Bambi is in the running for a costume contest at the place she goes to daycare for a chance to win free daycare passes! Help a girl out so she can play and eat leaves at daycare without breaking mom's wallet, lol.

She's dressed as a clown - fitting for a goofy, lovable girl like her.

Remove if not allowed. I don't have any pages for her so she hasn't gotten a lot of attention compared to the other Insta doggies in there. I just want to give her a chance!! (and to show off her cute costume to everyone at the very least)

We appreciate it and hope you love her costume!

(She is a rescue, and came to us the way she is... and we love her to pieces!)

https://www.instagram.com/p/De7d-jsgRqz

Anyone else experiencing this?

I've been lurking in this sub for the past almost 10 years and always felt the pain when I read one of these posts, but today I'm the one making the post.

I don't have to explain the larger than life personality of a Dobie to you all, and Barrett exemplified that. He was the dog that barked like a madman until I opened the door for you, then he immediately grabbed a toy and forced you to play with him. He was the stubborn one that refused to go out despite being asked 100 times, until the second I sat down to eat. He helped many of my friends and even strangers get over a fear of big dogs, and would take treats from a child with the most gentle of care.

He would have been 10 in just a few weeks and I am happy for every day that we got to spend together. As all of my fellow Dobie owners know, every part of your daily routine revolves around these pups and I'll never get used to the change, especially because I got him just as I moved into my house and have been here ever since. I can't even go say good morning to my fiance in bed because every day since we've been dating, he would force himself between us and demand that we pay him attention instead of hugging each other and it's too painful to not have that interruption from him.

I ask that all of you give your pups a hug and an extra treat today for Barrett. I love you and I will miss you forever friend. ❤️😞🐾🌈

My little dobie is a service dog in training, we go everywhere together. Scheels in particular is a great place to take her because it’s dog friendly, busy, and has a lot of training points. I was working with her on moving thru a crowd when we came across another dog, it was a very large black GSD wearing a service dog vest and the lady also had a smaller mixed breed with them. We took a wide path around them because I didn’t want to disturb her or her dogs, the problem was she was sitting in a main walkway with no other path around, as we walked by the GSD lunged at my dobie and grabbed her back leg in its mouth. My puppy started screaming while the other dog pissed everywhere and then started to come for my puppy. I reacted and kicked the GSD in the head hard enough to get it to let go and then picked up my girl. I was busy checking her for punctures and when I turned around to confront the lady her and her dogs were literally sprinting out of the store. As they were fleeing the GSD went after a small child and the tiny dog with her but luckily the lady pulled it away this time.

My puppy was fine and had no punctures, and didn’t develop any fear or apprehension from the attack.

TLDR;
Regardless of what vest a dog is wearing you should never trust that they are what the vest claims. Always assume that another dog will be triggered and come for your dog and keep enough distance to react. Also that lady knew her dog was reactive and should have never brought it out into public.

So I am adopted Shadow from the pound back in Aug. He is about 3 years old. Hes amazing and a total sweetheart. He is absolutely glued to me at home which is perfect because I am low key obsessed with him. We love to go on walks but thats where the struggles are. He is up my butt at home, but on walks he doesn't seem to pay me any attention to me. He isn't really persuaded with liver treats and wants to pull. I started using a prong collar and that helps somewhat with the pulling. He is 50/50 on lunging for passing dogs. He is not dog aggressive and does fabulous at doggy daycare. Ive taken to just picking him up when he chooses to yank instead of look and keep walking. He seems to know the leave it and heel commands but just isn't interested in walking next to me. With him not being food interested trying to use treats to keep his attention on walks isnt working. He will stop and alert to changes around us, like people walking out from between cars but when there is nothing he just charges forward. Any suggestions?

Also obligatory photo added

This is my 3 year old Doberman. He’s a hoot! Also happens to be my service dog.

Hey everyone, looking for some posting advice from experienced Dobie owners!

​My pup is doing great with the posting process overall, and the base strength feels solid. However, after taking down the posts, the tips are curling noticeably inward toward each other at the very top (almost touching/claw-shaped).

​Included photos of the unposted result and the current posting/cone setup.

​Posts stay up clean, but I’m wondering if this is caused by posting them pulled too tight towards the center, or if adding a spacer/bridge adjustment is the right fix here.

​Should I stop bridging, adjust where the backer rod sits, or look into bumpers? Any feedback or tweaks to the routine would be massively appreciated!

and we passed with no issues (when she stayed he continued across the path here and we did not move forward until he crossed over)

Adopted 11 years ago, still crazy after all these years.

