About Jalapeno

We have unfortunately have to consider rehoming our pure bred doberman. We have new jobs that do not allot for the time required and he spends too much time alone. As much as we want to keep him, it's just unfair. However we don't want to Willy nilly give him away, sell him, or drop him at a shelter where we will be unsure of his future. We want to ensure he has a safe home with the love he needs and deserves. With this in mind, I'm hoping we can get help finding him the right home. We are not looking for compensation, only assurance of a happy new forever home. He is a purebred (with papers) black and rust male fixed doberman with docked tail and natural ears. He is about 85lbs (guessing on this). His birthday is september 7,2019 which makes him almost 5 years old. Up to date on shots currently. To be transparent, he has some socialization issues and is better suited to a home with no cats, and preferably no other dogs but he does get along very well with our dachshund. He lacks confidence with other dogs and sometimes can be temperamental due to this. When at a daycare, he does well with one to two dogs at max and it depends highly on the personality of the other dog. He was puppy during covid and because of park and dog park shut downs, I was unable to socialize him while at a manageable size. He does not like being alone and will be happiest sitting next to you on the couch with his head in your hand for hours. For a large dog, he does not have 'working dog' energy and gets bored easily outside or playing catch. He does well with kids. He does not jump up on people. He loves walks and is working on leash skills, but when excited can ve very powerful and hard to hold back and regain attention. He was crate trained but now 'dog room' trained as he outgrew the crate. He knows basic commands of his name, sit, (lay) down, come (touch hand), watch me, wait, take it, drop it, leave it(food, people, and other), go to crate, go to room, get down, get up, let's go, say hi, door manners (no escaping), high five, gentle and general correction tone (aht aht) and dance with me. He knows touch, wait and stay from a distance to come. He knows most commands in medium distraction environments as long as they do not involve another animal. When on a leash he will obey 'let's go, leave it' in medium and high distraction. If passing a dog, it may take a couple of tries or redirection to regain his attention. He knows tricks such as dog buttons (to go outside, get pets(love) and get treats. Play dead, find toy, catch it, Hes primarily positive affection driven and secondary treat driven. He has has issues relating to removal of a lipoma on his chest, Ectopic ureter (since becoming an adult this has significantly decreased but still semi present), jealousy, prey driven (cats), and insecurity around unknown. He will nurse blankets if allowed, and choose stuffed animals over toys. He has a sensitive stomach, which will easily upset with any ounce of change in food. He does not like nail clipping. All in all my gentle giant is a bit unsocialized and only goal in life is to be a lap dog while you watch TV and partake in occassional bone and he deserves an owner able to give it to him. An owner that understands and can provide proper attention to reinforce his command training would be ideal as he already has a good foundation.

Loudoun County
Brambleton, Virginia 20148