Comments on: How Long Can You Leave a Doberman Home Alone?

By: John Walter

John Walter — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 23:36:14 +0000

In reply to Dave. Just do it slow and make sure that the puppy is very well supervised when he's with your boys. They do have really sharp teeth and nails. One bad nip from the puppy and the boys might be terrified of the dog for a long time. Lots and lots of supervision until the puppy can get a little older and be trusted. Don't rush the process, you don't want either one to be terrified of the other. Good luck to you!

By: John Walter

John Walter — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 05:35:32 +0000

In reply to Joe Garritano. Thanks Joe! The best thing I can recommend is to start getting her used to small stretches of time home alone now. Start with maybe a half hour away, then an hour, and so on. Slowly working your way up from short trips away to longer ones. Slowly acclimating her as you go. When you're home all the time like you are now it's the best time to do this.

By: Joe Garritano

Joe Garritano — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 22:57:50 +0000

Hey John!

Love your videos and articles!

My family recently got a beautiful doberman puppy named Cleo and she is 4 months old.

At the moment I am lucky enough to be home with her during the days but I would like to start preparing for when no one is home all the time. How could/should I start preparing her for this?

By: Dipesh Dangiya

Dipesh Dangiya — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 13:51:07 +0000

Hi John, my name is Dipesh and I am from India. I have watched and liked every video you have uploaded and I really love it. This was one of the best articles I read about this topic. I have a 6-month-old female fawn Doberman. She is very energetic and smart, she knows how to find a solution to everything. The issue is me and my wife have recently joined a full-time job and we have two options either to leave her alone for 10-11 hours or either to give her away. She howls and barks ( Crying) when she is left alone, even for a short period of time. She just keeps howling but never destroys anything. I am her trainer and I very well know what bond we share and she is very cunning so I doubt that she will settle down with another person or not. I want your valuable advice on this please do help me with this John.
I really love her and I don’t want to give her away.

Awaiting for your response.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:52:06 +0000

I’ve watched your video about dobberman alone at home, my two boys Arthur and Tristan are 8 years old and we still go for walk and play before work and when getting home, they are litter mates and have always had each other, I am planning on buying another pup, good advice on your select breeder video. I am planning on taking a little vacation when I get the pup, I hope the boys dont get upset with new dog in house. They are used to other animals on the property any advise on entering a new pup into the family

By: Donna Ramsey

Donna Ramsey — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:03:33 +0000

Hi, we have a 5 month old female Doberman. She is very smart and learns tricks quickly. I keep a log of times and what she does , peddle or poop throughout the day and evening. She had issues with diarrhea for quite a while after we got her and now seem to have that under control but every time I think we’re on our way to being house broke she messes in the house again. I take her out every 1 to 2 hours and always take her out after eating. We live in Oregon so between not liking rain and wind and diarrhea issues it’s made it difficult but…? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

By: John Walter

John Walter — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 19:55:43 +0000

In reply to Helen Delport. The first few weeks are pretty important for bonding reasons. I would certainly try my best to find a way where I could be with him if at all possible.

By: Helen Delport

Helen Delport — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 13:25:15 +0000

I have a ten week old male dobie. Im thinking of leaving him with my mom and her miniature schnauzer for the first few weeks. Is this a good idea or not?

By: John Walter

John Walter — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 22:42:48 +0000

In reply to Janette Reyes. I'm so glad to hear Janette! I wonder how it's going now that you've started your new job! I hope it's going smoothly and your dog is adjusting well. Sounds like your dog has a very caring owner so even if there are issues, I'm sure you will work through it together!

By: John Walter

John Walter — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 22:36:14 +0000

In reply to John Vickery.

You can try to bump up the exercise a bit, leave a TV on, leave more interesting toys for her (that she only gets when you leave, not the rest of the time – so it’s something special for her), and using some puzzle toys that involve her working for a treat. Those are some of the areas where I would start…