DOBERMANS ARE SMART!

[hotfuzz1995]

I'm getting 1 after Xmas I hope there gd dogs to have with a family!! And easy 2 train :)

[rad3938]

@hotfuzz1995 They are unbelievably easy to train because they are so smart and if raised with a loving family that is willing to give them the time and attention they deserve, you will never find a more loving or loyal family companion. Get your pup from a good breeder where you can meet the parents. If the parents of the puppy have the disposition you are looking for AND you do your part, you've got a great friend.

[nevershoutneverparam]

thatsss...... not a duck

[sancak099]

doberman educate the owner:)

[nirawilliams24]

My 3 year old male is very sweet and gentle. I can take bones from him, dig in his food bowl etc. They are amazing dogs! Shes a sweetheart

[HammerFist1970]

I have a 2 year old female Dobey that I'm trying to breed, but she keeps spurning my advances.

[kilroywashere123]

What a pretty girl :-)

[WhoUWit1000]

wheres the smart part

[TheCopperchopper]

I had a 125 pound male named Buddy. He was aggresive to other animals, i would find dead animals in the yard all the time, 2 opossums, a box turtle, Rats. frogs, even birds a couple of times. He couldnt bite through the turtle so he was throwing it up in the air letting it hit the cement trying to crack it open. But with people he was a sweetheart, i could put my hands in his food bowl, take a bone from his mouth with no problem. Dobies make great pets they just need plenty excersise.

[VintageMenace]

THAT THING GUNNU BITE UR HAND OFF

[ozmorphus]

I want a dobie so bad!

[MDthornton83]

What a smart doberman!

[ROTTYLUV4ME]

SO YOU TRAIN BY USING THERE FEAR. RIIGHT, LIKE I SAID YOUR NO TRAINER.

[tutman2006]

Ok, use a shock collar than.

[tutman2006]

My female is very snuggly.

never had a male yet. 

[jozeaphe]

@tutman2006 Well this one in the video is a female too.

[xzdollfacexz]

@tutman2006 A female is next on my list. I read they were more aloof with the 'i'm too cool for you' attitude lol. My boy is soooooooooooooo cuddly and snuggly, my god. Sometimes I wake up in he morning with him totally conked out, a paw draped over me and his head buried in my neck, snoring and sometimes drooling. Yuck! He is definitely the biggest cuddlebug I've ever seen in a dog!

[dobermandan]

Beautiful girl you have there. I have a 13 year old male. Best dog I've ever owned and most loyal friend I've ever had.And still in great shape. Runs and plays every day. I keep thinking the next one I'll get will be a female. Quick questions: Do you find the females to be more "snuggly" and affectionate than the males?

[LaFossethaBosS]

That dogs is going to kill you in your sleep one night.

[brian16676]

my duky!!!!!!!!!!! rar!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tutman2006]

:0) Well the female dobies are about 85lbs full grown.  the males can be 100lbs.

so just get a female dobie. They are very active so make sure they can get plenty of excersize.

[MurderMetal69]

@tutman2006

my female dobe is 1,5 years old but shes very slim still maybe 60 pounds at tops

[AnimeJunki16]

@tutman2006 mines only 60 lbs

[LittoBUbbo]

I really want a doberman.. but if it were to walk next to me it'd be huge compared to me x..x

[tedtug]

beautiful and smart!

[Laurelnews08]

I play tug of war all the time with my Dobie, and it does not make her aggressive toward her toys. She knows the difference between just playing and challenging her for real. Dogs are much smarter than they are given credit for.

[ciciucha1]

good dog

[ciciucha1]

good dog:)

[evilmcbk]

very nice dog u got i like these type of dogs they can be trained easy if you no how to and they make good gaurd dogs

[kjkheather1]

My Izzy loves tug of war as well, what a cutie pie!

[kjkheather1]

My Izzy loves tug of war as well, pretty pup!

[tutman2006]

Well I have had Ruby the doberman for 3 years now and she hasn't learned any aggressiveness towards toys from playing with here like this.

I can put my hands in her food dish and take bones and toys away with no resistance. I'm the master and she knows when to back off.

as long as that is established you will be okay.

I have years of experince in training dogs so I'm good. for the newbee who doesn't have experience with dogs, I would then agree with you.

[wenrenae]

You shouldn't try play tug of war with his toys, it's teaching him to protect his things. When you give a doberman a toy, it becomes HIS. When you try to take it, you are challenging him. You need to do a little training.

