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06-08-2009, 10:26 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bakersfield
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| Any Doberman Owners? Hi everyone. Yes, I know this is a yorkie website, but my questions are out of concern for my yorkie. I am looking in to buying a Doberman Pinscher in the future. This being a large dog with a bad reputation, I have to make sure this dog will be a good match with my yorkie before I get any further into the buying process. Does anyone own a dobie and a yorkie? If so, how do they get along? What would you say is good and bad about dobies? Are dobies always an aggressive dog, even if you don't welcome aggressiveness in a pet. My yorkie is typically an easy-going dog except when it comes to her ball and her bone. She will hover over food with dogs, but doesn't seem to get aggressive. I would only get a dobie as a baby to raise, so I would assume it would be trained by my yorkie. Also, how smart are dobies compared to yorkies? I think of my yorkie as an unbelievably smart dog and I have met my share of "not-so-smart" dogs, so I don't want to get stuck with one or a pet. Thanks in advance for your advice.
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06-09-2009, 12:36 PM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Havant UK
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| hi i don't own a dobie but my friend does hers is loud & bouncy she likes running around.Also she needs lots more walks then asmall dog I own a germensheperd plus a chihuahua & ruby they get on great its how u train them.So good luck x |
06-09-2009, 12:44 PM | #3 |
♥Tiny Tia my Furbaby♥ Donating Member | I think what would concern me most is the strength these dogs have. Just my opinion but definatly NOT a good match.
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06-09-2009, 03:22 PM | #4 |
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| My aunt has a dobie named Spencer, and him and Fiona get along just fine. You really need to just make sure if you get a bigger "aggressive" dog that you just train them the right way. Fiona seems to do better with larger dogs, than smaller ones!
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06-09-2009, 04:37 PM | #5 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CA
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| I have a very successful Dobe/Yorkie household but that does not come without rules. My Dobe was raised by Yorkies from the day he came home. They dont hesitate to put him in line, even now. There are several factors you need to take into consideration before making a decision on getting a Dobe. They are VERY different from Yorkies and need LOTS of physical exercise as well as mental exercise every day. Sometimes its a lot more than people can handle. I run a Bay Area group called Dobermans United Dobermans United and a member of the DPCNC and DPCA. Feel free to contact me offline for more info on the breed or how my clan interacts. If you do decide on a Dobe you need to make sure that you buy from a reputable breeder. Dont get me wrong, Dobes are WONDERFUL dogs and I cannot imagine my life without one (or 2) but they are not meant for everyone. |
06-09-2009, 04:44 PM | #6 | |
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I just wanted to clarify, Dobermans are NOT aggressive. They are a breed that was bred to be protective, not aggressive. Aggression is defined as an unprovoked or offensive attack, Protection is defined as a defensive measure. To say Dobermans are not protective is to say that Retrievers dont fetch and Terriers dont dig. Protection is highly revered in this breed while aggression is severely shunned. To know your dog will lay down his life for you if the situation called for it is a very moving thing. I think you will find that Dobes are pretty easy going, goofy characters, not the Resident Evil-type animals you see portrayed on TV. My Dobe works as a therapy dog for children with special needs and LOVES every minute of it and the kids love him even more!! | |
06-09-2009, 05:00 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: S. W. Suburbs of Chicago, IL
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| My sister just purchased her 3rd Doberman puppy about 3 weeks ago. Bella is from the same breeder that they purchased Star from 8 yrs ago. Both Bella and Star get along with all of mine just great. Prior to them, there was Jordan also a Doberman and she was probably the best dog EVER! I have to agree they do need a lot of exercise so be prepared to provided it. I did not have my pack when they had Jordan but my boys were small and she was always very good around them. Basically, they all grew up together. They purchased Star from a breeder is Wisconsin and she is even more laid back than Jordan was. My BIL started to look for a different breeder when they decided to add a new puppy and I told him that he should go right back to where they found Star. He tried to argue that it was a long drive I told him that to have a dog like Star and know the temperament and breeder why would you want to take a chance by changing to someone you knew nothing about. As for having a small and large dog in the same house, they also owned a Dachshund and they lived in peace together for many years. When they owned Jordan they also owned a Westie and there was never a problem between them either. Now that Westie was MEAN and was aggressive to everyone that walked into our house when I was a kid.
