We picked up our Doberman Puppy today!

We got up at 4am this morning and drove a total of 12 hours there and back to pick up our beautiful and final addition to our family! She's GORGEOUS!!! I couldn't be happier and she seems to be enjoying herself chasing the kitties, getting whacked, bouncing around, and running away :rolleyes: She's a kill.

Oh, and yes she is cropped and docked. I purchased her this way from the breeder because that's the way I want my Dobie to look. She's AKC registered and has an open registration. I hope to get involved in a little showing some day :please: We'll see how her conformation plays out. Her grandpa is a European triple international champion, but her mother and father weren't shown, so we'll see how she does. If all else fails we'll get involved in agility when she turns 2.

Without further a due here's my beautiful Athena (Goddess of war and justice).

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...Athena/034.jpg

With her new toy, a doberman :D We need to tape its' ears so it looks like her :rofl:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...Athena/033.jpg

Luna watching Athena nose around the kitty food. Athena has never seen cats before but she absolutely loves them. If they stop hitting her long enough to sneak a kiss in she goes nuts and bounces around the house :rofl: She doesn't even care if they scratch her she just bounces off and plays with something else.
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...Athena/029.jpg

I can't believe how muscular she is already!
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...Athena/030.jpg

Her daddy
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...reacherman.jpg

Her mommy
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...Athena/val.jpg

(so I don't get in trouble, those pictures are directly from her website guardianangelk9.com)

That's a cute dog :P

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Originally Posted by GVReptiles

That's a cute dog :P

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She is a cutie!!! They aren't the greatest pictures, she won't hold still!!! It took me ten minutes just to get a picture of her face!

woweee... mom and pop dobes are gorgeous :O

That pup will surely grow up looking just as beautiful. Judy got me hooked on dobermans since she got hers - and I love seeing pictures of them now :D

The parents are beautiful, particularly the male. You should have many years of enjoyment ahead of you.

I've always liked Dobermans you got a nice one.

Oh my goodness, she's so cute!! :)
*is jealous*
They [dobermans] look absolutely adorable as puppies.

I always thought they get docked and cropped the day they're born :confused:

Too cute! But I want to know where you got that cat food feeder! I need one of those!!! LOL

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Originally Posted by Nate

woweee... mom and pop dobes are gorgeous :O

That pup will surely grow up looking just as beautiful. Judy got me hooked on dobermans since she got hers - and I love seeing pictures of them now :D

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They are! My SO wasn't sure about momma till we saw her in person today and he was amazed. He hasn't met too many Dobermans and he was very shocked at how beautiful they are.

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

The parents are beautiful, particularly the male. You should have many years of enjoyment ahead of you.

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The male is stunning! We are so excited to start enjoying out first Doberman. I grew up with a couple males when I was younger and they were awesome, but my dad kept them more for guarding our family farm than for pets :( I'm excited to see what awesome house pets they are. She's already a Velcro dog to mommy. I don't mind a bit! :D

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Originally Posted by Emilio

I've always liked Dobermans you got a nice one.

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Thank you! I've always been attracted to their elegance, they absolutely gorgeous creatures.

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Originally Posted by Pandora

Oh my goodness, she's so cute!! :)
*is jealous*
They [dobermans] look absolutely adorable as puppies.

I always thought they get docked and cropped the day they're born :confused:

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The breeder said there are several different ways to crop the ears, but she's always had trouble with cropping them early because of size difference and infections. I think more breeders wait to crop them, but don't quote me on that. They are docked and have their due claws removed as soon as they are born. Athena got her ears cropped over a week ago and got the stitches out earlier this week. They aren't taped the best because there are a couple spots we need to put ointment on to help her heal faster. I also forgot to mention she's 8 weeks old. Her ears will continue to be taped for a week at a time until they don't flop anymore. This is her first "posting" and we'll take it out for a day then re-post again in a few days. After that it's week by week and it all depends how quickly her cartilage trians/grows into the upright position.

Oh :O, I always forget how cute they are as puppies! There are a few members here with dobies my self included, Judy (JLC) as well. Have fun with her;)