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Oh, my heart just melted. What a beautiful Dobe. I was the president of a Doberman Rescue group for 5 years until I had to move due to work relocation. We placed so many beautiful Dobes and I still hear from people who adopted from us. At one time I had 12 Dobermans in my house. Loved every single one of them.
Chickmate, when you talk your husband into a dobe, let me know and I will set you up with a nice chicken-loving doberman
I volunteer with a local doberman rescue here in Michigan. I can't think of a good reason to ever have another breed.
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I truly can't look at a Dobe without getting a lump in my throat. My first was a black male who I adopted when he was 5 months old. I had to put him down just before his 6th birthday due to a brain tumor too deep for MSU to remove. Next was a red male who had to be put down due to cardiomyopathy. The cardiologist said his heart looked like a deflated basketball. He was only 4 years old. My next was a blue female who was my soul mate and had to be put down when she was 9 years old due to spinal neuropathy that left her back legs paralyzed, even after surgery to try to repair it. Then a red male, then another blue female, a black female, a red female, and those were the ones I owned, not to mention the many I fostered and adopted out. I don't have a husband to convince, I just can't let my heart be broken again by another wonderful Dobie lost too young. Cardiomyopathy is rampant in the Doberman breed and after losing too many too young I decided I couldn't bear to go through it again. They are funny, loving, loyal, courageous clowns. Best breed in the world. There are only a few Doberman Rescue groups in Michigan, so which one do you belong to?
