Cool Like the Other Side of the Pillow

Sam is settling in great! His coat and skin are already looking better and he's just starting to put on a little more weight. He and Echo play outside, in the office, on the bed, on the couch.


Looking pretty shiny in this photo

Some things you must know about Sam:

1. He points with his right hind leg. I know, it's weird. It's funny that he points at all (Echo doesn't, Javert and Emma never did), but especially cute that he has his own flair.

2. He's a big baby. Echo plays too rough for him and makes him yelp. Kitty did the same thing last night.



3. He's fascinated by cats. He's actually pretty good with them (in that he doesn't try to kill them or eat them, and only chases them when they run like squirrels), but he acts like no other dog we've ever seen with the cats: He looks for all the world like he's stalking the cat. He moves slowly, puts his feet down deliberately and softly, keeps his eyes fixed on the kitty - which is generally very bad news for kitty, but it doesn't mean with him what it seems to mean with other dogs. He just sniffs the kitty and jumps back whenever she turns around and sasses him. We think he's trying to sneak up behind her and sniff her.

4. He's pretty much petrified of the basement stairs. He'll come down to the landing and that's it. Echo runs down the stairs and pleads with him to come and play, but he's just not up to it yet. He ran up the stairs to the second floor once, happily started eating the catfood and nearly had to be carried back down. Granted, they are a particularly bad flight of stairs, but the basement isn't so bad.

5. He's super affectionate. He gives kisses, he's a leaner, a snuggler, a lapdog. He wants to be with you! You'll never again be lonely in the kitchen. Or the home office. Or the bathroom. Or on the couch. You get my drift.

6. He likes yoga. He'll just plop down on your yoga mat and kiss you while you're trying to hold boat pose. That will definitely challenge both your balance and your concentration. I fell out of the pose giggling today and instead did "snuggle the doggy pose" with him for a minute.

7. He knows to sit and wait for his food, and he's very good about it, but he drools like *crazy* while he's waiting. Bring a towel. Seriously.

8. He's got the biggest head, feet and sturdiest legs we've ever seen on a Dobe. It seems especially mismatched with his body right now because he's too skinny.



9. He's got some scar tissue in his ear that feels like he caught some buckshot in there or something. I cringe to think of someone doing that to this sweet guy.

10. He loves his stuffed bird. Echo has already chewed the beak and wings off the poor thing in an artistic fit, but Sam takes it to his bed and just makes it squeak.

I think that's all for tonight, we'll keep in touch!



If you'd like to adopt Sam or are interested in giving a different Dobe a forever home, please contact us at:

Doberman Rescue of Nebraska Inc.
Omaha, NE
402-397-1742
DRON95@aol.com

Introducing SAM, a 2yo red male

Welcome Sam!







We picked up Sam last night from the kennel in Omaha and after taking a chilly "settle-down" walk, he hopped up into the Jeep, investigated it, and then promptly fell asleep for the entire nearly 2-hour ride.

He's immediately settled into our household, and is possibly the calmest first-day foster we've ever had. We're just in love with him - he's big and gorgeous, friendly, silly, snuggly and intelligent.









He spent his first night in the crate with no complaints (new dogs never get free run of the house at first, no matter how good they are) though i think he would have preferred to sleep in our bed with us. We don't think he's crate trained, but he was very trusting and hopped right in when we askd him to. He seemed a little too interested in the cats, and when he met one he was a combination of nervous and curious, and his first instinct was to put his mouth on the cat, so we're gonna have to work on that. I don't think his intention was to kill the cat, but i'm certainly not going to risk it. We'll introduce him to kitty slowly so he can learn to just ignore her, like Echo does.








He's pretty underweight and his coat has suffered as a result, so we're going to get him up to snuff and looking amazing, and I am sure he'll get adopted right away. A dog with this amazing temperment is a gem.








He knows some basic obedience commands like come, sit, down, and someone taught him to shake, so that's what he does when he's confused. We'll work on *not* encouraging that (we don't like any "tricks" that encourage a big dog to put his feet on a person - it's problematic when it's your 6yo that gets pushed over, etc.). He eats like someone is going to take his food from him, so hopefully as he gets accustomed to the routine here he will feel more comfortable slowing down. He does not walk all that well on a lead, so that's definitely something we need to work on with him - weather permitting. It's been in the 20's or lower lately, so walks are not very long.








Some details from his rescue profile:

Date of birth (whelped) 01/2005 estimated

Sam is a red, male Doberman. This young male was surrender to DRON by his owner. His tail is docked and has natural ears. Sam is stated to be good with children and dogs. Sam was neutered about three weeks ago.

Please remember every animal for adoption through D.R.O.N. is fully vetted for their age and only needs routine preventive care. Dogs older then 6 months of age are heartworm tested, all dogs are kept on heartworm preventative, along with being vaccinated (age appropriate), microchipped, de-wormed, in addition to being spayed/neutered.

Please understand that DRON does not place dogs outside of the DRON adoption area (Nebraska, Iowa, & South Dakota).








If you'd like to adopt Sam or are interested in giving a different Dobe a forever home, please contact us at:

Doberman Rescue of Nebraska Inc.
Omaha, NE
402-397-1742
DRON95@aol.com