Change may be coming to the compound.

Looks like we will be going back up the hill tomorrow.
A couple of pics from today’s visit.
And yes, we are on the diving dock.
She had No fear. Walked right up to the edge and looked down and around.
And yes. That’s a bit of snow remnants in the background.
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She seems very affectionate.

She has serious focus.
We walked her around and she was so focused on the smell in front of her on the ground as we walked past the fence post she didn’t notice some of those posts were horse legs. :D

When the horse took a step she was startled, jumped back a step. Then again, No fear, stared and smelled and looked and I think kinda wondered, lol.

She’ll need quite a bit of leash manners learned. She has sit and down pretty good, especially if she thinks you have food. So, food driven. Check! :thumbsup:
Considering all that was going on I think she handled it all quite well considering her past limited socialization.

April was in the midst of full on training when we arrived. She had several clients/dogs there running the agility course in the snow and slush.
It looked fun! Cold on the feet! But fun.
Millie really wanted to meet some of those dogs, especially that Dalmatian guy running the course and that other Doberman with the pointy ears!

We might make some runs back up here to get her some manners and some sports going. They have a barn hunt area too, so lots of options.
If she can swim dock diving would be pretty fun.
 
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She’s petite.
Oh, and she’s verbal. :rolleyes:
While we had her contained on the dive dock we let the leash go.
She trotted around a second, looked down at the leash dragging, went and picked it up and continued trotting.
I turn around and the wife and kid say “sold” :D
She spit it out right as I took the pic.
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Oh, I really like the look of Millie! I think I might also be a little bit envious of the new adventure about to begin. Now I suppose it is just ticking the box with Rocky. So fingers crossed :fingersx: that the intro goes well.......she doesn't look like there's much inner bitch but not fearful is great!
 
I hope the meet goes well, @Gelcoater! She’s a little diamond, love her!
We plan to do our Tara/Titan meet at a secure dog field (neutral territory) on Saturday. We also plan on giving Tara a good 20-30 minutes of free-play prior to the meet.
We’ve decided to keep Titan on a long leash and let Tara off so she can properly investigate him without the stress of the collar and lead.

I’ll be thinking of you guys! :thumbsup2:
 
After his usual 10 minutes of being a complete asshole to the new dog, then about a mile of walking together on leash they are figuring each other out.
We are again an 2 Doberman house.
:dobe::dobe::usa:

She definitely understands Doberman play.
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We had her in the truck and headed home by 9:15 am.
It’s 5:40pm now and they have finally relaxed into a nap.

She has already seen an intruder outside the window (it was my wife’s reflection in the kitchen) and she growled and popped off like she owns the place.
Had Rocky up looking around like what the?
Apparently we have to close the shades after dark.
 
Well, that couldn't have gone better could it! :congrats: Looking forward to hearing how her personality develops and all the funny, and not so funny, stories that arise. Especially waiting to hear how she reacts when Rocky makes his first squirrel sighting in her presence. :rofl: She will probably think it deserves her input too!
 
Holy :censored: :D

It’s like having a toddler around, lol.
I don’t think I’ve said “No!” This much in years.

This one is a pistol, you guys.
She’s very perceptive.
Nothing escapes her.
Her nose is into everything.

On a bright note here, I can’t recall the last time my 19 year old was up at 6am without bitching about it.
She had a Millie in her bed waking her this morning in about the sweetest way she could.

I suspect she may become “Sam’s Dog” before this is all done.
 
Tried to take a pic several times today but she is too fast.
She had a natural stack some show folks work to achieve, lol.

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Will be a hard pic to take but she backs up pretty well too, lol.
She’s 26.5 at the shoulder.
Rocky is 31ish.
 

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