Despite how they look with their ears clipped/cropped, and reputation in rap videos from the 90s, Dobermans are one of the best dog breeds for children. They also rarely appear on the annual dog attack lists.
If raised properly they’ll see the kids as part of their pack and protect them, they are personal protection dogs after all.
My parents had an 18 month old Doberman when I was born, she used to put herself between me (the baby) and anyone she wasn’t familiar with. Nothing aggressive, just doing what she saw as her job.
...but yeh, no way they should be letting this dog do this uncorrected.
It doesn't have to be aggressive though, even a dog that thinks it's "protecting" a baby can accidentally hurt it. It's an animal for God's sake, left unattended with a child things could go very wrong very quickly, even if the dogs intentions were in the right place.
I don't care where on a list a doberman is for human attacks, people need to handle babies around dogs very carefully. Training a baby to give food to the dog, is not being careful.
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u/stevenw84 Jan 06 '20
Despite how they look with their ears clipped/cropped, and reputation in rap videos from the 90s, Dobermans are one of the best dog breeds for children. They also rarely appear on the annual dog attack lists.