Doberman Appreciation Thread!!!!!!!!!!

[ShrekDawg]

I can have willow at a park or the dog beach and she will play good, but when I want her to focus and do commands she will. She knows that I come first to play basically. Even if other dogs run by her

Awesome!

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

I know of litter mate syndrome but not the singleton one lol

My neighbors dog has singleton that's how I found out about it

 

[ShrekDawg]

My neighbors dog has singleton that's how u found out about it

Ahhh okay

 

[Squawkers]

Ah okay that makes sense. To me, I feel like it is necessary cause it’d be like a human being in solitary confinement, to me at least lol BUT! That said, Brew very rarely plays with other dogs anymore cause all his friends either got busy or moved away and we don’t hike anymore. So I can see how it’s not necessary. But when he was younger, it absolutely was LOL

I feel like it’s dependent on getting enough attention and fulfillment from their humans too.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I feel like it’s dependent on getting enough attention and fulfillment from their humans too.

Hmmm good point. Brew gets lots of walks now. But walks alone were NOT enough when he was younger LOL also I feel like humans are good but can’t fully replace other dogs lol

 

[Squawkers]

I have stopped letting Chase play with other dogs for the most part because he became bad with constantly wanting to. I realized because we never see dogs other than the ones he played with he never got an opportunity to learn it was dependent on my say so, it just always happened. He is much better now. Ignores dogs he sees and does great. I let him play with a dog for the first time in about a year the other day and it went really well. He understands now he can’t do it without permission.

 

[Squawkers]

Hmmm good point. Brew gets lots of walks now. But walks alone were NOT enough when he was younger LOL also I feel like humans are good but can’t fully replace other dogs lol

Walks alone yes. My interacting with Chase goes far beyond walks. For someone who doesn’t go the the length I do in training and interacting I could see it being necessary.

But I do completely understand where yall are coming from and I don’t want it to seem like I’m arguing (even though I kinda am) I do agree that a dog playing with another dog is different.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Walks alone yes. My interacting with Chase goes far beyond walks. For someone who doesn’t go the the length I do in training and interacting I could see it being necessary.

But I do completely understand where yall are coming from and I don’t want it to seem like I’m arguing (even though I kinda am) I do agree that a dog playing with another dog is different.

Yeah that makes sense lol

 

[NotabitaiI]

And why would you want yours to?

The mental exercise. Just like sniffing smells, running, or obedience training I think interacting with each other and playing is a really great form of mental exercise and it keeps them socially appropriate, some of the weirdest, problematic or most aggressive dogs I've ever met are in single dog households with no dog interaction.
Not saying they'll be bad if they aren't allowed to interact with each other, or that they all benefit from other dogs, you're definitely opening the door to other problems if you do let them interact, but I think it's worth it.

Unless someone just has a lot of dogs (like you do) I don’t see any reason why they need to. If I give my dog all the fulfillment it needs that’s good enough for me.

I'm pretty much my mini Aussie's whole world, he does everything with me but he still benefits so much from interacting with other dogs, idk if you've ever heard a dog laugh before but they pretty much exclusively do it with each other when they play, there's so much to dog's social structures that I will never be able to completely replicate. I'd compare it to living in a country where you don't speak the native language, of course you can communicate and learn the language but there's just something about speaking to someone in your own native language who shares your culture that makes you feel a little more fulfilled in a way.

 

[ShrekDawg]

The mental exercise. Just like sniffing smells, running, or obedience training I think interacting with each other and playing is a really great form of mental exercise and it keeps them socially appropriate, some of the weirdest, problematic or most aggressive dogs I've ever met are in single dog households with no dog interaction.
Not saying they'll be bad if they aren't allowed to interact with each other, or that they all benefit from other dogs, you're definitely opening the door to other problems if you do let them interact, but I think it's worth it.

I'm pretty much my mini Aussie's whole world, he does everything with me but he still benefits so much from interacting with other dogs, idk if you've ever heard a dog laugh before but they pretty much exclusively do it with each other when they play, there's so much to dog's social structures that I will never be able to completely replicate. I'd compare it to living in a country where you don't speak the native language, of course you can communicate and learn the language but there's just something about speaking to someone in your own native language who shares your culture that makes you feel a little more fulfilled in a way.

Agreed