I am SO proud of my dogs!

[GennyB]

Guys - I want to make a couple points here - First is 70% of the dogs today fail the WAE. So not all dobermans will step up if a threat presents itself - Dogs react by either fight or flight regardless of training, love etc.

The second point is that both these dogs are well trained and socialized. Paint has taken Drake to everything you can imagine and works him with lots of children. My point is that by failing to socialize you can make even a good dog bite but for the wrong reasons. Just because a dog is socialized doesn't mean if threatened he will not protect if he has the correct temperament. A Doberman should fight not flight. Defense drive does not mature til 2 years of age so especailly proud of Drake who is only a year old and a social butterfly like his sire and grandsire.

Fortunately or usually at least just the presence of a doberman would steer people clear. This idiot learned a very good lesson. Don't mess with the Doberman's!!!

It is a story of heros who stepped up to the plate and saved their master. I see nothing sad about the story since Paint is safe - were it the other way around we would all be very sad for sure if she were seriously injured or worse.
The is not the world we grew up in. It is violent - and crime is high - A crime was prevented by their quick actions - faster than a speeding bullet - safer than a loaded gun that can be taken from you and used on you.

The only sad thing about this story is I did not feel like I could share the story of my heros with the world. I had to save it until I covered my bases. I had no wittnesses and all I could think about was I had to get them out of there to protect them from thier heroic actions coming back on them. I could see the guy saying that they just attacked him out of nowhere. My word against his....would the doberman win?? Who knows, it was not worth the risk to me. All three of us have worked hard to try to become therapy dogs. I want to go to schools and work with childern in a reading program and help shed this horrible stigma our dogs have. It has become more than that for us. We are now volunteering at Petco with all dog socializing to help promote responsible dog ownership.
I got Drake as a puppy, so I was able to prevent any bad habits from forming by training and socializing from the begining. But poor Greta is a rescue that needed lots of work. She was even attacked by a dog that busted our fence to get to her in her own backyard. But the girl is still willing to work with me to try to overcome some of her issues. I did not want this incident on thier record that could perhaps kill our dreams. the bigger cause had to win here. Drake, Greta and I are going to do our part to help childern learn to love to read and to understand all that being a dog owner is. Maybe if more people could learn to accept the responsibility and share the heart of a well trained and socialized dog, we might not have the high crime rates they we do. I know I have set our goals high, but my dogs have taught me they can do anything!

 

[EARL99016]

The only sad thing about this story is I did not feel like I could share the story of my heros with the world. I had to save it until I covered my bases. I had no wittnesses and all I could think about was I had to get them out of there to protect them from thier heroic actions coming back on them. I could see the guy saying that they just attacked him out of nowhere. My word against his....would the doberman win?? Who knows, it was not worth the risk to me. All three of us have worked hard to try to become therapy dogs. I want to go to schools and work with childern in a reading program and help shed this horrible stigma our dogs have. It has become more than that for us. We are now volunteering at Petco with all dog socializing to help promote responsible dog ownership.
I got Drake as a puppy, so I was able to prevent any bad habits from forming by training and socializing from the begining. But poor Greta is a rescue that needed lots of work. She was even attacked by a dog that busted our fence to get to her in her own backyard. But the girl is still willing to work with me to try to overcome some of her issues. I did not want this incident on thier record that could perhaps kill our dreams. the bigger cause had to win here. Drake, Greta and I are going to do our part to help childern learn to love to read and to understand all that being a dog owner is. Maybe if more people could learn to accept the responsibility and share the heart of a well trained and socialized dog, we might not have the high crime rates they we do. I know I have set our goals high, but my dogs have taught me they can do anything!

You as well as your beloved Dobe's are true heroes. We read about these kind of stories and fantasize about our own Dobe's behaving this way.

Thank you for sharing your experience and give both those furry butts a treat from me please.

Cya

 

[Ingrid H]

I'm so proud of your dogs too! Your experience is what we all hope our dobes will do even if they are not trained for the job. I'd like to think Hans would step up to the job, but I have my doubts.

 

[GennyB]

You as well as your beloved Dobe's are true heroes. We read about these kind of stories and fantasize about our own Dobe's behaving this way.

Thank you for sharing your experience and give both those furry butts a treat from me please.

Cya

Well thank you, but you can bet the dogs are the only heros here. They were the ones the noticed something was wrong and they were the ones that took action. I was foolish by not paying attention. Silly me, I don't like living in a world where I have to be on gaurd for my own safety, but sadly that is where we live now. Thank God they were there without the rose colored glasses that fit me so well.

I'm so proud of your dogs too! Your experience is what we all hope our dobes will do even if they are not trained for the job. I'd like to think Hans would step up to the job, but I have my doubts.

On Monday afternoon I would have said the same thing....no way my dogs would do what they did. So I am sure Hans would step up if he had too.

 

[EARL99016]

Well thank you, but you can bet the dogs are the only heros here. They were the ones the noticed something was wrong and they were the ones that took action. I was foolish by not paying attention. Silly me, I don't like living in a world where I have to be on gaurd for my own safety, but sadly that is where we live now. Thank God they were there without the rose colored glasses that fit me so well.



