Wildeone

Hello everyone! I wanted to drop a line and introduce myself and Zeke! I have been wanting a Doberman for over 20 years, but the time was never right, but I never quit looking at them and reading. Finally, my wife and I decided it would be a good time to add a new puppy to our family. Our kids are older (6,8,16,18) and we now live in a great rural community with 3 acres, a pond and a park.

I have been reading (lurking) here in Doberman Talk for about 18 months, just trying to make heads or tails of all of the information and misinformation you can find on the internet. Finally I reached out to a breeder I found here just to talk about the breed and get an opinion if we would make a good family to a Doberman. I found out that based on our conversation we would likely be a good candidate, and we were referred to another breeder in our area that happened to currently have puppies. This breeder had not had a breed in nearly 18 years and seemed to be extremely into the breed itself. I cannot say enough about our breeder and her circle of friends and colleagues. Professional, dedicated and very informed.

Well a few visits and weeks later we had our puppy. It just worked out that I was able to pick him up on Christmas Eve! Let me tell you, when I walked in the door that evening with Zeke, our 8 year old son just melted and began crying. He was so happy to have a "new brother".

While his Mom and Dad are both show dogs, both of them very successfully, we just love to have him as part of our family. He is absolutely spoiled already. We have already had three training sessions with his certified trainer and he is very well mannered. Heck, he even has his own Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/zeke.the.dobe

Thanks to all for your guidance and wisdom, I am glad I found this forum and some great people to assist us in finding our perfect dog.

Photos of Zeke - Affinity's Win Your Trust

pdubois64

Welcome and congratulations on your new addition.

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Meldrew79

Welcome!

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Doggiegirl

Super cute puppy! Welcome!


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avianantics

Welcome and congratulations! I think there may be somebody else here that has a pup from that litter.

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Thor_Red

Welcome Zeke and Wildeone

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JNKHANGMAN

Hi

Nice looking pup.

I have never clipped the nails that short, did they bleed? OUCH!

RedFawnRising

Hello and welcome!

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Thor_Red

Khaos nails were clipped that short by the vet when he was under anesthesia for his crop. I would assume the same was done here.

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workingk9s

Hello and welcome to the forum. Congrats on the new addition!

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ZeldaRules

It's easy to maintain them that length if they are started from pups. My boy is from a show breeder and his were that short when I got him at 5 months. The quick is very short and a dremel helps it recede and makes the nail look nice and polished. Dobermans are supposed to have cat like feet and short nails help.

Welcome OP! Lovely pup and photos.

GingerGunlock

Welcome to Doberman Talk!

I see your lurking has taught you many things, among others that we like pictures

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SpecialK

Welcome and congrats on your new pup...he is just lovely!

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Beaumont67

Zeke is indead handsome...glad your boy doesn't mind the spoiled family life...lol.
- great photos & your young son, is one proud big brother...thks for sharing, cute story from the heart

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Hilary

He sure is good looking, and looks like he is loving his adorable blonde best friend!! Welcome to DT!

ACarrigDobermans

Its about time you posted him! CONGRATS!!!! He is a doll. I am thrilled for your family!!!

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Zephyr

Congratulations! What a fabulous introduction. Thank you for giving this beautiful boy a lovely home, and thank you for doing your homework and waiting until the time was truly right. I really like Trace, and he seems to have a few beautiful pups on the ground. Congrats again.

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LindaH

Omg, omg, it's such a thrill when someone takes our advice, gets a quality puppy and introduces it for the first time...complete with pictures!!!

Congratulations on your new boy! Looks like his new brother has taken right to Zeke.

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VZ-Doberman

Welcome to DT and he is gorgeous.

dobegal

COngrats and welcome. Handsome little guy

Wildeone

Thanks to all for warm welcome!

As for the nails, they are short and Zeke is doing fine with them. We were taught, very well I might add, to use a dremel to keep them trimmed. We hit them every couple weeks or so, I have done them myself once. I find it very easy and we have had no issues with any bleeding. He actually slept through most of the 10 minute process. I think it is one of those things that if you keep up with them it is very easy to do.

Wildeone

Michelle, I cant thank you enough for your help and guidance! I am so glad I decided to email you when I did. It may sound corny, but we feel Zeke is the PERFECT dog for our family. His temperament, smarts and activity level suit us very well. I really think Zeke has given the family something back we may have lost along the way...family time together. Every night my wife, myself and my 4 kids spend time together in the family room with Zeke and each other. No TV, no video games, just playing with the dog and enjoying each other. You could say that he is the glue that gets us together. That time was a little rare before Zeke and I love that we have it back!

Thanks Michelle, we owe you one!

mrsnitrobob

I have one of Zeke's sisters, Harley! The energizer bunny of the group. Carol thought she'd be perfect for us, since my husband and I are runners. Can't wait till she can go with me; for now just walks around the block after I run. Yes, thank you to Michelle too.... she's steered me to Carol as well. I can't say enough about how beautiful Carol's pups are. Does Zeke have black toes too? Harley does, and I love them. And you are right about family time. We are all spending more time together too. No more couch potato slugs, lol. If they do, Harley is laying right on top of them. They can't wait till she's potty time, so she can sleep with them during the night. I think we were very lucky to find a great breeder, and awesome puppies.

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Rams

Great intro and pics. Its funny that the nails have been mentioned because thats the first thing I noticed in that photo and thought you were definitely off to a good start.

Wish we had nails that short. Maybe another day of dremeling...

ACarrigDobermans

Wildeone and mrsnitrobob You are both very welcome. I am glad I could help you both and Carol out. The puppies are so darn cute.

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