Fritz
08-23-2009, 04:53 PM
Hello good folks.
I just adopted my first Dobie today.
I have never owned a Dobie before, but have had Rotties for decades.
A few weeks ago, 2 of my elderly Rotties crossed the Bridge together at ages 13 and 14.
They were a devoted loving pair, but left behind a 9 year old Rottie girl, Luger, that was in deep grief, as she had never been an only dog before.
We tried everything, extra walks, car rides with vanilla ice cream as a special treat... but she still moped.
I searched all the rescues close by but couldn't seem to find a Rottie that fit.
Then I found a wonderful one year old purebred male Dobie on Craigslist to adopt.
He is GORGEOUS, has his ears and tail done, and is a seriously beautiful young boy.
Very gentle, he submitted to Luger instantly.
He had been living with 2 other dogs, an old deaf Boxer girl, and a little Boston Terrier that was alpha.
They also had a 2 and 5 year old non-dog kids, so he is fine with kids.
But between 3 dogs, and 2 little kids, and his mom having to go back to work full time, he was spending a lot of time in the back yard or crated.
He slept indoors at night, in a crate, but in their laundry room, poor boy.
He used to cuddle up to the old Boxer girl, and he is doing the same with Luger.
He now is adjusting to living indoors full time.
We got him a brand new huge crate, but he hasn’t gone in there yet.
Luger is not bothered in the slightest having him in her space, although we introduced them on neutral ground in the house museum yard across the street.
He is starting to settle in, and I have even gotten a few kisses and wags.
No camera yet, but he is textbook perfect for a Dobie.
He has the Look that will deter almost anyone thinking of doing evil around here.
I mean, he looks *scary*, but he is a creampuff.
I think this is going to work out.
He is a hot dog bite slut, we just found out.
Now that we know what he likes, it will go easy.
Just gotta stock up on packs of cheap hot dogs now.
He has remarkably gentle manners when taking bites too, *very* gently takes it from your fingers, and he doesn’t crowd Luger, the way we were accustomed to when giving bites to the Rottie Pack. Nice manners on this youngster.
Not one sign of any aggression from him yet, only a couple of soft whines, but his parents said he will bark at strange things when he settles in. Good.
He keeps going to the back door, and I have taken him out repeatedly, but poor boy, he thinks he is supposed to *live* back there.
We are assuring him that he can live inside, and that our dogs don’t live out there, only *wild* animals live out in the nasty heat with all the bugs.
At our house, that is just the Potty Place of course.
He is more high strung than the Rotts, jumps when an outside AC unit goes on and such, but everything is new to him, and he *is* still a baby, (although HUGE).
Has more to go to grow into his feet too, but he is VERY tall, and proportioned nicely.
He has had basic obedience class too, so he knows Sit, Down and Stay.
Pulls a bit on leash, but we can work on this.
He and Luger are so pretty when they walk together on leashes.
She has perked up a lot, she was lonely!
I was hoping a good dog in need of a forever home would find us, and I think one has.
I look forward to asking questions from you experienced Dobie owners should anything come up, and I love your board.
Thanks!
Fritz the Dog, and his new human
I just adopted my first Dobie today.
I have never owned a Dobie before, but have had Rotties for decades.
A few weeks ago, 2 of my elderly Rotties crossed the Bridge together at ages 13 and 14.
They were a devoted loving pair, but left behind a 9 year old Rottie girl, Luger, that was in deep grief, as she had never been an only dog before.
We tried everything, extra walks, car rides with vanilla ice cream as a special treat... but she still moped.
I searched all the rescues close by but couldn't seem to find a Rottie that fit.
Then I found a wonderful one year old purebred male Dobie on Craigslist to adopt.
He is GORGEOUS, has his ears and tail done, and is a seriously beautiful young boy.
Very gentle, he submitted to Luger instantly.
He had been living with 2 other dogs, an old deaf Boxer girl, and a little Boston Terrier that was alpha.
They also had a 2 and 5 year old non-dog kids, so he is fine with kids.
But between 3 dogs, and 2 little kids, and his mom having to go back to work full time, he was spending a lot of time in the back yard or crated.
He slept indoors at night, in a crate, but in their laundry room, poor boy.
He used to cuddle up to the old Boxer girl, and he is doing the same with Luger.
He now is adjusting to living indoors full time.
We got him a brand new huge crate, but he hasn’t gone in there yet.
Luger is not bothered in the slightest having him in her space, although we introduced them on neutral ground in the house museum yard across the street.
He is starting to settle in, and I have even gotten a few kisses and wags.
No camera yet, but he is textbook perfect for a Dobie.
He has the Look that will deter almost anyone thinking of doing evil around here.
I mean, he looks *scary*, but he is a creampuff.
I think this is going to work out.
He is a hot dog bite slut, we just found out.
Now that we know what he likes, it will go easy.
Just gotta stock up on packs of cheap hot dogs now.
He has remarkably gentle manners when taking bites too, *very* gently takes it from your fingers, and he doesn’t crowd Luger, the way we were accustomed to when giving bites to the Rottie Pack. Nice manners on this youngster.
Not one sign of any aggression from him yet, only a couple of soft whines, but his parents said he will bark at strange things when he settles in. Good.
He keeps going to the back door, and I have taken him out repeatedly, but poor boy, he thinks he is supposed to *live* back there.
We are assuring him that he can live inside, and that our dogs don’t live out there, only *wild* animals live out in the nasty heat with all the bugs.
At our house, that is just the Potty Place of course.
He is more high strung than the Rotts, jumps when an outside AC unit goes on and such, but everything is new to him, and he *is* still a baby, (although HUGE).
Has more to go to grow into his feet too, but he is VERY tall, and proportioned nicely.
He has had basic obedience class too, so he knows Sit, Down and Stay.
Pulls a bit on leash, but we can work on this.
He and Luger are so pretty when they walk together on leashes.
She has perked up a lot, she was lonely!
I was hoping a good dog in need of a forever home would find us, and I think one has.
I look forward to asking questions from you experienced Dobie owners should anything come up, and I love your board.
Thanks!
Fritz the Dog, and his new human