Maverick Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:38 pm
I have a 3 1/2 year old Doberman named Maverick. Hes a big (90lbs) beatiful black and tan, male with uncropped ears. Hes very alert, and protective. Natural born guard dog (by his nature alone), started some search and tracking training with him, but have yet to attend formal training for that. He has basic obedience. very smart, devoted, and loving dog. Knows many hand signals.
I named him Maverick because i decided when i was 13 years old that i would get a doberman an name him maverick. lol He is named from Top Gun.
I also have a 14 month old Staffordshire Terrier/Bullmastiff cross. He looks very much like a purebred red nosed pitbull. (however he is not, and was actually classified by a city pound vet, as being NOT restricted.) He is also rather large at 73lbs and fits his name, which is Tank. He is a very lovable puppy, he listens very well, and is much more relaxed than maverick. He is not of the guard dog personality type. he is very playful and also very loving and devoted. I named him
Tank, because both of my parents were in the army. My father was an armoured soldier. he also gets the tank crew members nickname of "zipperhead" from several scars on his head and neck. (tank crews were called zipperheads because of all the scars and stitches they got from banging their heads around inside the tanks while they drove over obstables and on rough terrain.) lol
They have gotten into several rather severe fights lately (they have both been neutered because of that), with the source of the issue being unneutered females being brought into the mix in a new living environment, causing their dominant behaviour to intensify. They are now on a rather strict rehabilitation schedule. I am in the process of buying an acreage, which will make their rehabilitation much smoother.
all in time.
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