This handsome fellow came to us from a home where his mom clearly loved him a lot and spent a lot of time and energy in caring for and training him.
Here’s how she describes things:
“I can no longer ensure the stability of my living situation, and as such am being forced to surrender my beloved dog. It‘s my hope that he will find himself in the hands of an active, structured home. He would do wonderfully with someone that‘s interested in canine sports and further training/advancement of his knowledge. He‘s very keen to learn, and absolutely loves anything rugged and ‘boyish’ such as hikes in the woods, etc. He‘s a decent candidate for therapy dog. He knows to go back around a tree/pole if he’s on the opposite side from his human. He has a ton of potential and will be a massive amount of fun for anyone that has the opportunity to make him part of their family.”
He has had basic and advanced obedience training, earned a ‘Canine Good Citizen’ certificate, and knows various commands, such as ‘Emergency down, sit, whoa/stay, heel, out/drop, out of the kitchen, go (leave general vicinity), touch, kennel up, load up, here (go here/get on this elevated surface).’ And he lived with cats and is fine with them.
For agility training, he knows how to weave, jump over an obstacle, and spin. He loves to play fetch; loves flirt poles (favorite toy), squeaky balls, Chuck-It balls, Benebones, and Safestix. He destroys soft/plushie toys. And he would probably LOVE scent games, barn hunt, and/or FastCAT.
Observations from our volunteers:
“This is one easygoing Doberman! I spent 20 minutes with him in the corral this weekend, and he was gentle, playful, and affectionate. We were playing fetch with a large ball, and he’d bring the ball back to me every time. When we took a break from the ball, he would lay his head on my leg while I stroked his head and neck. Every once in a while, he’d look up at me and give me a couple of gentle kisses. One other thing that I noticed was that while the other dogs were barking, he wasn’t!”
“You can often hear the phrase ‘is a really nice dog’ around DRT. When it comes from a volunteer or Carol, it typically means a particular Dobe is the total package: temperament, appearance, size, energy level, manners, etc. Well, let me just say that we all think Fishky is a really nice dog - well behaved, smart, friendly, and just wants to be your buddy. Not a huge barker and not too much to handle. He was pretty easy on the leash as well. Fishky is definitely a dog that deserves a happy placement!”
Every once in a while, readers of this site will see the term “wash-and-wear” in a Dober‘s description. It seems that’s totally appropriate in this case, as well.
Application approved, appointment, meet, take home - there it is.
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