[LapDog]

Does your dobe like to...
1. Lay or sit ON you when on the couch
2. Insist on sleeping under the covers
3. Sleep curled up in the smallest ball ever
4. Steal your socks and underwear
5. Headbutt you
6. Give you a kiss
7. be a velcro dog...always want to be in the same room...at your side...etc
8. knock a couple of people on their butts when playing outdoors
9. make a chewbacca sound (dont know how to spell chewy)
10.Play tug of war with the leash sometimes on a walk or run
11.sleep with a toy still in their mouth
12.Smile when you come home (that it's not a snarl its a smile look)
13.Prance around like a horse when excited
14.wiggle their butt
15.stretch every time they get up from a long nap
16.hangout on the stairs
17.counter surf by using their long nose
18.sit next to you while you eat dinner (doesnt have to be begging...Duchess likes to just to simply be by you...she doesnt really beg)
19.Do anything for a treat
20.kill their stuffed toys
21.smack you in the face with their paw
22.Give you that look out of the corners of their eyes while laying down
23.be really well behaved in the car
24.eat the mulch and sticks like it is their dinner
25.lick other dogs ears
26.watch you from a window when you leave the house

These are all both common and weird things Duchess does...and thought it would be fun to see which dobes have the same habits. have fun and feel free to add more things.
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[micdobe]

I don't have stairs so my Doberman can't hang out there. He *is* very well behaved in the car, but that hasn't been typical of my previous Dobermans.

He has "the look" down pat. The smiling is genetic, they either have the gene for it or they don't. So far my puppy hasn't done it, altho I heard one of his brothers smiles, so he might do it someday.

He is a determined counter surfer, but he's the first real counter surfer I've had.

 

[BackInBlack]

Does your dobe like to...
1. Lay or sit ON you when on the couch

Not to mention SLEEP on top of me at night...All 50+ pounds of him...

2. Insist on sleeping under the covers

Seldom...He isnt really a "covered up" kind of guy.

3. Sleep curled up in the smallest ball ever

Haha, no way........He spreads out like he owns the place.

4. Steal your socks and underwear

Biggest sock theif on the block.....He is smart too, hides them UNDER his big dog bed in the living room, I have to go check there everytime I do laundry.

5. Headbutt you

Haha, Oh ya.......His nose is his 5th paw.

6. Give you a kiss

Or a hundred....

7. be a velcro dog...always want to be in the same room...at your side...etc

If he is awake, yes....If he is sleepy, he is on his dog bed, he is addicted to it.

8. knock a couple of people on their butts when playing outdoors

Haha, he isnt big enough yet...We will see.

9. make a chewbacca sound (dont know how to spell chewy)

Hmmmm, whats a chewbacca sound?? He is VERY VOCAL though. He is the loudest "yawner" I have ever met.

10.Play tug of war with the leash sometimes on a walk or run

He better not!

11.sleep with a toy still in their mouth

Haha, no...but that is funny.

12.Smile when you come home (that it's not a snarl its a smile look)

Not yet, but he is never really left home. They go everywhere with me, grocery store...friends houses...wherever. Very rare that I leave them home, they pout if I do. I hope he is a smiler though

13.Prance around like a horse when excited

YES! And it is so friggin cute! I love the dobie prance!

14.wiggle their butt

He is a big time butt wiggler.

15.stretch every time they get up from a long nap

Oh yeaaaaah.

16.hangout on the stairs

Nope, I have a baby gate up. We just have one big room upstairs above the garage (bonus room or something) so I use it as a "craft room" it would be a disater if he got up there unsupervised.

17.counter surf by using their long nose

Not tall enough yet, oh I hope not....

18.sit next to you while you eat dinner (doesnt have to be begging...Duchess likes to just to simply be by you...she doesnt really beg)

Nope, he could care less......he has never had people food, so he just ignores us.

19.Do anything for a treat

All at once! When I pull the treats out, before I say anything, he will come, sit, lay down, bark, stand up, turn around, then sit. It is so funny to watch.

20.kill their stuffed toys

Oh yeah!

21.smack you in the face with their paw

Yes, even though he knows it's bad.

22.Give you that look out of the corners of their eyes while laying down

Haha, yep.

23.be really well behaved in the car

Very, he sits in the passenger seat like a person.

24.eat the mulch and sticks like it is their dinner

Used to eat the mulch, now he will chew on the sticks in the backyard sometimes. However...today I went outside and he was literally chewing on the tree. Like had his mouth wrapped around the base of the tree (he is teething really bad right now)

25.lick other dogs ears

lol, Pipers, yes.

