Posted on 06/18/2015 8:00:40 PM PDT by Altariel
Ya have to be careful when it keeps replacing your bubble bath with Stubb’s Pork Marinade. :)
LOL
And Dachshunds...
I had a 26-lb. Sheltie who I walked with a leash, on the bayou behind the house, every day.
One day I saw a Doberman running toward us. I looked at my dog and said, “Well, Kinsey, I think that we are both dead!”
When the Doberman got close the Sheltie went into her “I’m-insane-and-I’m-going-to-kill-you” routine, barking and running around in circles!
The Doberman took off running away from us and I just about died laughing!
Usually they will only get aggressive in three situations, they feel their human is being threatened, you come on "their" territory or you have cornered them.
Shasta got out once. She knew better then to go over the fence but she managed to wiggle out through the fence. A neighbor brought her back and said the moment he tried to unlatch the gate she started to growl.
He let go of the gate and she went back into her, "I'm a GOOD dog. Don't ya want to pet me? Huh? Huh?" routine. Not being a stupid man he decided not to try to put her back but took her to his own yard and kept her there until I got home.
She knew what yard was "hers" and that while I was not there no one else was allowed in.
When I lived in Spain 30 years ago, I noticed that many people had large guard dogs; mostly German Shepherds or Doberman Pinschers. One of the largest Dobie I have ever known, a blue and cream male, lived downstairs from my third floor apartment.
One summer afternoon I had been to the apt manager’s office to deliver papers, and on the walk back heard a commotion. I investigated and discovered that Dobie in a play frenzy - with a seven-week old kitten. That kitten danced and skittered along the top of the apartment’s stem wall surrounding its terrace which allowed it to bat that dog’s grinning face. Both were having a great time, and both went with the owners, a military family, when they returned to the States.
I’ve always been convinced that the reason Dobes’ tails are docked is so that bad guys won’t see the tail wagging in friendship. It’s hard to see that little stump vibrating. My Dobes have always been pretty useless as guard dogs. If any burglar tried to break in, they’d show him where we kept the silver and hold the flashlight for him. But they looked scary as the devil.
One of ours has a “serious drinking problem!”
We have two. My son tells me they were created by crossing Rottweilers with Greyhounds. Sounds about right. They love to run and have that “fifth gait” that they can open up. Fastest dogs I have ever seen. They do seem to have “dry skin” or eczema or something. Sensitive digestion as well. I do think it makes them a bit more alert. We give them Omega 3 supplements and one needs probiotic and a touch of Metamucil as well. They do love people and make friends with folks we introduce them to quickly and remember who is “on the list” quite well. A dog’s primary sense is probably smell unlike ours which is clearly vision. It can lead to interesting observations. They know when friends are in the driveway long before they can get to the door. It is akin to seeing around corners.
Like all dogs they respect the “pack organization”. If their behavior begins to be something you don’t want if you stand over them and speak sternly they get it right away. You are the Alpha Dog. You have to remember that. It is fun sometimes to watch my wife with them as she barely outweighs them but she is the primary source of their “sugar” as my asthma goes into overdrive if I get too intimate with them. She will stand over them and make them sit and then make eye contact and give them a 4 word lecture they don’t forget. They love her.
Dogs are amazing. Spend enough time with them and you begin to prefer them to people!
It’s fairly well known that the only breed of dog to ever rob banks is the Doberman Pinscher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMupA9_wLcw
“... they stared at me the whole evening..”
Hahahahaha! Yes, they do stare. No sure exactly why but I think they are always just watching you and figuring out what you are doing. Our Dobe does the same thing... watches, watches, watches. She is also quite the “cook”. She will stand next to me whenever I do any type of prep work in the kitchen and observe the entire cooking process. I would describe them as “interactive” vs another type of dog that goes to sleep or goes off to do something else. (Note: as I type this.. she is at my feet.. looking straight up at ME the entire time).
They were waiting for you to throw a ball....
My wife had a female doberman when we met. The tail was cropped but the ears were natural. If you sat down by her, she like to crawl onto (vs. into) your lap, lean against your chest and put her head on your shoulder - then she let out a big happy sigh. The only mean acting Dobeys I have been around were trained as tools vs. pets.
Anyway, he would stand on the couch with his hind feet and fronts on the floor while drinking Champagne out of a Flute.
We played Poker several times and I was putting my 80/20 Rum/Coke on the floor to have table space and one night He walked up and started guzzling away.
Gotta love them!
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