On Monday afternoon I would have said the same thing....no way my dogs would do what they did. So I am sure Hans would step up if he had too.

paintinsthegame......you are the one behind the HERO.....the one who put them through all the training....the one who made sure that they responded to all those kids in just the right way.

You my friend are the silent partner in the background.....the unsung HERO!!!!

Cya

 

[Ingrid H]

On Monday afternoon I would have said the same thing....no way my dogs would do what they did. So I am sure Hans would step up if he had too.

That's so cool to hear. It makes me want to try an intruder drill here at home just to see how the dogs really act in a threat situation.

Just remember- When seconds count, the police are only minutes away. to your brave dogs!

 

[Dobs4ever]

n Monday afternoon I would have said the same thing....no way my dogs would do what they did. So I am sure Hans would step up if he had too.

Well said and it is why it is even more important for breeders to show and work their dogs to know that they are breeding correct temperament. If you think it does not matter just ask Paint!!!! Temperament should be solid but the statistics do not bear this out. 70% faily a basic temperament test does not speak well of where this breed is headed. Let us pray that just their presence is enough to ward people off bu tin this case even two was not enough.

 

[heidi's mom]

so glad u r ok

 

[Katja Henriksen]

WOW that is incredible. I red the story to my husband and we high fixed afterwards. We were sooooo impressed with their actions. What amazing dogs you have. I would be beyond proud to say the least.

 

[Gelcoater]

I have to share his.
This morning I told my 12 year old daughter the OPs story,then I said "She had 2 Dobermans! What kind of idiot decides"and that was all I got out before she says with big giant eyes "Seriously" nodding her head. After seeing Daisy go "all Doberman" a couple times she knew exactly where I was going with that.

 

[MyBuddy]

HOLY !!! I just caught up with your thread, Paint, and I can't believe you went through this! How freaking scary was that??? Just the thought of him grabbing your arm, takes my breath away! But your dogs!! OMG, how amazing were they!? In all the world, all I would hope for is that in a similar situation, my dog would react the same!!! Nothing like having a body guard with you at all times! Woo Hoo! Give those dawgs a steak! lol Or at least the bone! hahaha.........Good dogs!

 

[GennyB]

paintinsthegame......you are the one behind the HERO.....the one who put them through all the training....the one who made sure that they responded to all those kids in just the right way.

You my friend are the silent partner in the background.....the unsung HERO!!!!

Cya

Thank you! I am truely humbled.

 

[GennyB]

HOLY !!! I just caught up with your thread, Paint, and I can't believe you went through this! How freaking scary was that??? Just the thought of him grabbing your arm, takes my breath away! But your dogs!! OMG, how amazing were they!? In all the world, all I would hope for is that in a similar situation, my dog would react the same!!! Nothing like having a body guard with you at all times! Woo Hoo! Give those dawgs a steak! lol Or at least the bone! hahaha.........Good dogs!

I don't remember ever being so scared. It was one of those things that you think will never happen to you. The dogs were simply amazing. I never dreamed they would respond like that. Greta is usually just a silly little lover girl and Drake is just a baby.
Right now I would love to be a dog. They have already forgotten it and I can't forget it. To see them go from almost tearing a guy up to sitting on thier little wiggle butts kissing on little kids is is really wierd. Since this happen, I have been thinking a lot about how do they know. Really how can they approach one guy wiggling thier butts off and can't wait to get petted by him, to seeing another guy all the way acroos the parking lot and know they want to tear his face off?

 

[Katja Henriksen]

Since this happen, I have been thinking a lot about how do they know. Really how can they approach one guy wiggling thier butts off and can't wait to get petted by him, to seeing another guy all the way acroos the parking lot and know they want to tear his face off?

The energy. It's all about the energy, and the power of intention.

 

[Liberty & Justice]

Guys - I want to make a couple points here - First is 70% of the dogs today fail the WAE. So not all dobermans will step up if a threat presents itself - Dogs react by either fight or flight regardless of training, love etc.

The second point is that both these dogs are well trained and socialized. Paint has taken Drake to everything you can imagine and works him with lots of children. My point is that by failing to socialize you can make even a good dog bite but for the wrong reasons. Just because a dog is socialized doesn't mean if threatened he will not protect if he has the correct temperament. A Doberman should fight not flight. Defense drive does not mature til 2 years of age so especailly proud of Drake who is only a year old and a social butterfly like his sire and grandsire.

Fortunately or usually at least just the presence of a doberman would steer people clear. This idiot learned a very good lesson. Don't mess with the Doberman's!!!

It is a story of heros who stepped up to the plate and saved their master. I see nothing sad about the story since Paint is safe - were it the other way around we would all be very sad for sure if she were seriously injured or worse.
The is not the world we grew up in. It is violent - and crime is high - A crime was prevented by their quick actions - faster than a speeding bullet - safer than a loaded gun that can be taken from you and used on you.

