Thanks guys. I knew they were high energy and very protective and widely used by armed forces and police, but most dogs do what they're trained to do. The male doberman I have was extremely dominant when he was a small pup, the wife was afraid of him, the instructors at K-9 training questioned if he was right for her, after training (the wife that is), the boy became almost too gentle and loving, thought about changing his name from Ruger to Cupcake, he's made buddies with every man, woman, child, and dog he's met on the trail, could not ask for a better temperament....maybe I'll stay with dobermans.
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