Huge dogs and Motorhomes. (1 Viewer)

[TheBig1]

lovely to see recycled dogs being loved

 

[JJ20]

Amazing, was he rescue? If yes, why do you think he was given up? Or was he from breeder, ooo am a bit jealous
He's so handsome, congratulations

His previous owner had to give Duke up as he had a real bad motorbike accident, life changing accident and it was just him, his little girl and Duke so walks and taking care of Duke was no longer possible for the guy, that's the only reason he gave Duke up.
Its my first Doberman and I'm absolutely blown away by how smart and soppy he is.

 

[Cat53]

Thanks again for all the lovely comments everyone. We have now rescued a lovely boy, 3 years old, not a giant breed but pretty large and VERY soppy. He hasn't yet seen too much of the world but that's all about to change for him.View attachment 341850

What a beauty. Love Doberman’s. really soppy dogs. We knew two in SA. Zoe was a puppy, Mkulu a large adult Male. He used to rest his head on my husbands knee....husbane was a recent amputee. I swear Mkulu knew. A real gentle giant. Zoe would bring him gifts....dead rotting rats. Hubby was very unimpressed!

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[TheBig1]

His previous owner had to give Duke up as he had a real bad motorbike accident, life changing accident and it was just him, his little girl and Duke so walks and taking care of Duke was no longer possible for the guy, that's the only reason he gave Duke up.
Its my first Doberman and I'm absolutely blown away by how smart and soppy he is.

sad to hear about Duke's first family. Shows why he is great with the little one in the photo

 

[Potty]

From Hungary, that explains the docked tail. We had 2 rescue Doberman crosses, brother & sister. Lovely dogs but perhaps a bit over the top on the guarding. Fine outside and with the family and the local kids but enter our house without one of the family introducing you and it was definitely act first, ask later. The same with the car.

Enjoy Duke. I am sure he will love his travels, ours did.

 

[TheBig1]

the first dog to ever bite me as a child was a doberman. I knew the owners and they drank in the same club as my parents. back then it was normal for kids and dogs to be left in the entrance foyer. So I was used to sitting beside the dog, stroking him occasionally and feeding him crisps. Then one day as I was walking past their house, the dog was in the front garden. I stupidly reached over the gate to stroke him. bad mistake as he bit my arm, leaving teeth marks and bruising
The owner was mortified it had happened and stopped bringing the dog to the club. Sad really, he was a lovely dog but just far too over defensive of his home. Doberman as a breed is generally a very loving dog, but you can't always trust them

other friends bred and showed their doberman dogs, but the man got bitten several times when a dog was in the wrong mood

Since being an adult and working in dog rescue, I have been bitten a few times, but never too serious

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[JJ20]

From Hungary, that explains the docked tail. We had 2 rescue Doberman crosses, brother & sister. Lovely dogs but perhaps a bit over the top on the guarding. Fine outside and with the family and the local kids but enter our house without one of the family introducing you and it was definitely act first, ask later. The same with the car.

Enjoy Duke. I am sure he will love his travels, ours did.

Yeah docked tail and unfortunately pinned ears.....poor boy, I'm expecting some sarcastic comments from a few people when I'm out and about with him but hey ho, people will be people and judge before knowing a story.

I have noticed his guarding already, I have a T5 day van and he can see out of the side windows and back windows from being so tall, he don't bark at women, children or even men with children passing by, just groups of men it seems if they pass too close to the van. Maybe I didn't need the strikeback growler fitted to my motorhome after all haha.

 

[Nikki]

When you know a dog, like you obviously do , you can prepare for certain situations,
Enjoy him for all his possible foibles, you may be glad of them one day

 

[JJ20]

If your name ain't down you ain't coming in ?

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[Nikki]

Wow

 

[TheBig1]

If your name ain't down you ain't coming in ?View attachment 348201

what a beautiful healthy dog, and lots of him to cuddle up to on the sofa

 

[JJ20]

what a beautiful healthy dog, and lots of him to cuddle up to on the sofa

Thank you TheBig1, you hit the nail on the head, he is an absolute cuddle monster, I swear he thinks he is a baby the way he tries to curl up on my lap haha.

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[RogerThat]

He looks adorable

Thank you for giving him a new forever home

 

[pxh38257]

We love going away with our dog, she seems to be happiest when loose on a beach with nobody about and only seagulls to chase. She maybe a giant but she always finds a place to lay down normally exactly where you want to be. We carry a smallish builders bucket which we fill up with fresh water for the outside and a very large water dish which sits in the shower for inside. We cannot use one of those corkscrews to fasten her outside we we attach the steel wire to one of the motorhome wheels. We used to take her bed with us but inside or outside she never laid on it.

 

[82125]

ok, so this is my two on my boat not the motorhome we live in now, but life wouldnt be worth living without my two girls with me on our travels. (16 and 10 yrs and doing pretty well from the life style, they're bigger sun worshippers than me!)

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[Reallyretired]

We have a 13-year-old 30+kg Dalmatian. He's always loved travelling in the van but, unfortunately he's now not very mobile and my OH has to lift him in and out of the van. We bought a ramp, but he won't use it and the dog is not always co-operative in being lifted in and out.

Although we love large dogs, and have never had a small breed, we'd think long and hard about having another large one. Bearing in mind that a dog may live to be 13 or 14, or even older, my husband doesn't want to find himself, at the age of 80, struggling lift a 30+kg dog in and out of the van.

Our older border collie won't use a ramp but OK with our milenco giant double step. Bulky to store but the width of house stairs.

 

[haganap]

Can't believe this post came back up, reading it seeing my two girls on it brought a tear to my eye...

She didn't live long after my post passing the bridge just before lock down 1..

Still Betty has coped well and enjoys the new motorhome and a bit more space