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I second this!!! I am terrified of using clippers and cutting my girls nails too far back. ) I nipping my 5 month old baby’s nail once and I think I cried more than he did!) The dremmel rocks! Jolene hates it, but with lots of high value treats (cheese, leftover hamburgers, bites of chicken)...

Thank you for your insight and kind words!! I think her jumping in the lazy boy and snapping at my son was shocking. BUT, not only was she not feeling well, it was the 1st time I think she realized she could get up there…and then along came my son and I to rain on her parade. Now that she...

Thank you!! Yes, I was reading an another site that someone said their Dobe was sweet as pie, until he was disturbed sleeping. He actually bit his owner just for touching him while asleep. I think you are right..the early teen stage is upon us! This week at the beach, I have been having to...

Aww, thank you for your interest! Sorry for the late reply, but we have been vacationing at the beach for the past week. Jolene too,of course! (She is loving chasing crabs and sunbathing in the early morning sun in the sand!) Jolene is back to her sweet, loveable, goofy self! No more issues...

You could try the mole foam method. (It’s on YouTube.com .) That’s what we are doing. No tape at all! Our girl’s ears look great and she’s 20 weeks! She seems to pull them out after about 4 days. Keep a watch on them when they come out, as she likes to try to eat them even with apple bitters...

That’s what the vet said could be a possibility! Great…We have a creepy neighbor that is backyard breeding labs. His dogs are always wandering over to our land. 🤦‍♀️

Thank you all again for your helpful replies!! Update: Jolene had blood in her urine. He gave her a different antibiotic. Also said he thinks she has growing pains and prescribed 10 days of painkillers for her. He also suggested she maybe going into early onset puberty. He said if she’s not...

Thank you everyone for your responses! Jolene has a vet appointment today at 3pm. I told them she might still a uti (or maybe traveled to a bladder/ kidney) infection and that her mood for the last 3 or so days has changed and she’s biting/ nipping. I will ask for a full blood panel as...

Thank you so much for your response! No, Jolene didn’t do any whale eyes or stiffness or anything. She just jumped back up and looked at him. I didn’t take eye contact as anything bc this breed always looks people in the eyes. I do think you are right though…in hindsight it should have been me...

This is a long one…. Fellow owners, I need your help again! Jolene is 19 weeks now. UP UNTIL THIS WEEK, she has been the perfect dog. Like, I have been laughing to my husband about all the articles I read before getting a Dobe about them being hard to train, aggressive, etc. Basically thinking...

Ok, I will definitely look more into delaying her getting spayed. I have read so many things that go either way. More research, here I come!! Quick question and a bit off topic…Do most people who own Dobes use ecollars? Like, do you HAVE to? (I see a bunch of people on a bunch of different...

YES! Thank you for this!! Another person replied and said I need to teach her to be neutral and to look to me for my response 1st. I LOVE this!! I have since told my husband when she gets barking with her hair up and such, to recall her and have her sit between our legs. I have then started...

Thanks for you thoughts! Yes, we got her rabies shot today and I spoke with the vet about the unaltered male nextdoor. He said it was best to have her fixed early. I don’t want her to wander, nor do I want to encourage the aggressive-ish male over to our property. We are also going to do a...

Thank you for sharing your story about your boys. It’s very important to me to keep stories like these constantly in my mind (and they are!) in regards to my children’s safety. Since before we brought Jolene home, I have been telling the my 5, 7, & 11 year-olds “she was meant to be a killer.”...

Good question and I hadn’t thought about this!! I want a dog my kids and I can love on. A dog we can go running around on our property with that will chase the four-wheelers when older. (Now she rides slowly on it with my husband.) One that will always be with us. If we’re swimming, she’s...

Hi again! I have taken her to all those places and a pet stores…no other dogs have been there at the times we go!🤦‍♀️ She did go with me to my son’s little league game last night. (Haven’t taken her for a while bc too many comments about her ears… People can be rude.) Anyways, she was great...

Hi All! This is going to be a LONG one, sorry! I have a 14 week-old female. She’s awesome! She goes everywhere with me that I can take her, including school drop offs and pick ups. She is fantastic with my 7 kids, ages 20 to 2. Loves our 3 cats…perhaps a bit too much for the cats’ liking! Great...