Yes, I have heard that about Weims. And less stubborn than Dobes, LOL. I have thought about a Weim IF I do adopt again, as I am heading well into middle age now - and the Dobes are such a powerhouse that I don’t know if I will have the physical strength to be the best Dobe parent. *sigh* Such a thought never occurred to me until a couple of years ago.
Adopting a dog, well, you usually have to become alpha - and in particular with a Dobe, thats a position that must be reinforced as part of the regular ongoing training. They are such strong, intelligent and capricious dogs. I can’t really bring myself to imagine any other breed being in my family. Rock and a hard place.
Well I’ve never had a Dobe, but once lived in a duplex where the neighbor / landlady had one in our shared yard. She must have been “alpha” because her dog was docile toward us only when she was present.
When she wasn’t around, the dog turned into Cujo. Vicious ! He’d snarl and bark at our front door in the morning, and wouldn’t let us out of the apartment ! Perhaps the owner just didn’t train Cujo. We didn’t live there very long.
Subsequently we got a Weim and trained him three ways: simple obedience, attack trained, and hunting commands.
We can tell the dog “at ease” “guard” and “hunt” and he knows which phase to go into. Each phase has sub-commands. He’ll stay in “hunt” or “guard” phase for hours, until told “at ease.”
The grand daughter leashes him and he pulls her on a skateboard.
I don’t know how to post photos or I would.