10/19/2024
This happy 11 month old is ready to find his forever home!
His name is Igor. Not to be confused with the OG Igor. 😂
He is the gentlest of all giants (and a giant he is), however he is completely unaware of his size (which comes with the age) so he can be a bit of a bull in a china shop. 😅
The thing that makes up for it is that he’s about as fast as a sloth and his favorite activity is sleeping so he doesn’t really do any real damage. He’s just BIG and HEAVY and will just about knock you over simply by walking past you.
Prior to coming back to us he picked up a habit of counter surfing, which we have broken for the most part, but I would advise any new family to stay on top of him with that.
He is also not a dog for someone with a busy lifestyle, unless you plan on including him in it as he will make your siding into a chew toy when he gets bored (again, on par with his age). He’s not a dog that will be happy left unattended in the yard as he will do damage to said yard, but as long as you’re paying attention to him and giving him structure, he’s an absolutely awesome dog.
Okay if I haven’t scared you off with his worst, feel free to continue reading about his best. 🥰
Aside for the occasional counter surfing, he’s honestly the best and sweetest boy.
He does great with any dog he meets, he loves cats, loves children… He pretty much loves everyone and everything. Looks intimidating as all hell though when on walks due to being ginormous. He’s afraid of exactly nothing and can be taken anywhere around anyone or anything.
He was initially placed in his prior home as a professionally trained puppy and it didn’t take him very long after coming back to us to remember all of his training. He’s one smart cookie that’s very willing to please.
He has very nice leash manners and does great in his crate. His off leash recall is decent, but I wouldn’t yet trust him off leash unless he’s wearing an e-collar (again on par with his age). As slow and borderline lazy as he is, he does like to stay busy just like any other Doberman and will literally gladly do and go anywhere with you...
He just loves being around his people and getting attention, but he’s not abnocious about it.
Much like Lale, he has very thick ear leather so his right ear is still being posted with cheat tape (2” backer rod and 2 pieces of tape wrapped around his ear by the base of the ear) as it can be a little lazy at times, but same as Lale, that ear will stand perfectly. It just needs some more time. It takes all of 2 seconds to put on.
He knows:
- come
- sit
- place
- kennel
- heel
- down
- wait
- off
- leave it
He loves toys and shredding them, but he never swallows the pieces or anything else he’s not supposed to. He’s never damaged any of our stuff, he hasn’t had any accidents… He’s a good boy. The only thing he doesn’t like is being left bored and unsupervised in the back yard. If he’s out then you should be out with him. Something I say to all of my puppy homes anyways.
He prefers to be crated next to another dog as that’s all he’s ever known, but I can see him being happy as an only dog as well as long as he gets attention from his humans.
Basically, to summarize, this dude is a typical 11 month old puppy. He doesn’t look like a puppy due to his size but he is one and should be treated as such. Nothing about this dog is “special” when compared to other Dobermans his age and I mean that as a compliment. He just needs structure and someone who has time to devote to him and he’ll grow up to be the best of dogs. It’s really hard to not fall in love with this guy.
Lastly, as I always get this question. Why was he returned?
His family had some major unexpected life events happen and unfortunately got to a point where they couldn’t give him the attention and structure he needed due to which he started picking up bad habits out of boredom (ie counter surfing, chewing on siding, destroying plants in the yard and such). With that being said, they realized that he needed more they could give him and asked me to take him back before he’s too far gone with his bad habits which I gladly did. It took next to no time for him to settle in and become the best boy. Also the great thing about him is he comes from a home that entertains a lot, with multiple kids of all ages, another dog, cats and has been socialized with just about everything at this point.
Btw, I have a ton of videos of this dude being the best boy and doing all the fun things and am happy to provide them to any homes that I think would be a good fit for him.
Text or call 330/808-3009 for details.
