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My second day working with the Dobes. The dogs are still a little wary of me, especially Lavina, who seems to have forgotten me entirely, and Texa. I’m beginning to interact with the other dogs in the rooms separate from the mothers, but I still don’t have much time to spend with them because the puppies need a lot of attention, which I am of course happy to give. Many of the puppies are gone to their forever homes, but there are still plenty to love! I am learning some commands in German, such as “sitz”, “nein” and “Platz”, but mostly just used them on Brutus, the lovely German Shepard in the outdoor kennel. There is plenty to keep me busy as I am still learning and still so much that I don’t know, so I know there is not going to be very much down time at this job, which pleases me because I’m not too big of a fan of down time. By the end of the night, Steve is feeling confident enough to leave me on my own with the dogs, or “kids” as I like to call them, since I don’t have any children and I have always called my animals my “kids”. After 4 hours of working with her, Lavina is finally at the point where I can sit in with her and handle her puppies, so I spend a lot of my alone time with the kids sitting with Lavina and making sure the babes are safe and taken care of. The mom’s are responding well to my dominant commands and things are starting to run smoothly. I’m already developing an immense amount of love for these fur kids and am looking more and more forward to my future with them.
Jenna

This was my first time working with Dobermans. I have raised and trained Heelers and Border Collies on my family’s farm when I was younger and then a few years ago I spent some time training Alaskan Malamutes, purebred, hybrids, and mixed. I also own a Siberian Husky that I rescued from an abusive home when she was 3 and she had no previous training, didn’t even know the “sit” command, so I’ve been working pretty hard with her the past couple of years. Every breed is different, and every dog within the breed is different, so even though I have many years of experience handling dogs, I still felt unprepared and anxious as to what I was up against. Then I met the Dobes. Every single one of the adult dogs were more well-behaved then most dogs I have encountered, not to mention their temperaments were amazing. A few of the dogs, like Texa and Lavina, didn’t warm up immediately, but I didn’t expect it either.Many dogs need time to warm up to a stranger who is invading their home. Plus Lavina has a new batch of puppies and was just being a good, protective mother. Speaking of puppies, oh my gosh. There are so many little bundles of joy! I have never had the opportunity to be smothered by so many puppies. The mothers (except previously discussed Lavina) were all so good with me going into their personal area and handling their puppies. One of my jobs that day was to clip every puppies nails, so I got to hold every single one of them. Even though they are rambunctious and playful puppies, the minute I picked them up and sat down with them to clip their nails, they calmed right down and most of them burrowed their heads into my neck. They loved to be loved! I got such a warm feeling holding all the puppies, and it wasn’t the fact that some of them had gone to the bathroom in my lap. It was because I know that this, being around dogs, is where my heart truly lies. This is definitely something I want to be doing the rest of my life, whether it be owning my own kennel and breeding dogs or working in a shelter or even being an Animal Cruelty Officer, which was actually what I went to school for. Dogs are truly amazing beings and we are so lucky God gave us these animals as our friends and protectors, that He trusted us enough to love and take care of them and way too many people abuse the privilege. Because that is really what it’s all about. Dogs are a privilege for us humans because heaven knows, they are a lot more kind and loving and forgiving then many of our fellow man. It is an honor to have these blessed creatures in my life.
-Jenna