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LadyConstanze -> RE: Our Water Cooler (3/20/2014 2:12:54 PM)
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Mine are both rescues, we took the boy on (we're his 5th home and he came to us when he was 2, he's 6 now - well almost 2nd of April) and were told he's child aggressive that's why they had to give him up, no sign of that EVER, he's a bit worried of children and if they pull too much on his ears or tail (docking and cropping not allowed here), he whimpers pathetically and hides, the girl is 10 now, she LOVES children as in "Baby baby, must clean baby!!! Must lick feet and make baby laugh..." The neighbour's kids regularly dress her up in discarded clothes, so you see a black and tan Dobie running around in a pink tutu and a baby bonnet....
As for small animals, the cats boss them both around, Kia has a tendency to adopt rabbits (most embarrassing trip to the vet was when she needed stitches as she tried to mother a rabbit in PetsRUs and it bit her in the nose), I had pet rats which both dogs adored.
Mine absolutely dislike ducks and strange chickens, friends have pet chickens, they don't get barked at (they do sniff them though), but if we pass a farm with chickens they don't know along the way, there is a bit of posturing and barking, never really went for one though, but they let the chicks know they're big dogs.
They really don't take much room inside, they want to curl up next to their person or a person, but they do need a lot of exercise. Though I think there are differences between European and American dobies, all the ones I saw in the US seem to smaller, skinnier (as in daintier boned) and a bit more nervous.
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