| Welcome from Arizona. Voodoolizard is right - don't mix male/male or female/female. Get a Dobe that is the opposite gender of Shadow.
The reaction you describe from "the uninformed" is common and, in my opinion, one of the reasons why many areas struggle with breed-specific legislation.
You can't study enough. Even if you've had Dobes for many years you will still learn something new with surprising regularity. Good luck. |