If you’re looking to buy a Doberman puppy, you might be wondering what the difference is between a cheap Doberman and an expensive Doberman puppy. Well, in this video I share my experiences owning Dobermans on both sides of the price spectrum. Was my $3000 Doberman really much different from my $600 Doberman? Here are the many similarities and important differences between these two dogs. One from what many consider a backyard breeder and one from a reputable “well-known” Doberman breeder.
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TIMESTAMPS
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00:00 Introduction
01:35 Similarities
02:13 Behavior Differences
04:02 Health Differences
05:58 The Inexpensive Breeder (Cooper’s)
06:36 The Expensive Breeder (Arlo’s)
06:59 What I Learned
08:14 Where Are These Dogs Now?
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50 Comments
Some dogs have better parents than others, Its that simple. Price doesn't matter
thx
I'm sorry about Cooper.
So many pure bred, line bred dogs have behavioral differences from a “normal” bred or non-accredited dog. The less in-bred the better imo anyway.
600 Doberman was a bargain!!! thats the difference
The best thing I ever learned was if you have a great dog let it train your next dog. Really makes a difference having the alpha show the youngster how things work. 5 in a row over 30 years overlapping ages without fail.
Thank you. I've had 4 dobermans and your video was still very informative for me. My current dobie was just diagnosed with DCM. In the future I'll do genetic testing. I was oblivious about the importance of genetic diversity. I've subscribed and look forward to learning more from your channel.
Beautiful dogs I have german shepherds on my channel ❤
Best $20 dollars I’ve spend was buying my first dog on a road trip to Oregon. She lived 15 years and weighed 105 pounds.
RIP SNOW WHITE 😘
One of em eats peanut butter off of you the other one doesn't
The only difference is that the reader with the $3,000 dog is a greedy pig
They neuter because they do not want you to breathe because they want you to be locked in to give her them $3,000
Don't like video you trying to make the $3,000. Seem like his brain is better
I thought the difference was $2,400
When I was 18 I purchased 2 supposedly great genetic doberman pinschers from 2 different breeder's in 1988. I raised and bred them they were excellent family guard dog's what was what I sold the puppies for at $950 each back then. I always had more buyer's than dog's
I dog becomes more expensive when the parents are from a from a fighting blood line. Like a horse if the parent was a racing horse and was a champ, the baby of the champ horse will be extremely expensive. Nice video and you've got a beautiful dog
My 100 pit would take both of them down no problem lol
I've found that the main difference between a $600 and $3000 dog….. is paperwork.
Purebred=Inbred
I have a $250 Doberman I got from a rescue who got him from a backyard breeder bc he was born with a missing front leg. A month later he turned into a $12,000 Doberman because of emergency intussusception surgery & 24 hour care afterwards. But he’s amazing and worth every penny.
What kind of asshole would pay $3000 for a dog when there’s shelters all over the country loaded with dogs
are you kidding me?
The breeder I got my Doberman from was well known but didn't show her dogs in the show ring. Her dogs were worked in Schutzhund and Obedience. I paid $500 for my dog back in 1978. I had him neutered at 2 1/2 years because he was slower to develop. My dog worked in Obedience, Schutzhund, search and rescue, and was also a member of a drill team. He was a good guard dog, but he loved people and could be taken out in public anywhere. He lived to be 11 1/2 years old. He wasn't a huge Doberman but he was within the standard. He was 27 1/4 inches at the shoulder and never weighed over 74 pounds, which was fortunate for me. I had to hold him during the agitation in Schutzhund and if he had weighed more, I wouldn't have been able to train him, as holding him back on leash as he lunged at the agitator is necessary for the agitator's safety.
One of the things that defines a good breeder is they have knowledge of their dogs' parentage, what faults might be passed on and what health problems the puppies might have. Most ethical Doberman breeders will already have had their dogs genetically tested for cardiomyopathy, Von WIllebrand's disease, and other inheritable health problems. The majority of good breeders will also have the puppy cropped and docked before it is sold, along with making sure the puppy is going to a good home. They may refuse to sell a puppy if the owner's yard isn't fenced, or if the new owner isn't willing to sign a contract stating that the puppy will be spayed or neutered in the future and that the owner can take back any dog if the owner can no longer care for it. Good breeders care about the puppies they sell.
As to the coefficient of breeding, there is a distinct difference between out crossing, line breeding, and inbreeding. Inbreeding isn't that bad provided a breeder knows exactly what traits in his dog are dominant or recessive. Inbreeding can double down on bad faults but can also set good traits. Guide Dogs for the Blind began to use inbreeding to have more of their dogs become successful guide dogs and in the end, they raised that success rate with very careful inbreeding to 98%. I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, that one of their dogs bad a coefficient of .49.
For more information on this, read Clarence Pfaffenberger's book "The New Knowledge of Dog Behavior.
price can not be reference of anything I am really shocked that you came up with the idea to do the comparison in the first price.I am asking 5k for my dogs,what does that mean then? he can write a poem?….
