[RedFawnRising]

I realize this. I was planning on waiting until next summer. I would never bring a puppy home during a Maine winter.....house training would prove to be very difficult! However, it is never too early to begin researching breeders in the area. I'm sure the more time I spend researching will result in a better match for my family. I appreciate your concerns.

You certainly are under no obligation to answer this, but--do you plan on neutering your six month male at some point?

Since you purchased him from a less-than-stellar breeder, did you receive full registration, or limited?

Are you aware of the potential for same-sex aggression in this breed? Just wondering if you plan on adding a female or male Doberman, as you search.

 

[RedFawnRising]

RedFawn, I can't help but notice the hostile undertones in most of your posts. Is there a reason for this? Have you had a bad experience you would be willing to share with me? I have done a significant amount of research on the doberman breed and feel competent in answering any questions that may come my way. To answer your question, I do not plan on neutering Jaxon. I also have a 16 yr old male miniature daschund (Nugget), a 7 yr. old male black lab(Rastus), and a 2 yr. old female black lab(Lupin), none of whom, except for the female, have been neutered. I do plan on getting another male doberman. All my dogs are raised in a loving and caring environment, and are well socialized and trained. I firmly believe that genetics only goes so far. It is the quality of the dogs life that will ultimately determine its demeanor.

Take care, on message boards, not to "invent" hostility, where none is intended.

Many experienced Doberman (or any breed) people have spent a great number of years answering the same questions over and over, and watching the same potentially-disastrous scenarios unfold.

At some point, brevity and clarity win the day--no need to interpret that as hostility.

 

[RedFawnRising]

I will say that granted, I may be new to the doberman breed, and may have under estimated there dominant nature, I have raised numerous other male breeds at my home and they have all gotten along great! For example, my Labrador, Rastus and my late Samoyed, Mac, were the best of friends. That being said, I have listened to what everyone on this thread has said and will not test fate with the the doberman breed. But to say this is true with all dog breeds is just not true.

Huh? Who said *anything* was true across all dog breeds?

I hesitate to mention this, because everyone always thinks they are the exception, and the high-risk won't fall poorly upon their own experience, but I am one of the members here who has successfully, and non-stressfully, kept multiple males, with *one* of the males being a Doberman.

There are quite a few reasons why I managed this successfully, but those things don't apply often to the general, average pet owner--plus I have also had certain male Dobermans who I would NOT have tried to make live with other males--a lot does depend on genetics, no matter how you raise them.

Since you brought it up, I do have four dogs, currently, three spayed bitches and a neutered dog. Were it not for a lot of separate attention, training, and exercise, I'd have spats, even so.

My bitches have earned the name, and my male is a bully breed cross, and while totally manageable, thru training, around other males, he will NEVER be a dog park sort of dog, nor a dog I can just let casually interact with other males.