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Originally Posted by seamonster
Here's my malinois-like energetic 93 pound female doberman. Speaking from experience (high energy dog) with a Staffie you're going to want to teach it how to fetch. Only way I survive. Neighborhood walks aren't going to work (dog will eat sheet rock\smaller pets). Also get her to be good off-leash so that you don't have to get involved with blood-sports at the nearest dog park...My dog has checked several pissy little bitches that wouldn't leave her alone (after multiple warnings). Latest victim was another American Doberman that kept getting in her face. Dog wouldn't leave her alone and after 10+ minutes (and casual requests to the dogs owner) my dog finally bit the other doberman in the leg and caused a limp. After which I wrote dog parks off.
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Appreciate the advice. We already have obedience classes scheduled with a dog trainer and my wife and I both run a few days a week and plan on teaching the dog to come on these runs with us. We're hopeful that since she will be in a house with a very small dog that socialization with a little ankle biting pain in the ass will help. Fingers crossed.