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PS: @Ravenbird I too at first wondered about the use of prong for "activating" as I thought in my case, as a noob, That might confuse BYB Bonnie as the prong its only for corrections, and btw, once the proper behavior is well practised, ..is now used less and less now, but handy to have...I...

Well, from the perspective of someone thinking about next big dog, thinking either GSD or Dobe, "with a job to do"... I'm interested in IGP, impressed by the people who take it up later in life, and as a dog nerd; Have a ton of questions about how its evolved over the year, esp from its roots...

This explains why Bonnie remembers where I set aside the old tennis balls or favorite burl-sticks she finds on her own while hiking on trails. The OG Dane was a bit fiercer than the gentle giant pet companions of today, no? Interesting how that is lost as well in typical breed histories. I...

Btw: Cabral does podcasts interviewing other dog trainers- very interesting.

@Nordika I'm sure you have seen this but for the benefit of others lurking or reading later- Some times owners in various dobe or other short haired/single coated breed forums recommend a 3" link between the H&S 2.25" prong collar - thats attached to another collar; a typical flat collar...

This is great @Nordika This bit: "The Doberman of this time was a short-headed 1926, Lotte II von Simmenau. Both of these came dog with a heavy body. The breeders were using in- to the United States, as did Lux himself. Lux sired tense inbreeding to establish type, or chiefly color dogs of...

Agreed @Sunje There are other issues with "shelters"... That can become loaded, but since we are talking training of challenging dogs, here is another expert I like who works with shelters:

Here we go: Beckan's most recent is on topic: Please comment as you like.

@Sunje sadly, I agree. There are too many good dogs in shelters ruined by humans, and too few good humans available with the capability to keep, much less fix them.

I agree @Ravenbird . In the puppy-juvenile stage (like human toddler) staying ahead of the dog and training on what is good, what is not, is relatively easy, IMHO from mostly rescues, compared to "fixing" a rescue where it may be months of trust building and years to get them back to "95%" (and...

@Ravenbird to answer your question: I thought this might be fun convo starter, that could branch off to whatever direction on dobe specific opinions, so thanks to you and all others- feel free to go wherever past the hook on "PetGentle" to whatever part is of interest. Specifically- a casual...

Brilliant! Looking forward to many more of your outstanding travelogues and amazing pics, from Clancey's new Couch? Coach? Cave? (You know its good luck to name, and christen your land yacht? 🤣) Glamp On!

I wanna see the video of Asha kicking some javalina azz... then ribs on the barbie... Dogs need a job!

Vs current day, I notice the more snipey snout- a flatter chest, but "she is standing over herself" correct? Also the crop, which frankly I prefer to the extreme antenna ears today ...(running away chuckling evilly...)

I used GrokAI to generate a network map of info flow. Since this IS a valid science based concern, with careful discussion in specialized breed forums/FB I expect that sober discussion with education, in places like Doberman Chat Forum will supplant social media contagion as fear porn, as in the...

Ya, that was almost a poke in the ribs on Therapy Dogs...sorry about the coffee...😉 Took some work socializing Bonnie. As a one year old she about scared a year of growth barking at a couple kids that came to the door unannounced. Not a lab...🤷🏻‍♂️

Found this today in re: understanding "slight slope of croup for better speed", and it references the double gallop suspension as well: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7606876/#B15 Reminds me the dobe is a combination of breeds to a purpose, with a balance between structure bred to...

I dont do TikTok, IG or FakeBook, but it will be interesting to see if/how this becomes another "social contagion" for clicks. I remember when the fear spread much faster/further on the "zoo-flu" a couple years ago, than the actual disease. This appears to be the study mentioned...