i have a doberman who is about a year and a half and i was just wondering something. i was babysitting for one of my friends friday night and when she came to get her kids at midnight when she got off work i had my dog roaming the house well my friend came and to get her kids and my dog ran to the corner and started growling a little bit and i had to tell the dog to knock it off i havent specifically trained my dog to be protective because i thought it was just their nature. my friend has 2 dogs of her own so she is an animal lover my dog didnt scare her or anything. well when i talked to dh and told him he said thats how dobermans get right before they are ready to attack so i did the right thing by telling my dog to knock it off. do any of you know about this? i have never seen a doberman attack anyone so i wouldnt know if she was scared getting ready to protect or if she was just scared. if any of you know i would love to know thanks. she is utterly protective to the point that if dh and i get in a fight she is guarding me when dh tries to get into my face and no dh has never hurt me in anyway or he wouldnt be my dh anymore.
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Sounds like she was just warning her and by you telling her to knock it off you told her that your friend had your permission to be there... So I'd say it was a territorial kind of reaction, but it's hard to say for sure without having seen it, body language says a lot more than a growl.
As for that meaning she was about to attack I HIGHLY doubt it, it's not a Dobe thing it's a dog thing, most dogs like to avoid any real confrontation that's why they growl 1st, some dogs are ready to back it up most aren't. My Doberman has given people a lot more that a growl without ever making any move to attack, and why should he, an agressive posture, growl and/or bark gets the job done just fine.
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