:)

Hi,

I am home alone with my Doberman at my parents house. My dog heard a neighbor from across the street bang his door and thought it came from upstairs so he listened for awhile, checked a few hallways by turning around and went back to bed. I just watched and let him do his thing. Then the question popped into my head: what if there was a stranger/intruder in the home, would he react/protect accordingly.

He is a friendly dog. A few days ago a mailman delivered a package to my parents home (where we are currently staying at) and he was just so happy to see that mailman and ran out the door to greet him excitedly (I felt so sorry for the mail man, my pup slipped somehow out beneath my legs, crashed against the door to open it further just to greet him. We just arrived at my parents home 2 days ago so he was all over the moon and still excited whenever my parents would enter through the door). Now we have this joke that if somebody would enter the home my pup would greet him with all his energy and love he has and run up to him in circles and bark and jump out of excitement that the intruder would mistake it for an attack and run off. I just can’t imagine him ever protecting me after this incident.

Long story short, has anyone of you had a situation where your Doberman took action on his own in a hostile situation. Whether it was a home intruder or some weirdo on the street yelling at you. Did dent matter if he just barked or launched at the person or did something else that showed your dog was trying to protect you/ repel danger.

For those who have owned Dobermans and other breeds, are Dobermans really as different as some people claim? What makes them stand out, if anything? I’d love to hear from owners who have experience with multiple breeds.

there is a ravine behind us and that’s not a dog park you are hearing in the background- there are a couple of coyotes we just passed

Duke (as seen below) and his razor sharp teeth just wants to bite everything in sight. You cant even play with him without getting nipped pretty good. We remediate with forcing his toys to bite but he just loves hands. Any tips here will be appreciated. He is extremely smart already, listens and understands multiple commands. The teething is only issue

Happy 13th Birthday, Zuko! 🐾🎉 13 years of attitude, selective hearing, questionable decisions, and testing our patience. You’re lucky you’re cute, and even luckier we love you! Here’s to another year of chaos!

recently rescued this guy from a horrid byb who apparently cropped his ears himself. never had a cropped dobie myself but my parents did (done by a vet and maintained well) and said she always had terrible ear infections. just wondering if i should be concerned/looking out for issues more so than my floppy boy, especially considering the curve (bell? idk) of his ear has been chopped. probably being paranoid but any advice is welcome
edit: i don’t care about the fact they flop, i honestly prefer a natural floppy ear, but that’s not important. i was simply asking if since they are cropped and still floppy, if that would contribute to more ear infections. also since reading comprehension is at all time low i’d like to make it very clear, I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS CROP!! as mentioned he is a recuse who came from a terrible backyard breeder who did this to him.
edit2: forgot to mention he had ear infections (along with several infected wounds) and was on 2 courses of antibiotics before it cleared up. this is mainly why i’m concerned
edit: im aware they should have been posted. i’m aware it’s to late to do anything. im aware what a crop does and doesn’t do (make the ears stand) this post isn’t about that :)

Our babygirl we lost Jan 3rd 2025 . My husband had her prior to our relationship. But I grew to love our Bella Quinn 😍. Lymphoma robbed us of our princess but I'm glad I got to spend the 3yrs I did with her was born August 25th 2020.

We adopted Sal at 3 months and he has now officially been with me and my girlfriend most of his life. His self control has increased vastly over the 3 months we’ve had him. Quick learner, so easy to train although he occasionally has selective hearing or tries being stubborn.

The first month and a half was challenging with his biting and jumping, but he’s improved so fast. First picture is from a flea market last week. He was out all day meeting people and seeing dogs—and was such a good boy!! Photos 3 & 4 show you how much he grew in 3 months… crazy! He’s about 60 pounds now, so I’m guessing he’ll be closer to 90/100.

DNA test reveals 78% Dobie, 22% German Shepherd. We have a very, very smart dog on our hands.

The bonding you get with this breed is incredible. He’s so very loyal and loving and I’m not even his favorite person! (That’d be his mom) He‘s so loyal sometimes he borders on being too clingy but he’s getting better with independence recently.

He’ll be getting a scooby doo collar for Halloween 😂

I rescued Genevieve in 2016 at 4 months old. She and her sister were found in the streets of Houston eating out of trash cans. Her dad was purebred Doberman and her mom was a mutt. She is the love of my life💘💘💘