Good day everybody.
First off, congratulations to the admin on this forum, a wonderful place where we can learn more about our favourite breed of dog.
A short introduction on me. I am a 25 year old male Singaporean, doing my postgraduate studies in Australia. Been here for the past 6 years and looking forward to graduation next June so I can go back for good.
I have 2 Rottweilers, a Beagle and a Fox Terrier. The Beagle and the Foxie actually belongs to my girlfriend and lives here in Australia with us. One of the Rotts I have had since I was 14. So many fun memories of running around in the garden and just mucking around with him. The other Rott I got here in Australia but had to send him back to Singapore when my landlord started to complain about him. He went back for about 3 months and stayed with my girlfriend's family and now they love him and won't give him back.
Which then leads me to where I am now, looking for a Dobermann, or rather 2 Dobermanns. My mom used to have a phobia of these dogs until I talked her into getting me the Rott 11 years ago and now I tell her I want to get Dobes and she's pretty ok with it, which was what I initially wanted 11 years ago anyway.
I have a problem which I hope you guys can help me out with here. I am looking for a Dobe which has a proven lineage. No, I do not want to show him or subject him to undue stress. What I do want though, is a dog that has retained the breed's characteristics and demonstrates high drive levels. Again, not that I want to train it to attack, rather this would make obedience training a breeze and as the dog matures, the natural instinct to protect would then come to the fore, thus negating the need for such training.
The problem now then is that I am unable to find a dog! Strange as that may sound, it is a problem for me. Singapore Kennel Club does not have any registered Dobermann breeders while some pet shops tell me they can locate breeders, this makes me very suspicious of these breeders. On top of that, only 2 pet shops out of the 50 I have rang say they can find Dobes for me, and these dogs will come from Australia. The only problem I have with that is that Aussie dogs do not come with docked tails and cropped ears and I do not wish to subject the dog to docking and/or cropping when it is 4 months old. The reason I want a docked and cropped dog is more to do with health reasons than purely cosmetic ones, an undocked tail has the chance to smash into walls while wagging causing internal bleeding and cropped ears encourage better air circulation keeping the ears cleaner.
So, does anyone here know where I will be able to find a good Dobermann in this part of the world? I am looking for a dog which comes from European lines, no offense to the American lines (just a personal preference thing), specifically, Russian, Hungarian or Italian lines. Hope you guys know of some people around these parts.
Thanks for reading and sorry for the long post.
Regards,
TH
First off, congratulations to the admin on this forum, a wonderful place where we can learn more about our favourite breed of dog.
A short introduction on me. I am a 25 year old male Singaporean, doing my postgraduate studies in Australia. Been here for the past 6 years and looking forward to graduation next June so I can go back for good.
I have 2 Rottweilers, a Beagle and a Fox Terrier. The Beagle and the Foxie actually belongs to my girlfriend and lives here in Australia with us. One of the Rotts I have had since I was 14. So many fun memories of running around in the garden and just mucking around with him. The other Rott I got here in Australia but had to send him back to Singapore when my landlord started to complain about him. He went back for about 3 months and stayed with my girlfriend's family and now they love him and won't give him back.
Which then leads me to where I am now, looking for a Dobermann, or rather 2 Dobermanns. My mom used to have a phobia of these dogs until I talked her into getting me the Rott 11 years ago and now I tell her I want to get Dobes and she's pretty ok with it, which was what I initially wanted 11 years ago anyway.
I have a problem which I hope you guys can help me out with here. I am looking for a Dobe which has a proven lineage. No, I do not want to show him or subject him to undue stress. What I do want though, is a dog that has retained the breed's characteristics and demonstrates high drive levels. Again, not that I want to train it to attack, rather this would make obedience training a breeze and as the dog matures, the natural instinct to protect would then come to the fore, thus negating the need for such training.
The problem now then is that I am unable to find a dog! Strange as that may sound, it is a problem for me. Singapore Kennel Club does not have any registered Dobermann breeders while some pet shops tell me they can locate breeders, this makes me very suspicious of these breeders. On top of that, only 2 pet shops out of the 50 I have rang say they can find Dobes for me, and these dogs will come from Australia. The only problem I have with that is that Aussie dogs do not come with docked tails and cropped ears and I do not wish to subject the dog to docking and/or cropping when it is 4 months old. The reason I want a docked and cropped dog is more to do with health reasons than purely cosmetic ones, an undocked tail has the chance to smash into walls while wagging causing internal bleeding and cropped ears encourage better air circulation keeping the ears cleaner.
So, does anyone here know where I will be able to find a good Dobermann in this part of the world? I am looking for a dog which comes from European lines, no offense to the American lines (just a personal preference thing), specifically, Russian, Hungarian or Italian lines. Hope you guys know of some people around these parts.
Thanks for reading and sorry for the long post.
Regards,
TH
