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Last Xmas my son wanted to bring his little dog with him from Argentina to England but he couldn’t come direct by plane. He ended up flying to Madrid (where he stayed with a friend for a few days) & then to flew to Paris. From Paris he got someone (a specialist doggy service) to drive them both...

Luna is a Red Dobe & though she loves lying in the sun for short periods of time, when training outside in class any sunny day above 22C (72F) & after 5-10 minutes she’d go from being keen to please & obedient to a complete refusenik while all the other breeds kept going. (Definitely cemented...

It’s fine to bring a cropped & docked Dobe into England. You might not be able to bring him in on a plane though. Out yes, but in, for all dogs, I believe there are restrictions.

Taken this morning pre walk while we were waiting for the rain to stop & 18 months on from my original post, bed has been unzipped & washed 4 times.

Agee with the above posts. Though they mostly fit the breed characteristics they are individuals with different needs. The most frequent comment I get from strangers (after “wow what a beautiful dog :hearteyes:”) is “I bet she needs masses of exercise“. Two points here…some I’ve had do & others...

Ive had several Doberman over the years & living in England all have had a high Euro heritage. My latest girl turned out to be an absolute monster right into early adulthood, & I knew that probably 19 out of 20 owners couldn’t have coped & would have had to have rehomed her. As a breed generally...

So sorry to hear this & am hoping for good news 🤞

My current Dobe would have destroyed the car & in fact at 9 months she “re modelled” the back of the passenger seat 10 minutes into a 20 minute drive. Something I’ve done in the past may be of use to you re the car kennel as an option. As my dog grew couldn’t find a ready made car kennel that...

Luna is called errr….Luna….except when she’s being very cute next to me on the sofa & then she’s my “treasure pup”🙂

My guess it’ll depend on the nature of your Dobe pup & how you react ( calm & positive) as to how it’ll be affected by your anxious lab. indoors. I would definitely advise walking them separately until the pup has grown up. Play pen is a great idea to keep the pup contained ( we used to have her...

I couldn’t have managed 1 minute with Luna at 18 months (& I doubt that Margo could have done either) :rofl: ….but I wish you good luck:thumbsup2:

Very handsome boy. It’s quite possible that during his 8 months in Hungary he had an incident/issue with an aggressive smaller dog. Not knowing that bit of history doesn’t help you but his reaction to your dog doesn’t mean that it’s trait that will follow through to other situations. My first...

An anecdote regarding their cunning nature… I got my my first two Dobies a year apart, both female & both pups from 8-10 weeks old, but in character they were like chalk & cheese. The older of the pair was super bright & the younger not so. Once they’d become adults they were allowed into the...

Though frowned upon in the U.K. I think you’ll find that e-collars are available & not currently illegal. Whether that’s the right approach for your case is for you to decide. There’s lots of owners here with experience of the devices that could help you there.

Hi, welcome from Norfolk, U.K. It looks like you’ll be just fine. 4 of our 6 Dobes were raised & lived in North London when I worked mostly from home. What you need to do is get the right pup from the litter. All are likely to be highly trainable but what you don’t want is the brightest or...

I wouldn’t say it’s a Doberman trait..just maybe a Luna trait. For the past couple of years (she’s 5 now) she decides the duration of her daily morning walk. After 3 or so years of a daily 60 - 90 minutes hike both on & off lead exercise (we live in the countryside) she now , for no apparent...

Hi, at 1 he’s very much still a puppy. As well as the advice from Kswoodssue above this is is what we’ve done (with 6)… Limit their unsupervised space inside i.e. One room until they can be trusted not to be destructive. In that space remove as much as possible that might be destroyed. Until...

Very sorry to hear about this deterioration in Brooke’s condition. If you want to keep Brooke on raw but need to reduce the protein content it’s worth considering raw green tripe. Besides being incredibly nutritious it has a protein content of around half that of Chicken, which has the highest...

Several years ago I had a dobergirl that though compliant with recall & leave it never wanted to walk at heel & so I lived with it. When she was 7-8 years old we got a Dobie puppy that seemed to pick walking at heel up with no problems & I decided to re double my efforts on the “old girl”. No...

It seems to me that there’s been a huge change in attitudes recent times. Maybe I just wasn’t paying attention, but when did what was generally considered to be an accident (i.e next doors poodle & my (…..fill in the blank) got it together & “oh no, now I’ve got a cross breed litter”) become...