Posted on 07/25/2016 6:26:39 PM PDT by Altariel
Seventeen-month-old Charlotte Svillcic was playing in the family garden. The family dog, Khan, a Doberman Pinscher, had only been in the home for four days but had taken to the family after being rescued from starvation and abuse. Khan kept an eye on Charlotte while she was playing.
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It’s who they are.
At the tender age of 7 months, Odin was forcefully shoving me out of the path of a weirdo in WV.
I was so focused on training him in a parking lot, while waiting for my Dr. appt, I did not notice an elderly man approaching.
I *thought* Odin was being sarcastic, as I was teaching him his “hip”/support maneuver when he started snow-plowing me back toward the doctor’s office.
[I hadn’t notice how far we’d strayed towards the abandoned warehouses]
I started to apologize for Odin’s seemingly rude, inexplicable behavior and the old dude ignored Odin’s warning growls and marched right up to just a yard from us, offering me a creepy, disturbing smirk and said “Don’t like me much, does he?”
At that point Odin rammed me sideways and lunged at him.
The dog is not a loose cannon and generally likes people.
Had to be something *very* wrong about that guy.
I thank the dog that my body was not found in one of the old warehouses, or worse, lost forever in the thousands of square acres of mountain, nearby.
FWIW, he’s *never* broke that bad for anyone else he’s ever met.
Scary stuff.
It was an Aussie Brown Snake.
Against a kid or dog, the snake needs to lose.
Reality check.
You forgot the sarcasm tag, obviously.
They fell from favor as US police dogs because they *think* rather than blindly follow commands.
Unless they feel compelled to save their owner’s life, they will not mindlessly run into situations that can kill them.
Not what most police want.
Scary smart dogs....sometimes, too smart for their own good.
Lol. Not even close. Dobbies are smart, as are German Shepards. Grand Pyrenees are also smart. For small dogs, take any working dog such as a Border Collie or Aussie Shepard.
Meat some smart Yorkies, but most are dumb as bricks.
Smart dogs take a lot of work. You don’t want them bored. They can get very creative in their boredom. But they’re worth it!
PS Only smarter animals I’ve worked with are 3/4 wolves (legal here in Texas). You DEFINITELY don’t want to let them get bored!
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One reason Dobies are not chosen as police dogs is that they don’t grab and hold, the bite then step back to see what happens next. German Shepherds grab and hold, so they are better as police dogs.
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The ‘scoring’ for Sight Hounds has been declared invalid, because it’s comparing apples to oranges.
They are ‘primitive breeds’ who work alone, *without* the interference of humans.
As hunting dogs, you cannot beat them.
They do not have to be trained, like most hunter breeds do.
All of my Ibizans [ranked borderline retarded in IQ tests] were natural hunters, swiftly snatching their prey and returning it to my hand, with no training, whatsoever.
That is *not* “low intelligence”.
It’s simply ~different~ intelligence.
:)
He was likely thinking “Lord, I gave Boss Lady all the signals. Why oh why didn’t she get it?”
Sort of right.
They employ a rapid bite/jump back/bite/jump back/ad infinitum techniques which makes them devastatingly effective man stoppers.
Along with the short ears and tail, you have a snowball’s chance of grabbing and stopping them from tearing you up.
FWIW, the top ScH dogs are Dobes...who have been taught to bite and hold.
Mine are not taught such things, even though all of their kin in their pedigrees hold ScH and IPO titles.
I have no interest in merely ‘detaining’ someone who attacks me.
:)
You are totally right.
I was focused on training him, being utterly situation-ally unaware but thankfully, he was not.
God gave you an incredible dog (who still possesses da ebils. You can see it in his eyes. :) )
http://puppytoob.com/dog-breeds/the-10-most-dangerous-dog-breeds-based-on-biting-statistics/5/
LOL
Read the next-to-last line.
Can’t see any downside, there.
He only has da Mid Ebils.
Seven has da Big Ebils.
She won’t let anyone near me.
Ever.
“Not a slam on Dobies, per se, I was just always under the impression that they are the least intelligent dog known, they are simply instinct-driven.”
My sister has a Doberman who is very intelligent and very sweet. A great big baby.
Dobes are amazing dogs. I have a dobe rott mix — smartest dog I’ve ever owned.
Love your story about Odin.
Also, big Cooper fan right here! ;-)
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