[DhabyaniVIP]

`Dude I just wanna ask you a lil question please! First of all, GREAT DOBERMAN! BEAUTIFUL! :)

Now the question, do they bite when playing? and does it hurt? :P

My question may sound stupid but my german shepherd puppy bites while playing and it freakin hurts!

[tutman2006]

Well your shepherd shouldn't be biting. The puppy doesn't know better and they just get real excited and might not realize that they are biting.

The best thing to do is to correct the bad behavior by using a command other than no. Use a command like "NO BITE!"

The command NO can be used but they can get confused if you use NO for every correcting of bad behavior.

[tutman2006]

Its simple logic. Positive rewards for good behavior, and negative response for unwanted behavior. Never hit your dog with your hand. Use a newspaper or magazine for discipline. That way the dog won’t be afraid of your hand, just the noise/whap of a harmless roll of paper. 

[zaklukebillkate]

@tutman2006

You don't hit a dog with newspaper/magazine either. That's way out of fashion. You don't hit ever. :-)

[ROTTYLUV4ME]

@tutman2006

YOUR NOT A DOG TRAINER WHY ARE YOU BULLSHITING ? A TRAINER WOULD NEVER TELL SOMEONE TO USE A ROLLED UP NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE.

[cochina12]

@ROTTYLUV4ME The newspaper doesnt hurt them. They just dont like the noise. OMG! People I believe in animal rights but sometimes people take it too far.

[Mayorsquad]

@tutman2006 I'm currently having a hard time trying to teach my 17 week old red dobie to know when not to bite..or what not to bite. someone told me to give her a tap on the nose but that only makes her more aggressive. I've started using a newspaper and it's worked a lot better.

[xzdollfacexz]

@DhabyaniVIP Course not! But you have to nip the bad behavior in the bud when they're young as these dogs are powerful. My bf allowed my dog as a puppy to jump all over him and he reinforced that with laughter and general playfulness, well, that doesn't fly with me -- so he learned to be a gentleman around me, but to treat my bf like a chew toy. I told him, it's your fault. Shouldn't have done that. Now he's working with him to stop... haha, hate to say I told you so!

[kittikitteh]

I must say.. I LOVE watching you play with her! Pure fun :) Makes me miss my baby.

[tutman2006]

OH that is great!! Take lots of pictures and videos of your puppy. I didn't take enough when she was a pup and wish I had more to watch of the little fur ball.

[BexFlynn]

She is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! We go to see our Dobie pup for the first time tomorrow and I'm so excited I could burst! She'll be the first dobe we've ever had in our lives and I can't wait for the craziness to begin! We've waited forever and a day for this moment.

[Jennyfisch]

I was a dogsitter for a doberman once, and ever since this is the breed I want one day. They are so sweet and have such expressive faces.

[37Amtoads]

your dobe is beautiful! this breed is way better than rottweilers!

[S73veMcQu33n]

hi, I'm from Poland but live since 22 years in Germany and also had a Doberman. I must say that my "Maggy" showed EXACTLY the same behaviour like your "Ruby". I notice that this behaviour is race-bound. Dobermans are amazing dogs and I will buy a new one in the near future. My Maggy suddenly died from one day to another on 20.08.2007 from a burst ulcer on the liver. At this time I lost my one and only friend. Its nice to see that other people have fun with these amazing breed dogs. Take care :)

[tutman2006]

That is so sad about your Maggy! I will be heart broken when my ruby goes. She snuggles and sleeps with us in bed every night. Its getting colder here in USA Michigan, so ruby likes keeping warm with us.

Best dogs ever. I will always have a doberman in my life for as long as I live.

[HieclexsXiii]

i love this breed. i hate it when people say dogs like dobermans are agressive. their not, it's just the way you bring them up

[boysenberry8]

Haha , what a beautiful girl - plays like my dobie Eva - even at 11 she Loves to play like a puppy!

[tutman2006]

A pure breed dog is breed by specific guide lines of the American kennel group. Basically only show quality type dogs are the ones who get breeded. The qualities of show dogs are passed from one puppy to another. Kinda like if a dog has any medical or physical deformities you would not want that passes on so you don't.

So you don’t breed a dog with bad qualities that one would not want. I.e. dieses, miss match colors or physical issues.But inbreeding is breeding sister and brother.

