Dupe of http://www.videosift.com/video/Watersliding-Doberman *discard

dupe: http://www.videosift.com/video/Watersliding-Doberman

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I believe this is a dupe
http://www.videosift.com/video/Watersliding-Doberman

Tags for this video have been changed from 'doberman, gang, movie trailer' to 'doberman, gang, movie trailer, 70s' - edited by swampgirl

HorsSujet, not exactly. Dobermans and German Shepards went through a similar time as well, back in the 60's German Shepards couldn't keep up with their popularity so were inbred by unethical breeders and over the years they developed some problems and developed a bad reputation for a time. Years later it was the Doberman, if a movie wanted to show a "scary" dog it was that.

Today it seems to be more the Rottweiler and pit bull type, it's just the fashion of the moment. It's a problem of two things the way I see it, bad breeding and bad press ruining an otherwise decent breed. Idiots who want a "tough" dog gravitate toward this one these days and are ruining this breed instead of another, odds are eventually the fashions will change and they'll go ruin yet another as we try to recover this one like we did the dobie and shepard.

My wife points out to me that dogs she's seen abused tend to go one of two ways. They either turn into defensive biters or nervous pissers. If you beat a Sheltie you'll probably get a scared dog that pees when it sees you, beat a Shepard, Doberman, Rottweiler or pit bull and things might not work out as well. When due to abuse or poor breeding a problem does happen a "pit bull" attack is big news we'll hear about, one from most other breeds more likely a back page story if one at all. It's just the current fashion.

It isn't that they can't be a problem, just that things aren't always what they seem. It's a decent breed that's had a run of bad luck, and not of their own fault.

My wife and I both have experience with this breed, her as a lifelong dog groomer and me as a kennel worker when we were kids. They can be some very sweet animals and aren't naturally aggressive toward people, the owners even stay in the ring with their animals as they fight.

An animal aggressive toward people was probably abused by them, the other likely cause being inbred or poorly bred and just for the ring. Shepards and Dobermans went through a rough time period too due to poor breeding. Well bred and well treated (pit) Bull Terriers are sweet animals.

YAY! for Jeremy Paxman...the doberman of BBC interviews. I remember watching this recently (must have been a repeat from a while ago).

You've got to love Jeremy Paxman - he's by far the best news presenter / interviewer in the UK. Like a doberman with a bone...I like the way he never backs down in any situation.

Stanford University breeds narcoleptic doberman pinchers for research on this horrible disorder. Millions of humans also suffer from it, and there's no cure in sight. They know that it's related to a brain chemical called "hypocretin," but the only treatments so far are anti-convulsants and stimulants. Very sad.