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Got our first Dobie(Cocoa) as a family pet. He is 12 almost 13 weeks. Getting his ears cropped this week. I was told by the Breeder that the father was like 32" and over 100lbs, but after reading on here his dad seems too big. Hopefully this won't run into problems later!! Should have done some research, but it was mainly for my wife and daughter since I might be getting deployed sometime soon.
Any comments would be nice. I have been reading this site some to see what I should be doing as far as food and health evaluations. The dog will not be in shows, or anything like that. I go running every morning so the most he will do is run with me.
Also, I tried to get the dog to stand like I see in pictures all the time.. damn most of you must have a TON of patience or I'm just lacking the experience.. probably both.
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Any comments would be nice. I have been reading this site some to see what I should be doing as far as food and health evaluations. The dog will not be in shows, or anything like that. I go running every morning so the most he will do is run with me.
Also, I tried to get the dog to stand like I see in pictures all the time.. damn most of you must have a TON of patience or I'm just lacking the experience.. probably both.
I'm glad you are sticking around and wanting to learn. Bigger is definitely not better in this medium sized working breed for health and structural reasons. There are breeds like Great Danes and Mastiffs for people who want a really big dog, I hate to see a breeder reeling in the unsuspecting public with their size marketing gimmicks. The good news is there are so many educated and experienced dobie people on here who you can truly absorb some great knowledge from to raise your Doberman up right and to make better informed choices in the future regarding the breed. DT is great and I hope you like it here, and please keep sharing photos! 
