View attachment 53028We have a Doberman. He’s about to be 12, but still acts like a puppy when he gets excited. Super easy to train, very obedient, and rarely barks unless something’s wrong. Most dogs can be trained to do something on command, but I swear, Dobermans pick up on conversation. They are very observant of voice inflection, body language, and a lot of other things that other dogs I’ve had were mostly oblivious to. In spite of what a lot of people assume, they are very gentle, patient dogs, and excellent with kids. They were bred to be personal guard dogs though, so they tend to have a “person,” and they don’t like to let that person out of their eyesight. So they tend to be “Velcro” dogs. Makes it a pain getting ready for work in the mornings, because I’m constantly tripping over a dog, but he’s a great dog. I hate to think about it, but he’s getting pretty old now, and I know I’m going to miss him when he’s gone.