Doberman - Guard Dog or Watch Dog?

Whether your Doberman will become a good guard dog or just a family pet and watch dog, it is dependent on how you train your Doberman.

A Doberman is a very muscular, courageous and a very intelligent dog. It has a great ability with speed and endurance that makes them a great guard.

The Doberman has often been mistaken as a mean or aggressive dog. Actually, they are usually lovable and lazy. But, the Doberman can turn into an active clown dog in seconds from their laziness and make you laugh.

Just like any dog, a Doberman needs to be socialized with other pets, animals and your neighbors. Socialize your Doberman to every family member as early as during their puppy-hood. Your Doberman can be a great member of your family. 

Do not worry that your Doberman may become too friendly with your neighbors. The natural instinct of the Doberman to protect the family will take over, when a stranger comes unannounced or intruded into their space. Doberman will be very protective of family members. It will not tolerate strangers intruding their space until their owner has introduced them to each other.

Obedience training is a must with a Doberman. You don't want to have a dog that is big and aggressive looking that does not follow your command. Basic command like sit, down, come, stay and no must be responded immediately by your Doberman.

 

Doberman make excellent guard dogs, military dogs, working dogs, hospital therapy dogs, and loyal family pets. To make your Doberman a guard dog specialized training is needed. Usually, this specialized training is done after your Doberman have excel in basic obedience’s training. 

Lastly, if no consistent training is given to your Doberman, it will just be a normal intelligent playful dog but a watchful one.

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Basic in Dog and Puppy Training

Dogs Can Feel You, their sixth sense can read your emotion.

Dogs have an ability that we do not possess. They can read energy. In other words, they can read human emotions. They feel them as an energy radiating from our bodies. While you can hide your emotions from another human, you cannot hide them from a dog.
 
Dogs know how you are feeling. The dog knows if you are sad, nervous, stressed, happy, calm, strong minded, confident, passive or anxious. They feel joy when they know you are pleased, they feel sad when someone dies.

Your dog knows that you are displeased, because they feel your anger and the energy produced. They do not understand why you are displeased, they just recognize the fact that you're displeased.


Let’s say you are upset over something that has happened in your life. Your dog will know that you are upset, but they will not know why. For example, they are not going to reason out in their head that your boyfriend has just broken up with you.

However, a dog does not read negative energy coming from humans in the true meaning of the emotions. When dogs feel that you are worry, sad, nervous, stressed, fear, startled, or passiveness, they will interpret you as having unstable energy, and see you as weak. They simply read it as a weakness, and they will dominate you as your leader.

Additionally, if you feel pity for a dog, they will read it as a weakness in the human, too. Your dog will be unhappy, unsecured and misbehave. They cannot find a leader in you.

Dogs listen best to a calm and stable person. Their sense of your energy will determine whether you are the leader of their pack. If your dog has found you as the leader of their pack, your dog will be happy, secured and well-behaved.

If a dog owner understand the way dogs think and learn, training will be simple and fun. Dog training should begin when it was a puppy. It is never too late to train an older dog. But, an older dog is very much more difficult to train and a professional dog trainer will be helpful.

Owners should consider sending their dogs to a dog training school or training center, whereby professional trainer will evaluate and plan out a training program for each individual dog and its owner. These training school will train both the dog and its owner, not just the dog. 


There are professional boarding training school available in most countries. In Malaysia, my home country, there are a few professional boarding training school for dog, puppy and even guard or protection training.

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About my Dobermann

About Dobermann

The Dobermann or Doberman is a breed of domestic dog originated from Germany. Dobermanns are well known for its intelligence, alertness and obedience. Dobermann is a lively and energetic dog that is suitable as a family guard dog. In the past, dobermann was commonly used as a police or war dog.

Dobermann is a medium size dog with a height of about 26 to 28 inches (male) or 24 to 26 inches (female). Male dobermann weighs about 32 to 44 kg, female dobermann weighs about 26 to 40 kg.

Dobermann has short hair but has a long tail. Most dobermann’s tail is surgically removed (a procedure called docking) within a few days after birth. It is generally done when the puppy is 3 day’s old.

Although dobermanns are mistaken for their aggression because of their size and built, they are extremely loyal to their owners. Dobermann is an excellent family guard dog that protects the ones it loves.

My Dobermann
I have 2 adult dobermanns - Male named Weishill's Black Prince, nicknamed "Lucky" and Female named Trendy De Black Princess, nicknamed "Happy" (Photo above).

Lucky is 40 kg and is 26 inches tall, while Happy is 33 kg and is 22 inches tall.

I have another female dobermann which is a 12 months old puppy named Rottizi Super Bee, nicknamed "Cash". Cash is 25 kg and is 23 inches tall. Will upload photo next posting.
All 3 dobermanns are pure breed with MKA (Malaysia Kennel Association) certificate.


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