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Bringing an Adult Doberman Into Our Home

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#1 ·
Hello All,

We are thinking of adding an adult female doberman (3 years old) into our home. She is at a local shelter where we live. We currently have a female doberman, 2. The female that is at the shelter is spayed, ours is not. What are some tips for introducing two adults dobermans together in the home and/or advice relating to this topic. Our dog previously lived with my in-laws who had a male and they got along great. I am just worried about bringing an Adult Doberman into our home.

Our female is the red, Hazel.
Adoptee is the Black&Tan, named TBD.

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#2 ·
I'm sure others will chime in with advice.
In the meantime, it would be a very good idea for you to read up on SSA (Same Sex Aggression). Type it into the search bar.
You would be better off adopting/rescuing a male. Having said that, the very knowledgeable DT members can give their opinions on whether or not an adult or puppy would be the best choice for you.
Good luck. :2smile:
 
#3 ·
Hello Kerabalu,

I have read very much on same-sex aggression. But it seems to be more with male on male who are not fixed. We have a female golden retriever (adult) that comes over to visit and Hazel has no problem with her. My in-laws have a male doberman and Hazel is very dominant over him.

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The best way to introduce them is in a neutral place. I'd take them on a walk together, and then allow them to interact off-leash following the walk.

Same sex aggression between Doberman bitches is very real, and does happen. It's not just intact males.
 
#7 ·
Neutral territory. Maybe have a rescue worker bring your (potentially) new Doberman to a park or even a nearby parking lot (when it's not too hot so the dogs feet won't get burnt!) and you can bring your girl with you and take them on a walk together. And then allow them to interact off leash once some energy has been burnt off if they seem to be tolerating each other... If you do plan on bringing her home with you I would allow both dogs to sleep on a blanket (prior to bringing the new one home) for a couple days and then swapping them out so both dogs get used to each other's scent. Establish rules for both dogs once the new one does come home - be an advocate for both dogs. Old dog does not rule the roost and neither does the new one - You do. Make sure they know that and everything should work out great. I wish you the best of luck with your dogs!
 
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Both dogs are fully papered by the AKC. They compliment each-other very well. She is an English body style doberman and he is a German style. We got her because she was red and we thought that it would be neat to have different color puppies. We are not forcing the breeding process on them though, as she is a bit smaller than him and is very dominant towards him so we are not even sure if she will let him inseminate. And to your second question, they are both fully vetted and have a clean bill of health from our vet. Picture attached is from when she was still not at full-size. She is about 75 now and he is a whopping 105.
 

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Both dogs are fully papered by the AKC. They compliment each-other very well. She is an English body style doberman and he is a German style. We got her because she was red and we thought that it would be neat to have different color puppies. We are not forcing the breeding process on them though, as she is a bit smaller than him and is very dominant towards him so we are not even sure if she will let him inseminate. And to your second question, they are both fully vetted and have a clean bill

of health from our vet. Picture attached is from when she was still not at full-size. She is about 75 now and he is a whopping 105.
Good breeding is more than just "boy dog + girl dog = puppies".

This thread http://www.dobermantalk.com/breedin...reeders-flow-chart-should-i-breed-my-dog.html has some good info. Take a look at the flow chart, especially. You say both dogs are AKC registered, but if their registration number starts with WZ, then they are NOT breeding quality dogs.

This thread http://www.dobermantalk.com/breeding-breeders/109570-registration-health-clearance-documents.html discusses the different types of health testing that is recommended for Dobermans. It's more involved that just a quick vet check. Do you know both dogs' vWD status? Have they both had an echo and holter within the past year? Thyroid checked? Hips, elbows, and dentition?

Since you say that you are hoping for different colors, are they color profiled? He's black and she's red, but do either of them carry dilute? Is he a BB black, or a Bb black? If he's a BBDD black, you will get nothing but black puppies, by the way.

This thread http://www.dobermantalk.com/breeding-breeders/98378-i-don-t-want-show-dog-i-just-want-pet.html discusses the importance of only supporting good breeding practices.
 
#13 ·
Is there ever a "good reason" to breed an animal? We aren't going to be become full-on doberman breeders where we get a bunch of Sire and Dams. We wanted to breed them because they are both great dogs with good families and are fully papered. We thought it would be an interesting experience. My mom had bully puppies all of my life breeding them so I know what comes with taking care of newborn puppies. Including tail docking and dew claws being removed. We want to bring more papered, beautiful dobermans into the world. Hopefully that answers your question.
 
#14 ·
So your saying everyone that has two dogs they love who are good natured should breed them? What a load of garbage. That's why facilities are full of dogs being euthanized everyday. When was the last holter/echo your make and female had?

I'm sure your dogs are lovely but I can tell you by looking at them you aren't doing anything to better the breed by breeding those two. Are you prepared to do home checks for buyers? Prepared to take pups back that don't work out? Please, please leave the breeding to the professionals. There are people here that spend thousands and thousands to produce healthy, sound puppies. Please leave the puppies to them.
 
#19 ·
I can do as I please with my dogs. You all are attacking me. We have done our research and are fully prepared to do home checks andb keep puppies if we don't feel they are going to a safe home and/or they back out. I shouldn't have even said anything. I am not expecting to become a professional breeder but I also don't believe people should be paying upwards of thousands of dollars for a dog. Just rude that you would compare me to the man in South Carolina. I would by no means abuse or harm my dobermans by overcrowding and over breeding. Thank you and have a nice day.

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#21 ·
<sigh> If it weren't for the fact that every Doberman Rescue in the country is full to overflowing with Dobes who through no fault of their own don't have homes.

These are purebred, most are registered although many rescues won't allow registration and pedigrees to go with the rehomed dogs and for excellent reasons most (from the good rescues) require neutering/spaying if the dogs were received intact.

I've had Dobes since 1959--I show them in conformation and a variety of performance venues--they are titled and entirely health tested AND MOST important--I rarely breed them. My males never stand at public stud.

The day there aren't a ton of homeless Dobes out there I'll reconsider my stance on the matter of breeding. But at this point there are far too many Dobermans who don't have homes (not even bad homes).

Thank you for reading the charts that Rosemay sent links for. Perhaps you'll reconsider.
 
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