8 Tips for Adopting a Rescue Doberman
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
- Want to know how to bring home a rescue Doberman and have them adjust successfully? These are the top 8 best tips for bringing home a rescue Doberman Pinscher from an actual owner of a rescue Doberman named Hank. Like many rescue dogs, Hank had a tough time adjusting to his new home and his owner Rachel made some significant adjustments early on that made all the difference. Knowing these tips will help create a smooth transition for your new rescue dog and open up the world of rescues to you in your dog search!
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TIME STAMPS
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00:00 Introduction
01:23 Meet Rachel and Hank the Rescue Dog
02:11 1. Meet the Dog At Least Three Times
03:25 2. Stay in Your House for Three Days
04:00 3. Don't Have Visitors for Three Weeks
04:49 4. Establish a Routine Early On
05:27 5. Be Prepared for Unexpected Phobias
07:04 6. Lots of Water Bowls and Beds
07:36 7. Remove Any Precious Furniture
09:04 8. See a Vet in the First 1-3 Months
09:17 More About Hanks Rescue Story
10:07 How to Find Out Your Rescue Dog's Age
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Hank is so fortunate to have found a home with Rachel. Someone who wanted to do things right for the dog. Whenever I brought a new Doberman into my life I took the first week off, stayed home and altered every single area of my life around the new dog. The payoff is huge. So many problems can be avoided that way. Well done Rachel and Hank!🐾❤️🐾
You're very right, Lori! It was a lot of forethought on Rachel's part to take every step and precaution she did in welcoming Hank into her home. And that made their experience a successful one!
All great tips! We currently have our third rescue Dobie and have also had/have breeder-bought pups. It is so very important to remember when adopting a rescue that this is a dog that is genetically driven to have a strong connection with its human, but may have only been hurt or let down by humans in the past. It may take time for him/her to understand that not all humans are going to hurt them, and that not all humans are going to abandon them or let them down. Don't be frustrated or disappointed. Be patient and give them time to learn to trust again. The trust and love that you will receive from a rescue is like none other that you can ever know.
Thank you for ❤
Great advice, Sheilah! Thank you for emphasizing that point. It is very important to be patient and give them lots of love, time, and understanding to adjust.
Emmitt, my blue dobie mix -- also with a curly tail! -- was adopted at about 10 months old. He would have been about 8 months old when he was found in a park in Texas. He wasn't the dog I intended to adopt when I visited his foster family. While discussing options with his fosters, he hopped up on the couch, put his head in my lap, stared at me with those soul penetrating Dobie eyes, and laid claim to my heart.
As mentioned in Hank's video, he had issues! Being an abandoned rescue, he was very reactive and protective of me when on leash. I had to keep him muzzled out in public for most of his first year when on-leash. Off leash he has always been a totally playful and goofy Doberman. While I first attempted to work with a 'positive' behavioral trainer for 3 months, there was no progress in addressing his reactivity. After consulting with other owners who were successful addressing similar issues, I chose a 2 week train & board program with a local balanced trainer who uses an e-collar. This was life changing for both of us!
As we now approach our 2 year 'gotcha' date on Halloween, he has grown into a wonderful companion who is far more confident in new situations. He is still protective of me on-leash, but his reactions are controlled and appropriate. Verbal commands now override his instincts. (He wears his e-collar as a 'reminder,' but it is often not powered "on" unless we are going to a large off-leash area.) This summer we did about 14 nights of camping/ backpacking along with summiting 10+ 13,000+ ft peaks.
Terry, Emmitt sounds like such a wonderful companion! Kudos to you for changing the method of training when option one wasn't working out as well as you'd hoped. Thank you for sharing your experience!
Mine was turned into the Humane Society when he was 7 months old at 40 lbs. looked like a skeleton, he is a half and half and is currently 13 months old 101 lbs. and has a massive build. He came with all his papers, AKC registration and so on. Bonded with me right of the bat. Only issue so far is he is scared to death of brushes; I think a brush was used to beat him with, so I use grooming mitts, he turns to mush when I groom him. He loves my wife and grandkid's and follows them around everywhere; he has more character than the whole outdoors. His training has been fairly easy with the typical Doberman stubbornness at times.
So great to hear some of your rescue story, Todd! Kudos to you for figuring out his triggers and avoiding them/finding alternate ways to groom him. He sounds like a great companion!
I just lost my rescue Doberman Wednesday night after having him for 10 years. He was 11 years old. I'll never have another Dutch but he's responsible for getting me stuck on Dobermans.
Dutch was definitely a blessing 🐾
My condolences.😔
@@gailscibelli9148 Thank you 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
So sorry, Anthony. I lost my precious dobie, too. Losing a heart and soul dog is one of the hardest losses you will ever experience. I hope you find peace and comfort and rescue another dog who needs you in your dobie's memory!
