Clever girl and clever you to get that established so early!She's got this "good girl at her spot" thing down REAL good when she gets tossed treats.I don't even place her there. Just rewarded the behavior she did on her own when she was younger and now she rushes to the spot and waits there for the duration of most of our meals. So nice!
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I knooowClever girl and clever you to get that established so early!But where has little Ripley gone? That little puppy you had such a short time ago? She has her adult look now and is a beauty!
Yay!! Nothing like a Dobe at full speed

Asha thinks it's a sport. I've been working on it and she's way better, but honestly she gets a kick out of body slamming. She feels no pain, she hits like a linebacker. She was slinging her blanket in the living room and hit her muzzle on a wooden chair HARD, she looked up for a minute then slung the blanket harder like it was the blankets fault. I had to check her teeth she hit so hard.I did get bowled over by a friends Doberman's but perhaps it was because they didn't grow up here to realize I'm not going to move for them. LOL


As a puppy she would bite cactus after the cactus bit her, thinking she'd pay it back. It took a while, but she finally learned that cactus always wins. To this day sometimes she will stop and stare at one, like daring it, but she won't touch it. I love my Asha, but she really isn't your average Dobe. 
Rose has learned to avoid cactus. My last Doberman would run right over them and get her muzzle covered with them and it was like she didn't even noticeAsha thinks it's a sport. I've been working on it and she's way better, but honestly she gets a kick out of body slamming. She feels no pain, she hits like a linebacker. She was slinging her blanket in the living room and hit her muzzle on a wooden chair HARD, she looked up for a minute then slung the blanket harder like it was the blankets fault. I had to check her teeth she hit so hard.As a puppy she would bite cactus after the cactus bit her, thinking she'd pay it back. It took a while, but she finally learned that cactus always wins. To this day sometimes she will stop and stare at one, like daring it, but she won't touch it. I love my Asha, but she really isn't your average Dobe.
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You mean they aren't supposed to do that???She feels no pain, she hits like a linebacker.
Ripley went running down the zipline we have across the property, about 100ft, at full speed. She of course jumped from ten plus feet away, sailed in the air and hit my husband in the chest like a rocket. He was a little bruised, amazed, humored and hurt all at the same time. Ripley is fine of course.

Yes that's what I'm talking about!jumped from ten plus feet away, sailed in the air and hit my husband in the chest like a rocket.
Java would do this too! We paired it with a visual command. If she didn't see the command she better not do it cause she would NOT be caught. I'm thinking Ripley will be really easy to teach to jump in the arms. And maybe then it would be learned like with Java, to only rocketship when asked (and like with teaching a barking dog WHEN to bark). But I'm not catching her when she's 70lbsYes that's what I'm talking about!

Well technically her hind feet are on the floor so that doesn’t count as being “on”You mean they aren't supposed to do that???Ripley went running down the zipline we have across the property, about 100ft, at full speed. She of course jumped from ten plus feet away, sailed in the air and hit my husband in the chest like a rocket. He was a little bruised, amazed, humored and hurt all at the same time. Ripley is fine of course.
Back in posts. I didn't like how the breathe rights angled the tips out so playing it safe. She thinks this is technically "not on the furniture" I guess she's right since I've never had to tell her off of this.
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Ohhh, you are right. I think mine didn't come with a manual! That's my problemWell technically her hind feet are on the floor so that doesn’t count as being “on”
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I had just told her "off" of the couch I was on and she went and did that. Way too smart.