We had a Jack Russell next-door to us once you would walk down the garden path,it went ballistic, barking, snarling, really foaming at the mouth,I wouldn't get near it.our last House the guy had a huge lab/shepherd cross or so we were told looked about 10 stone, perfectly friend,then SHE got a 3 year old Sheppard that had been chained up at a scrap yard,he was s nasty bit of work. neither were excersised, when I eventually and others complained about barking 15 plus a day early morning late at night, woman from local authority suggested I walk them,I'm tiny,my neighbor was in her 20s 6 foot tall worked part-time as a cleaner and she couldn't even handle one of them on a lead!!
Thank you for all your feedback ,comments etc , they are all very much appreciated. I must apologise for not getting back to the thread I started , The same day I'd asked the question a close family member was taken ill and all my time has been taken up since.I will read through and digest all your kind posts over a much needed cuppa. Thank you once again.
something I need to add to my post,I realise I did not give enough information when I asked.. I'd intended to follow the info on but as explained ,the unexpected happened.
We ourselves myself and husband) are on to our two latest rescue dogs. throughout the last 20 years. .over this period we have had as many five at once.The fifth was fostered for a short while , a little Yorkshire terrier.she would snuggle up to our German shepherd, she was her adopted mum. We are now onto our seventh and eighth rescue dog.
But it's my daughter and senior school aged grandkids who were considering a Doberman from the Doberman rescue. On with my second cuppa while I continue reading .
something I need to add to my post,I realise I did not give enough information when I asked.. I'd intended to follow the info on but as explained ,the unexpected happened.
We ourselves myself and husband) are on to our two latest rescue dogs. throughout the last 20 years. .over this period we have had as many five at once.The fifth was fostered for a short while , a little Yorkshire terrier.she would snuggle up to our German shepherd, she was her adopted mum. We are now onto our seventh and eighth rescue dog.
But it's my daughter and senior school aged grandkids who were considering a Doberman from the Doberman rescue. On with my second cuppa while I continue reading .
I think the children's age does change things in my eyes. If they're serious about taking this Doberman and you already have knowledge to pass on, why not. They are wonderful dogs.
I’m sure I read somewhere of Yorkshire Terriers being described as the hooligans of the dog world, and if they were bigger than they are, it wouldn’t be safe to go out of your home! I’ve only ever been bitten once by a dog, and it was a Yorkie! Re the Doberman adoption, most reputable rehoming agencies would specify what the dog needs, eg owners experienced with the breed, and take your personal circumstances into consideration. If you’ve been offered a dog, and this hasn’t happened, sounds like a recipe for disaster, and really unfair on the dog. Walk away before you get emotionally involved.
Whereas records of dog attacks often have yorkies well behind the likes of retrievers even taking into account differences in breed numbers.
Having said that there's a measure used in USA where three experienced testers review a dogs temperament. Cavs are 85.5% and Dobermans are something like 79%. My dog breed is 91.6%. A pit bull has a higher passing rate than chihuahua meaning it's less likely to attack. Yorkies were at 83%. Jack Russell terriers, long held as snappy dogs, are exactly the same temperament passing rate as cavs at 85.5%.
How true these stats are i have no idea but there are a few breed maligned by public opinion. I like JRTs and have not met an aggressive one but they've got the snappy reputation. That's not been my experience. However give me a scottie or a lapdog and I'm not so sure they're not snappy.
77% of online statistic are made up - your gonna need a source on that
In the 70,s I worked part time for a company and when I wanted to collect my wages I had to walk down the exact centre of the office to the cashier at the other end and there were 2 Dobermans chained to the opposite walls that we had to walk through.
Their snouts allowed about 2 foot gap to pass through.
All dogs and people are different and this is just a tale from yesteryear and is not meant to be a judgement on any dogs.
It was exciting though !!
Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
The For's and Against's It all makes interesting reading ,I've also learnt a great deal too that I can now pass on to my daughter and soninlaw It has made an interesting thread which I know I shall be referring to many times over.
granma I caught this post rather late on and haven't read through all 6 pages so, if this has been raised before, my apologies, but I have to ask why YOU'RE doing the research, not the youngsters? If the answer's going to be along the lines of 'Well, they both work' or 'You know what it's like with a young family', my advice would be to forget the idea. A Doberman is an athlete who, because of the difference between dog and human in physical terms, will never get the required exercise on the end of a lead. As a result it'll get frustrated and bad tempered with the type of result we see all too often in tragic circumstances on TV. We've had Alsatians, two rescued, that have been the most magnificent pals one could wish for BUT we've lavished time on them so that, via love not fear, they want to behave properly for us. None has ever felt a stick, nor attacked a human or other dog. An example attached.
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I must apologise for not getting back to the thread I started ,
The same day I'd asked the question a close family member was taken ill and all my time has been taken up since.I will read through and digest all your kind posts over a much needed cuppa.
Thank you once again.
I'd intended to follow the info on but as explained ,the unexpected happened.
We ourselves myself and husband) are on to our two latest rescue dogs. throughout the last 20 years. .over this period we have had as many five at once.The fifth was fostered for a short while , a little Yorkshire terrier.she would snuggle up to our German shepherd, she was her adopted mum. We are now onto our seventh and eighth rescue dog.
But it's my daughter and senior school aged grandkids who were considering a Doberman from the Doberman rescue.
On with my second cuppa while I continue reading .
EDIT found it: its interesting to be honest.
Their snouts allowed about 2 foot gap to pass through.
All dogs and people are different and this is just a tale from yesteryear and is not meant to be a judgement on any dogs.
It was exciting though !!
The For's and Against's It all makes interesting reading ,I've also learnt a great deal too that I can now pass on to my daughter and soninlaw
It has made an interesting thread which I know I shall be referring to many times over.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.