Why, why would I do this??? Get a puppy??? When I already complain about no time!
But I've been looking for a doberman puppy for a while now... my son has wanted a "big" dog for a while.... The Bald Man was indifferent at first and now he's CRAZY about this dog! (he missed having a "mans dog!" I guess my 4lb baby 2-pac didn't quite fit that bill) ............and here she is.... meet
Dixieland Sugar Delight... we couldn't decide between Dixie and Sugar... so thats her AKC name.. but we call her Dixie.... my son thought Sugar (my choice) was to 'sweet' to name a doberman!
All the way to VA and back Monday to pick her up! Its hard to find a good doberman breeder... I mean really hard! Especially since I didn't want a breeder who did conformation.
And I had really specific needs for this puppy... I wanted a girl because of the male dominance 'issues' dobes sometimes have with other males (not good for Pac!) , I wanted her young! so she could grow up with 2-pac and not want to eat him.... had to be a Doberman! nothing else would do.... And she had to be AKC so I can participate in Obedience and maybe agility AKC trails with her.
She's 8 weeks old! and a darling handful!!! I had dobes a while back (back longer than I care to share with you!!!) and they were so fun! Very protective and loving... Even though they were big babies everyone was so scared of them! Which is really a plus, when "salesmen "come to the door, when I'm out walking the dogs alone... I mean NO ONE is scared of a toy poodle... even though he's really the mean one!
2-pac was not happy about her at first but he's learning that she's fun to play with since she has ALMOST as much energy as him.
Just adorable....
Its a long road with a new pup... training, house breaking, lots of play, more training and more training! Add ear crop drama on to that... whew!
But its SO worth it!
But I've been looking for a doberman puppy for a while now... my son has wanted a "big" dog for a while.... The Bald Man was indifferent at first and now he's CRAZY about this dog! (he missed having a "mans dog!" I guess my 4lb baby 2-pac didn't quite fit that bill) ............and here she is.... meet
Dixieland Sugar Delight... we couldn't decide between Dixie and Sugar... so thats her AKC name.. but we call her Dixie.... my son thought Sugar (my choice) was to 'sweet' to name a doberman!
All the way to VA and back Monday to pick her up! Its hard to find a good doberman breeder... I mean really hard! Especially since I didn't want a breeder who did conformation.And I had really specific needs for this puppy... I wanted a girl because of the male dominance 'issues' dobes sometimes have with other males (not good for Pac!) , I wanted her young! so she could grow up with 2-pac and not want to eat him.... had to be a Doberman! nothing else would do.... And she had to be AKC so I can participate in Obedience and maybe agility AKC trails with her.
She's 8 weeks old! and a darling handful!!! I had dobes a while back (back longer than I care to share with you!!!) and they were so fun! Very protective and loving... Even though they were big babies everyone was so scared of them! Which is really a plus, when "salesmen "come to the door, when I'm out walking the dogs alone... I mean NO ONE is scared of a toy poodle... even though he's really the mean one!
2-pac was not happy about her at first but he's learning that she's fun to play with since she has ALMOST as much energy as him.
Just adorable....
Its a long road with a new pup... training, house breaking, lots of play, more training and more training! Add ear crop drama on to that... whew!
But its SO worth it!I'm off to make a new dog bed and puppy toys....... they just LOVE toys made of fleece and stuffed with plastic bags!