Personally, I find it hard to believe that a 5 month old puppy is trying to protect anyone.
It *sounds* to me like he picked up on YOUR uncomfortable reaction (you even said you tightened the lead......) and was a bit unsure of what to do so he lunged.
Sorry Sammy, a 5 month old Dobermann might not have the size or experience to actually protect you, BUT its natural
instinct to do so, is certainly there.
Hello David,
Congratulations on your new addition! You can always pm me if you would like to talk dobies. I have European line only and am familiar with their stronger temperaments.
Regards ~ Triecial
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Thanks for all the great advice and helpful tips! I'm still learning my dobe, and books can only do so much without actually experiencing situations. That night alone did help a lot, and though I did tighten the leash, I was more worried about him then myself. Thanks for the helping hand Triecial, I'll be sure to look you up soon and ask a bunch of questions!
He's a baby - I wouldn't have corrected him because he's not protecting you and taking the lead here in that situation. It was nighttime which naturally raises the defense in the dog and in his case, his defense drives aren't fully developed yet. He was unsure, you were unsure, he feeds off that. He reacted, you didn't.
There's good advice in this thread although I admit to not reading every post. Continue to socialize him and work on obedience. His job is to alert you to things. Your job is to acknowledge that and make the decisions. He is also an intelligent breed who will do his own deciding if you don't. This is why you need to stay a step ahead of him as situations like this will arise throughout his life. Be prepared via obedience and control. There is no substitute. Understand the breed, the drives, the age, the scenario.
The advice given was relative to the age of the pup at the time of the OP's posting, obviously. There will be a lot of people who will come along and read and learn from it.
Thomas
I found the alerting and growling in the situation acceptable and what the dog was bred to do. However, I think the lunge was the part that deserved the correction. You said the dog needed training. Isn't a correction for aggression without the handlers command the beginning of training for this dog.
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