PLEASE PRAY FOR A CURE FOR DCM!!
Oh, my heart goes out to you. I am so sorry for your loss.
@@rickall4773 Thank you 🐾
I held my rescue dobe closer while watching this. Soooo many similarities with the exception of the broken back. My boy is 2 now and doing amazing with scent work and agility (obedience too). They can be an absolute mess when you adopt them but with patience, the joy they bring is exponential. ❤️
Love hearing your input, Bobbie. Thank you for sharing your rescue's experience!
Hi from South Africa. I recently rescued a Doberman after years of having well known breeder Dobies. I’m very blessed that his wasn’t a typical rescue situation more of a home that was no longer suitable due to changing work circumstances. He settled in to my house and routine in literally 3 days he is now 11 months old and we are only dealing with nervousness in a social dog environment at dog school. Thanks for the great chanel and video
That's great to hear, Lisa! Three days is probably a new record for a rescue getting settled in to his new environment. He sounds like such a gem!
@@DobermanPlanet I know right? I was pretty surprised too but I think my little mixed breed girl helped the process. And I’m very routine driven so he got to know the day plan super fast.
Glad to know Hank is well taken care off. Very well explained 👏 Thanks.
So glad you liked this video and all the details about rescuing, Zeke!
Great video, and beautiful Dobi.
I rescue my Dobe, he was 1 year and 3 months, and honestly he is so gentle since is first day till now and I'm very thankful.
Thanks for sharing
That's so great to hear, Cathy! Thank you for sharing your rescue story with us all!
Thank you for talking about the rescue dobermans. I've done foster and rescue for many dobermans all my adopted dobermans are rescue and they make the best pets their love is unconditional ❤
Of course, Tina! Rescue Dobermans are a big part of many people's lives and deserve just as much recognition as breeder-bred Dobermans. They've been through tough times and need lots of love!
Hi Tina, are you UK based? I have a few questions
@@peggycoleman8370 Sorry I'm not I live in South Carolina USA but pls ask I will reply asap
Great tips! Hank is such a good boy! Thanks for introducing us to Rachel and Hank! I'm looking forward to learning more about Hank's journey!
You're welcome -- we are glad you enjoyed meeting them this week!
Excellent video!!! Can’t wait to see the follow up video on Hank. He is a magnificent animal owned by a truly wonderful lady!!! Great video as always!!! Take care, be safe, best wishes and God bless!!! Chuck Knihht from Buffalo, Texas. 🤠👨🌾✝️🙏🖖👋👍
Thank you, Chuck! Rachel and Hank certainly are a great duo!
What a great Lady and such patience (Yup I've had 2 - many many years ago) great video ps I'm English too
We are glad you liked meeting them, Steve! They are an inspiration!
Hi John,great video👍🐾
Thank you so much!🙏
Greetings from Bavaria,
Germany!🤗
So glad you enjoyed meeting Rachel and Hank, Silvia! Greetings from America!
A broken back!?! 😳😭
I snuggled my Dobie after this. She's a good girl.
So terrible, isn't it?! Bad situations definitely make us appreciate the good things in life.
This video is just too good. Anyone interested in adopting ANY DOG should read this video.
Thanks so much! Rachel did a great job laying out very important tips for rescuing...Hank is a great example of the wonderful pay-off of love and patience rescues need!
Tell Rachell I'll out Skii her but anytime, anywhere....... On my background pond!!! Water Skiing of course!!! Smiles 😊 I just had a little Dobie we named "Harley" show up on Our Front Porch!!! Hungry and Cold!!! She's now doing Great and has a Home! Actually at the Vet as I text this!!! Love, Prayers, Blessings and Shalom Ya'll!!! For All You Do!!! Doberman Planet is our "Go Too" Guy as well!!! Smiles 😊
You’re a fantastic teacher my friend I would love to visit you and learn about things it would be an honour 😁
Thanks so much for the kind words, Peter! Love having dedicated viewers like you!
As she went into hanks love of destroying items, she’s an angel for taking in an rescuing this puppy
Hi. I homed a Dobermann puppy who was found wandering the streets of Leeds, England. Short version of the story was he was not wanted by his owner. I had a meet & greet session at the kennels. He came up to me and placed his head on my lap and just wanted to be stroked. I ended homing him as I didn’t want him to be PTS. He had a few issues with anxiety. He was like my shadow and needed work. He would get over excited and would play bite and could break skin but there was no aggression. We named him Zack and he is such a loveable dog. Good with people and dogs. Loves cuddles on the bed. I agree with visiting a vet. I noticed he has a allergy. Which unfortunately costs £185.00 every three months. On 21.10.2022 Zack celebrated his 2nd Birthday and on the 26.10.2022 he would have been with us a year.
10:45 i do this and this. i am no certain understander, but yet this covers the book.
