Welcome to the both of you!
New from Northern VA
Whew, it's hard as heck to find a good dobie forum! I've been searching for the past 3 days and couldn't find a single decent forum with a good format. Thankfully I've stumbled upon this one, and ya'll seem like good people.
Anyhoo, name's Leanne and I just recently moved to northern VA (DC metro) from Michigan. My boyfriend and I have a rescued Siberian Husky that's between 9 and 11 years old now. I've loved Dobies all my life and have been around several. I've not found one yet that I've not adored. I hope to add a Dobie to our household in the next couple of years, so I've come here to read and learn and maybe even participate a little bit. When we do add a Dobe to the family, it will either be from a rescue or a responsible breeder.
A little about me:
I grew up in a show dog household, my mom showed Bichons and bred a few litters in the 70's and 80's. She's not had a dog since she had to put her last Champion down due to age in the early 90's. I'm not a little dog person, never have been, although I loved that last little dog dearly and he's the only one I remember with any great detail. Having been raised in a show dog environment, my mom raised me well in regards to what makes a good breeder. Not everybody's that lucky, and it's something I'm very grateful for.
I've spent the majority of my life up until the past few years on a 20 acre horse farm where we bred and showed Arabian horses. The horses were my life, and it's something I miss dearly. I've been assured that after we get settled in that I can get back into horses again, but I can already tell that finding a place to keep a horse in the DC Metro area is challenging, so for now it's just me and my dog.
Speaking of the furball, his name is Poseidon. He ended up in rescue when he was removed from his previous home. His former "owner" decided that he wanted a mean dog, and so he decided to beat him regularly. Since a "mean" Sibe is almost unheard of, it didn't make a dent in Poseidon's temperament. He's a typical Sibe, loves everybody and everything. My boyfriend has had him nearly 7 years, but for the past year he's been basically my dog since I'm home with him all day and do the feeding, walking, and grooming. He follows me from room to room, and sits at the door and whines if I'm gone. The boyfriend is a little hurt by this since Poseidon doesn't do any of that for him. If he gives him a command Poseidon looks at me first before doing anything. He also watches me the whole time his daddy's loving on him. I've given him refresher courses on his basic obedience, taught him hand signals, and taught him some social etiquette. He's spent the past 7 years in a very rural area where he didn't see many people or dogs, so the first few months here in Va he was a little overexuberant. There's nothing more embarassing than taking your dog to PetSmart and having him howl at the top of his voice because there's a dog on the other side of the store and he must play with him! Sibes aren't exactly the easiest dogs to train; the combination of intelligence and independence can be difficult to work with, but he's done very well and I'm very proud of him.
Anyhoo, I've written a book and I do apologize about that. I'm very glad to be here!
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Anyhoo, name's Leanne and I just recently moved to northern VA (DC metro) from Michigan. My boyfriend and I have a rescued Siberian Husky that's between 9 and 11 years old now. I've loved Dobies all my life and have been around several. I've not found one yet that I've not adored. I hope to add a Dobie to our household in the next couple of years, so I've come here to read and learn and maybe even participate a little bit. When we do add a Dobe to the family, it will either be from a rescue or a responsible breeder.
A little about me:
I grew up in a show dog household, my mom showed Bichons and bred a few litters in the 70's and 80's. She's not had a dog since she had to put her last Champion down due to age in the early 90's. I'm not a little dog person, never have been, although I loved that last little dog dearly and he's the only one I remember with any great detail. Having been raised in a show dog environment, my mom raised me well in regards to what makes a good breeder. Not everybody's that lucky, and it's something I'm very grateful for.
I've spent the majority of my life up until the past few years on a 20 acre horse farm where we bred and showed Arabian horses. The horses were my life, and it's something I miss dearly. I've been assured that after we get settled in that I can get back into horses again, but I can already tell that finding a place to keep a horse in the DC Metro area is challenging, so for now it's just me and my dog.
Speaking of the furball, his name is Poseidon. He ended up in rescue when he was removed from his previous home. His former "owner" decided that he wanted a mean dog, and so he decided to beat him regularly. Since a "mean" Sibe is almost unheard of, it didn't make a dent in Poseidon's temperament. He's a typical Sibe, loves everybody and everything. My boyfriend has had him nearly 7 years, but for the past year he's been basically my dog since I'm home with him all day and do the feeding, walking, and grooming. He follows me from room to room, and sits at the door and whines if I'm gone. The boyfriend is a little hurt by this since Poseidon doesn't do any of that for him. If he gives him a command Poseidon looks at me first before doing anything. He also watches me the whole time his daddy's loving on him. I've given him refresher courses on his basic obedience, taught him hand signals, and taught him some social etiquette. He's spent the past 7 years in a very rural area where he didn't see many people or dogs, so the first few months here in Va he was a little overexuberant. There's nothing more embarassing than taking your dog to PetSmart and having him howl at the top of his voice because there's a dog on the other side of the store and he must play with him! Sibes aren't exactly the easiest dogs to train; the combination of intelligence and independence can be difficult to work with, but he's done very well and I'm very proud of him.
Anyhoo, I've written a book and I do apologize about that. I'm very glad to be here!
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Well Leanne guess what? you have found one nowLPacker79 said:Whew, it's hard as heck to find a good dobie forum! I've been searching for the past 3 days and couldn't find a single decent forum with a good format.
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Welcome to DT from me and my girls here in the U.K.
My youngest one Mischa, her breeder was a horse person and she compares the Dobe to an Arabian,and i love Siberians although i don't think i would ever have one,too much hair!!
You aren't kidding about the hair, it's insane!
From a quick grooming session a few weeks ago:
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From a quick grooming session a few weeks ago:
Welcome you will like it here. Lots of info. I love your sibe. We have a 10 yr old lab and a dobie now 9 months. I have had a dobe (one only at a time) for aprx. 25 years. A lot of people here have a lot more at one time--my hats off to them.:dancing_b
Having said that my sister has had dobies and my daughter does now. that is how I satisfy my quench for the having more than one ,they visit they go home .
Having said that my sister has had dobies and my daughter does now. that is how I satisfy my quench for the having more than one ,they visit they go home .
From one novel writer to another, welcome to DT
When I was a kid, we had a Sibe - I actually took her to 2 shows before I learned that a poorly bred Sibe from a pet shop has no place in the show ring. She was a beautiful girl though who met a very untimely death with a car. No matter how high and secure the fence, if she wanted out, she'd get out.
When I was a kid, we had a Sibe - I actually took her to 2 shows before I learned that a poorly bred Sibe from a pet shop has no place in the show ring. She was a beautiful girl though who met a very untimely death with a car. No matter how high and secure the fence, if she wanted out, she'd get out.
Welcome!!!
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