| I think dobermans are no different from any other breed whose drives/instincts produce an animal more dominant, with higher potential for aggression than many other breeds.
Put these dogs in a home with people who have minimal leadership skills, who fail to draw lines in the sand about acceptable behavior, and it's quite possible they'll eventually try to bite their owner, when the owner tries to get them to do something they don't want to do.
Put them in a home where people provide training and strong leadership skills, and it's never an issue.
So yes..some dobermans do "turn on their owners" when breeders put them in the hands of people who don't have the skills to cope with them. But really-there are usually warning signs every step of the way, it's not an "out of the blue" situation.
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