Hi All,
I am new to the forum, but not to dobies.
My 10 year old dobie Willie was just diagnosed with DCM 2 days ago. He got sick out of the blue. I lost my 12 year old female Kali to DCM 2 years ago. I am heart broken and having a really rough time.
I have puppies on the brain, I know it may sound kinda weird but I just can't see my self dobie less and feel like I need to make some plans, so I was actually looking for a breeder when I stumbled onto this group. 3 of the 4 dobies I have had have been Marionburg dobies and all 3 had cardiac problems. As much as I adored these animals I am not sure I can go there again. I know there are no guarantees but I feel I need to look elsewhere for a couple of reasons..... the cardiac issues but also my most recent female was wired a bit tight and quite a challange for the first 2 years of her life. Thanks to an amazing trainer I learned to manage her and she turned out to be a great dog. My current very very sweet male Willie is an absolute doll with the exception of some occasional dog/dog aggression, under certian circumstances. I have learned to manage that as well. A friend of mine who breeds Corgis also recommended I go with a different breeder this time around.
So I found myself here and looking forward to reading more and hopefully getting some help with finding a breeder.
Leslie
I am new to the forum, but not to dobies.
My 10 year old dobie Willie was just diagnosed with DCM 2 days ago. He got sick out of the blue. I lost my 12 year old female Kali to DCM 2 years ago. I am heart broken and having a really rough time.
I have puppies on the brain, I know it may sound kinda weird but I just can't see my self dobie less and feel like I need to make some plans, so I was actually looking for a breeder when I stumbled onto this group. 3 of the 4 dobies I have had have been Marionburg dobies and all 3 had cardiac problems. As much as I adored these animals I am not sure I can go there again. I know there are no guarantees but I feel I need to look elsewhere for a couple of reasons..... the cardiac issues but also my most recent female was wired a bit tight and quite a challange for the first 2 years of her life. Thanks to an amazing trainer I learned to manage her and she turned out to be a great dog. My current very very sweet male Willie is an absolute doll with the exception of some occasional dog/dog aggression, under certian circumstances. I have learned to manage that as well. A friend of mine who breeds Corgis also recommended I go with a different breeder this time around.
So I found myself here and looking forward to reading more and hopefully getting some help with finding a breeder.
Leslie