Dobies are a breed that get a bad rap, most are big puppies at heart but a few get mistreated and give the rest a bad rep. My granma had a Dobie with his ears and tail intact and was a big puppy when I went away to the Air Force in 1980, I came back after being gone 6 months and the dog recognized me right away and slobbered all over me. Great Pic of the red dobie