Agreed. Everywhere we take Koda everyone says how they haven't seen a Dobe in forever and you never see them anywhere these days. One of the reasons we liked the breed was because you simply don't see them anymore and not everyone and their brother has one.

 

Yeah I gotta say it felt pretty cool to buy such a imo "rare" and beautiful dog. Everyone at the park has muts or Retrievers (not that they're bad lol) so I feel even more lucky having a pure bred. I'd like to get him a girlfriend though! :roflmao:

 

In Toronto they are pretty common. Here in a small town, Chase is one of three Dobermans that I have seen, the only red and c/d.

 

Off-topic a bit but wow your dog is beautiful! Do they allow cropping/docking up there?

 

Rare here. Was at the vet the other day and the tech said to the other tech, "wow its been a loooong time since we've seen a Doberman in here."

There's 4 doodles, one rottie and 3 poos in my OB class.

Poos and doodles are very popular where I live.

 

Very rare to see a Dobe here in VT too. People always tell me how beautiful Reina is, but they usually say it from about 15 feet away.

 

Haha really?? People sometimes annoyingly approach my pup when I'm not looking and he's already quite big. I guess it all changes the bigger he gets right? I feel none of the Dobie stigma yet except one older lady with a lab who asked if my dog was "nice". Lol

 

I've seen two other Dobermans here. One was my friend's who drove up from KY for dock diving, the other was another Dobe in one of Jasmine's dock diving classes that drove up a few hours for class. I'm ok with them being more rare. They're not an easy breed to own.

 

We see a fair amount in this area. We're swimming in BYB here though.

 

When I had my first male, he was one of the only ones that were in our small town (this was 7 years ago). Once in a while I would see a couple who had too horribly overweight and skittish "farm" dobermans... Now I see them frequently. Not that they are a popular breed by any means, and I never really encounter another when I am out with Phoenix, but I see them I cars, and yards, etc. I think they are becoming "popular" again, sigh... I prefer them to be a best kept secret

 

Very rare in my town too — we also see a lot of doodles, mutts, ranch dogs (cattle dogs and BCs, mostly, or mixes of one or both) and spitz-types. A lot of people don't recognize my Dobe, I think in large part because of his natural ears, but also because of his color. A lot of people tell me they thought all Dobes were black. People who do recognize him often have outdated, silly ideas about Dobermans and are surprised to find he's such a sweetheart.

 

I think that now that you have one and they fall in love with dobes they will remember every one they see. Its like having a fancy new car and you think it is real unique but as you drive around you notice it everywhere.

 

Great point I actually feel like I'm walking a sports car if that makes sense. I drive a higher end Mustang so I'm used to glances, it feels the same with my dog.

 

Surprisingly 'popular' in my city. There are 2 other dobes in just our obd class, but several others at our club that compete in rally and agility. Saw someone walking one downtown the other day as well.

 

I keep seeing them pop up here and there.. I know that there are 2 others in my little town of 800. Toronto is teeming with them lol. I've never had another one in an obedience/agility class though.

 

Thanks for all the responses. I am so curious to see how he would react with another Doberman.. probably just a massive stare down?

 

Our boy didn't even notice them. Both of them were in heat for 2 out of 7 classes, too! He just didn't care lol. He is not phased by other dogs at all.

 

Dobermans are number 12 on the AKC list of 177 most registered dog breeds, so I'd hardly call them rare.

https://www.akc.org/reg/dogreg_stats.cfm

I see a few now and then, but they're definitely not as common as the (badly bred) golden retrievers and German shepherds.

 

It would be interesting to know which state has the most registered dobes. Hum, gonna go look that up.

 

Macon, GA

We go to the dog park in downtown Macon often and have only seen one other done that was rescued.

 

i see them from time to time. certainly nowhere near as often as i see bully mutts and various retriever mutts.

 

The Doberman Breeder?An Endangered Species? | AKC Dog Lovers

 

Anyone know who the Dobe is in that photo? I sure am a sucker for a pretty red pup

 

Not common here. I get a loooot of attention when I'm out with Cajun, most people are like "whoa, is that a doberman?!" I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've seen a doberman out in public.

Even working at a vet clinic... we have 2 dobermans that are regular patients. That's it. And they belong to the same family.

 

The DNA test for DCM is only one piece of the puzzle, since DCM is polygenic. There are dogs who are homozygous positive that live into their teens without any heart issues. There are also dogs who are homozygous negative who either drop dead at the age of three or develop CHF. Good breeders will do 24 hour Holter monitoring tests and echos every year on their dogs, to try and catch any problems as early as possible.

 

It is always a big deal when I see another Doberman; I have owned a Dobe since 2006 and in that time have seen/met maybe three? Prior to getting my own I had met two. So that's a grand total of five! In my life! (not counting my own)

I always liked having something different from the norm. That's why my car is orange. LOL

 

Nope.

My friend has two.

My cousin has one.

My friend's mom is on her 2nd.

My ex boyfriend used to have one.

My mom's co worker used to have one.

My sister's friend just had to have hers put to sleep.

I don't see them at pet stores but I do see them being walked around.

 

There are quite a few Dobes here. We also have a very transient population. Being a military community that rotates yearly people come from all over Canada.
Rarely see any of them, when you do they aren't the best examples of their breed.

 

There aren't a lot, but I know of one natural eared, docked tail girl in my neighbourhood who goes to the park regularly and plays with Vanya. A couple of years back I also encountered a natural eared red girl, and it was so cute seeing her with my Zwergpinscher. The other day I actually thought of you guys cause I saw a guy walking a red cropped and docked intact boy. I didn't have a chance to go talk to the man walking him but it was nice. I see some every now and then so I wouldn't call them rare. On the other hand aside from that red boy, I don't think I had seen any cropped dobies in well over ten years. Most ones here are docked but not cropped because surprise, surprise, they come from BYBs and Puppy Mills.

Then again it is hard for me to consider anything rare when I've owned an Irish Terrier - now that is a rare breed, especially around here. The year she was born there were only about 100 registrations in Canada and the USA combined.

 

Rarely do I see another dobie in my area. There is one that goes to the same vet dermatologist and we sometimes run into one another. I have had Dobermans for 25 years and whenever I am and was with my Dobermans they are always the rock star on the place. So many people want to meet and greet. A lot of people stated they grew up with the breed. I am very pleased and proud when I am out and about with my girl.

 

They are very rare where I live. We have about 140,000 people living in this town, of which around 30,000 are military and I've only seen one other Doberman. Everywhere I take Mocha, people comment on how they haven't seen a Doberman in years, or how beautiful she is (hence her big head :rolleyesww. Not too long ago at Petco, an older gentleman asked me what kind of dog she was. Pit Bulls and mutts are very common here.

 

I don't see many around here. The Boulder Creek Path, a multi-use trail through the middle of town, is like a superhighway for people walking dogs being such a dog-friendly place, I've only seen other Dobes on a couple of occasions, and they might have been the same dog.

Seems like a lot of the veterinarians and their staff members have Dobes, though.