Was the gun unloaded?
I have worked several dobermans, both show bred stuff and European imports, I must admit I wouldn't kennel any of them, the imports were sharp and very switched on BUT had weak nerves when put under pressure and weren't terribly safe on the protection field with other people, one was quite happy to to try and latch onto anyone when its was agitated. Also I wouldn't agree that dobes are smarter, I trained dogs for sports and dobes were never a popular choice as they don't work as well as many of the recognised breeds. However its horses for courses and whatever breed t