10-4 and adopt. Be weary of unprotected individuals such as infants and seniors.
But. And there is. But this soul can heal you - with your unconditional love. Heal you - you just helpt a soul too
We rehomed a 12 month old Doberman 10 months ago. Rufus is the biggest (35 kg) softest Doberman in the world. He is the spitting image of Hank and is a pleasure to have. He came with a few issues, mainly separation anxiety, that have taken a lot of work to improve. But every day with Rufus is a fun day.
That's so great to hear, Martin! Kudos to you for taking the leap of faith and rehoming Rufus. He will never forget what you did for him, and the love and patience you are showing him every day.
Thank you so much for this video. Great tips and advice. I'm going to meet my rescue doberman boy in 6 days for the first time. I'm super excited to meet him and can't wait to get him home!! Xx
Well done Rachel.ive got tears in my eyes
Great video. Staying in the house for three days is brilliant. A real power play. I bet you get in the dog's head and really connect.
Amazing story, love it!
very informative! also, inspiring to see the discipline, dedication, and love from that owner.
Well done Rachel.
Love this video. We rescued a Doberman when she was 5 months. We had many of the same issues but she's doing great now. They're definitely destroyers. Having a lot of toys for her has helped with that. And, she now also loves the sprinkler head on the hose. LOL.
This is a great video! Very detailed. Thank you 🐾
So glad you liked meeting Rachel and Hank, Coco!
Loved all this information, it was very helpfull
John informative as always
Our rescue dobe was 8.5 months old. Lots of anxiety, could not stay home alo. I'm an O/I over the road truck driver. He's with me 24/7, he loves it. 4 years now. New smells every where. Extremely loyal, make me laugh every day!
Fabulous advice !
Thanks so much for the positive feedback, Hannah!
Wow, great video, thanks.
Thank you, oh thank you for your help. We have a stray dog that showed up at our house. She is obviously doberman lineage. For the last 18 months we have been working to give her a better life. It has been challenging because she doesn't behave in any predictable way compared to other dogs we've had. Your rescue advice will be greatly appreciated.
So glad to hear you enjoyed meeting Rachel and Hank, Barbara! We'll have Rachel on the show again to share some more advice on rescues. Thanks for rescuing your girl!
Thanks for this insight! My current doberman is not a rescue, but she is convincing me to look for more dobermans. Many or all of those might be rescues. I appreciated this experience.
Rachel will be back on the channel again -- she has great advice and tips for us all to benefit from!
I found Rio at a shelter. He was the calmest dog there and did not belong there. I brought him home to the ranch and he has never left my side. No one messes with the truck. They said he was 3 but 5 was more like it. He must be 9 now and has a grey face like me. Trying to face that day and started looking for a friend for him & me. Looking at rescues again.
Gosh, Hank is so very cute! 🥰 I love his ears so much. He reminds me of my rescue Doberman, Benicio
Thanks so much, Asia! Benicio is, no doubt, a sweet boy!
We have adopted a rescued doberman two years ago. He was found in a forest with a female doberman (probably his sister), but she was already dead when people spotted them. The male one, the one we adopted, was really scared, next to her and he was only bones. My husband and I went to see him the next day because the woman who accepted him to stay in her house was able to keep him only for few days. He was so frightened and so thin. You could only see his bones. And he was about 6-8 months old. Anyway, that day he wasn't much brave to come to us, he was scared from other dogs in the yard, so we were able just to give him few cuddles and spend a short time around him and we left home to think about it. However, the woman called us the same evening, she was so frustrated and I heard a despair in her voice. She told us that the moment we left he started crying and he never stopped. The next morning she called us and said that she wasn't able to sleep at all because he wouldn't stop crying. She said that she couldn't handle him anymore, so we could bring him home or she would have to return him to the forest. So we brought him to our house and instantly he felt home. It was incredible. He was screaming all day and night and then, as soon as he entered our home, he found a comfortable place and fell asleep feeling no worries at all.
That's just a short story about our lovely doberman and how he actually picked us to be his owners. He had a problem of walking outside because he was scared of, literally, everything, but very quickly (in just couple of months) he got used to the world surrounding him and started enjoying it.
He is now about 3 years old and he has some issues, like being too spoiled and pretending being dumb 😂, but he is adorable, healthy, energetic dog with beautiful heart. 🖤
I've been around Dobies my whole life , since I was 5yrs old and I'm now 69. If you ever come across an adult dobie, I'm looking for one .
