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Post by pdubois64 on Jun 1, 2014 14:01:13 GMT -5
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Post by randymarco on Jun 1, 2014 16:45:26 GMT -5
I love looking at pictures of your dog Paul. Her face reminds me so much of y Monroe when I first got him. Although he's not a little two month old anymore he always remains that way to me hahaha
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Post by pdubois64 on Jun 1, 2014 17:35:55 GMT -5
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Post by Lisa on Jun 1, 2014 18:45:04 GMT -5
Agree many people are afraid of Dobes. Today an eldery woman told me "Thank you for holding your dogs on a short leash." What can I say?
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Post by hooligan on Jun 1, 2014 21:05:07 GMT -5
Agree with Barb and Susan about dog parks, though not sure that it's for all the same reasons. Jack was such a hooligan puppy (there are good reasons for my forum name) and played so rough that we were always afraid that he would a) harm another dog or b) piss off another dog so much that he would provoke a fight. So we did allow him to play with single dogs when we could watch him very, very closely and intervene when he went over the top. But never at an official dog park. Too many totally clueless dog owners there.
We're still very careful about which dogs Jack plays with, though he is now amazingly gentle with his buddies, with most females and with small, friendly dogs.
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Post by hooligan on Jun 1, 2014 21:07:49 GMT -5
Curious about his photo. Are you teaching Daisy touch pads?
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Post by dobermoms on Jun 1, 2014 21:33:53 GMT -5
Dyanne, I believe that Paul is teaching young Daisy touch pads and I believe I saw a post on Dobereich Dobes saying he was. She is such a cutie-pie! I love the picture of her in her "pool"...and I just threw Kazi's out to the road tonight for garbage pick-up tomorrow. Oh well, a new year, a new pool. Hopefully she won't chew the edges of the new one like she did to the old one. And our nickname for Kazi comes from Mommy Monica.....KamiKazi....and she has, and still lives up the name!
Tiffany, great choice to order stuff for Gambit if you can't find it anywhere. Please don't forget to use your Dobereich family to ask for advice as to where we have purchased "stuff" for our dogs. We will happily give you any help we can.
Love the pictures of the puppies....keep posting.
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Post by pdubois64 on Jun 1, 2014 22:10:46 GMT -5
Yes I've taught her touch. I was saying on FB how it's funny because she'll go stand on it when I'm not even asking and stare at me for a treat lol.
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Post by susanw on Jun 2, 2014 7:14:23 GMT -5
That Daisy is one smart little cookie . . . no pun intended..lol.
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Post by dm4x4 on Jun 2, 2014 15:43:03 GMT -5
Hey everyone I am hoping someone can help me out a bit here. My wife is struggling with Gambit nipping her fairly often. She is really struggling on trying to find a method to stop him, and I worry that part of the reason he is doing it is him trying to assert his dominance over her, as I do not have the same issue with him. I figure you guys and gals are a wealth of knowledge and might be able to help me help her as I really want her to enjoy her time with Gambit while I am at work and not dread it. Thanks everyone.
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Post by pdubois64 on Jun 2, 2014 16:10:46 GMT -5
Doberman puppies are very mouthy. Just make sure she always has a toy at hand to redirect to.
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Post by ronshat on Jun 2, 2014 18:35:22 GMT -5
Our little 18 week old Pepper has been really good right from the start, but any time she had put her mouth around our hands we yelped really loud just like a dog would and it seemed to work. Just pretend it hurts every time He does it, they are real smart and will catch on real quick. Everyone in the family should do the same and all be on board.
I am by no means a expert its just what we have tried and works for us, we have never spanked or hit.
Hope this helps.
Ron
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Post by tiffymurmur on Jun 2, 2014 20:12:18 GMT -5
Thanks! Yea we dont hit either. He is my first puppy so I don't know what "eating your face" vs. "playing" is lol. I tried the yelping, works for husband but doesn't seem to work for me (yet! i will keep trying). I have been sticking things in his mouth non stop since Paul's suggestion and that seems to be working a bit. Drew couldn't assess what Gambit was doing because he was at work. Gambit has done what I thought was "eating my face" since Drew has been home from work and it appears its just playing. My arms are a little worse for wear but I will keep at it! Dog doesn't know how stubborn I can be
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Post by hooligan on Jun 2, 2014 20:16:45 GMT -5
LOL. The high-pitched ouch strategy is great if it works, but it can backfire. We know this because it just cranked Jack up and sent him right into the stratosphere. I doubt that Gambit is trying to establish dominance at this stage. He's a puppy who just wants attention or wants to play -- or both. Nipping probably got his littermates going, so he's trying it out on your wife. And why not? He's doing what probably worked for him in the past. The following is an excellent video in which Ian Dunbar discusses how to teach bite inhibition. And if you go online and Google Kikopup, you may also find some other helpful strategies. Good luck. As puppies, Dobes are often very mouthy . . . but this, too, shall pass. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vrPDMc-I-k&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Post by hooligan on Jun 2, 2014 20:23:52 GMT -5
Yes I've taught her touch. I was saying on FB how it's funny because she'll go stand on it when I'm not even asking and stare at me for a treat lol. This is one of a number of things I wish we had done with Jack when he was younger. It would have been so easy to teach him rear-end awareness when he was a pup -- and this would have been incredibly useful for the flip finish and about turns, etc. Are you planning to do a dogsport with Daisy?
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