I receive a lot of questions specifically about the first days after the puppy arrives at your home. The first days at home are the most exciting and difficult at the same time. You are excited to finally cuddle and play with your new puppy. For the puppy it is exciting because everything is new.… Continue reading How to raise a doberman puppy – first days at home
What is a working doberman? What is a show doberman? Is there a difference between working doberman vs show doberman? Doberman was created around 1890s in Germany by a tax collector to assist him in his job. The dogs lived with their master and had to be also good companion dogs. As a personal protection dog,… Continue reading Working doberman vs show doberman
“Don’t open your eyes! Don’t move!” – my first thoughts as I was laying in my bed at the crack of dawn, woken up by my dog staring at me. My European Doberman came in to check if today, for some unknown reasons, I would decide to get up earlier. He wouldn’t want to miss… Continue reading A day in the life with a European Doberman
Growing up in Eastern Europe in 1980s – early 1990s – the term “dog food” didn’t exist. The best dog food was scraps from the table or homemade dog food. I remember establishing connections with local butchers to pickup weekly meat and bone leftovers from the market. At the end of 1990s commercial dog food… Continue reading The best dog food for dobermans
Most of the dogs get pressure sores from laying on hard surfaces. My dobbies get them in summer, when they prefer cooler floor vs warm and soft bed. Overall pressure sores are harmless, but sometimes they get infected. Some warm summer days, my dobbie was licking one sore and made a bubu – it got… Continue reading Wound care for dogs with pressure sores
Where to find the best ear cropping vet in California? Ear cropping is a surgery, but also an art. As a good surgeon – the vet should be able to make a clean cut and do the stitches right; but as an artist – the vet has to give the ears a suitable shape, and… Continue reading The best ear cropping vet in California
I made a quick decision to crop my puppy’s ears, took a long drive to Riverside for the surgery, and then realized I forgot how to post cropped ears. It’s been over 15 years since I’ve done it. What materials to use, how long to post, what to watch for? Nitro is 14 months now… Continue reading How to post cropped ears
Read my previous article – an overview on how to post cropped ears that describes different ear posting methods. Posting doberman ears with cotton swabs and nasal strips is an easy method. I recommend to use this method only for correction of already standing ears. I began using this method when my puppy was about… Continue reading Posting doberman ears with cotton swabs and nasal strips
Read my previous article – an overview on how to post cropped ears that describes different ear posting methods. Ear posting with tampons seems to be the most common method. I found a Family Dobes ear posting tutorial that was easy to follow: There is an alternative way to use backers rod. It didn’t work… Continue reading Ear posting with tampons – modified method
Read my previous article – an overview on how to post cropped ears that describes different ear posting methods. Well, Chihuahuas also want to be pretty! For the lack of another image, I’m using this photo (found online). I think this is the easiest way to post cropped ears. It is easy for a dog… Continue reading The easiest way to post cropped ears – tape tubule
