TurboK9
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Thanks Turbo....I am not stuck on a breed so I was willing to listen to others. Of course there babies are the best, except for mine.Things I would be doing for sure would be SOCIALIZATION to the max. Then work on the basics for training. I am not a BIG dog person which is why I have poms. Most I have known are under socialized and don't have basic manners IE get out of the way. I can live with a BIG dog if they are trained, but they aren't spoiled brats like the poms. I should NOT allow them to get away with things either, but the melt me. My poms could use some
now and then. I guess my next show I will spend the day looking and talking to breeders. Maybe just maybe if needed we will have a fun loving larger dog in our future. Hey maybe the hubby can pick this time.....
All I know is I could tout the benefits of the Dobermann all day, but they work for me because they fit my personality, my style. My wife calls me the Dobe whisperer
. I haven't met a person yet that can do with them what I can :toothorn: and I've been around a lot of Dobe people... But I'm just average with other doggies.
I trained a few dogs for a breeder friend a few years back, for instance. She was an accomplished handler. But she couldn't get them to perform like they did for me. :shrug: Give her a GSD and lookout. I remember the first time she trialed Eric (the same eric as in the one vid) and he blew it for her.. kept wandering off to eat the 'bait' hotdogs off the ground, or standing around looking at the spectators (she swears he was looking for me
). He never did that crap with me, from day one that dog was staring at me looking for direction. 
Point is, a perfect dog for me, or Inmarsh, or anyone could very well be a crap dog for you. :shrug: Your personality, your tone, how you communicate with your voice and body, has to mesh with the dog. That's your doggy style
. Each breed does have it's tendencies, but if those don't mesh with you, it doesn't matter how they mesh with your 'advisers'.
but 
it tickled me.
Musta been... 
... I have boxers, who play well, and very gentle with my mothers pom... as does my sisters dogs..which are Aussies, Catahoulas, AND Border Collies... only difference is the preference... I love my boxers and their personality... and I get those nasty turkey buzzards too in my backyard...YUCK...I recommend of course a boxer, not a herding dog...personal preference only. They are the clowns of the dog world and I would not have anything else... Like I said, everyone thinks they have the best 
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when I see "she has puppies" because it comes across as marketing. 
