My Dobe is 8 months old. He is such a loyal, intelligent dog. We got him at 10 weeks old. He was fully house trained at 12 weeks old. He is soo good around my 8 and 6 year old kids. I would suggest if you work a lot or are out of the house a lot, that you seriously consider another breed. Jack, as well as other Dobes , are very big people dogs. They need to be around people a lot. Jack hates being left alone. When he's with us, he will not leave our sides. Actually, he prefers to sit or lay right on us. Love these dogs. Would never consider another breed.

I lost my second doberman one month ago at the age of 14. Our first dobie lived until 13. We have had two beautiful, faithful, loving dogs. They are eager to please and will guard you for life - when you least expect it! I have had 3 sons and both dogs tolerated the kids. I never left other children unsupervised around my dogs when my children were present. If other children chased after my boys our dog would get uneasy - perhaps because they felt their family member was in danger. Both dogs ate family leftovers even salad! They had shiny coats and I believe this is why. I so desperately need another doberman in my life. My husband thinks we should try another breed but I can't bring myself to do this. A doberman needs regular exercise. They like to be around people. If you work all day and are going to leave this beautiful dog alone for long periods DON'T get one. They deserve better.

My doberman fell dead tonight...within three minutes of letting her outside. I love my (Ripley) and as I sit here and cry I know when the hurts subsides I will get another one of these dogs. They are the best.

PS) Ripley was only 6-7..suspect heart attack or anurism

My Dobermann is nearly 3 years old and is an absolute joy! I have never owned a dog before so I lept right in at the deep end. I would advise it's probably best not to get a dobie if you don't have experiance with dogs. They are extremely intelligent and demand alot of social play. They love to please so obedience training 15 mins a day is recommended to keep them in check. You MUST make sure you are the alpha or they will run rings around you. Lots of exercise is an absolute must. They are gentle, loyal and very playful. I would have another dobie ANYDAY! Everybody loves my dog, he's a big bouncy baby. I love you Diesel :) XXX

If you have a decent size garden and time for a Doberman you wont find a better friend. Loyal, loving, great with kids. Need a firm hand or will rule the show, need loads of exercise.
I have had two Dobermans both lovely dogs with very different personalities both fantastic.

I writing this In memory of a Doberman that I grew up with. He passed away today. I cried allot and still miss allot and hope that I can share a little information. My father and I bought a pure bred doberman from Houston Texas in 2000 he was a show dog. His name was Duke big Dukey I called this dog was a handsome 120 pound male Doberman and was extremely timid and was only interested in play and eating and being patted and sleeping. he was spoiled and patted all the time. i guess to allot of people he was not a good dog because he did not pay much attention to humans or other dog instead himself and I love anyways. He unfortunately had a enlarged heart and stop eating and my dad put he to sleep. I miss him allot I remember I would let him sleep in my bed which was small and he took up space and woke me up. Dobermans are the best dogs they have a heart of gold only thing is my died only at 8 years old. I think pure breed dogs are very fragile and get health complications more easily than most dogs. Well i want to get another Dobey one day maybe a girl or not such a show dog. My last word is if you have a any or especially a Doberman enjoy because they may die before you know it.

Our Doberman Zak is now 3 years old we got him when he was 8 weeks. He is a fantastic playmate to the kids, infact he is like kid number 3. Very easy to train took him to socialising classes and puppy training and enjoys doing little tricks. has a tendency to pull on lead but that's only because he is excited about going out. Doesn't like the rain though but does enjoy the snow. good eater but sloppy drinker! Have a question though the last couple of months he seems to have problems getting up when having lied down for a while and occasionally seems to have problems going to sit down. Vet couldn't find anything wrong. Has anyone else experienced this?

Your dobes sound perfect my girl certainly isn't. She is 6 months old and we are all completely in love with her. However i wish she had come with a manual. She keeps us on the go 24/7, she's a thief, underwear being her favourite thing. She doesn't greet you, she levels you out. She eats anything and everything if its not pinned down. She has been the most fun we've had in years but are hoping that one day her puppy classes sink in hehe.

My boyfriend had owned Doberman before, but I was really nervous, as I never had. We got a puppy 8 weeks old and she is the most gorgeous dog now. She is almost a year old and is really well behaved.
At first I made her sleep downstairs but she cried so we let her sleep by our bed! She still sleeps there now and is no trouble (apart from when she decides she wants her belly scratched at 6am haha!)
We walk her once a day for half an hour and she has a run off lead twice a week, she is calm at home and really obedient.
I think Dobermans are THE most loving dogs.

Dobermans are loyal, easy to train from pup as long as being well treated
they are instinctively well protective good thinkers and very friendly
unless any one becomes rowdy they are settled cat chasers not killers.

lovely to watch them running and use their body language can be useful to let you no what they want over all lovely animals

Its fantastic to have a dob as your pet. Its so joyous, & playmate to kids, & a good guard dog
The only bad point is that it likes to stay indoors a lot. But it is loyal, energetic, athletic, & most obedient

I love my Boys (I have 2 male Dobermans 1 black and tan the other red rust)
they are great company, friendly with people and other dogs but very protective of me and my family which i love...living in a rough area people will think twice to take advantage

My Doberman has terrible separation anxiety, he has destroyed every door frame in my house and chewed a lot of toys, cushions and shoes whilst left alone, we have had to resort to leaving him outdoors whilst we go to work (we don't do this in bad weather - we're not that cruel). He also excessively maults - I am not sure if he has some kind of skin condition, although his coat is shiny and he looks very healthy. Apart from this he is the best dog anyone could wish for - he's great with kids, cats and other dogs.