LOTS of pictures of Athena-my dobie

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I had the flu yesterday so today is picture day as I'm bored out of my mind sitting around all day feeling blah.

I just love this picture! She thinks she's a lap dog
That's my fiance Blake


She also thinks she can use our pillows...


I asked her what she was doing on the pillow


Sad Athena...


Trying to make mommy laugh with her cartoon tongue, I swear it unrolls when she yawns!


When she realized mommy was going to cave and let her stay


I tried feeding her that tomato and she didn't think it was food but kept rolling it around in her mouth to make mommy happy
She's a nut


With Thor her big brother, lol





Keeping an eye on the pet rats, she 'plays' with them all the time. She barks and does the play stance with them. That was their temp cage.



She's two now and has filled out a lot!




And right before she play attacked me
 
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She's beautiful. I'd sort of forgotten how they look with cropped ears, since you don't see that on this side of the Atlantic any more.
 
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Originally Posted by Kailie

My goodness, she is absolutely STUNNING!
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Thank you! She's definitely a looker! We always told her it's a good thing your beautiful because you are CRAZY!!! She was a headache as a puppy. I was not prepared for all the energy that this breed has. I grew up with them as a kid, but you don't remember that kind of stuff when you're a kid!


Originally Posted by jcat

She's beautiful. I'd sort of forgotten how they look with cropped ears, since you don't see that on this side of the Atlantic any more.
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Thank you! They look very different natural that's for sure! I've done some small shows with her and hope to get into it a bit more this year now that I'm graduated from college. To show they need to be cropped, it's purely cosmetic, I just prefer them cut.
 
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Beautiful dog. I love her color. I've never paid much attention to dogs and have to say I never realized that dobermans' ears were cropped. I guess if I ever saw one with uncropped ears I probably didn't recognize it as a doberman.
 
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She's GORGEOUS! I love Dobermans, they're one of my dream dogs.
 
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Awwww she is absolutely gorgeous, my neighbour has a dobie, they are one of my fave dogs. Lovely pics and I love her "big brother"
so cute. x
 
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She's gawgeous!

I grew up with one of those (gasp) "vicious" dogs, and my parents have one now. She just turned 5 and STILL has not burned off all that puppy energy.
 
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Originally Posted by mbjerkness

A very pretty girl.
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Thank you!

Originally Posted by GoldyCat

Beautiful dog. I love her color. I've never paid much attention to dogs and have to say I never realized that dobermans' ears were cropped. I guess if I ever saw one with uncropped ears I probably didn't recognize it as a doberman.
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Thank you! I've only seen pictures of them totally uncut and I thought they were mutts. Even the natural ears I didn't realize what kind of dog they were at first! It's crazy what a difference it makes. I got her so I could feel safe alone at home, in my car, or out for walks. The ears definitely make her look a bit more intimidating!

Originally Posted by Adriana

She's GORGEOUS! I love Dobermans, they're one of my dream dogs.
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Thank you! I've always thought they were the most beautiful dog breed!

Originally Posted by Ruthyb

Awwww she is absolutely gorgeous, my neighbour has a dobie, they are one of my fave dogs. Lovely pics and I love her "big brother"
so cute. x
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Thank you! It drives my fiance nuts when I call him that, but he is her big brother! He's 3 and she's 2


Originally Posted by CrazyBird

She's gawgeous!

I grew up with one of those (gasp) "vicious" dogs, and my parents have one now. She just turned 5 and STILL has not burned off all that puppy energy.
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Thank you! I get a lot of comments about her being a "vicious" dog in joke and truth. The funniest thing is when moms aren't paying attention and their children start petting her and they turn around and say "DON'T PET THAT DOG!!!"
 
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I remember when you got her as a puppy. Where does the time go? She looks very loved.
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To show they need to be cropped, it's purely cosmetic.
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So you showed her at one point?
 
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Originally Posted by catbehaviors

Athena is gorgeous!
Thank you so much for sharing these pics of your pups.
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Thank you!

Originally Posted by cococat

I remember when you got her as a puppy. Where does the time go? She looks very loved.
So you showed her at one point?
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Oh man does it fly!!! I've only done some small obedience shows with her. I'm hoping to do more shows this year now that I'm not a college student and have free weekends. I worked weekends before, so taking one weekend off was actually taking the whole 25 hour week off. It was tough!

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Athena is a beautiful dog
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Thank you!
 
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She is absolutely GORGEOUS!! Dobies are such lovey dogs! I grew up with two, back when they had such horrible reputations, but you couldn't have asked for better dogs. At the time, we actually had 3 dogs, 2 dobies (1 male, 1 female) and a Boston Terrier (male). The male dobie thought he was as small as the Boston and the Boston thought he was as big as the dobie. The 2 boys grew up together as puppies and were best buds. We got our 2nd dobie, a female, when the boys were about 1.5. She had been abused and was so scared when she came to us. We loved her, though, and she became the loviest dog ever!

Our male dobie would back up to the couch, prop his hiney on the couch and sit with just his front paws on the floor.
He also thought he was a lap dog!! I used to sleep on a twin bed with all three dogs. Talk about crowded!
Fantastic dogs, though, and so gentle if given the appropriate love, care, and training.
 
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Originally Posted by stephanietx

She is absolutely GORGEOUS!! Dobies are such lovey dogs! I grew up with two, back when they had such horrible reputations, but you couldn't have asked for better dogs. At the time, we actually had 3 dogs, 2 dobies (1 male, 1 female) and a Boston Terrier (male). The male dobie thought he was as small as the Boston and the Boston thought he was as big as the dobie. The 2 boys grew up together as puppies and were best buds. We got our 2nd dobie, a female, when the boys were about 1.5. She had been abused and was so scared when she came to us. We loved her, though, and she became the loviest dog ever!

Our male dobie would back up to the couch, prop his hiney on the couch and sit with just his front paws on the floor.
He also thought he was a lap dog!! I used to sleep on a twin bed with all three dogs. Talk about crowded!
Fantastic dogs, though, and so gentle if given the appropriate love, care, and training.
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Thank you! They are the best dogs ever, save for their crazy amount of energy
Everyone that meets her loves her. The funny thing is that when I'm out with both dogs and someone wants to pet the dogs I say, pet this one (pointing to the dobie), and "if you are going to get bit by someone it's going to be from him" (pointing at the 5 pound chihuahua)
 
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