I think he's really cute, what do you mean too serious? Also, why are his ears taped under his neck? never saw that before, it doesn't look too comfortable, maybe thats why hes serious??? hes uncomfortable?
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thank you! yes, she is cute but very serious at the same time. she spends more time laying next to me instead of playing with her toys(and we got a lot of them). sometimes when I get her out of the box she doesnt even play and sits next to me. sometimes when something carries her attention she focus on that and watches so serious not even an eye is moving if you get my point.... the tape its very relaxed under the neck ;-) and at this stage we have to keep the ears firm. I have seen the results of this method in my breeder's dogs and they look perfect 
Welcome to DT, your girl is a cutie!
I agree that she just sounds low key. My boy wasn't terribly interested in toys until he was about 6 months old. He plays with them now but not like the more energetic puppies. I have to ask, do you know much about dobermans? They are considered a very "velcro" breed that always wants to be with you. Your girl wanting to be by you always is NORMAL for the breed. Heck, most of us here can't go to the bathroom alone because our dogs want to be with us always.
Now, I know that you said that the "chin strap" was loose but it looks tight in every picture. I've honestly NEVER seen a posting job like that with so much tape. Just like Adara said, please make sure the ears have a chance to breath and also be sure that the tape isnt so tight that it's cutting off circulation in her ears.
Edit: Here is a typical picture of my pup at 14 weeks. Most of his pictures showed him with this expression and, as I said, he was never big on toys but just liked to follow his person around. He's more playful now that he's older but more-so with other dogs than with toys.
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I agree that she just sounds low key. My boy wasn't terribly interested in toys until he was about 6 months old. He plays with them now but not like the more energetic puppies. I have to ask, do you know much about dobermans? They are considered a very "velcro" breed that always wants to be with you. Your girl wanting to be by you always is NORMAL for the breed. Heck, most of us here can't go to the bathroom alone because our dogs want to be with us always.
Now, I know that you said that the "chin strap" was loose but it looks tight in every picture. I've honestly NEVER seen a posting job like that with so much tape. Just like Adara said, please make sure the ears have a chance to breath and also be sure that the tape isnt so tight that it's cutting off circulation in her ears.
Edit: Here is a typical picture of my pup at 14 weeks. Most of his pictures showed him with this expression and, as I said, he was never big on toys but just liked to follow his person around. He's more playful now that he's older but more-so with other dogs than with toys.
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I have to agree, regardless if the tape is tight or not that looks uncomfortable. The only time I have seen that is ONLY when the ears are just done being cropped and the stitches are being protected for the first few days of recovery like this.
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after that it gets taken off and if you want to keep the ears firm you use a bridge, if anything it can possibly pull the ear set down when Ideally you want them further up.
Don't take our advice as we are attacking you, there are a lot of breeders, pet owners here on DT that have posted for YEARS and they know what they are talking about.
here is a picture of my boy and his posting job.
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his ears also needed to be held firm but instead of a chin strap there is a bridge
after that it gets taken off and if you want to keep the ears firm you use a bridge, if anything it can possibly pull the ear set down when Ideally you want them further up.
Don't take our advice as we are attacking you, there are a lot of breeders, pet owners here on DT that have posted for YEARS and they know what they are talking about.
here is a picture of my boy and his posting job.
his ears also needed to be held firm but instead of a chin strap there is a bridge
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