If you own a Doberman Pinscher, many times you may have heard of people saying that a Doberman has a dangerous temperament and is not a dog to have, especially if you have children in the house. The Doberman is targeted as being an aggressive dog; however, this is not true at all. The Doberman was used as a guard dog when people owned a lot of land and protected its owner, and the owner’s family from harm, or an intruder, as well as from wolves, bears, and mountain lions.
The Doberman was bred with an instinct for being the leader of the pack and, therefore, when you invite a Doberman into your family, many times you will need to let the Doberman know who is the alpha male of the house, or your Doberman will try to overrule all who are in the house.
Moreover, proper training for your Doberman will need to be considered. Many times the reason that people say a Doberman is highly aggressive is that people do not take the time needed to train them properly. Therefore, if you do not pay close attention to your Doberman, then many times he or she will act on instinct and pretty much do as he or she sees fit.
On the other hand, proper training will unsure that you’re Dobie will appear large, as well as fearless in the eyes of danger, and will be willing to give its own life for it master, the only way this is possible is by building a strong bound between you and your Dobie. The relationship that you build with your Doberman pinscher must be one of trust, and respect for each other. Your Dobie must know that you love and respect him or her to have a strong relationship, by training and spending time with your Doberman Pinscher will ensure your Dobie that he or she is all that matters, and will not feel ignored or neglected.
However, the Doberman pinscher’s temperament can be, contained by proper training, you can train your Dobie to attack on command. In addition, just by telling your dog to guard the yard while you are away is all that you will need to do. However, if someone enters the yard that you’re Dobie does not know, or feels threatened by. Then your Doberman pinscher will unleash a full amount of aggression towards the intruder. On the other hand, if a friend of yours comes over you will personally have to introduce all of your friends to your Doberman pinscher, because he or she will not know the difference between a friend and foe. However, if a situation occurs where your Dobie tries to attack a friend of yours then more training will need to be established.
The Doberman pinscher is not a dog for everyone many times people get a Dobie and just leave it in the yard thinking that it will do its own job as a guard dog, not true. If the dog feels neglected, or ignored then proper training will be almost impossible.