Yes sir
Keeping a tail for dobey.. one of the best thing I have seen today kudos to those who decided not to cut it
I have a rescue that was a owner surrender. Because he bit someone. The owner had him kenneled at a vets office. He was kenneled there for 3 months when the vet called and told the owner he needed to get him out of there. The dog was going to hurt someone there. If the owner didn’t get him out the vet was going to euthanize him. The boy was 3 years old euro lines. We were not sure but wanted to at least try to save him. When we went to pick him up he was growling and biting the kennel in the vets office. But when I told him to sit he would stop and sit. Took a treat from me very gentle. Then would revert to growling agian. It was a small noisy room with a bunch of kennels and barking dogs. I told him to sit and we went in the kennel put a muzzle on him and walked him outside with no issues. When we took him outside his whole demeanor changed all he wanted to do was pee on a tree. We opened the truck . He jumped right into the crate. It took him about 6 months for that far away look to start softening. There is alot of things we had to work through. He is still with us and our other dogs. He just turned 5 in April . We live him to pieces, still work through issues but he is a big old snuggle buddie that loves to run and play. But definitely needs structure.
Loved reading your story! What a shame that the owner abandoned him like that. Kudos to you for stepping in and working with him every day! He sounds like a great companion and will forever be grateful to you!
@@DobermanPlanet I actually grateful to him. He has made me a better handler. Thank you for showing how awesome this breed is to own. But in reality they own us❤️
Yes. Viewers are interested in other experiences with rescue dogs.
Great video, how is Arlo doing?
You are 11/10
I got Colter (2 yo male) from a shelter almost 3 months ago. He's been a total tornado but he's also a total love bug who thinks he's a lap dog
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Great information, Audio Quality could be better....!
I wish thses video was out 5 months ago but I think I did okay for my adopted dobie to trust me and my gf and other pups
I think you should do a video we’re a professional comes in with a bite suite and jumps your back yard while your with your dog and see what your dog does
What’s the opinion of getting a 5 yr old momma Dobe from the local Humane Society given up by her family? I’ve had 5 Dobes, my spouse, a few more. She also understands Spanish, which we would need to learn commands perhaps.
She also has Von Willebrands disease, low level.
What if you don’t have the luxury of multiple meetings, prior to adoption? How can I reassure the dog, and ease its anxiety?
My major concern is dcm and wòbblers. I lost my doberman at 8 years and it killed me
I just bought a doberman week in English how can I contact u
Also check out Joel Beckman's videos whose Dobe's name is Prince. Hope that helps.
Hi, Sahil! Please send us a message on Instagram or Facebook messenger.
Exercise caution when "rescuing" any adult dog, ESPECIALLY those of the larger breed. Two years ago, my wife and I agreed to take a three year old male European Doberman from a guy we met. We already had a seven month old female American Doberman at the time. When I was working in my barn one evening, the male dog went berserk in my house and attacked my wife. It is a long and amazing account... but the short version is that several miracles (literally) occurred that evening or my wife would have died. I made it into the house in time to physically detach the dog's teeth from her mangled arm and wrestle it to the floor in a submission chokehold for 10 minutes. I was eventually able to kill the 90 lb. dog with my handgun. I was injured and my wife badly injured from the 204 puncture wounds on her arm, hands, torso, and fingers. One finger was bitten off completely. She spent 12 days in the hospital and did hand/finger physical rehab for 11 months thereafter.
God saved her life!
My point is... be aware that an adult dog may have "issues" of which you may NOT be aware of!
Never trust any dog, especially around small children. Adopted dogs can be high risk.
I rescued a gorgeous Boxer/Lab cross who came within a couple inches of biting my toddler’s face. Skipping all the awful details of how these behaviors were increasing, we brought him to professional trainers where he was an angel. Our vet had to put him down when I couldn’t find someone who wanted to take the risk of living with him. I discovered a short time later that he had what is called Sudden Rage Syndrome where his brain misfired and he literally went from an angel to one scary dude and as soon as the episode was over he was back to wagging his tail and wanting to give kisses. I never adopted another dog for almost 30 years, I bought them from reputable breeders. This year we wanted to stop buying dogs when so many were homeless so we decided to do our part in helping our Humane Society and recently rescued a Pitbull pup and a senior hound. They are amazing, loving, intelligent and loyal…and one day I plan to buy or rescue a Doberman. I keep my eye on the local rescues but I’m now well versed in the signs of what can go seriously wrong.
IMO A Doberman with long ears and tail are not A true representative of the breed. I am not interested in watching a misfigured display of the breed.I have had several ,over the years
and have had 3 litters sold by adding restrictions for the potential owners. Thank you for understanding my opinion. RMG
I love the Doberman and am sad to hear they may go extinct in the next 40 years due to inbreeding and lack of genetic diversity. The only thing that can save this breed is a well planned out cross breeding program led by a team of geneticists.
He is biased and does NOT tell the truth about adopting a dog from a shelter or outside one. His facial expressions show his bias and so do his other vids featuring HIS Rottweillers.
Age Test? ??? Seriously?
What a neat woman. Would have appreciated a bit more content.
She'll be back on the channel in the future. Stay tuned!