Hi Tami
I have one Dobe and a St. Bernard and one Min Pin. My dobe gets along with everyone just fine. Do you have a color preference?
Welcome!

ellen

You post a thread about having trouble that you can't even train a dog to walk on a loose leash....have multiple dogs.... are supposedly a CERTIFIED OB trainer & yet you want another strong breed dog.

You clearly state that the GSD is more dog then you had thought & are struggling with training it. You want to add another dog to this chaos.

That is just plain FOOLISH! You clearly can't even handle what you have already. You

Clearly NOT in the best interest of your dogs & most here are primarily interested in what's best for the dogs the people.. not so much.

Tami, your question is difficult to answer with a simple yes or no. Whether a dog gets along with others is more often determined by the individual dog's personality and temperament and not by breed alone. The owner's experience and skill in managing a multi-dog household will also be a factor.

I am one of several Doberman owners who are active on this forum. It's the only breed I have owned for the last 24 years, though I have not owned a large number. (Not saying there aren't other breeds I like; it just worked out that way.) For 20 of those years, I only had one dog at a time. I have one male now who loves other dogs, all other dogs, boys, girls, large, small, altered, intact. I have no doubt that he would get along with any other dog who was so inclined. My female has a bossy streak but is generally friendly with other dogs. She occasionally meets one she doesn't like. She has no tolerance for any other dog who is rude or aggressive toward her and will try to give back as good as she gets. The female I owned before these two did not care for the company of other dogs but was more aloof as opposed to confrontational.

My Doberman-owning friends run the gamut of single-dog households to four or five living together (not necessarily all Dobermans). Sometimes everyone gets along, sometimes they don't.

The people on this board always put the dog and the dog's needs first. I hope you're that kind of person, too. You're new to the board, we don't know you yet, and a new member asking about adding a fifth dog to their pack does raise some red flags. I hope you understand that and will be willing to talk to us more about how your current four dogs are doing, how you keep everybody exercised and happy, and your reasons for wanting number five.

Tami,
This isn't a breed issue it's a personality issue!
I will also add that I agree 100% with Anne in her post above. This is bordering on being a collector. You don't know what to do with what you have but you want more.
May I ask where your OB Training Certificate came from?
Petsmart will give them out with only a written test.

It doesn't sound like a Dobe would be a good fit. I can't comment beyond that because I haven't read the other thread(s) but in my experience (several Dobes over many years) they are more likely to be same-gender aggressive than not. I would not have one in a household with four other dogs.

I've know a very few who were quite social, but a very few.

I believe the OP has departed the thread, out of offense that we would suggest that it is unwise to have so many dogs.

I will probably only anger her further by pointing out that it is not just unwise, but ILLEGAL in her city to have more than four dogs over the age of six months without a kennel license.

http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/stusokodoklahomacity_sallisaw.htm#sart2div2

 Quote:

§ 8-351. Number of dogs and cats permitted.

(a) No person shall harbor or keep dogs or cats totaling more than four of each over the age of six months in any household. The owner or occupant shall be held responsible for any violation of this section by any of the members of such household.

(b) Exception. Households that obtain a kennel license may harbor or keep dogs and cats totaling more than four over the age of six months.

(Ord. No. 20141, § 1, 5-3-94)

Both my dobes get along well with all the other dogs in the house. But I supervise when the males are together ( Kari and Kaiser). Helga is aggressive towards other dogs that run free in the street but she is very nice with her siblings.

YEAH!
What color do you want Tami!?!?

That's high on the list isn't it?

Shame on you Anne,
You ran her off. Now we don't get to help choose the color.

I'd love a little girl Dobie someday. Are they as hard to find good examples of as GSDs?