erictuley

Hello dobe owners and hopefully new friends. My name is Eric and my wife and I live in Tampa FL. We are about to get our first doberman hopefully in about 2 months from some breeders here locally. My wife does a lot of outdoor nature photography and is alone quite a bit in some very remote places. We came to the decision of either getting a Doberman or Rottweiler as a new family / companion dog. After researching the choice was clear. We put months into this decision and called breeders from across the state of FL. We met with Chuck and Linda of http://www.acaciakennels.com/ this weekend. To say the least, meeting their dobermans completely put all my reservations about the breed to rest. Certainly when I was sitting down and one of the large males came over to me at eye level was the make it or break it. I rubbed his ears said "I'm your friend..." he took one look at me... cocked his head.. and gave me the sloppiest kiss I have gotten from a dog in years. We simply cannot wait to bring one of these dogs in our home. Thanks for having such a great resource.
Eric

voodoolizard

Hi and welcome from the UK !!

you will love having a dobe.

the web site looks good, lovely lookinh dobes.. i can see lots of titles on the dogs but no mention of health testing ?? did you ask if the sire and dam hae been tested ??

look forward to seeing your new pup when you have it !!

are you getting a boy or a girl ??

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Zeus,Missy & Clare

erictuley

All the dogs are health tested and OFA graded on hips. They even have the heads x-rays to check for teeth. We are looking to get a girl

dobes4us

Hello and welcome from Ohio. Can't wait to hear more about the pup.

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Sue & Crew
Chessie, Riggs and Kylee

RedFawnRising

You will love having a Dobe in your family.

Be ready for lots of "tongue bandit" moments, yeah! (Stolen sloppy kisses, not my favorite, but I do appreciate the sentiment, heh.)

Welcome, and good luck with the new pup.

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gracieface

welcome to DT and congrats on your choice of breed and for finding a breeder you are comfortable with. Some health testing was listed but the site isn't up to date, too bad, would have liked to have seen more of what they have! can't imagine living in a house with 7 girls and 3 boys- must be a big house.

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Elizabeth
Dobermans aren't my whole life, they just make it whole.

triciakoontz

Welcome from North Carolina! Good luck with your puppy wait - it is sooo hard! You will love this forum for great info and photos.

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Best Regards from Trish & The Zoo
* Bella, Amazing Dobergirl
* Zen, Super Doberpup
* Bailey, Wolf Hybrid, Adopted, Therapy Dog
* LuLu, Yellow-Naped Amazon, Free-Flying
* Montie, Lilac-Crowned Amazon, Free-Flying
* Poppy, Maine Coon Cat, Adopted
* Leo, Sweet Cat, Adopted

"Whatever may come, think that it is a part of the Divine Will, the Cosmic Law. That way, you won't lose your peace."

lolonurse

Hi Eric, and welcome from San Diego! You and your wife are going to LOVE being owned by a Doberman. They are the dearest, sweetest, smartest dogs on earth, and they love being part of a family. They love to learn, so sign up for a puppy obedience class, and try to all go together, so you all learn the same stuff. We make up a word or phrase for every cute thing ours do, and whenever they do it, we repeat the word, so they can amaze people with all sorts of goofy things - not just "shake", "speak", "spin", etc... but they know "Gesund heit" (for sneeze), "Garbage truck" (for guarding the periphery of the fence from tyrannosaurus-looking trucks), etc. Can't wait for pictures! Lois

Maria

Welcome from Houston, Texas.
Maria