20/11/2025
For all of you supposed Dobermann owners who do hardly any research about this amazing breed, then get a puppy from a breeder, who knows as much as you do, you will have trouble and probably get bored and frustrated quite quickly and surrender your dog to a shelter or rescue, as the breeder won't take the dog back.
Dobermann's are becoming the popular breed of choice again and I believe it's from all the TikTok videos about them and their gorgeous soft and soppy sides, which yes are true, but so is the prey drive, the reactivity, the strength and the need for a job or they will get destructive.
Not knowing this, you run off and get a puppy and 6 months later it's in the pound or shelter because you simply cannot cope or your circumstances have changed!
But before then, if you live in the states, you'll get its ears and tail cropped because, you like the look! Nothing that the poor puppy needs but because you believe it's pain free and harmless, you get it done anyway.
Roll on adolescence and your extremely cute and adorable Dobermann puppy turns into a teenager and you lose your sh*te, as guess what, you didn't do your research and have no idea how to cope.
So you either send it to a shelter or you put a slip lead, e-collar or prong collar on it, and sometimes all 3!! Or you send it to an awful trainer who just makes its behaviour even worse, so you send it to a shelter.
It's so strong. It won't walk nicely on the lead. It pulls too much. It won't come back if it chases something in the park. It barks at other dogs. It barks at people and vehicles. It barks in your home. It's destructive. And the list goes on.
This is their breed traits. And if you have them a chance, they'd love you in ways you could not imagine. But it's too much hard work and time consuming, and because it's an extremely clever breed, you presumed it came pre programmed so you wouldn't need to do any training!!! Or you can't afford training because you spent all your money on a dodgy breeder!
If you're going to buy or adopt this awesome and magnificent breed, don't just put a prong collar on it because you're too lazy to put in the groundwork.