A Dobie in the land of adobe
Dispatch from the Santa Fe Humane Society shelter, August 21, 2009
It's no secret I have a thing for Dobermans. This beautiful guy arrived as a stray, a little skinny, a little timid. But after I was ten seconds in his kennel with him, he began to warm up.
Dobies are often shy and lacking the confidence one might assume innate in a large breed dog--I think that vulnerability is what draws me to them.
After ten minutes in his kennel, I had him eating out of my hand. If only it were that easy with all tall, gorgeous brunettes.
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