Sleepy Time For Albert

[JanS]

This is "wubbie" sucking routine every single night. We both settle on the couch, he settles in with his wubbie and puts his feet on my legs and puts himself to sleep. I honestly don't know if that boy could get to sleep at night without his beloved wubbie (and this is the only one he's used since he was a baby). LOL
This is from last night.

If anyone else has videos or photos of your Doberman sucking a blanket post them up!

 

[GennyB]

Too cute! I don't have any video of mine, but Drake only gets his blanket when he is mad. If I tell him no he'll grab his blanket and was it up in a ball and go to town. Staring at me the whole time like I am the meanest mom ever. Greta is not a sucker. She likes to like. She like to like the sheets, the couch, anything that is smooth. Kinda funny because she really doesn't like people.

 

[Caloni]

He used to take a big orange soft dinosaur egg to bed, but that was sucked on so much it fell apart. Then he went for a soccer ball and sucked through 2 of these. Then he found this cute stuffed flea....one day he destroyed it and never sucked on anything again. I can't keep stuffed things around long enough so I don't waste money on them any more.

 

[MelissaP.]

Ozzy does this too! I wonder why this is so common for most dobies. I've never witnessed any other dog breed doing this for comfort.

 

[Asteria]

so cute Jan. Luca and I have a similar routine minus the blanket sucking. He must get his snuggle TV time in to settle in for bed.

 

[Ingrid H]

I was just watching Hans suck a minute ago. He doesn't really move his jaw, he just wads the blanket up between his front paws and holds the wad in his mouth. A video of Hans would be boring because he doesn't move The behavior isn't destructive to blankets the way he does it, and it seems to relax him for bed.

 

[Luvmydoberman]

Pansi used suck on a large stuffed rabbit when I had when we first got her. She liked the large plastic eyes. Never chewed, just licked and licked herself into a trance. Slowly over the years the fabric would wear away and the bunny would need stitching. By the time she passed, all that was left was the round back end and tail. I know it is a little gross because if was full of dog spit, (I did wash it) but I still have it, because it meant so much to her. It sits right next to her ashes.

 

[JanS]

Pansi used suck on a large stuffed rabbit when I had when we first got her. She liked the large plastic eyes. Never chewed, just licked and licked herself into a trance. Slowly over the years the fabric would wear away and the bunny would need stitching. By the time she passed, all that was left was the round back end and tail. I know it is a little gross because if was full of dog spit, (I did wash it) but I still have it, because it meant so much to her. It sits right next to her ashes.

Aww, I just realized the other day that I have a pile of dog beds and bedding I don't use any more, but I kept them because they were all Boris' and meant so much to him. :wub:

 

[Archer]

It's the OCD tendencies of the Doberman that make them blanket suckers and excessive lickers.

Aria sucks the corners of blankets and pillows and still suckles on my husband's arm. I have a video of it which I can post later.

Archer excessively licks bedsheets (and us) while he drifts off to sleep. He falls asleep mid lick sometimes. Very cute.

 

[Archer]

Aww, I just realized the other day that I have a pile of dog beds and bedding I don't use any more, but I kept them because they were all Boris' and meant so much to him. :wub:

Aww! You're not alone, Jan. I still have all of Sabrina's bedding. Her bed is still set up in the guest room. It's been almost two and a half years, but I don't have the heart to put it away yet.

 

[Luvmydoberman]

Is it just my babies or does anyone else's Dobes like to chew their toenails? My vet said it was a nervous disorder. Pansi did it all the time, I never had to trim her nails, just file them smooth, she chewed so much. And Sophie is not much better. Constantly chewing them. As far as I know I don't really think it's an allergy issue.

 

[MyBuddy]

Is it just my babies or does anyone else's Dobes like to chew their toenails?

Somewhere on here I've heard of others that do this but I've never had a dog that did.