Lampalurcher 47 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Just wondered if anyone has heard if there is any and if there any use just a thought because the Doberman has good shape and useful points like drive and intelligence Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I dont doubt they would be decent if from good stuff. But finding a good Doberman is probably like finding rocking horse shit these days. My dad has got a German import. She is 7 years old and fantastic. Intelligent, agile, fast. She has natural hunting ability, prey drive and a great nose. She is his pet and family guard dog but I've lamped her a few times for fun and she took to it like a duck to water. Shes had rabbit and retrieved shot fox easily. If she wasn't spayed then I would put a whip/grey over her and keep a couple of bitches for myself and cull the rest and see how they turned out. Gaz. Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Just to add. My dad has also got a UK KC bollox dobermann of similar age. They are like chalk and cheese. His body shape is that of a Labrador, big blocky head, dopey as they come. Struggles to jump the back door step let alone a 5 bar gate and is about as interested in working (wether hunting or protection) as I am in gay sex. So just shows the difference in the breed. 1 Quote Link to post
riohog 5,701 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 30 odd years ago i had a dobo i worked away a fare bit and wife and young child at home , no one would come near the property , it was a bitch and a big fkr , very protective exelent with my young daughter , .cought numerous rabits and one or two foxs . they are very smart dogs , you got to boss them , i would never have another one and think they were bred to death for thre money , untill rotti,s became the next must have thing i dont see any place for them in the modern day lurcher , ..why there is more than enough choice ,s about without breeding more .. for what!!. Quote Link to post
birddog 1,354 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 long time ago (way pre ban ) i knew one owned by a copper that could take hares, very smart dogs that do i believe have greyhound in their make up anyway, getting a good sound one would be the biggest problem i think Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Just to add. My dad has also got a UK KC bollox dobermann of similar age. They are like chalk and cheese. His body shape is that of a Labrador, big blocky head, dopey as they come. Struggles to jump the back door step let alone a 5 bar gate and is about as interested in working (wether hunting or protection) as I am in gay sex. So just shows the difference in the breed. Aye cause all these bloody Labradors are the one shape eh.. ........................ 1 Quote Link to post
riohog 5,701 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 long time ago (way pre ban ) i knew one owned by a copper that could take hares, very smart dogs that do i believe have greyhound in their make up anyway, getting a good sound one would be the biggest problem i think thats correct roumor has it a greyhound bitch was in the very early breeding , and they say thats were in the early ones , the bad temperement came from . and the couloring from a manchester terrier .... they do have a good nose on them /or did many moons ago a dobo held the world record for tracking a man on scent alone over many hundreds of miles in the great karu desert of s/ africa ... Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I suppose not no, but even the fittest looking of labs wouldn't really be the desired body shape for a Doberman... Would it? Quote Link to post
Lampalurcher 47 Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Ayye thanks I did think gettin a decent doberman be the hardest part half the ones u see are to stocky an go off there back legs Quote Link to post
Lampalurcher 47 Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 30 odd years ago i had a dobo i worked away a fare bit and wife and young child at home , no one would come near the property , it was a bitch and a big fkr , very protective exelent with my young daughter , .cought numerous rabits and one or two foxs . they are very smart dogs , you got to boss them , i would never have another one and think they were bred to death for thre money , untill rotti,s became the next must have thing i dont see any place for them in the modern day lurcher , ..why there is more than enough choice ,s about without breeding more .. for what!!. . Well just sumet different than sayin look at my bull x Quote Link to post
I'm...a ...ginger 11 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 why would you want this cross? what could it do that bullx could not do? its got to bring something better to the table than a bullx! Quote Link to post
Lampalurcher 47 Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Better build and more brains for a start Quote Link to post
Lampalurcher 47 Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Don't get me wrong I like bulls two of my dogs have bull blood just wondered why never heard of Doberman crosses as they have the aggression and the drive of a bull just more of a lurcher shape Quote Link to post
I'm...a ...ginger 11 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 the dobs i'v seen , they are not steady , jumping round like nutters .. I say better of sticking with bull as i don't think they have anymore brain than a bull, and bull drive is lot more that dob.. bulls are bred to tackle 4 legs and dob is a guard dog.. you could end off with a big deep chest from a dob.. but don't get me wrong i'm all for trying new breeds my first lurcher was a GSD cross and he was unreal,, on deer and fox.. just a shame he was hit by some drunk driver Quote Link to post
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