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Thanks Marit!! I absolutely love working with my girls and I think it shows I must have looked like a nut Whooping it after my girls passed today,I was so happy for them and they just ate it up of course...I am looking forward to what the future may hold for us I plan on doing as much as my girls enjoy doing....Here we come obedience world!!

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First I would like to say a big YAHOOO!!! and CONGRATULATION S!! To my Dobie girls,Luna finished her basic obedience  we are now on to training for her C.G.C...Brie just passed her C.G.C. test today and we were strongly encouraged to pursue Competition level Obedience,I am so proud of them both!!...I have signed us up for another level of obedience training but I was wondering if anyone out there has any first hand knowledge??

Sheree

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Doberman Discussions / Re: Dobe owners
« on: June 09, 2005, 05:10:34 pm »
Thanks they are all a huge part of my family!!

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Doberman Discussions / Re: Dobe owners
« on: June 09, 2005, 07:17:22 am »
First I would like to say thanks for the comments on my Dober girls....the following pictures are the rest of my crew..Avalanch e(he was a shelter kitten that was so young they did not expect him to survive,Koda my 11 yr old Pit Bull nursed him for several weeks and he is now 8yrs old and 15lbs)...the next pic is Bruin my 7yr old sons Boston Terrier,Then Peanut the poodle my 9 yr old daughters dog and Garfield(Garfield was the lone survivor of a litter of kittens dumped in the woods) Mea is the next photo she was a hselter rescue she was droped of at a kill shelter 12 days away from delivering kittens I got the call that she was to be destroyed and hurried to get her 6 days later she had her 3 kittens...Mand y was a stray that was desperately in need of medical attention something had attacked her....Peanut again he is spoiled....las t picture is Koda the old lady of the house.....Sorr y to take up so much space but I love sharing pictures of all my babies...

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Doberman Discussions / Re: How should puppies be raised???
« on: June 08, 2005, 08:01:23 pm »
I think the conditions these pups are being raised in is horrible...in a garage,alone,cedar shavings,heat  :o OH MY!! I have been raised with dogs my entire life dad raised dogs,grandparents here and in England raised dogs they all believed mom should have a big part in deciding when and how the pups should be weaned BUT there are exceptions My dad had a dobie bitch that refused to have anything to do with her pups once they were three weeks old...she would play with them protect them and such but she would NOT feed or clean them from age 3 wks to 4 wks she would barf food for them ewww and my dad would feed them gruel,if she was made to nurse them she would snarl at them,now I know this all may sound awful beacause the pups were so young being 3-4 weeks but the pups did not seem to suffer at all from it they grew well and were all very haelthy and Bella never lost a pup they all survived and were well adjusted...my grandparents also had a 2 females that were a bit odd one Grace would feed her pups FOREVER!!! and she tried to clean their poop till they went home at 12 weeks,they allowed her to wean her pups herself on her last littter and she ended up nursing them till they were nearly 12 weeks which at that time they nearly lost mom due to calcium defficiency,with prior litters they always started a weaning schedule with this female because they feared her getting ill and their vet said they should not allow her to give such constant care after 4-5 weeks old...his theory in the wild wolves have to leave to hunt for hours at a time and the young are left in a den and they are ok.....the other female they had Lady only had 2 litters both which she decided not to care for after the pups reached nearly 2 weeks old,the first litter they thought maybe she was a new mom and unsure what to do so they had set feeding times where they sat with her every 2-4 hrs round the clock to feed her pups,after the second litter of her not wanting to feed the pups she was spayed...some say it depends on how good the dogs mom was wether her pups will be good parents well that is not true....Lady was a daughter from Graces last litter....I have a Pit bull that I bottle fed from 11 days old that was a foster mom to abandoned kittens,puppies and even raccoons and she was a great mom and she only knew her mom for 11 days and in that time most of her siblings were killed by her mom and dad(long story,back yard breeder with dogs in a shed)......well  what I am saying is some dogs will wean at a younger age and still be fine and some dogs need help weaning pups...BUT all females should have access to their pups...if they are on a weaning schedule then mom should be able to still see and sniff them thru a gate,crate or something similiar....yo ur MIL pups do appear to be a healthy weight.....as for solid hard food each litter is different 5 week old Dobie pups dont generally have trouble chewing a hard meal as they do have a good amount of teeth showing by then some breeds such as Bostons,Pugs need more time with soft food....I would prefer a mix of soft and hard foods to ensure they are eating enough with the soft but to give them a chance to chew and help teeth with harder food with SMALL bits depending on the individual litter....you really need to judge feeding individually from litter/breed...living conditions should always be clean in a temprature controled enviroment in an area which allows interaction and socilization.. ..but some people think differently!!

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Doberman Discussions / Re: Dobe owners
« on: June 08, 2005, 07:07:47 pm »
Hello eveyone I am new to this site and have been trying to reading everything that has been posted,I have been amazed at how friendly everyone is and truely delighted with all the beautiful pictures of everyones fur kids.....I currently own 2 female Dobermans(1 blk/rst,1 blue/rust) They are my shadows we are currently in obedience training,Brie my black/rust will be having her C.G.C. test in 2 weeks and Luna my Blue is just about to complete her basic training then it will be on to C.G.C for her I hope to continue and compete in obedience as long as my girls enjoy it,I am also open to other training options....my home is alos occupied by 3 other dogs with much smaller paws lol...Peanut is my daughters min Poodle,Bruin is my sons Boston Terrier and Koda is my husbands senior Pitbull she will be 11 this yr(shhhh dont tell her) I have set up paw print profiles for my 2 Dobermans I hope you all enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed reading yours....take care!!

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