Well everyone,meet Rocky.

JanS said:
LOL, now they're displaying typical Doberman interaction. Don't forget that the girl always has to be the boss and they don't ever show that until you see 2 Dobe's together. :D LOL
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Yup, those girls are something. Poor Drake doesn't stand a chance with Greta and GiGi. Sometimes he gets this expression like he is saying "Fine! You bitches just be like that, I'll just play with my ball. Take that!"
 
This mornings walk.image.webpimage.webp image.webp His off leash recall is so so.Pretty good for the most part,he took a little detour at one point following a scent but came back quickly.I was just about to send Daisy out after him when he spun around and came a runnin.
He's ok on a leash,not great but with a little practice he'll be fine.
He was a little more assertive out there then at home,started his barking/pestering at Daisy.He has yet I think to figure out this action will probably result in the bitch going nuclear on his little butt.
 
It looks like they're getting along very well! Yes, neutral ground will help them not feel as intimidated, and I'm sure he will figure out that pestering isn't a good idea with the girls. ;)
 
We just had a little altercation.Rocky walked by Daisy's food bowl(empty) and she about took his head off.He responded with basically :censored: you in dog language and backed away a little .At that point Daisy started advancing,dang she's being a bitch.
While a bit foreign to me I guess maybe food bowls need to be put away except for feeding time?
 
Gelcoater said:
While a bit foreign to me I guess maybe food bowls need to be put away except for feeding time?
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In our house EVERYTHING gets put away. Greta thinks everything is hers...even the balls that she doesn't even play with. The only things that stays out is their water bowls. Drake has his and Greta has hers in 2 separate areas. Even though she will share water.
Did I mention that one of Greta's nick names is Queen B. ...that's not spelled Bee, in case you were wondering.
 
Gelcoater said:
We just had a little altercation.Rocky walked by Daisy's food bowl(empty) and she about took his head off.He responded with basically :censored: you in dog language and backed away a little .At that point Daisy started advancing,dang she's being a bitch.
While a bit foreign to me I guess maybe food bowls need to be put away except for feeding time?
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I have 4 dogs; all my dogs are trained to go to their individual crates (inside the house, "the dog room") for both meals everyday. I am not one for confrontations so I adopt the policy , "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" :D
 
paintinsthegame said:
In our house EVERYTHING gets put away. Greta thinks everything is hers...even the balls that she doesn't even play with. The only things that stays out is their water bowls. Drake has his and Greta has hers in 2 separate areas. Even though she will share water.
Did I mention that one of Greta's nick names is Queen B. ...that's not spelled Bee, in case you were wondering.
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Queen B

This is a whole new side of Daisy we are seeing.She was always submissive to Maxie.She isn't over dominant with my moms two Goldens,both female.
I think a small piece is the fact he's a boy.Males are pretty foreign to her.
The bigger piece is he is unwilling to submit to her.They at times both exhibit dominant stances against each other.He mostly does it when they are playing.She does it while he's laying down mostly but has approached while he's standing doing the 90* head over his shoulder thing too.He usually ducks out of it sometimes he growls a little.I've been trying to intervene before it gets that close. That gets him up,they play wrestle a little then she's done.He however is just getting revved up and she gets snarky.My daughter is now accusing her of being bi-polar.:eek:
 
The stairs are now mastered.It's amazing how much ambition a dog can have when the scent of ham is so close.He's very proud of himself.Now there's a whole new area to explore.Daisy isn't thrilled about it,and I have had to correct her several times as she wants to guard the top and not let him up.She is such a bitch!
 
Congrats Gel and Bless your wonderful heart for opening up your home and family to this boy. I am sure he will settle in quickly and LOVE all the new positive activity. Hope you all have a wonderful Merry Christmas and that the dogs don't eat the Christmas dinner!!!!
 
Dang it, I missed this til now, Gel!! How awesome that you've found this boy for your family! I wish you continued success!! I have never had two Dobermans or even two large sized dogs at one time so I'm learning along with you! :) He's a handsome boy and I find it interesting that Daisy is suddenly 'different'. Isn't it amazing how the dynamics can change?! LOL She must think, "I am women, hear me roar, you darn newcomer!!! " LOL!! Aw, I'll bet it won't be long before she's being real cozy with him! :love: Keep up the updates! Very interesting and love the photos!!

How has he been with your kids?
 
Congratulations! Keep up on the corrections for anyone misbehaving and calmly reward for all that is good. Although your girl is being bitchy, she needs reassurance-only when she is behaving well. This is normal female behavior so I'll never understand why people want to believe females are all sweet, gentle and wonderful...

With resource guarding I claim the item and send them both away. I don't let one dog guard things from another dog. When they try both have to sit or lay down and calm down. We keep repeating until they understand I own the item without having to remove it.

We leave the bowls out and have no issue. Duke had guarding issues initially and we fed him separately. Now he eats just outside of the kitchen because I don't want to move his elevated food bowl to take up kitchen floor space.

I find group walks and training really help solidify the pack. Little rituals like everyone has to sit and wait for their meals to be prepared. Everyone sits and waits to be released before going through an outside door. Things where they see they are in one group. You need to praise the newbie for learning but old pack members also need praise for good behavior even if they've done it 1,000 times already. A little extra exercise always helps.

They also need a little time to get used to things. Duke was so terrified when he came home he literally hid in a spare bedroom. His idea of group training was Lexi, Teddy and our foster sitting together and Duke would sit a good 12 feet away and mirror the group. We let Duke get closer as he got more comfortable.

Your dogs will get there. I really like how they walk off together to explore off lead. Congrats again! It's an exciting time!
 
MyBuddy said:
Dang it, I missed this til now, Gel!! How awesome that you've found this boy for your family! I wish you continued success!! I have never had two Dobermans or even two large sized dogs at one time so I'm learning along with you! :) He's a handsome boy and I find it interesting that Daisy is suddenly 'different'. Isn't it amazing how the dynamics can change?! LOL She must think, "I am women, hear me roar, you darn newcomer!!! " LOL!! Aw, I'll bet it won't be long before she's being real cozy with him! :love: Keep up the updates! Very interesting and love the photos!!

How has he been with your kids?
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He's been great with the kids.That part was unknown about him when I asked.He's been pretty polite with them I have to say.My oldest,who has speech issues can pronounce Rocky,so another plus!
He does need a bit if work with his manners as far as people having food though.We're working on the "no dogs in the kitchen" constantly.
He's tall enough his nose is the same height as our stoves burners,and the counter.
 
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