[Drjanetta]

They love to play ruff.....the only creature that has' turned' on me is my tiny 7.5 yorkie........LOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!­! Dobies are giant Teddy bears........

[empty52595]

I lover my doberman. She's playful like this.

[tutman2006]

thank you... She hasn't turned on me. I haven't heard of any dobermans doing that. The dogs that turn on you are inbreed dogs. get a pure breed and you are safe.

its just like if brother and sister had childern.. they will be retarted.. the same for dogs.

so go pure breed and you are good!!

[CeldhanMiranda]

@tutman2006 Whats a inbreed dog and whats a pure breed?

[nikkiraquelle]

Aww your dog is gorgeous. i've always wanted a doberman but my husband is worried it will turn mean on me :[ so i cant have one.

[doctaheyhey1]

i got a dov she still is a puppy she still has tap on her ears she is cute and funny

[bree749]

i also love the dobbies and they r adorable. i have one of my own and she is horribly crazy in a good way.they r easy to train but hard to walk they get crazy when they see another dog. mines lovesdogs and never i aggressive. btw yours is cute

[tea4al]

I love dobermans! My sister and I want to get one (one for each one because I read in a online article that sometimes to wear out a doberman is to get another doberman to play with it XD)

How would you train the doberman so that is is not aggressive or bark or jump at the guests I invite home?

You're doberman is so adorable btw adn i love how when you say he's cheating cuz he got his mouth on it, he moves his mouth just a tiny bit away haha. smart dog. sneaky too :D

[tutman2006]

best way to train a doberman to not be aggressive is to socialize the dog with other people and other animals.

let others pet the dog and bring over other dogs to play with your doberman. This is just a basic rule of thumb for all dogs.

to make a dog mean you do just the opposite. to make them mean you don't let anyone touch the dog and never lets other animals play with your dog. that makes them mean, or i should say aggressive/protective.

[nc98m3]

As an owner of 2 dobermans, you REALLY, REALLY need to do TONS of research on the breed before you acquire one

[nc98m3]

. They are amazing dogs, and i'll never own another breed, but you will be WAY, WAY over your head unless you know a serious amount about the breed. They require at LEAST 30min of activity (physical AND mental) or they could do a lot of damage to your property because of bordem. They are a breed with a LOT of health problems, and can cost you thousands of dollars (ask me how I know).

[nc98m3]

. LAST OF ALL: RESCUE ONE!!! There are TONS of doberman rescues in the country, prob one in your state. A rescue doby will bring so much more joy, and be more thankful. All of my dobys have been rescues.

[tea4al]

Thank you so much for your advice! Did your doberman warm up to you when you first adopted it? i'm afraid to adopt sometimes because I'm afraid of it not liking me or something I do causes a hidden response thats not very good (say...biting?).

I will try the adoption center (there is one specific for Dobermans in Georgia but they do have strict rules but I'm guessing thats because they really want the Dobermans to get into good homes :D)

[mz244]

I adopted my doberman about 4 months now and she warmed up to me. Now she is my shadow and cuddle buddy. I love her so much. I thought the same things as you. if the do will like me or not or will have aggression. Rescues know the dog more then adoption centers because they are in foster homes. Highly recommend adopting an older doberman. Puppies are to much time and money! Older ones are house trained and sometimes already know a few tricks to impress your friends =)

[tea4al]

I have a question if you don't mind me asking haha.

This may be a stupid question but I'm just curious and my mom is really paranoid about this (cuz asian mom wants house clean lol)

Do Dobermans have a ...doggy smell? like I'm sure that happens after you bathe them but according to my mom even if you bathe them, the house and furniture will smell like dog. Do they exhibit less doggy smell since they're short hair and don't shed alot?

[starvingworksxx]

my cousin has 2, and her house had the doggy smell lol

[linkinfan12]

@nc98m3 I rather have a bred doberman with a complete history of superiority and health.

[Dodgemistress]

@tea4al . My dobermann passed away October 2009 sadly at the age of only 7. But he was very calm and friendly. Although outside he didn't pay attention to any humans, he was just focused on me. And when it came to other dogs, he didn't get along with other males but with females he was so kind. Figures huh hehe. But to be honest, dobermanns are very dominant so I believe it's difficult to get two males to go along, maybe if one of them are submissive.

