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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
Kojo is a beach dog we rescued. His mom is a coyote mix that roams the beach here and for some reason she pushed him out of the litter when he was
only about four weeks old. He was larger than his brothers and sisters and maybe she just figured he could already make it on his own. We saw a couple
of other coyotes tailing him as a defenseless young pup all alone and so we took him in.
Extremely smart dog and he fits right in with the rest of our zoo. I just love his black and white face and ears that won't stay up...
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Yeah, "smart" .... I would say... but looks like his ear's are up.. just the very tips are not..
I like them all, but Kojo.. he's got something going on.. he does not appear to be a relaxed dog, happy BIG TIME... but, he is LOOKING... all the
time, would bet.. with Doberman back up.. folks better have an invite 
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Kojo did inherit the coyote genes and at less than four months old proved himself to be quite a hunter. He really keeps the local rabbits, squirrels,
chipmunks, quail and seagulls on the run.
You are right Wiley, it's the ear tips that won't stay up and he is a very active dog, constantly surprising us with something new each day...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
What can I say? I am a lucky guy...
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Very lucky guy.
On the ear docking thing. My two cents: If one purpose of your Dobie will be to protect home and family, I would personally do the docked ears.
Every crook knows a Dobie by the ears- you don't want him being mistaken for a goofy lab like mine. I think docking the tail is harder on the dog
than doing the ears- and he handled that well already- so like every other Dobie who has had it done.. he'll be fine.
I can't believe that huge pup is just seven weeks old! He's gonna be huge.
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I agree with you Woooosh on the docked ears. My daughter has a 2 year old doberman with docked ears and it has the very effect you mention. They came
down a few months ago as she is building a place here nearby and brought Kobe with them. It was a holiday weekend and a lot of folks from town came
out to the beach with their kids. Kobe is as playful as can be and when he ran down on the beach folks scattered, moms and dads running to pick up
their kids and the beach was vacant in about 5 seconds. I felt kind of bad and poor Kobe just stood there looking around thinking "where did everybody
go???"
As she will be here to take care of the place and Cristina while I am gone, my vote is to dock the ears. And yes, I agree that Beba will be a very
large doberman, especially for a female. Her mom is big so I guess it should be no surprise...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
I agree with you Woooosh on the docked ears. My daughter has a 2 year old doberman with docked ears and it has the very effect you mention. They came
down a few months ago as she is building a place here nearby and brought Kobe with them. It was a holiday weekend and a lot of folks from town came
out to the beach with their kids. Kobe is as playful as can be and when he ran down on the beach folks scattered, moms and dads running to pick up
their kids and the beach was vacant in about 5 seconds. I felt kind of bad and poor Kobe just stood there looking around thinking "where did everybody
go???"
As she will be here to take care of the place and Cristina while I am gone, my vote is to dock the ears. And yes, I agree that Beba will be a very
large doberman, especially for a female. Her mom is big so I guess it should be no surprise... |
That's too funny about the people on the beach scattering when they see the Dobie, but they do it to my 15 year old lame and deaf lab- and he hasn't
the teeth, energy or strength to bite or chase anyone. A cultural fear thing I guess- because to me it seems irrational and over-the-top.
One of my bigger female labs loves to be social with people on the beach. She used to jump up on people, so we trained her to sit in front of people
and wait to be petted. If people look kind of shady or defensive- we tell them she is a trained drug-sniffing dog and sits when she gets a whiff of
drugs. The looks on their faces is priceless!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
What can I say? I am a lucky guy...
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Very lucky guy.
On the ear docking thing. My two cents: If one purpose of your Dobie will be to protect home and family, I would personally do the docked ears.
Every crook knows a Dobie by the ears- you don't want him being mistaken for a goofy lab like mine. I think docking the tail is harder on the dog
than doing the ears- and he handled that well already- so like every other Dobie who has had it done.. he'll be fine.
I can't believe that huge pup is just seven weeks old! He's gonna be huge. |
I think that cropping the ears
is much harder on the dog than docking the tail. The tails are docked in the first week of a puppies life and heal very fast whereas the ears aren't
done until the dog is a little older and they need to be retaped often over a period of time to make them stand up correctly. I did it once, it was a
total PITA, for both me, and the dog and I wouldn't do it again, they do look good though.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by monoloco
| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
What can I say? I am a lucky guy...
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Very lucky guy.
On the ear docking thing. My two cents: If one purpose of your Dobie will be to protect home and family, I would personally do the docked ears.
Every crook knows a Dobie by the ears- you don't want him being mistaken for a goofy lab like mine. I think docking the tail is harder on the dog
than doing the ears- and he handled that well already- so like every other Dobie who has had it done.. he'll be fine.
I can't believe that huge pup is just seven weeks old! He's gonna be huge. |
I think that cropping the ears
is much harder on the dog than docking the tail. The tails are docked in the first week of a puppies life and heal very fast whereas the ears aren't
done until the dog is a little older and they need to be retaped often over a period of time to make them stand up correctly. I did it once, it was a
total PITA, for both me, and the dog and I wouldn't do it again, they do look good though. |
I didn't realize ear cartilage had a lot of nerves.
I did stop removing "dew claws" from my non-hunting labs because my vet considered it an "unnecessary amputation". That was the same vet who told me
"neuticles" (rubber testicular replacements for when you get your male dogs fixed) are more for the dog owners self-esteem than the dogs. And of
course he was right...
http://www.neuticles.com/
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I agree with Monoloco. We docked the ears of our little Miniature Pinscher Arnie. He suffered and we did too.
WE WOULD NOT DO IT TO ANOTHER DOG AGAIN!
Ken
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We always have the rear dew claws removed because they can catch on brush and get ripped when dogs run, the front ones aren't really problematic.
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How old was Arnie when you had it done Ken?
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Ron,
He was 4 months. There is a trend away from doing it I'm told. I'm noticing more Dobies with natural ears.
Ken
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Beba just growing up with Kojo will take care of any concerns you may have... I would not worry.. Beba is going to learn stealth, cunning, rapid
attach and great manverability from Kojo..
Kojo, my not have the total size of Beba... but, Beba has somthing that many dogs don't have.. and that is what you mentioned earlier.. a HUNTER... a
hunter is a killer.. and those kind of dogs, if they are yours folks coming to see you better be liked and well know
Or, your going to be doing a lot of jumping up from that computer
Just kidding.. your going to end up with just want you want... with the mix you have, old age, mellow, relax, hunter/killer.. size, speed.. friendly,
cute.. you know "nice guys" with attitude
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cutting ears
I chose not to cut the tail or the ears of my old dobie Girly. She was beautiful the way she was, just a great dog. Admittedly the intimidation
factor may be a bit lower without cut ears, but if Girly "smiled" at you you got the message.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wsdunc
I chose not to cut the tail or the ears of my old dobie Girly. She was beautiful the way she was, just a great dog. Admittedly the intimidation
factor may be a bit lower without cut ears, but if Girly "smiled" at you you got the message. |
exactly
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Whoosh,
The next time I'm down in Rosarito (and I hope it's sooner than later) I'd love to meet your sweet old girl. I'll let you you know when we're coming
and meet you on the beach!
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And now Beba is almost full grown. Most folks seem a bit hesitant to approach the property lately, although I am not sure why. She really is a
sweetheart...
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What a Beauty!
What a lucky dog. You made my day, thanks.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
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Glad you left her ears alone... she is beautiful and has kind eyes.... good job to both of you Kojo & BG
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great looking dog.
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