26.watch you from a window when you leave the house

I thought he was going to come through the window yesterday when I was mowing. I had to come in and put him in his crate, I think he thought the lawnmower was trying to "get" me.

 

[hotpursuit]

honestly we have had a total of 4 dobes in our immeadiate family and they all did 99% of what you just listed....

 

[LapDog]

haha thats so funny guys! Thanks for the responses and I love hearing the funny alterations to them!

 

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Mine do all of these:

1. Lay or sit ON you when on the couch
3. Sleep curled up in the smallest ball ever
6. Give you a kiss
7. be a Velcro dog...always want to be in the same room...at your side...etc12. Smile when you come home (that it's not a snarl its a smile look)
13. Prance around like a horse when excited
14. wiggle their butt
15. stretch every time they get up from a long nap
16. hangout on the stairs
19. Do anything for a treat
20. kill their stuffed toys
23. be really well behaved in the car
25. lick other dogs ears
26. watch you from a window when you leave the house

 

[hotpursuit]

i have to add to the lay or sit on you when on the couch... ill be sitting on the recliner say eating a bowl of ice cream, she will be hanging out running around, as soon as she sees the bowl hit the table she is back up on my lap givin kisses and the just hanging out, im glad she gives my some time to eat...lol these dogs are the most loyal/loving dogs...its great.

 

[TracyJo]

Can we add "bouncing" to the list? Chi does all of that and more! She bounces when she's excited, it's hilarious! She's always done it and probably always will Our first obedience instructor said I should not allow her to do it but I just can't imagine Chi not bouncing when she's happy
She is happiest when she's touching me, if she isn't touching me, she wants something in her mouth (can we say insecure?). She doesn't just steal socks and underwear but remotes as well. We have to search for the remotes almost every single night and most of the time we'll find them either in or under one of her beds!

 

[DaKari]

Oh boy, fun!!

Does your dobe like to...

1. Lay or sit ON you when on the couch
She lays on me

2. Insist on sleeping under the covers
Never has been an "undercover" dog

3. Sleep curled up in the smallest ball ever
She stretches out most of the time, but occasionally balls up

4. Steal your socks and underwear
YES, to the socks, I have never seen her with my undies but I put them as deep into the hamper as I can get them LOL

5. Headbutt you
She has, but not very often, thank goodness!

6. Give you a kiss
Kisses?? LOL, she bathes me in them

7. be a velcro dog...always want to be in the same room...at your side...etc
Yes to velcro, the closer the better

8. knock a couple of people on their butts when playing outdoors
Not yet but definately catches us of guard with a nice dobe poke

9. make a chewbacca sound (dont know how to spell chewy)
Most definitely does the chewbacca, I love it, so cute, the first time I heard it I was totally shocked LOL, it was just too cute! Most of the time she starts the chewbacca talk she ends with a really really loud yawn

10.Play tug of war with the leash sometimes on a walk or run
She tries but we don't encourage it

11.sleep with a toy still in their mouth
Never seen that

12.Smile when you come home (that it's not a snarl its a smile look)
I don't have a smiler

13.Prance around like a horse when excited
Yes, love the prance and she prances when we take her for walks too

14.wiggle their butt
Oh yeah, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

15.stretch every time they get up from a long nap
Always

16.hangout on the stairs
Only if I'm running the vacuum LOL

17.counter surf by using their long nose
Oh yeah, the good ole counter surf, we "must" keep everything off the counter or it is fair game!

18.sit next to you while you eat dinner
Yes and stares at me and occasionally throws in a little whine

19.Do anything for a treat
Yes, loves treats

20.kill their stuffed toys
Always and she loves them so much but momma can't keep buying stuffies for sport

21.smack you in the face with their paw
No, can't say that has happened, if so I sure don't remember

22.Give you that look out of the corners of their eyes while laying down
Yes I think it is cute

23.be really well behaved in the car
Uhh well, not really, she loves going from window to window to see everyone we pass

24.eat the mulch and sticks like it is their dinner
Yes loves to eat sticks

25.lick other dogs ears
Yes to that one too

26.watch you from a window when you leave the house
Yes if we just walk outside but when leaving she is in her crate

 

[Gracie's_Mom]

Does your dobe like to...

1. Lay or sit ON you when on the couch
~Gracie puts her elbow right into my thigh.

2. Insist on sleeping under the covers
~Yes. When we tell her "off" she will try to climb under the blankets to hide from you. That way you wont be able to see a huge lump under the blankets.

