I have 3. I've owned Dobermans since 1995. I've had 5 total. All rescues. I've had as many as 3 at once. I got hooked on the breed with my first girl who was my jogging partner.
They suffer from dilated cardiomyopathy more than all other breeds combined and that is how I lost 3 of them. The first male I had that died from it was heart wrenching. To honor his memory and try to recover from the loss I joined a miniature pinscher rescue to do transports and foster dogs. I was never a fan of little dogs. Always called them ankle biters. Until my first foster. I've never seen so much personality stuffed in such a small package.
I found a wonderful home for the first girl then got the second on the end leg of a 7 hour transport. I knew on the way home I'd keep her and I still have her. Fuji. Short for fugitive. She owns that name.
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I lost my father very unexpectedly a little over a year ago. Hence my struggles with 2018. I took one of his dogs, a little rat terrier mix named Skittles. I've got the boys out running with me now.
I lost my dad in 2009. I took in his dog Taz, she passed away 2 years later, at 18 yrs. Both were tough, hard to handle losses. 
be careful on the track. 