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06-11-2009, 08:26 PM | #8 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bakersfield
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| Thank you all Thank you all for your advice. I've always loved the look of the doberman (if you can believe it, I think there was a doberman on All Dogs Go to Heaven 1 or 2, remember that movie!). As with pit bulls and other large breeds, I've heard some bad and good things. Before I buy any dog, I do tons of research to find out if I can handle the dog. Once I buy a dog, I consider it a part of my family for its whole life, so I have to make sure its going to do fine with the rest of the family. I agree that dobermans, if trained properly, are probably great dogs and not inappropriately aggressive, but rather protective. I think as of now, my biggest concern would be the dog hurting my little Maya because of its size, not its behavior. I would also be worried how they would do, at least in the beginning, because my yorkie has a little bit of an "only child syndrome", but I think that is one of those things that she will just have to get over, haha. I'm not going to get another dog immediately, but when I get on that kick I like to research my next big move. Weird, I know, but I enjoy it.
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06-11-2009, 09:21 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: BC, Canada
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| When we have room in our family for another dog, my husband wants to get a Dobie. I too am concerned about the size more than anything. I've owned big dogs in the past, and they can most definitey be trained well, but dogs play, and chase each around and have fun! I don't think that I'd be comfortable with a dog that big playing with my Yorkie, even if it was my own. So yeah....I think that me and my husband have to have "words". He loves Missy to death though, so I know that I'll win My brother owns a female Dobie. I haven't met her, but she seems like a great dog. I'm sure that it can be done. Look at Cesar Millan's "pack". They are all sizes! I'm sure a Dobie and Yorkie could be trained to live together just fine.
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06-12-2009, 09:10 AM | #10 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CA
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| Size is always an issue. All it takes is one wrong step and it could result in a broken leg or worse. My dogs get along amazingly well but I do not allow them to run together. When my Dobe is running all he is concerned about is the ball or frisbee and has no concept of who or what is in the way. The Yorkies would LOVE to chase him but for their safety they are not allowed to. When we go to the park my Dobe is allowed off leash first to run and play, and the Yorkies are held in my arms. After he is tired and back on the leash its the Yorkies turn to run a muck. At home my 3 play but the Dobe knows not to rough-house so he lays down and plays with them that way. Additionally, my Dobe was taught as a very young pup that there is absolutely no resource guarding tolerated. I feed them together and he totally desensitized to the Yorkies periodically stealing kibble from his dish. I recently heard that a very reputable Dobe breeder here CA refused to sell a puppy to a family that had a Yorkie out of fear for the Yorkie lol. There are a lot of common sense rules that one needs to have in order for your house to function successfully with any large breed-small breed combination. |
06-12-2009, 09:54 AM | #11 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Smyrna, Tn
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| I have a dobie and 2 yorkies. My dobie, Roxie is very good with my little ones she is very gentle and also lays down when playing with them. I think Roxie believes that Mia and Max are her babies.
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06-12-2009, 10:17 AM | #12 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Delaware
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| what a cute picture!!!!!!
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06-12-2009, 10:28 AM | #13 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | I got my Pekingese (Ernie) who is about 14 lbs then we got a Dogue de Bordeaux (French Mastiff) who was over 130 lbs at times...anyway, getting the small dog first was key because he was totally the boss and the Mastiff grew up following the little one...my guess is that if raised with your Yorkie I really don't see it being a problem...if you had the bigger dog first I might be concerned but doing it this way I think it may work...
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06-12-2009, 11:14 AM | #14 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada
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| I have 2 doberman Pinscher and 5 Yorkies . The yorkies are causing more troubles than the Dobies . |
06-12-2009, 11:24 AM | #15 |
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