3. Sleep curled up in the smallest ball ever
~All the time, it is so cute.

4. Steal your socks and underwear
~She picks up socks and throws them around, but doesn't really steal them.

5. Headbutt you
~I think with this question we need to ask, is she a doberman? Of couse she head butts me every chance she gets.

6. Give you a kiss
~Not at all. You have to beg her to stop giving you kisses.

7. be a velcro dog...always want to be in the same room...at your side...etc
~She's my girl, so of course.

8. knock a couple of people on their butts when playing outdoors
~She doesn't really knock anyone on their butts, she gives them one of her tug toys and drags them into the muddy lawn.

9. make a chewbacca sound (dont know how to spell chewy)
~I don't know what chewbacca sounds like so I can't say for sure. But she does make a hourse noise when she sniffs to much, she also can sound like a pig without the squealing.

10.Play tug of war with the leash sometimes on a walk or run
~She has done that a time or two. Go back to question 8, the leash counts as a toy at times. Lol. (It really doesn't count as a toy but she makes it one.)

11.sleep with a toy still in their mouth
~never.

12.Smile when you come home (that it's not a snarl its a smile look)
~All the time.

13.Prance around like a horse when excited
~Lol, yes.

14.wiggle their butt
~If her butt doesn't have a wiggle to it I know something is wrong with her.

15.stretch every time they get up from a long nap
~Yes.

16.hangout on the stairs
~Don't have stairs so no.

17.counter surf by using their long nose
~Once in a while.

18.sit next to you while you eat dinner (doesnt have to be begging...Duchess likes to just to simply be by you...she doesnt really beg)
~Yes but she begs.

19.Do anything for a treat
~Depends on the treat.

20.kill their stuffed toys
~She is a serial stuffy killer.

21.smack you in the face with their paw
~Not to often.

22.Give you that look out of the corners of their eyes while laying down
~Aww, yes. It makes me melt every time.

23.be really well behaved in the car
~LOL, what does that mean? Gracie paces in the car and tries to bite all the cars around us. Why in the world won't people stop driving so they can pet her? She doesn't understand...

24.eat the mulch and sticks like it is their dinner
~Of couse. I thought that was part of a well balanced diet.

25.lick other dogs ears
~Yea, I just thought is was the mothering side of her.

26.watch you from a window when you leave the house
~All the time.

27. bounce
~I think so.

28. Spin
When she gets excited she will spin.

 

[doberlover]

yes, to all, and add #29 the rear end "poke". They come into a room like when I am making dinner and poke me in the butt and then just trot out of the room like a drive by poke. I think its their way of saying "hi there"

 

[Codysmom]

Does your dobe like to...
1. Lay or sit ON you when on the couch
I didn't think it was possible to do it any other way

2. Insist on sleeping under the covers
pollo prefers his own fleece to sleep under - apparently our sheets aren't soft enough

3. Sleep curled up in the smallest ball ever
only until Jason and I get into bed. then he stretches out

4. Steal your socks and underwear
Had to remove one sock surgically from Cody at 4 months - after that the whole vet office called him sockboy nothing else.

5. Headbutt you
pollo not so bad. Cody gave Jason a wicked shiner about a 6 months ago. Cody also gave a few male guests some headbutts in their crotches - and yes the girls and I laughed!

6. Give you a kiss
did you mean spit wash or kiss?

7. be a velcro dog...always want to be in the same room...at your side...etc
Cody would like to try to rest his head in my lap when I was on the toilet.

8. knock a couple of people on their butts when playing outdoors
not so bad

9. make a chewbacca sound (dont know how to spell chewy)
they argue with us and have to have the last 'word'

10.Play tug of war with the leash sometimes on a walk or run
we discourage tug of war

11.sleep with a toy still in their mouth
Apollo sleeps with toys between his front legs

12.Smile when you come home (that it's not a snarl its a smile look)
happy boys!

