Suddenly my boy stopped at the bathroom door. And waited 😳 I was confused. Until my youngest son told me he taught him PRIVATE. So now we just say Private as we head down the hall 😂 I asked him HOW did you do this magic so I may tell the other dooberman parents!!! My son looks at me and says "I told him Private and shut the door".... 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤣🤣🤣
These are such good tips! We get our first dobie in October and I’m so excited, we’ve been watching all of your videos and they’ve helped us so much to be confident and help prepare us for her!!! :)
@@sheilagilleland4312 I bet yours are so pretty!! We’re just getting a black and tan girl for our first but I think we’re going to get a red one in another year or two
I have two Dobies, female and male. She is 4 he is 2, they both came from Dobermans Rescue of North Texas. Watching your videos for years, and a couple of other dog training videos, along with having read ‘The Monks of New Skeet’ book on raising dogs, I have been successful. Yes, these dogs are smart, mischievous, and manipulative. Don’t give in, no matter how hard it is. After almost four years I realize they are still looking for me to drop my guard. But, I love them dearly for that.
Mind blown - I knew socialization of any dog was super important, but never knew about teaching them to be neutral in social situations! Thanks so much for this crucial bit of info. This is the first I've actually ever heard that part of the socialization equation. Can you do a video on how to train a dog to be neutral in these social situations? I'm not sure how to accomplish that. Thank you so much for the informative video!
Lovely points for the breed! And for dobe people! I do not have a dobe but have known a few! My first dobe girl who belonged to my friend made a HUGE impression on me with her fun and wily ways. I have always pondered over having a dobe but have felt I can be a pushover for such a breed and/or I will get SO attached that I won't be able to take a loss of such an amazing soul. But your channel truly puts it all out in such a realistic and compassionate manner for this breed who needs this information out in one wholesome place ..Thank You 🙏🏽
I agree the loss of this breed is like loosing a very close family member. It took me twenty years to get another Doberman, then I ended up with two of them. I couldn’t stand seeing the last puppy being left behind. Almost three years later and they are our entire life. Im so particular with them, I know it’s due to the loss twenty years ago.
@@sheilagilleland4312 so happy you found it in you to revisit the pain have the courage after 20 years to again adopt, now two! Hopefully two makes it a bit easier on the heart as they also have each other....🙂💕
Such great tips, thank you so much, i will be getting my first euro doberman in December or January and have been watching all your videos and will rewatch them when the puppy is home. :)
No one should blame themselves if they lose a dog to DCM. Like you said, you don't know what you don't know. My 6 year old male came from a terrific, sonscientious breeder of show Dobermans here in the states. As a part of her breeding program she had all the puppies from her kennel Holter tested annually. My Attila was tested three times, and the reports came back perfect as read by the monitor company vets and by my veterinarian. A couple of months after his sixth birthday, he died on my living room floor. I stood to go into the kitchen to get a drink, and he stood to follow me, and dropped before taking one step. This dog was fed high-end food, got his supplements for heartworms regularly, was vaccinated, got lots of exercise daily as my farm buddy. He still died of DCM. There is no 100% guarantee that it won't happen. Just love them every day the best you can and make sure you have no regrets if you lose them to DCM.
I think it would be cool if you could do a story topic like reading comments of the most intreasting stories of how their Doberman has used intelligence or used their protective instincts in situations
Thankfully our girl was beyond neurotic, she loved routine. The best command I taught her was “daddies” and this applied to anything because in her little head it meant she had no choice, food, toys, nail clipping.
Another great video. Lots of good info. I have scheduled a puppy socializing event at a local volunteer fire department on 9/9/24. We live rural, but I take our puppy walking through a downtown metropolis 3-4 times a week. Yes, I believe I noticed her testing me a couple weeks ago during feeding time. I have been making her “stay” till I give her the command to eat since then. No objections since. Thx to those who wrote in.
John, (this is nuts that I'm telling you this), when I had to be firm with my Dobies, I would tell them, "Hey! I have thumbs, you don't. I'm the boss. Now stay, damn it." 😆👍🏻
Kanda is my first Doberman, he is 3 now and not only my first Doberman, but my first dog ever. i made so many mistakes with him when he was younger, we def had a power struggle from 6-15 months but he is the most amazing dog now. My best lil buddy and just passed his CGC
Your right about the mazerati thing John my female American doby can keep up with my quad runner in fourth gear. She actually can stay. Ahead of me. My quad is a 250 Honda four stroke recon es.
I put my nearly 7 month old doberman puppy on her placeboard when I leave the room for any reason. I want her to be comfortable with life when i cannot be with her 24/7. I am a stay at home mom, so Im usually home, but I have a medically complicated life. Therfore, surgeries will be in my future and I dont want a super anxious doberman everytime im in the hospital. I used side submission to teach my puppy medical touch without wriggling away and also trimming nails. I usually put her on her side and give her muscle massages. Sometimes, though, it involves nail trimming. Its not a mean, "stay down." She has just learned to stay down when i put her on her side since we have done it since she was 9 weeks old. It also helps me to put shoes on her❤
I have never found the need to clip the nails of my 8 year-old female Doberman. The nails seem to wear down on their own somehow. My poodle and other small dog were a different story.
My Doberman will not let me cut his nails. I can cut one or two but then he go nuts. I decided with exercise I let him just run around on his own. Overdoing running I think harms him later in life.
Are you trying to snip or cut his toenails instead of using a Dremel? owning four dogs I found using a Dremel is definitely easier for you and no stress for the dog if you introduce the dog properly to the Dremel
So sorry to hear that! Check out this video on how to use a Dremel tool: th-cam.com/video/yA8_t8A7ko4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=9WuIxWncYZdabq2t. Doing something different and getting him used to that may help!
I'm really glad I had a Rottweiler Bloodhound mix before I got a Dobie. His extreme stubbornness and sensitivity really set me up for training a Dobie! lol Though training them was very different, it was good practice for what not to do and to stick to my guns when it came to things. Though I made a few minor mistakes with him, my Dobie girl is very well behaved. But she often still tests what she can get away with at 8 years old. She is my good girl Turbo and may Radar boy RIP, dearly missed.
I didn't realize how powerful doberman is. My female doberman pulled my 200 lbs body for 2 feet while she's running away from dump trucks. She also destroyed the typical dog cage.
I could write a book about Zekes issues with nails being clipped, we have to go to the vet to get them cut,{he’s put to sleep}, Zekes biological mommy stepped on him and tore out his nail when he was just a few days old, I can do anything I want to him like touching him while he’s eating, I can take the bowl away from him and he will just sit and wait for me to give it back, but I have to be honest and say I didn’t do a good job raising him where the nails are concerned 😢. Zeke truly behaves like a toddler, if I don’t do what he wants he will throw himself on the floor and start screaming at me 🤦🏾♀️. I truly try to refocus his attention to something , but it’s hard when you have a dog that would be going to an Ivy League school if he was human. Zeke stole a package of sweet rolls and I watching him hide the rolls in different places and he even hide the bag they came in, how do you outsmarted him? He stole my sisters glass, we found them chewed up, her brought her a backup pair and he stole those, somehow he’s figured out she can’t leave without them, Zeke is honestly the smartest dog I’ve ever owned and since he’s not my first Doberman I didn’t realize how much smarter and hard headed the European Dobermans were 😮. I could literally write a book on how this little monster behaves, did I mention that every night around 3-4pm he wakes me up to let him out to potty, he will grab all the covers and pulls them off of me if I don’t move fast enough to suit him, 🤦🏾♀️
My doberman was getting intermittent diarrhoea, and the vet suggested taking him off wet food. At the time he was getting a 50/50 mix of canned food and biscuits (Kibble). I trialed him on a range of different biscuits, finally settling on Royal Cannin. He hasn't missed the wet food at all, he loves the biscuits. The diarrhoea disappeared and he is in top notch health. He is now seven and people still comment on how shiny his coat is and how healthy he looks.
I've never head a doberman before but I would love to get one. I also have a 3 year old female lab mix and she is very attached to me, now would that be a problem with a doberman? Freya my sweetie that I have now love's everyone and every dog or puppy that she meets. Freya just wants to play with everyone and every.
My 2.5 yr old girl had loose stool since a puppy. Shes been on purina pro plan sensitive skin and stomach salmon and rice. The food doesn’t have a lot of corn or wheat additives but she was still having some issues with loose stool. I’ve had her on a pre/pro biotic for a year now, called Bernie’s perfect poop, and has worked great, for anyone having the same issue. It’s on Amazon, we get the cheese flavor and you add about a tablespoon or two on top of their food twice a day.
My previous Doberman was diagnosed with DCM. We put him on meds but three months later he died of a heart attack. Now we have a dumb Doberman; he only got as far as calc 1 before giving up on math.
There is a simple blood test called ProBNP you can request your vet perform with the yearly bloodwork you should be getting anyway. this detects heart stretch and is very valuable in dogs prone to heart disease, like Dobies.
If your dobie has heart stretch what supplements and actions can you take? I have looked endlessly for preventative strategies for heart issues in my dobie. Thank you.
Thank u. I learned so so much. I have a 4 month old F. And I do let her chew on my hand. I will.stop immediately. I had a heeler. That Swould hold my hand in her mouth and fall asleep. I thought my dobbie would do this. And she has a couple of times. But again I will stop
Hey I have a Doberman and Everytime I give him a shower he breaks out in hives do you have any shampoo that you recommend also my Doberman is terrified of water do you have any tips??
Great question! Yes, here is a shampoo that works great for Dobies: www.dobermanplanet.com/recommended-products/. Hopefully this fixes the problem. Here is an article on helping your dog to love the water: www.dobermanplanet.com/getting-your-doberman-to-love-swimming/
what I wanna know is if there's a book on how to train your own dog written by a professional...there's so much stuff to do early on in their puppy stage that I dont think videos are the proper way to learn this info, I need a book that has to do lists and do not do lists and do do lists...
I have a 18 month old adopted red anyone else training their doberman to be a pheasant dog? Or tracking deer? He has a super good nose no trouble finding either one.
Suddenly my boy stopped at the bathroom door. And waited 😳 I was confused. Until my youngest son told me he taught him PRIVATE. So now we just say Private as we head down the hall 😂 I asked him HOW did you do this magic so I may tell the other dooberman parents!!! My son looks at me and says "I told him Private and shut the door".... 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤣🤣🤣
Haha wow! Great tip especially for all the Doberman parents on here!!
These are such good tips! We get our first dobie in October and I’m so excited, we’ve been watching all of your videos and they’ve helped us so much to be confident and help prepare us for her!!! :)
So glad you enjoyed these tips!! Congratulations on bringing home your new girl!
@@ripleigh3800 I would love to see your new baby! What color are you getting? I have a blue and Fawn right now and I had two reds before these two.
@@sheilagilleland4312 I bet yours are so pretty!! We’re just getting a black and tan girl for our first but I think we’re going to get a red one in another year or two
I have two Dobies, female and male. She is 4 he is 2, they both came from Dobermans Rescue of North Texas. Watching your videos for years, and a couple of other dog training videos, along with having read ‘The Monks of New Skeet’ book on raising dogs, I have been successful. Yes, these dogs are smart, mischievous, and manipulative. Don’t give in, no matter how hard it is. After almost four years I realize they are still looking for me to drop my guard. But, I love them dearly for that.
Mind blown - I knew socialization of any dog was super important, but never knew about teaching them to be neutral in social situations! Thanks so much for this crucial bit of info. This is the first I've actually ever heard that part of the socialization equation. Can you do a video on how to train a dog to be neutral in these social situations? I'm not sure how to accomplish that. Thank you so much for the informative video!
Yes! It's not something that's addressed often, so your idea was added to our list of upcoming topics!
Lovely points for the breed! And for dobe people! I do not have a dobe but have known a few! My first dobe girl who belonged to my friend made a HUGE impression on me with her fun and wily ways. I have always pondered over having a dobe but have felt I can be a pushover for such a breed and/or I will get SO attached that I won't be able to take a loss of such an amazing soul. But your channel truly puts it all out in such a realistic and compassionate manner for this breed who needs this information out in one wholesome place ..Thank You 🙏🏽
I agree the loss of this breed is like loosing a very close family member. It took me twenty years to get another Doberman, then I ended up with two of them. I couldn’t stand seeing the last puppy being left behind. Almost three years later and they are our entire life. Im so particular with them, I know it’s due to the loss twenty years ago.
@@sheilagilleland4312 so happy you found it in you to revisit the pain have the courage after 20 years to again adopt, now two! Hopefully two makes it a bit easier on the heart as they also have each other....🙂💕
Loved this! My guys are so precious. - Want in my lap all the time/ anytime I sit.😅 Love my DB's! ❤
Such great tips, thank you so much, i will be getting my first euro doberman in December or January and have been watching all your videos and will rewatch them when the puppy is home. :)
No one should blame themselves if they lose a dog to DCM. Like you said, you don't know what you don't know. My 6 year old male came from a terrific, sonscientious breeder of show Dobermans here in the states. As a part of her breeding program she had all the puppies from her kennel Holter tested annually. My Attila was tested three times, and the reports came back perfect as read by the monitor company vets and by my veterinarian. A couple of months after his sixth birthday, he died on my living room floor. I stood to go into the kitchen to get a drink, and he stood to follow me, and dropped before taking one step. This dog was fed high-end food, got his supplements for heartworms regularly, was vaccinated, got lots of exercise daily as my farm buddy. He still died of DCM. There is no 100% guarantee that it won't happen. Just love them every day the best you can and make sure you have no regrets if you lose them to DCM.
Sandy, thank you for this comment. Do you know of any preventative steps such as supplements you can put a dobie on to reduce dcm onset? Thank you
I think it would be cool if you could do a story topic like reading comments of the most intreasting stories of how their Doberman has used intelligence or used their protective instincts in situations
Great idea! Added that to the list!
Excellent video John, thank you for your
Excellent video, thank you!
Thank you, Donna! Love hearing kind words like these. So glad you liked the video!
Thankfully our girl was beyond neurotic, she loved routine.
The best command I taught her was “daddies” and this applied to anything because in her little head it meant she had no choice, food, toys, nail clipping.
I love the Ollie’s food, it’s so easy for me and my dogs love it.
Awesome!! So glad to hear this, Sheila! You're doing the best thing for your dogs.
Another great video. Lots of good info. I have scheduled a puppy socializing event at a local volunteer fire department on 9/9/24. We live rural, but I take our puppy walking through a downtown metropolis 3-4 times a week. Yes, I believe I noticed her testing me a couple weeks ago during feeding time. I have been making her “stay” till I give her the command to eat since then. No objections since. Thx to those who wrote in.
That is so fun! Kudos to you for putting that event together for the community. Wishing you all the best time with your pups!
Gosh, I just love this channel. I kept trying to hit the like button again! I miss my Dobie.
Great video!
Lena my Doberman is reaching one years old this month boy is she pushing the boundaries lol but she is learning her mama is far more stubborn!
Love your passion and phenomenal insights about dobies! Thank you so much!!!! I enjoy everyone of your vids...
Thank you so much, Nancy! Love hearing this positive feedback!
John, (this is nuts that I'm telling you this), when I had to be firm with my Dobies, I would tell them, "Hey! I have thumbs, you don't. I'm the boss. Now stay, damn it." 😆👍🏻
Kanda is my first Doberman, he is 3 now and not only my first Doberman, but my first dog ever. i made so many mistakes with him when he was younger, we def had a power struggle from 6-15 months but he is the most amazing dog now. My best lil buddy and just passed his CGC
It's good to hear that things have turned around. Kudos to him for passing his Canine Good Citizen!
