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I'm Michael. I'm a past Doberman parent. Mannfeld was my first and so far, only Doberman but from my experience with him, Dobermans are the only breed I will ever have.
FWIW, I got Manny when he was only about 10-12 weeks old. He came from a private party (very young girl with a new child and and other house pets; clearly way too much on her hands.) Found him through the classified ads in Mpls, MN some 20-ish years ago. I got him for $100 and it was the best $100 I ever spent. He didn't come with papers (or even newspapers ;-) He came with a too-short docked tail and natural ears. I left the ears natural as the whole taping, etc. of the ears kinda of scared me (I was concerned about botching the job) He had the best personality. Always positive and a friend to all. I'm certain there were folks that didn't like me but loved Manny!
Manny left us 16 May 08. It was a VERY sad day. But he had lived a long (16 yrs!) life and I certain he had enjoyed all of it.
I trained Manny as a "companion" dog, not for the competition but so he was a good citizen. By the time he was 1 I almost never had to use a lead on him as he obeyed commands so well and would never leave my side unless he was told it was "OK." I certainly miss him....
It's time for me to find another Doberman. Although I'm not interested in a controlled, "bred" dog I do want a 100% Dobe. I'm certainly open to a puppy form a rescue, a runt of the liter or some other type of less than high $$ conformation (or close to) quality dog.
Manny just find of happened in my life so I've not had to really do a search before so I'm not familiar with the various web sites and resources that may help me with this next family addition. I'm hoping one or more of you here will be able to offer some suggestions.
In a perfect world, he/she would be a red or other color than black/rust and male. But I would consider a bitch (I'm curious as to what those that have had both can say about differences in gender personalities....)
I'm located in Denver, CO. Certainly a local dog would be easiest but I'm not bound to the region.
I'm looking forward to hearing from all.....
Michael
BTW here's a pic of Mannfeld
I'm Michael. I'm a past Doberman parent. Mannfeld was my first and so far, only Doberman but from my experience with him, Dobermans are the only breed I will ever have.
FWIW, I got Manny when he was only about 10-12 weeks old. He came from a private party (very young girl with a new child and and other house pets; clearly way too much on her hands.) Found him through the classified ads in Mpls, MN some 20-ish years ago. I got him for $100 and it was the best $100 I ever spent. He didn't come with papers (or even newspapers ;-) He came with a too-short docked tail and natural ears. I left the ears natural as the whole taping, etc. of the ears kinda of scared me (I was concerned about botching the job) He had the best personality. Always positive and a friend to all. I'm certain there were folks that didn't like me but loved Manny!
Manny left us 16 May 08. It was a VERY sad day. But he had lived a long (16 yrs!) life and I certain he had enjoyed all of it.
I trained Manny as a "companion" dog, not for the competition but so he was a good citizen. By the time he was 1 I almost never had to use a lead on him as he obeyed commands so well and would never leave my side unless he was told it was "OK." I certainly miss him....
It's time for me to find another Doberman. Although I'm not interested in a controlled, "bred" dog I do want a 100% Dobe. I'm certainly open to a puppy form a rescue, a runt of the liter or some other type of less than high $$ conformation (or close to) quality dog.
Manny just find of happened in my life so I've not had to really do a search before so I'm not familiar with the various web sites and resources that may help me with this next family addition. I'm hoping one or more of you here will be able to offer some suggestions.
In a perfect world, he/she would be a red or other color than black/rust and male. But I would consider a bitch (I'm curious as to what those that have had both can say about differences in gender personalities....)
I'm located in Denver, CO. Certainly a local dog would be easiest but I'm not bound to the region.
I'm looking forward to hearing from all.....
Michael
BTW here's a pic of Mannfeld