doberman? Heavy..

I luv rottweilers and 'dobies'

are his ears cut back?
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Yeah we had his ears and tail cropped, otherwise they look too playful and not very fierce. Plus the cropped look is very nice.
 
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