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06-20-2010, 03:00 PM
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I have the best of both worlds- a ridgeback doberman!
   If you know you love dobermans, why not just get a doberman? LOL Hans is my first doberman and I am hooked! |
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06-20-2010, 06:40 PM
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^^^^^^^^^^^ cool, you got a ridge/dobie? Thats not the same dog in all pics is it?
Ya, I may just stick with the doberman... |
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06-20-2010, 08:39 PM
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^^^^^^^^^^^ cool, you got a ridge/dobie? Thats not the same dog in all pics is it? |
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06-20-2010, 09:28 PM
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well i dont have a RR but i have met a few i have met some good ones and not so good ones i think the trick will be it has to have a outlet for all that energy and if it does not get that it will become frustrated and possibly aggressive if those outlets are not given and yeah it needs a firm but fair owner who can train it
Ashley |
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06-20-2010, 10:06 PM
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Yes, it's the same dog in all the pics, just different ages. The first pic was from when he was only 9 weeks old. Hans is a purebred doberman but he has that huge cowlick on his neck. Both of his grandfathers has cowlicks on thier necks, but Hans' is much bigger. Doberman is the breed for me now! I actually want a red like yours.. male. I notice in USA you can get a papered one for under 1000.00 form what i see a lot. Here in Canada, its seems 1200 is about average.. without ear crop. I may actually do a thread on that, would be helpful for me.. |
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06-20-2010, 10:31 PM
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Dobes can be really same sex aggressive so be sure you get one of the opposite sex than what you've got. Great dogs though, why not go with that if thats what you've been wanting? Hell of a lot easier to get your hands on than a good Rhodesian Ridgeback because there are more good breeders to choose from. Either way I wouldn't dive into the first dog/pup you can find in the space of a month.
 I'd wait for the right fit.Rhodies are smarter than you'd like  , stubborn as hell (I wish I had a pic of Chicago's shitty stubborn face that he gives when he doesn't want to do something, I've never seen anything quite like it ), loyal as hell (and you will be very, very safe from any threats to your person or property!), snuggle whores to the extreme, and require a ton of exercise. Most of them are usually very DA to dogs outside their own "pack". They do great with the family and their own accepted "pack" of dog friends/family though. If you're willing to run them 3-10 miles a day and give them a real job they are freaking amazing dogs. However, I do not think they are suited at all to the average pet home. At the very least they require lifelong obedience training and tons of running. They aren't small either. My friend's dog Chicago is a runty one and he's 60lbs. I believe the breed standard is 60-90lbs. They are lean and compact, but those bones and muscles are heavy!Hmmm well I don't have any of the ones of Chicago sitting on me in my photobucket, but here's one of me using Lynley for a pillow. He is the absolute best pillow on the planet! 
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06-20-2010, 11:56 PM
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I've met (and allowed my dog to play with) 3 Rhodesian Ridgebacks and I've met quite a few Dobermans in my life. The 3 RR's that I have met have all been great dogs; really high energy and really smart but also really well socialized and not particularly aloof. They're weren't all lovey-dovey affectionate to people other than their owners but they all heeded commands that came from people other than their owners. All three are owned by really experienced dog owners and I have no doubt that has a lot to do with why I'm really impressed by the breed.
Of all the Dobermans I have met in my life, there have been two that I liked that I thought were really cool. The rest of them were nervy as hell and made me really uncomfortable. One family friend had two dobies as guard dogs and I hated going to their house when I was a little kid because the dogs would come out barking and snarling as we got out of the car and would continue raising hell until we got inside the house. One time I got "stuck" between the car and the house and the female would not let me approach the house. I was about 8 years old at the time and started to cry and screamed for my "uncle" to help me. The one good thing those two dobies taught me back then was to never try to outrun a dog – because you can't. I can laugh about it now but I was pretty traumatized by it for several years.To the OP, why not make a list of the things that you want from a dog and then look for a breed that matches those criteria? When my BF and I first started looking in shelters for dogs to adopt, we both had various breeds in mind that we liked for various reasons. One of the breeds I really wanted, Queensland Heeler, turned out to possess all the qualities I didn't want in a dog I know this won't help you since you are in Ontario but when I wrote down the list of criteria of what I wanted in a dog, it turned out that pit bulls actually fit the bill quite well. We wanted an extremely people friendly dog (since we live in a city and have nieces & nephews of varying ages); an active dog that we can take hiking and camping; shorthaired and easy to groom; zero protective tendencies and isn't a bond-with-one-owner-only dog. There are lots of different breeds of dogs I think are really beautiful and love the look of but after researching general breed characteristics, most of the dogs I really like (in terms of looks) can be really difficult to own. I wouldn't categorize pit bulls as easy to own either – committing to managing them to known breed tendencies is a MUST but I think almost every breed comes with "issues" in that sense. IMO, it's better in the long run to be realistic about what things you want and can handle before thinking about what specific breed. |
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06-21-2010, 11:32 PM
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my uncle has a RR, like most people are saying he is a good dog, massive but he is also getting a bit grouchy in his old age... although i havent seen him move around much the last few months before I got mighty and everyone was worried about how he would handle another dog there(they had 4 at that time) and he was actually playing really well with mighty....it helps that mighty goes into a play bow almost instantly when he comes around other dogs
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06-22-2010, 06:42 PM
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Cool, thanks for all the info... yes, I do know a lot of this as I have researched both. I have even talked to a guy straight from Thailand, he is actually like some important creator of the breed of something.. whatever.. My sisters friends actually have a Thai and im interested to meet it. He did NOT have any part in creating the Thai Ridgeback, which is one of the oldest breeds in the world. He has, however, created a fad color within the breed - which has actually taken a breed that was once not known for having any health problems to a breed where a certain color is known very well for having skin issues.... He has taken the 'Prince of Thailand' and turned it into his little cash cow. |
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06-22-2010, 06:54 PM
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I'm just going to tell you right now.... what EVER your choice may be, DO NOT purchase a Thai Ridgeback from Sterling. Do some looking online, and you will see that he is the worst of the worse when it comes to all things bad about dog breeders. |
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