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| How do you interact with your doberman (and other dogs) on a daily basis |
My dobie and I keep each other in check. I don't let her get too silly and out of control and she does the same for me
From day one I have tried to keep the training regiment strong and to keep refreshing things on a daily basis (sit/stay/come/down/back/easy/teaching her self control in different situations/socialization), I try to make everything fun and exciting so she doesn't get bored of it.
To keep her teeth and gums healthy and shiny she gets a RMB (raw meaty bone) once a day during the day. She gets a rawhide chewy once a week.
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| What is your daily routine with your Dobermans? (Fetch, Frisbee, walks, dog parks, quiet play time together) How do you spend time with them? |
8am-Lick my face clean to wake me up, take her outside to do her business, have a little romp play session and come back in to start the hard day being silly again.
9am-Feeding time. Prepare the meats, supplements and put them on her food table. Make her do a sit/stay before allowing her to attack the food.
Repeat at 6pm.
During the day she goes out for long walks in intervals of approximately 4 hours. If its too cold or too hot out we don't spend as much time out.
We do approximately 3/4-1mile walk each interval ending each walk with some tennis ball throwing or just playing with other buddies that may be out.
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| Are they included in running errands, car rides even if they just stay in the car?
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Most of the time, if I know she will be in the car for short periods of time.
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| How does your Doberman spend their time, when you are not around? |
Playing with her toys, looking for ways to get back at me for leaving her home, sleeping.
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| Do they have specific routines that they remind you to do things on their schedule? (Specific goody time, play time, etc.) |
"Daddy what are you still doing sleeping (8am sharp)", and feeding times are the routines that she never fails to forget. She gets long walks 3 times a day and lots of play and exercise in between so doesn't remind me of that (but that doesn't mean she doesn't start bouncing off the walls as soon as the thought occurs in my head).
Great thread topic.
Naveen