How I do very much agree with you Jackie, but with regard to having three in
the house, I always thought that two were company and three a crowd - a
problem myself and some friends have had, not just with Dobermann but other
breeds as well, may be we were just unlucky, but I would not chance it
again. Gloria
----- Original Message -----
From: "jackie" <jackieeuk@...>
To: <dobermaneuropeclub@...>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Doberman Europe Club] Two males living together?


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> this is a late reply and i have to appologise for not being on this
> site for over 2 yrs but hopefully im back lol.
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> two male dobies just wont work no matter how they are with other
> dogs,they are such a dominent breed that they just wont accept each
> other in the house.
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> many years ago i tried it 8yr old and a 5 month old and all was well
> until the youngster became 11 months old and all hell broke out
> massive fights.they were 100% fine on neutral territory and could be
> walked together but as soon as we got home they had to live in
> seperate parts of the house ,if they saw each other through frosted
> glass they started.
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> i learnt the hard way and thought because of the age difference it
> would have worked with the younger one taking over but the older dobie
> wouldnt back down.
>
> when the fighting starts between dobies for dominancy there is NO
> warning,NOTHING triggers it off .
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> can anyone remember the pet rescue episode where a man had a dobie and
> a rescue allowed him to adopt another male into the house ?
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> the adopted dog was almost paralised by the severe injuries caused to
> his back,again during the interview the man said there was absolutely
> nothing to trigger the attack,both dogs were lying down and without
> warning the resident dog attacked.
>
> it is always recommended to have no more than 3 living in the house 1
> dog and 2 bitches but bitches again can be as bad as the dogs. they
> are very dominent and dont always accept the same sex.
>
> with my situation sadly cancer got the better of my old boy and so i
> was forced to make the decsion to have him PTS .this solved the
> problem of having to make the choice of giving the younger one up for
> adoption but i got no one to blame but myself !! i knew two dogs
> wouldnt live together but i thought beacuse of the age gap it would
> sort the boys out but it didnt and it wont.
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> both my boys were 100 % with other dogs outside whilst walking and as
> previously stated could be walked together but as soon as we got home
> they would have fought to the death something i would never want to
> go through again and something i learnt when told something from
> experienced people to listen and learn from them !
> kind regards
>
> jackie
>
> ps.....paul great to see this site still going from strength to strength
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> xx
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