| help define: proper care, conditioning, training
read an interesting email thread through Cyberdobes. Was actually a happy ending - the Cyberdobes thread was a brag. But reading deeper, it turns out it is a dog from my breeder (different litter than mine) that the breeder placed into a novice show home. it seems over an 8 month period, the dog deteriorated - loss of weight, muscle, etc. The breeder was tipped by someone about the conidition of the dog and she relinquished ownership back to her and co-owned by another breeder. So the dog ended up in the hands of an experienced breeder/hander and he is now winning in conformation..
anyway, from the website of the current co-owner, regarding the original novice show home owners:
"This "show home" ended up being inexperienced in the proper care, conditioning and training of a Doberman"
It struck me as pretty drastic for a breeder to demand a dog be returned. She says there was no intentitonal mistreatmnet, just an inexperienced "novice" home.
So, for the benefit of all us "novices" or newbies, how do the experienced DT members define the "proper care, conditioning, and training of a Doberman"?
I didn't think it was rocket science, but this particular novice home must have really botched it. Appreciate your feedback, as we are a novice show home, but we think we know how to care for, conidition and train a doberman, but we would sure like to be enlightened if we too are just not getting it. |