16 mos in and I just love this dog, your videos were so helpful. They are truly a unique breed in personality.
That's great to hear! Thanks so much for the kind comment!
Your right about the mazerati thing John my female American doby can keep up with my quad runner in fourth gear. She actually can stay. Ahead of me. My quad is a 250 Honda four stroke recon es.
Wow! That must be so much fun to ride together, Keith!
I put my nearly 7 month old doberman puppy on her placeboard when I leave the room for any reason. I want her to be comfortable with life when i cannot be with her 24/7. I am a stay at home mom, so Im usually home, but I have a medically complicated life. Therfore, surgeries will be in my future and I dont want a super anxious doberman everytime im in the hospital.
I used side submission to teach my puppy medical touch without wriggling away and also trimming nails. I usually put her on her side and give her muscle massages. Sometimes, though, it involves nail trimming.
Its not a mean, "stay down." She has just learned to stay down when i put her on her side since we have done it since she was 9 weeks old. It also helps me to put shoes on her❤
Great tips
Thank you, Gail!!
I placemat trained my Doberman. She stays there if I put her there. I get my chores done then she can get down.
Not having a doberman is the biggest mistake you can possibly make
Yeah, well, once Dobie, always Dobie❤️❤️❤️❤️
My mistake was recall not doing it early
I have never found the need to clip the nails of my 8 year-old female Doberman. The nails seem to wear down on their own somehow. My poodle and other small dog were a different story.
Same here, but we walk our 2yo 2-4 miles a day, on mixed surfaces, seems to wear down the nails enough.
That's great you don't have to cut them!
I had 6 years after diagnosis with my second male. I lost my first male prior to my knowledge of DCM. I was very fortunate.
So TRUE
My Doberman will not let me cut his nails. I can cut one or two but then he go nuts. I decided with exercise I let him just run around on his own. Overdoing running I think harms him later in life.
Are you trying to snip or cut his toenails instead of using a Dremel? owning four dogs I found using a Dremel is definitely easier for you and no stress for the dog if you introduce the dog properly to the Dremel
So sorry to hear that! Check out this video on how to use a Dremel tool: th-cam.com/video/yA8_t8A7ko4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=9WuIxWncYZdabq2t. Doing something different and getting him used to that may help!
Hire a trainer if you are unable to teach your dog to obey you when you cut his nails.
🤣🤣🤣 hiding the car keys 🤣🤣🤣
Wouldn't that just set your day off on the wrong foot?! Lol
How cool!
I'm really glad I had a Rottweiler Bloodhound mix before I got a Dobie. His extreme stubbornness and sensitivity really set me up for training a Dobie! lol Though training them was very different, it was good practice for what not to do and to stick to my guns when it came to things. Though I made a few minor mistakes with him, my Dobie girl is very well behaved. But she often still tests what she can get away with at 8 years old. She is my good girl Turbo and may Radar boy RIP, dearly missed.
I didn't realize how powerful doberman is. My female doberman pulled my 200 lbs body for 2 feet while she's running away from dump trucks. She also destroyed the typical dog cage.
E-collar! Can't recommend it enough.
I could write a book about Zekes issues with nails being clipped, we have to go to the vet to get them cut,{he’s put to sleep}, Zekes biological mommy stepped on him and tore out his nail when he was just a few days old, I can do anything I want to him like touching him while he’s eating, I can take the bowl away from him and he will just sit and wait for me to give it back, but I have to be honest and say I didn’t do a good job raising him where the nails are concerned 😢. Zeke truly behaves like a toddler, if I don’t do what he wants he will throw himself on the floor and start screaming at me 🤦🏾♀️. I truly try to refocus his attention to something , but it’s hard when you have a dog that would be going to an Ivy League school if he was human.
