Are dobermans loyal dogs?

Question

Is it better to get a male/female or female/female.

Answer 1

ABSOLUTELY...............DEPENDING ON SIZE, MALES ARE LARGER............................

Answer 2

Doberman Loyalty

Answer 3

Bred for a century to be an outstanding guard dog, the Doberman Pinscher is intense and energetic with tremendous strength and stamina. Versatile, highly intelligent and very easy to train. Determined, fearless and assertive, but not vicious. Noble, loyal and affectionate with the family. It likes to be physically close to the family members. Devoted and watchful, this is a very people oriented breed. The Doberman needs an owner who is willing and able to discipline the dog without being afraid of him. All family members should learn to handle the dog properly, as Dobermans can be pushy if allowed to have their own way too much. The Doberman is naturally protective and does not need additional "protection" training to be a fine guard dog. In fact he should be thoroughly socialized when young to prevent over-protectiveness. Mental stimulation is important for a truly well-adjusted and happy Dobe. The Doberman must be consistently and thoroughly trained to be a good pet. Training should be through positive reinforcement. Dobes can be good family dogs if of good temperament, well trained and raised with children from early puppyhood. Best with experienced owners. Female Dobes are a little more stubborn to train than the male. Although the Doberman has the reputation of being a very aggressive dog, this is just not the case. For example, Dobes make great therapy dogs. They are sweet and gentle with nursing-home patients - tippy-toeing over IV tubing and walking at the resident's speed (which can be very slow), while at the same time will fiercely defend his master if it becomes necessary. These dogs are like big, protective babies. Doberman Pinschers have many talents including tracking, watchdogging, guarding, police work, military work, search & rescue, therapy work, competitive obedience and schutzhund. Aggression towards other dogs is accepted in the AKC standard. Though generally a dominant breed, Dobermans vary greatly in temperament. Some are even very submissive. Some individuals are family dogs, and some bond only to one person. The Doberman has been bred to work with man, and he needs this interaction often. They must be with family, and not abandoned to the backyard.

Answer 4

I don't know that much about Dobermans, but I do have a German Shepherd. If you were to get a Shepherd to do Schutzhund usually it is not a good idea to get one with a Championship as the Conformation Show Shepherds tend to be overangulated dogs that are to weak to do what they were bred to do and they tend to have a soft temperment. My Shepherd is from German working lines, and you would probably want to get one like that to. My German Shepherd is very loyal to me but she is also good with children, but when she was a puppy she would challenge my authority and try to bite anyone who tried to pick her up. We got after her for that now and now she would't hury a person at all. My Shepherd is very smart and learns very fast though she sometimes likes to ingore me but I also wasn't as firm with her as I should have when she was younger.My Shepherd also loves to be active but she will settle down and take a nap when she is in the house. I hope all this helps. I was reading one of the above posts and she was saying that a German Shepherd will attack a person if provoked and I would have to disagree with her. My Shepherd would not attack a person except if I was in danger, no matter how much she is provoked.

Answer 5

I own, breed, show and train dobies. They are amazingly loyal. They are not for everyone. I love to be near their people, which is why they are sometimes refered to as "velcro dogs". Having two females or a male and female together usually ok. I would never advocate owning a male doberman and another male dog of any breed.

Answer 6

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Sounds like you should have a doberman. 1. I work from home so can give it all the attention it needs. -Doberman's like their owners company, and enjoy just being with you. However, shepards, being herding dogs, are always wanting attention. 2. I need it to do schutzhund enjoy working and competing. -Doberman's love to work. However, sometimes they don't often like to do obedience. Shepards like to work, too. 3. I need it to be loyal to me and willing to protect and listen to me only, not look after everyone, I am looking for a very "one person" dog as my partner is at work everyday. -Doberman's will become absoluty devoted to one person and will fight to the death for them, and will be polite towards others, but not devoted to them at all. Shepards, however, will become devoted to 1 or 2 people, and will fight if something provokes them. 4. Coat, grooming and expense is not an issue. -Dobies have an extremely short coat that they keep clean. Shepards need a brushing once a week or so. 5. Need the dog to be able to learn very fast and keep up with a fast paced training regime. -Dobies can learn quickly once they know you are leader of the pack, same for shepards. 6. Needs to be able and willing to come jogging with me and at the same time be good around children. (they will only be there on special occasions, christmas, halloween etc). -Dobie's love exercise and are gentle with children as long as they don't bother them to much (by doing things like pulling their ears or sitting on them).

Answer 7

if your looking for protection go for the male. I had a doberman trained to attack in german and he was the best dog I ever had. If you have children though you can't have them trained to attack because they will eventually turn on the child. That is how loyal they are. They are extremely loyal to one oerson and will protect anyone who is around him all the time.

Answer 8

yes sir . doberman are very loyal dogs . my aunt had a male called blacky and he was great.

Answer 9

They are extremely loyal. The only really lousy ones I ever knew were the ones people attempted "do it yourself without a clue attack training" on.

I've seen good ones of both genders. They aren't low maintenance dogs. You need to spend time on training them and they like a lot of attention and are unhappy if they don't get it. They need plenty of exercise because they are high energy. They get bored if they don't have some sort of a job, even if ti's just fetching stuff you throw. Mine used to frequently come over and lay his head on my lap or sit on my foot and look over his back at me if he felt he was being ignored.

Answer 10

i have two minis and they are extremely loyal protectors and cuddlers

Answer 11

my mother's sister used to have one and it was loyal to her but not really to anyone else..they usually stick to one person...i think it just depends if you want puppies or not. if it was me i think i would get two females.