re: Any Doberman owners on the OB

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German shepherd dogs are the one, large breed dog you'd have around your children?

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Yep. Guess you haven't seen they way they so quickly "adopt" a crawling infant or young toddler into their herd more readily than any other breed. It's really quite amazing.

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Guess you haven't seen they way they so quickly "adopt" a crawling infant or young toddler into their herd more readily than any other breed.

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You say "they." How many times have you observed this specifically with GSDs?

How many breeds have you observed this to claim they adopt them more readily than any other breed. I've been able to discuss dog/infant interaction with many owners in my line of work and I know of a lot of breeds that will do this.

Seems like broad strokes, no?

ETA: When have you observed a large number of dobermans not having favorable interactions with children that makes you have such strong opinions? Sorry, but, your interpretation of their interaction with toys isn't exactly something I would base a single decision on.

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German shepherd dogs are the one, large breed dog you'd have around your children?

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I'm the same way. Just based on experience.

And I am the opposite. Never met a nice German Shepherd. My blue doberman loves my 11 month old boy. I would trust a doberman with a child over a German Shepherd any day.

I'm a dobe owner. I've also been around dobe's for about 5 years now.

1.) They need an owner. They don't do well alone. So be stern in letting the dog know where he is on the chain. Also, don't take this to mean dobe's can't be below a toddler on the chain. My very good friend has a massive (over 110 lbs.) dobe around his 2 year old and toddler. The dog is well aware that the kids are higher than him on the chain.

2.) They are protectors/guarders. They will protect their owners at all cost. They are very aware of their surroundings at all times and you will know when they think something isn't right.

3.) They are very smart and must be challenged mentally. Do not just sit a dobe at a house, be gone all the time, and only spend ~1 hour a day with the dog. They love to learn. They love to be worked with. They love to figure things out. A bored dobe is not a good thing.

4.) They are the best dogs I've ever owned and you will definitely not regret having a dobe. Our family loves our dobe so much. I'm going to be crushed when he is gone.


Edit: Good info here.

Edit: They love this type of stuff here.

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I used to want one but everyone I know that has had them they only lived like 7-8 years. One died at 6 years. Is that typical with them just being a bigger dog? Most dogs I've had (border collies) made it to at last 12,15,17.

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They can have thyroid and hip issues, but 8 is still pretty young in my experiences. My buddies dobe is 12 and still running around pretty good. Mine is almost 6 and still active as ever. I've heard of 14 from others.

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Ever seen a doberman grab a stuffed toy and sling it around? How would you like that to be your kid? It only takes one time and a split second. Kids are more important than any dog.

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Yeah, and my terrier does this too. You really should avoid dog advice threads.

Sorry, warlock dobermans don't exist

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The original "Warlock" was a dog named "Borong the Warlock." Borong was bred in Florida in the mid 1950's by Theodosia and Henry Frampton

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I'm impressed that you know this since I've met probably less than 5 people in my life that did.

As I stated before. We had a dog from the Warlock line of dobes. He was very large and he did exist you jackass. Before you go throwing out statements about what does not exist, maybe you should investigate more. They may not have conformed to the breed standard. He was still an excellent dog and lived close to 11 years until he died of parvo(sp?). He was the holy terror menace of our neighbors little gray poodle mutt growing up.

To the OP, see if you can borrow the dog and see how it acts around your dogs in your home. Dobes are awesone dogs. They are super smart. But like others have stated, they have a history and people tend be scared of all breeda that generally are used for guard dogs. Not just worrying about your kids, you also need to see how it interacts with your other rug stainers.