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Hello all, as you may or may not know I am an avid and obsessed Doberman Pinscher lover. So I finally found a breeder that seems not only good, but affordable (only $600 for a puppy) in my old hometown no less! Please feel free to check out her ads and tell me what you honestly think of it: ksl.com - Classifieds for Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming
ksl.com - Classifieds for Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming
The best part is, she isn't due til the end of December so I won't be getting the puppy until the end of February/beginning of March (happy birthday to me!). The bad part is that she knows nothing about nutrition, but I'll be able to get my pup away early enough so that not too much permanent damage is done.
Anyway, now I'm gonna be a crazy 20 something like CorgiPaws with three dogs and my dream pup from a breeder and engaged nonetheless ! :wink:
I feel conflicted about this for two reasons:
1. My fiance really wants a german shepherd but I'm not the hugest fan of them (not compared to a doberman anyway) and the one he wants will be ready at Christmas (way too soon!) and looks like it will be one of the long-haired shepherds (really not my style). So I feel bad because all the dogs are mine and none are really going to be his or the type he wants anyway.
2. I hate buying and breeders and hate the fact that I'm not rescuing a dobie. But in my defense, every single doberman that needs rescuing will not work with my lifestyle. Either they hate dogs, hate male dogs, hate cats, have severe separation anxiety, or are $12,000 (sadly, that's not an exaggeration, I e-mailed a breeder about a trained dobie last night and that was the price of him!).
And finally (sorry for the long post), does anyone have any doberman experience on here? I'm definitely wanting a black and rust and I'm leaning more towards a male.
ksl.com - Classifieds for Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming
The best part is, she isn't due til the end of December so I won't be getting the puppy until the end of February/beginning of March (happy birthday to me!). The bad part is that she knows nothing about nutrition, but I'll be able to get my pup away early enough so that not too much permanent damage is done.
Anyway, now I'm gonna be a crazy 20 something like CorgiPaws with three dogs and my dream pup from a breeder and engaged nonetheless ! :wink:
I feel conflicted about this for two reasons:
1. My fiance really wants a german shepherd but I'm not the hugest fan of them (not compared to a doberman anyway) and the one he wants will be ready at Christmas (way too soon!) and looks like it will be one of the long-haired shepherds (really not my style). So I feel bad because all the dogs are mine and none are really going to be his or the type he wants anyway.
2. I hate buying and breeders and hate the fact that I'm not rescuing a dobie. But in my defense, every single doberman that needs rescuing will not work with my lifestyle. Either they hate dogs, hate male dogs, hate cats, have severe separation anxiety, or are $12,000 (sadly, that's not an exaggeration, I e-mailed a breeder about a trained dobie last night and that was the price of him!).
And finally (sorry for the long post), does anyone have any doberman experience on here? I'm definitely wanting a black and rust and I'm leaning more towards a male.