Cueball 12 Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 I will soon have a pup from good stuff at our place.People will be in and out past this dog in his pen all day but at knight he will be loose. A Doberman realy look's the part with croped ears. Looks are half the battle with a guard dog in my suituation! Can ears be croped,leagly in Eire? Or England? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stoaty 171 Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 totally illegal in the uk fella most people have enough shit trying to dock tales but not sure about Ireland.But agree with you I think dobermans,great Danes and neoplitan mastiffs look much better cropped regards Stoaty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toby1066 413 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 i think they have to be cropped in the states where its legal mate and then shipped over to ireland, dont think your allowed to crop ears over there? definately not allowed to do it here in the uk. so your best bet would be to get an american import thats allready had its ears done if thats the look you want but a good guard dog should do its job well never mind if its ears are up or down. the croppings done to make them look more alert and viscious Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Trust me mate, If you get a decent dobe then it wont matter what it looks like. It will do the job. I've got 2. My bitch is fairly small and lightly built but I've seen 5 grown men tooled up with bars, shit there pants at the sight of this bitch snarling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 And growling. Whereas the big dog is twice the size and couldnt scare a fly. Its all about attitude and presence IMO mate. Gaz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cueball 12 Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 And growling. Whereas the big dog is twice the size and couldnt scare a fly. Its all about attitude and presence IMO mate. Gaz Yeah,its from good gear. but as i said,folk will be passing this dog,day by day. So looks is a big part of this,can croping be done in ireland? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Best of luck with your dobie but i can honestly say after having a few, mainly from imported lines they are shite............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leegreen 2,151 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 (edited) I think they still do them in Holland, correct me if I'm wrong. There is a man in Essex near Lea Valley just of the M11 that is/was? using Dobermans, maybe well worth a look "Topdog Security", google them then phone. I had a bitch off them and what a good bitch, the only problem was she would fight and it created unrest in my pack so she had to go at 2years old, a real shame. She went to a car dealer on the Lea bridge road, as a personal protection dog for his home and lived with a small dog which she would tolerate. I must say there are not many gooduns about, the chap from TopDog had European and Eastern European lines as well as his own. Edited June 23, 2011 by leegreen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sub-Moa 2 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Its illegal to crop ears here and even if was legal it has to be done as soon as they are born Is it coming from Cork as i seen a pic of a dog down there with cropped ears (think its from eastern europe) and he is BIG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cueball 12 Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Best of luck with your dobie but i can honestly say after having a few, mainly from imported lines they are shite............. f**k ya,lol burst my bubble.. Are you a shepard man? NOT BEING A SMART ASS! I like Dobes myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Best of luck with your dobie but i can honestly say after having a few, mainly from imported lines they are shite............. f**k ya,lol burst my bubble.. Are you a shepard man? NOT BEING A SMART ASS! I like Dobes myself. I think getting a good Shepherd is a lot easier than getting a dobie, or rottie. But if you like dobies then best of luck matey, hope its everything you want Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 I agree that getting a good shepherd or rottie would be easier than getting a good dobe. Also a poor shepherd/rottie is a better visual deterrent than a poor dobe in my opinion. However get a good one and your laughing. Personally if I was after a guard or yard dog which I hopefully will have room for in a couple of years then would be looking at Presa x Cane Corso or Rotty x Bullmastiff. Seen both of the above and they look the part and will stop at nothing. Gaz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lukey 1,621 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Heres one I had in my yard,...Was ok n done his job, but best one we had was Akita Even I didnt like going in with him at night lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,530 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 yep aiktas have presence and nearly every adult male ive seen is a nutter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lukey 1,621 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 That one was a bad one but done his job, escaped one night n found dead side of a railway line Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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