Is this an unruly Doberman that just doesn’t want to be there or a handler that’s being abusive??
I'll declare right now that there were several sides to this story and I don't have a clue who was right. But from my observation of the stories/photos/maybe there was even a video, it's been a while, can't recall... But I kinda thought the dog was being a teenage asshat that probably needed some serious discipline and training off.the.show.grounds but was insufficiently trained, tried to pull some Dober-BS and she'd had enough, or she knew she was about to lose control. He may have been out of line toward a female or another male or just in general and she tried to correct him and he came up the leash at her. It all goes back to training - some handlers just get handed a dog at the show and some are hired to train the dog also - again, I have no idea about this case. But yeah, not a good look,
Have you ever seen a Doberman in any ring (show, agility, nosework) get awnry and refuse the owner?
Not in any trial I've been in if you're talking about coming up the leash at the owner or handler - nose work, obedience, IGP., never saw it myself. The very first Fast Cat that Reckless did with J, she bit her for trying to get her off the lure. We've discussed that Mals and Dutches are prone to argue if they think the punishment is not fair. This was exactly that: She chased that lure 100 yards and caught it at the end, was tearing it to shreds and J got her collar and started to pull her off and she swung around and snapped, catching some skin on J's arm. The next time they ran she took a ball on a rope and once the lure was dead and Reckless had mauled it she threw the ball toward the exit gate and Reckless took off after it, then she could be easily leashed up and got to carry the ball back to the car. But that's entirely different.
Also I witnessed some male aggression at the Tucson cluster show, handlers walking Dobermans from the parking area to the building where the rings were and they were a good 20 feet apart, when they both just lunged and barked, exploding toward each other. One handler/owner was hanging on to the leash yelling and yanking on the collar with both hands - took everything she had to hold him back, he was on his hind legs like the photo you posted but facing away from the handler trying to attack the other dog. The other team retreated back toward their car so I couldn't see how bad her dog was, but at the very first few seconds, if either of those dogs had gotten loose they were aiming to fight nasty. Dog aggression in this breed is no joke.
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