[Dodgemistress]

@Dodgemistress But either way, he was very friendly with people inside, he would always sit in their lap or stand next to them and make them pet him haha. Dobermanns are actually sweet by nature but I will say this also, they are very protective as well as loyal. So if anyone would be a threat towards you they wouldn't doubt protecting you. I loved that with my dog, but he was the sweetest dog ever.

[Dodgemistress]

@Dodgemistress also, what's good and what made our dog so good were RULES. As well as excersize. We walked him 5-6 times a day, 1-2 hours in the forest every day. And we also about once a week went to the forest and we had his favorite toy and I walked out like about 6 miles into the forest and put it there went back, waited for like 2 hours and then he had to find it. He was very good at that and it was good mental stimulation. So keep that in mind, doing excersizes that challenge them mentally

[BKkillaz]

1:44 if she would have let the toy go it would have shattered the glass door lol wish i had one though seems like a good friend to have

[tutman2006]

yeah she will wip the toys around. funny they land on top of the TV stand sometimes.

great dogs.. just have to have the time to spend with them/training time. I got laid off at the time so I had plenty of time to work with her and get her to listen.

the news paper is all you need to get there attention.

[BKkillaz]

no job here also so i have the time just not the funds lol

[DanaLaguna]

So beautiful doggy!!! :))) Great video! It was a real pleasure to watch it! I had doberman too. Unfortunatelly, he had cancer and died last year :'(( I miss him so much! Your dog is very cute!! I love the way she plays with the toy! It reminds me how we played wit my doberman. Have you noticed, that all dobermans have very similar ongoings? :))

[tutman2006]

thats sooo sad. i would be devastated if and when Ruby the doobie dies.

[DanaLaguna]

Yeah... I see my dober Jard very often in my sleep, like today for example.. I was going to take doberman again, but now I can't afford having a dog 'cause I've lost my job recently :(

Ruby is really amasing! Graceful, dexterous and very smart :)))

[tutman2006]

damn that suxs you lost your job. go rescue a poor pup from the humain society.

I was just there and they have lots of gental beatuful dogs that need loving homes.

then when you have more money go get a doberman again

[DanaLaguna]

Thanks for your kind words! :) I'm definitely gonna do it - take a dog from dogs' hospice one day. You are right, there are many dogs who wait for loving proprietor

[sherissethompson]

cute lol

[tutman2006]

Hello, I live in Michigan. Got her from up north michigan. It was a mom and pop type breeder that went out of business.

great dogs. very athletic. they need good excersize or they can be a pain by wanting attention all the time. smart dogs and good watch dogs too. they are loveable pets for all ages.

[abcgrngbdhndsjkgndi]

thats a cool dog i really want a doberman

can u please tell me where u got it

[GameAgent9]

i see you like dogs i hope you will not leave him on street becose lot of people leave there pets on street and i dont like that Thx for sharing =)

[tutman2006]

This doberman is my baby. I don't leave the dog out of view. I have a fenced in yard and I don't live on a busy street eather. This dog means the world to me. I have put tons of time intot this dog so she listens and obeys well. to obey is for her own safety as well.

[tutman2006]

she its the best. since i'm laid off i get to spend lots of time with my buddy!!!

[ellilolo1]

she is AWESOME ... nice video thanx for sharin

[orangebabe360]

My dobe's name is Ruby also, except she's red. Haha.

[tommyrocketship]

great video.,, i have a doberman around the same age from kimbertal in pa and he looks just like ruby. Where did you get Ruby?

[tutman2006]

i got here from some people in Gaylord michigan. they went out of business though and moved somewhere. :0)

[HammandClov]

I was laughing the whole way. Excellent video. I hate it when they "cheat" too. LOL.

[carlheanerd]

You dog is so attentive and cut! I see she suffers from "Dobie Can't Catch" syndrome, LOL. How old is she?

[tutman2006]

Thank you. She is 1.5 yrs old. don't forget to give me a high star score. :0)

[xDobermannx]

Yeah, I hear ya, there's a lot of good dogs out there that need homes no matter what breed. My sister rescued a jack russel just last year.

[xDobermannx]

Nice, her ears look good too man.

[tutman2006]

thanks! dobermans are the best. but for my second dog, i'm going to rescue a puppy

[xDobermannx]

She looks real good bro. How much does she weigh, she looks pretty big.

[tutman2006]

She weighs in at 77 lbs. just weighed her

[tutman2006]

:0)