Very well spoken..... I didn't know Doberman's had defensive measures that only kicked in at the age of 2....... I questioned that of Justice since he is such a lover boy, and friendly to ANYONE he has ever met, that if given the opportunity would he jump to save me ? Intersting read.......

 

[Liberty & Justice]

The only sad thing about this story is I did not feel like I could share the story of my heros with the world. I had to save it until I covered my bases. I had no wittnesses and all I could think about was I had to get them out of there to protect them from thier heroic actions coming back on them. I could see the guy saying that they just attacked him out of nowhere. My word against his....would the doberman win?? Who knows, it was not worth the risk to me. All three of us have worked hard to try to become therapy dogs. I want to go to schools and work with childern in a reading program and help shed this horrible stigma our dogs have. It has become more than that for us. We are now volunteering at Petco with all dog socializing to help promote responsible dog ownership.
I got Drake as a puppy, so I was able to prevent any bad habits from forming by training and socializing from the begining. But poor Greta is a rescue that needed lots of work. She was even attacked by a dog that busted our fence to get to her in her own backyard. But the girl is still willing to work with me to try to overcome some of her issues. I did not want this incident on thier record that could perhaps kill our dreams. the bigger cause had to win here. Drake, Greta and I are going to do our part to help childern learn to love to read and to understand all that being a dog owner is. Maybe if more people could learn to accept the responsibility and share the heart of a well trained and socialized dog, we might not have the high crime rates they we do. I know I have set our goals high, but my dogs have taught me they can do anything!

Wow you are a fantastic person ! Very proud of you with what you do for our breed, and our children...... Thank you for your time and dedication.

 

[Gelcoater]

The energy. It's all about the energy, and the power of intention.

There must be something to this. I have taken our dog to work a few times.There were at times maybe 12-15 people around in different work stations and she liked every one,except one guy.I at first thought she was intimidated by his large size,but that wasn't it as there was another co worker later even bigger and she was fine with him. The guy she didn't like accused her of not liking mexicans I quickly pointed out to him she had met his own brother not 3 weeks before and loved on him like she does to me. And heck,half the shop was mexican.
I later joked with him saying "she loves mexicans,they taste like chicken"He wasn't amused.

 

[GennyB]

The energy. It's all about the energy, and the power of intention.

When my kids were still living at home and would bring friends over, if the dogs didn't like them, I would never trust those kids in my house, and go as far as to discourage the friendship, my kids hated that...But I was right!

Very well spoken..... I didn't know Doberman's had defensive measures that only kicked in at the age of 2....... I questioned that of Justice since he is such a lover boy, and friendly to ANYONE he has ever met, that if given the opportunity would he jump to save me ? Intersting read.......

You will never find bigger lovers than my dogs. Like I said earlier in this thread, I never dreamed these guys would do this for me. TRUST your dog. He will do what he has to do!

Wow you are a fantastic person ! Very proud of you with what you do for our breed, and our children...... Thank you for your time and dedication.

That is nice of you to say. If you knew the truth, you would know that I am not really that fantastic. My motives are selfish. I knew when Drake was a baby that he could not be just a pet. He comes from a long line of working dogs and I could see he needed a job to do or we were headed for trouble. I really wanted to do obedience with him and possibly schutzhund. But I have MS and my disease decided to go progressive right about the time I brought Drake home. So we had to look for a job that was not as physical for me. I love kids and I love to read...so bam! it was perfect.

 

[Liberty & Justice]

When my kids were still living at home and would bring friends over, if the dogs didn't like them, I would never trust those kids in my house, and go as far as to discourage the friendship, my kids hated that...But I was right!

You will never find bigger lovers than my dogs. Like I said earlier in this thread, I never dreamed these guys would do this for me. TRUST your dog. He will do what he has to do!

That is nice of you to say. If you knew the truth, you would know that I am not really that fantastic. My motives are selfish. I knew when Drake was a baby that he could not be just a pet. He comes from a long line of working dogs and I could see he needed a job to do or we were headed for trouble. I really wanted to do obedience with him and possibly schutzhund. But I have MS and my disease decided to go progressive right about the time I brought Drake home. So we had to look for a job that was not as physical for me. I love kids and I love to read...so bam! it was perfect.

How modest of you. Still admire you.

 

[Dobs4ever]

Dogs have many more heightened senses than we have. The can hear things we can't, they can smell things we can't and they can see things we can't. That is what makes them so much more aware of things than we are. Adrenlin sets of a certain smell that becomes alarming or alerting to the dogs. So if someone smells differnent they will react differently should things escalate. These heightened senses is what brings it all together along with the proper drive to follow through and respond.

A dog must have good judgement to go along with it. You do not want a dog that just bites first and ask questions later. You don't want a dog to wait til it is too late. Their instinct has to be right on. That is why temperament is so important in a dominant breed. Paint has also done a lot of socializaiton and a lot of obedience. This helps a dog develop a better sense of smell of good and the difference of bad and the socialization helps the dog to immediately recognize when a situation is just not right.