Zeke stole a package of sweet rolls and I watching him hide the rolls in different places and he even hide the bag they came in, how do you outsmarted him? He stole my sisters glass, we found them chewed up, her brought her a backup pair and he stole those, somehow he’s figured out she can’t leave without them, Zeke is honestly the smartest dog I’ve ever owned and since he’s not my first Doberman I didn’t realize how much smarter and hard headed the European Dobermans were 😮. I could literally write a book on how this little monster behaves, did I mention that every night around 3-4pm he wakes me up to let him out to potty, he will grab all the covers and pulls them off of me if I don’t move fast enough to suit him, 🤦🏾♀️
I’m kinda on the same boat of the neutrality she barks at other dogs but it’s cause she wants to play trying to figure out the best way to stop that
My doberman was getting intermittent diarrhoea, and the vet suggested taking him off wet food. At the time he was getting a 50/50 mix of canned food and biscuits (Kibble). I trialed him on a range of different biscuits, finally settling on Royal Cannin. He hasn't missed the wet food at all, he loves the biscuits. The diarrhoea disappeared and he is in top notch health. He is now seven and people still comment on how shiny his coat is and how healthy he looks.
That's great that switching his food solved the problem! That is a relief (for both of you) to have figured out!
I've never head a doberman before but I would love to get one. I also have a 3 year old female lab mix and she is very attached to me, now would that be a problem with a doberman? Freya my sweetie that I have now love's everyone and every dog or puppy that she meets. Freya just wants to play with everyone and every.
My 2.5 yr old girl had loose stool since a puppy. Shes been on purina pro plan sensitive skin and stomach salmon and rice. The food doesn’t have a lot of corn or wheat additives but she was still having some issues with loose stool. I’ve had her on a pre/pro biotic for a year now, called Bernie’s perfect poop, and has worked great, for anyone having the same issue. It’s on Amazon, we get the cheese flavor and you add about a tablespoon or two on top of their food twice a day.
My previous Doberman was diagnosed with DCM. We put him on meds but three months later he died of a heart attack. Now we have a dumb Doberman; he only got as far as calc 1 before giving up on math.
This Ollie food is too expensive. Purina Pro Plan works for my dog mixed with a half of a can of Beneful.
There is a simple blood test called ProBNP you can request your vet perform with the yearly bloodwork you should be getting anyway. this detects heart stretch and is very valuable in dogs prone to heart disease, like Dobies.
Good to know! Hopefully others see this and can ask their vet about it.
If your dobie has heart stretch what supplements and actions can you take? I have looked endlessly for preventative strategies for heart issues in my dobie. Thank you.
They are just goofy not dumb.. No doberman is the same I assure you..They are needy babies ❤
Hey Can I grow a Dobbie I suffer from severe Ocd and Schizophrenia as it is my dream dog
7:00 which food/brand did Ucina use?
Thank u. I learned so so much. I have a 4 month old F. And I do let her chew on my hand. I will.stop immediately. I had a heeler. That
Swould hold my hand in her mouth and fall asleep.
I thought my dobbie would do this. And she has a couple of times. But again I will stop
Hey I have a Doberman and Everytime I give him a shower he breaks out in hives do you have any shampoo that you recommend also my Doberman is terrified of water do you have any tips??
Great question! Yes, here is a shampoo that works great for Dobies: www.dobermanplanet.com/recommended-products/. Hopefully this fixes the problem.
Here is an article on helping your dog to love the water: www.dobermanplanet.com/getting-your-doberman-to-love-swimming/
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what I wanna know is if there's a book on how to train your own dog written by a professional...there's so much stuff to do early on in their puppy stage that I dont think videos are the proper way to learn this info, I need a book that has to do lists and do not do lists and do do lists...
I have a 18 month old adopted red anyone else training their doberman to be a pheasant dog? Or tracking deer? He has a super good nose no trouble finding either one.
Had to stop ollie as it caused health problem.
The intelligence or lack of darbiemayberry2902 is quite apparent. LOL
What brand of food stops diarrhea. Please share @ucinaramsey4705