Hello everyone! I'm not really new, I've been a lurker for a long time but just decided to take the plunge to make an account.
I am not good at intros so I will try to make this brief (hopefully). I currently live on the IL side of the river but am planning to move over to STL, MO by August. I currently have 3 canines in my pack and I also feed a raw diet to all.
There is Koda, a 55lb male mutt. His mother is half rottweiler half husky, and his father is questionable ? I rescued him at 4 days old.
Minka who is a 67lb mutt as well. Female, rescued her at around 8 months from a family giving her up because her wild behavior and fence jumping. She clears my 6 foot privacy fence in her sleep...we are working on that. Failed foster wasn't supposed to keep her but it is looking like I will.
Lastly but not least is Lagertha (named after a legendary female Viking) another mutt I am currently fostering. Took her in when she was pregnant, (no one knew, hell of a surprise) and all her pups have just found homes.
Whew, so much for keeping this short eh? I have always wanted a doberman since I was a child, a family member had one and it was the most stoic beautiful creature I ever seen. As I got older the feeling never went away but "wanting" something does not always mean you are ready for it.
I have been falling in love with show dogs over the last few years and have some interest in possibly getting a dog to show. Also IPO is another Avenue I might pursue. Growing up, a family friend is a breeder of Cane Corsos and almost all his dogs were trained in protection (some did not make the cut and were sold to regular families). He sold pups to the police, and other agencies, I think growing up around him helped me learn standards for dogs and how BYBs are detrimental for the breeds. I get called a dog snob often, even though all I have are mutts haha
I'm not sure what else to mention here. I'm currently thinking of buying a house soon and after that I will see about combing through breeders for one I might like to purchase a show quality pup from. I have to visit more doberman confirmation shows however (4 hours away in MO) to make sure I am ready for that commitment and find a style I like. I work with a few rescues in the area "unofficially", as in I know people who foster dogs with them and if it is a dog that they can't handle they actually send them to me to rehabilitate before they can be adopted out or seen by potential families.
Haha sorry for the book, if you have any questions feel free to ask away ^_^
I am not good at intros so I will try to make this brief (hopefully). I currently live on the IL side of the river but am planning to move over to STL, MO by August. I currently have 3 canines in my pack and I also feed a raw diet to all.
There is Koda, a 55lb male mutt. His mother is half rottweiler half husky, and his father is questionable ? I rescued him at 4 days old.
Minka who is a 67lb mutt as well. Female, rescued her at around 8 months from a family giving her up because her wild behavior and fence jumping. She clears my 6 foot privacy fence in her sleep...we are working on that. Failed foster wasn't supposed to keep her but it is looking like I will.
Lastly but not least is Lagertha (named after a legendary female Viking) another mutt I am currently fostering. Took her in when she was pregnant, (no one knew, hell of a surprise) and all her pups have just found homes.
Whew, so much for keeping this short eh? I have always wanted a doberman since I was a child, a family member had one and it was the most stoic beautiful creature I ever seen. As I got older the feeling never went away but "wanting" something does not always mean you are ready for it.
I have been falling in love with show dogs over the last few years and have some interest in possibly getting a dog to show. Also IPO is another Avenue I might pursue. Growing up, a family friend is a breeder of Cane Corsos and almost all his dogs were trained in protection (some did not make the cut and were sold to regular families). He sold pups to the police, and other agencies, I think growing up around him helped me learn standards for dogs and how BYBs are detrimental for the breeds. I get called a dog snob often, even though all I have are mutts haha
I'm not sure what else to mention here. I'm currently thinking of buying a house soon and after that I will see about combing through breeders for one I might like to purchase a show quality pup from. I have to visit more doberman confirmation shows however (4 hours away in MO) to make sure I am ready for that commitment and find a style I like. I work with a few rescues in the area "unofficially", as in I know people who foster dogs with them and if it is a dog that they can't handle they actually send them to me to rehabilitate before they can be adopted out or seen by potential families.
Haha sorry for the book, if you have any questions feel free to ask away ^_^