Got a rust from pound 16 m old. Wouldn’t get off floor. Worker was like- u still want him? I said bring him out to the sun. Dog was ecstatic. We took him. Smartest dog ever. We moved and had to sell him. I was very careful. Sold him to a single Mom with a 12 year old boy who needed a friend. She grew up with Dobies. We still talk. Dogs, like us, can be saved and teach us so much good. Great vid
you may not get over loosing cooper. i lost chief in 2015. i criecd watching this
no 2 dogs are the same. i bet if you bought another cheap one it could well be that it also is very energetic/ less intelligent/ better on leash… its really all luck.
You are wrong. Every spirit soul is unique. We are all part n parcel of the supreme Lord. We are all eternal, blissful n full of knowledge. We have forgotten our identity. Every spirit soul has its own personality. It goes with the dogs too despite their breed.
Doubtful I'll ever get a dog but ever since a teenager and being around a doberman at my mother's uncle's home, my love for that breed changed then. Over the years I've been around labs and pits and also grew up with dachshunds..
I've instilled in my mind if I ever were to get a dog like a doberman that I'd be spending lots of money for the perfect breed and then spending extensive training that is involved. I have a very distasteful view of dog owners that don't properly train their dog. this video is purely honest.
48 percent??? jeez. Mine were at 6 percent and they still died of cancer.
Who told you they’re supposed to be good with kids?
Mine were split that way. I had two that loved kids and two that hated them.
I've trained at wounded warriors, im a Doby lover, IF YOU WANT THE BEST DIBIE POSSIBLE! 1. Fix em before the first heat or the testies drop! Zero negative aggression! Better concentration! Never Ever hit your dog! And be consistent with a mixed routine in traing, keep it fresh.
It's nice see someone's completely unbias take on this topic.
I’m a get the cheapest I can find 3000 u crazy homie
I need the name of the 600 breeder. 😂 My next door neighbor used to breed them. I wish I’d gotten one. They had black and red. One puppy they kept was named Tucker. He was red. He was the most awesome dog. I got my first poodle when I was 10 and he was 10 months old. He’d play so gently with my 6 week old puppy and kept her safe from the road. I have pictures. He was supervised by me. Do not freak out. Candy my poodle was fine.
My aunt had a backyard rott when I was growing up. He ended up being about 160 pounds. He was a gentle giant. He loved people, he learned fast, and was great off leash. He never used on in fact. When he would get upset with my aunt, he would "run away" to his favorite spot which was a restaurant that he liked to food at and lay by the front door lol He lived to be 14 years old. In contrast, she later got a $3,500 pedigree bred one. He was smaller, flakey, and moodiness and I was scared of him at times. He lived to be 7. Died of cancer, I think you really just don't know what you will get. Diet and stress play huge roles in a dog's health and lifespan too.
47% seems quite high I've got a rottweiler and his COI is below 1%!
i need a cooper, without the medicals
Cropping and docking i not only animal abuse, it's also unsightly. Adorable dogs tho, and you seem to take great care of them!
Guy at work gave me a Free Brindle Tiger Striped Boxer. Someone kept flagging the Craigslist so he basically gave all the female puppies away for free. Chaka was the best dog a guy could hope for, she even help raise my Male German shepherd puppy. She was with us for 12 years happy years until she passed in her sleep, granted im 41 years old and I cried like a baby.
I lost my friend and companion 3 years ago. I buried her at home, in the yard she loved to roam and play. I still remember digging her grave 4 feet deep, and all the blisters on my hands, that I didn't even notice when I was digging.
They both die. 600 better option.
Poor Cooper! I have 2 twin brother 4 month old GSD's. So far so good health wise.
4-7 K and she died at 6. Searched for a year. DCM may wipe out this breed by 2040. 😢
What harness do you use for your Arlo? I have a 95lb 1 yr old male and he's busted or ripped all the harnesses that I've used
If they were both full blooded European dogs then the only difference is price, everything else is just traits.
Looking at the first side by side comparison of both it just seems like the 600$ one is far better XDDDDDD
I'm not sure what the point of this video is. The price has nothing to do with how the dog is or behaves.Thinking so, I see this as a symptom of an elitist and obsessive fanaticism to the point of actually creating ideas and ideology from nothing. It's the same type of dog. Each dog even of the same type will be subject to variations is pureness, mentality, behavior, training ability etc. The price has nothing to do with this. Are you crazy. It's luck of the draw. Price in no way has any bearing on the dog. Price and money is an external factor.
aint nothing wrong with mutts
It’s mind blowing that 500-600 is considered cheap
The idea of spending 3k on a dog from some street hustler from Cali is even more incomprehensible
Don’t be put out by a seller with a cool social media page and looking to make a quick Buck and throw one over on ya
No dog should be over 1k max. It’s a f’ing dog people not a child
Conclusion: cheap one was a beta, expensive one was an alpha
You don't spend $3000 on a Dog