When should a Doberman Pinscher be put in obedience classes?
Question by I Love My Daughter: When should a Doberman Pinscher be put in obedience classes?
My family and I are planning to get a Doberman Pinscher. I do have a small child in the home, so I think it would be a good idea to have the dog be in obedience class to help train the dog. I’ve had dogs my whole life and I’ve done a lot of training with them, but I want some help with it. So I need to know what age a Doberman should be put in classes.
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Answer by DROOLZ COOL
You can do a “Puppy Kinder” class as soon as vaccines are complete…usually around 14-16 weeks.
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As soon as it can go to puppy classes. Then you can go from there. dobie’s are very intelligent dogs, so your puppy should catch on quick.
Depending on the place you enroll him in, the lowest age I would consider putting him in is at 12-14wks. At this point he would have all of his necessary shots.
Good Luck with it!
as long as shots are done 12 weeks the sooner the better they can be wonderful dogs good luck with your new baby
As soon as the pup has had a full set of shots and as soon as they trainer will start working with the dog.
Dobes take ALOT of training and most do not willingly take orders or commands from small kids.
Dobes require training for most of their lives and they need to be worked on a regular basis.
As soon as their vaccinations are done.. Socialization and training are important for any dog..
Add : tlctreecare – Are you sure you have met a Doberman?? They are very easy to train, learn very quickly, will take commands from Children. Don’t need to go to training their entire lives.. Do not willingly take orders ?? They are a working dog..They love to learn, be with people and follow commands… I don’t think you have ever met a real Doberman..
we put ours in puppy class at 6 months (though I work with them here first) then keep up with it until they are 2 years old.
I have worked with really young dogs. 4 months.. I use to work with a trainer and he started the pups early.
as long as they had all their shots and were of good/excellent temperment. I know another trainer that wont start them until they are 1 year old. I dont agree with that though. 6 months is good.
Then it is consitency.
Dobermans are very smart and fun. Have fun.
Both of my Dobes went to puppy class. My most recent girl even passed her CGC after taking it. Most beginning classes are 4-6 months old.
Between 6-12 weeks old. Because as dogs grow they tend to get harder and harder to train.
If you are obtaining the dog from a responsible, knowledgeable breeder, they should be more than willing and capable of answering all your questions about the pup and making recommendations. I always recommend that my pups be taken as soon as they are complete with their innoculations to obedience classes. I never place prior to nine weeks of age (usually more like twelve since it gives the ears time to heal and be on the way to standing well prior to the new owner getting them). So the pups are usually fully vetted or needing maybe one more series of innoculations and then they are set to go to a good obedience class! They should be motivational puppy classes where there is no real coersion done to the pup — they are great for socializing the pup which Dobermans need for a long time… I expect and my puppy owners adhere, that the pups will continue on into at least a couple of novice level obedience classes and then if the owners want to continue, and most do, they can go into more training and even trialing if they choose. If you aren’t getting the dog from a knowledgeable, responsible breeder, they need to go to classes anyway but be prepared to have a less than optimal dog… there are a lot of very poor breeders in all breeds but it seems like some of the popular breeds just have a huge amount .. there really are a ton of back yard greeders and puppy millers in Dobermans… Kimbertal, House of Hoytt, Amaris, JbarS, vonWolf, Prentice, heck, the list just goes on forever and with the advent of the internet these greeders/millers are having a boon … know that no responsible, knowledgeable breeder would offer their dogs for sale on the internet or in the newspaper classifieds. If you haven’t located a good breeder as of yet, check out the breeder referal on the DPCA site — know that not all DPCA members are good breeders but that is a decent place to start and if you want any input on any breeders you have found, don’t hesitate to contact me — I don’t breed much and wouldn’t be selling you a pup at all but I have been in the breed for over five decades and am honest about the breed, its issues and those in the breed that are just cranking out crappy puppies for profit and ego…
add: TLCTreec… for a dog trainer you are sorely lacking in knowledge about Dobermans. They are easily trained — VERY easily trained and they can easily train their person. Since I started training them when I was six years of age, I guess your theory about them not taking commands well from children is baseless as well…
We got ours done at 9 months of age- and started at home prior to that. The older one actually went away to school and then they trained US on how to work with her- that was excellent. I learned a lot. The second did something similar, but the first experience was better.
My brother just got a Doberman and his dog is so gentle…I love him to pieces! Well, he is almost 2 now, but really a gentle giant!
What would I do? Call dog training schools in your area and get a list of what you will need and their requirements. Get references too as well- you can get them from local vets offices.
Good luck!
Edit: what DP said is correct- they love to learn and will get bored if you do not work with them. We have a beagle now who also loves to learn. I use clicker training. You can start at home before professioanl training- read up on clicker training. It’s fun and it works- and it’s positive for pup!