13.Prance around like a horse when excited
like Chi apollo bounces - he should have been named Tigger

14.wiggle their butt
with no tail to speak of they have to wiggle their butts

15.stretch every time they get up from a long nap
bit dober stretches front AND back legs

16.hangout on the stairs
pollo also chases the sun - once the sun moves off him he moves his nap spot

17.counter surf by using their long nose
Cody was notorius for taking dishrags - he also slunk away without looking at you - even tho we would be talking to him - like he thought he was invisible and we couldn't see him

18.sit next to you while you eat dinner (doesnt have to be begging...Duchess likes to just to simply be by you...she doesnt really beg)
That's my boy pollo

19.Do anything for a treat absolutely

20.kill their stuffed toys
and leave the stuffing all over the house and just drag around the 'skin'


21.smack you in the face with their paw
no boxing, but would make a great goalie

22.Give you that look out of the corners of their eyes while laying down
just checking up on everyone - also will lie down at the mid point in the house if we are all in different rooms - has to keep an eye on everyone

23.be really well behaved in the car

Cody NEVER!!! pollo is pretty good. but opening the car door is the best way to get him back when he slips the leash.

24.eat the mulch and sticks like it is their dinner
nope - pollo is a fussy eater.

25.lick other dogs ears
haven't seen that one yet

26.watch you from a window when you leave the house
we have more dobersnot all over the bottom windows on either side of the fron door andt he bottom row of glass on the back door. we are completely safe from peeping Toms - no one could ever see in if they tried~

I think chi is the only ohter dobe that does this on the forum, but pollo rests his nose on the far edge of the water dish and licks the water up the side. any body else have a dog that does this? I really have to work on getting a picture.

cc

 

[Lexus]

Does your dobe like to...
3. Sleep curled up in the smallest ball ever
4. Steal your socks and underwear
5. Headbutt you
6. Give you a kiss
7. be a velcro dog...always want to be in the same room...at your side...etc
8. knock a couple of people on their butts when playing outdoors
9. make a chewbacca sound (dont know how to spell chewy)
10.Play tug of war with the leash sometimes on a walk or run

13.Prance around like a horse when excited
14.wiggle their butt
15.stretch every time they get up from a long nap
16.hangout on the stairs

18.sit next to you while you eat dinner (doesnt have to be begging...Duchess likes to just to simply be by you...she doesnt really beg)
19.Do anything for a treat
20.kill their stuffed toys
21.smack you in the face with their paw
22.Give you that look out of the corners of their eyes while laying down
23.be really well behaved in the car
24.eat the mulch and sticks like it is their dinner
25.lick other dogs ears
26.watch you from a window when you leave the house

All these

 

[DaKari]

I think chi is the only ohter dobe that does this on the forum, but pollo rests his nose on the far edge of the water dish and licks the water up the side. any body else have a dog that does this? I really have to work on getting a picture.

ROFL are you kidding, I only wish. Both of mine dunk their whole noses in the water and walk off dripping a few feet away. I've given up mopping behind them, it is a never ending battle. :3dbiggrin

 

[BackInBlack]

Okay.....I got one for ya.....

Is Rommel the only weirdo that does this???

He will start licking me, then half-lick (like with his tounge still stuck to me) he will just STOP......sit there and look at me for a second...then finish licking me. Its like a 10 second lick! Crazy Dog!

 

[Luv_my_Bruno]

Bruno does almost if not all of the above LOL He also thinks he's a lap dog. So when I'm driving he wants to sit on my LAP lmao. Silly boy.

I also think he sounds like Chewbacca HAHA. We always call him Chewy because of it.

 

[Dobe_Paws]

I guess the only thing from that list that Ava has not done or doesn't currently do is play tug o war w/the leash. For that I am thankful!

However...

9. make a chewbacca sound (dont know how to spell chewy)

I couldn't help but laugh out loud when I read this. Ava and Scoob like to lay together, put their muzzles up close to one another and make those sounds. I always thought it was cute but now that you say it, she does sound like Chewbacca(or however you spell it ).

 

[TracyJo]

I think chi is the only ohter dobe that does this on the forum, but pollo rests his nose on the far edge of the water dish and licks the water up the side. any body else have a dog that does this? I really have to work on getting a picture.

cc

I had to laugh when I read this. I spent about 30 min today trying to get a pic of her drinking. I never realized how hard it would be to get a dog to drink on command LOL. My goal for this week is to get a picture of her drinking

 

[brumwolf]

I am with Lexus on this one or all of my girls do everything on the list.

 

[Lexus]

Okay.....I got one for ya.....

Is Rommel the only weirdo that does this???

He will start licking me, then half-lick (like with his tounge still stuck to me) he will just STOP......sit there and look at me for a second...then finish licking me. Its like a 10 second lick! Crazy Dog!

ROTFL!!! YES Lexus does this!! Hubby and I laugh, she looks like her tongue is stuck like on the "Christmas Story"!!! Then she finishes her lick!:boldblue: