Recent content by SmtmsAlwys

So, I'm wanting a dog who will be a protective family dog. We do live out in the country a bit and have had issues with coyotes, raccoons, etc. My ideal dog would mostly be in the house (especially at night) but some time outside both with and without the kids. Now I'm thinking that the tail...

Thanks for the warm welcome as well as answering my questions/concerns. The reasons you give make sense. There's definite concern about predators as we live out in the country and do have issues from time to time. I wasn't aware that breeders had it done; I thought they left it up to the new...

Hi, all. I'm new here. Please forgive me as I wasn't really planning on posting as I don't yet have a Dobie, though I'm strongly considering getting one and have been learning quite a bit by just lurking. Even so, I've been left with questions that I'm just not really finding the answers to, if...