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re: Anyone here have a rottweiler?
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:23 am to Mr. Hangover
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:23 am to Mr. Hangover
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This would be a huge concern for me since I always have friends over with their kids and also have all the neighborhood kids at my house playing with my 6 year old
Rott's are not a liability as long as you socialize them early on, which is true of every breed. Get them as a puppy and put it around children etc, and it won't be an issue.
I'd be willing to bet most of the people trashing them itt prefer to keep dogs outside.
I've had mine for 6 years. Greets our friends with excitement. Smartest, kindest dog ever. Also the best alarm system too.
They're bred locally here in BR too. Full German.
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Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:26 am to whatiknowsofar
I understand that, and I believe you, but it’s just not something I want to worry about. I had my boxer for 11 years and the thought of him biting ANYONE had never crossed my mind and I’d like to keep it that way.
It’s just not a risk I’m willing to take with all the kids at my house
It’s just not a risk I’m willing to take with all the kids at my house
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:28 am to Sheftie
If you're getting a Rottweiler and you're going to cosplay, remember: you're 'Mutt' and the dog is 'Junkyard'.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:29 am to Mr. Hangover
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I understand that, and I believe you, but it’s just not something I want to worry about. I had my boxer for 11 years and the thought of him biting ANYONE had never crossed my mind and I’d like to keep it that way.
I probably could have phrased it better, but to keep it simple if you do the things you would normally do to raise a puppy you will have no issues with rottweilers.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:29 am to Mr. Hangover
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but it’s just not something I want to worry about.
If you're worried about socializing and training your dog, you shouldn't get any dog. Rotts don't require some special training. Just do what you should be doing for any breed.
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It’s just not a risk I’m willing to take with all the kids at my house
Then you shouldn't be getting any dog.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:35 am to More beer please
My previous BH passed after about 17 years of age. I had her for 16 of those years and she had zero health issues. My family had three as I was growing up and they were all healthy except for one started having seizures as she got up in age.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:36 am to Sheftie
I had 3 growing up, they were fine.
My wife had one, had a food aggression. Ripped part of her face off
My wife had one, had a food aggression. Ripped part of her face off
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:54 am to LNCHBOX
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If you're worried about socializing and training your dog, you shouldn't get any dog.
Come on bra, you’re smarter than that, I meant that when I have other kids over, and my hypothetical dog is out there running around with them, I don’t want to have an ounce of doubt in my mind that my dog will harm someone else’s child. I never had to worry about that with my boxer, so I don’t want to start now. Not sure why you went that way with my comment
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Then you shouldn't be getting any dog
Right. Got it
Posted on 7/16/20 at 10:59 am to Mr. Hangover
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Come on bra, you’re smarter than that, I meant that when I have other kids over, and my hypothetical dog is out there running around with them, I don’t want to have an ounce of doubt in my mind that my dog will harm someone else’s child.
I never had that concern once with mine.
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Not sure why you went that way with my comment
Because you're clearly not getting that rotts aren't pits.
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Right. Got it
Doesn't seem that you do.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 11:04 am to Sheftie
My brother has had two of them...Both of those frickers have growled at me..When I got homeowners insurance I was asked if I had a dog and one of types was a rottweiler..
Posted on 7/16/20 at 11:25 am to Sheftie
My daughter’s face almost got eaten off by hers that she had raised from a pup. Lunged for her throat while laying on her lap. Just missed the jugular BTW. Had her husband not been there and kicked him in the head she wouldn’t be here today.
LSU vet school put the dog down, and strongly advised it as well.
LSU vet school put the dog down, and strongly advised it as well.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 11:39 am to LNCHBOX
Don’t be so dense. You claimed I shouldn’t have a dog because I didn’t want to take the time to socialize and train them, which is a completely false statement
I just don’t want a dog that has the potential for that temperament
I just don’t want a dog that has the potential for that temperament
Posted on 7/16/20 at 11:43 am to Sheftie
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For all the reasonable people.. i do have a newborn due in a month, but we're moving to almost 10acres in south GA so whichever dog we get will have ample room to cut loose
Train the dog early. Rotties are fricking AWESOME dogs and are very malleable at early ages. Most are happy to just play with their favorite toy(s) as well as lie around and snore.
They are very intelligent, loyal and pack-oriented dogs. With a little patience and training they'll not only see your child as a member of the pack but they'll understand the fragility of the child and be extra careful with them and protective of them.
The only real issue with them is expressing their anal glands.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 12:04 pm to Bard
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My daughter’s face almost got eaten off by hers that she had raised from a pup. Lunged for her throat while laying on her lap. Just missed the jugular BTW. Had her husband not been there and kicked him in the head she wouldn’t be here today. LSU vet school put the dog down, and strongly advised it as well.
She did train the dog. Personally and professionally. Is a stay-at-home mom and with the dog 24/7. The dog appeared to worship her...until it didn’t. Totally unprovoked attack. She was watching TV with the dog’s head in her lap, as she had done since birth. It wasn’t startled, nothing happened to provoke it. It was a horrific experience.
The dog psychologist/behavioral expert spent an hour with her, questioning every aspect of training, socialization, etc. He told her she did nothing wrong, and his final analysis was, “sometimes it just happens in dogs with a high prey instinct”.
Take it as you will. She still did not want to put the dog down, BTW. They told her once a dog attacks in that manner (unprovoked) it can never be trusted to not repeat it.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 12:04 pm to Sheftie
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Seems like an overlooked breed anymore.
Sup with you people that use anymore like this. Where yall from
Posted on 7/16/20 at 1:29 pm to Sheftie
I had a female in college and she was by far the best dog I've ever owned. Smart, obedient, sweet, loyal...she had it all.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 2:25 pm to whatiknowsofar
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Rott's are not a liability as long as you socialize them early on, which is true of every breed. Get them as a puppy and put it around children etc, and it won't be an issue.
I'd be willing to bet most of the people trashing them itt prefer to keep dogs outside.
Socialization is such a key part of raising a pup, and it seems like a ton of people overlook this completely. It doesn’t matter what kind of dog you have - if you don’t socialize it as a puppy, it will be unpredictable as an adult. Some breeds are simply capable of doing more damage.
There are some breeds that are naturally docile. Basset Hounds come to mind. But that’s the exception, not the rule. Two of the meanest dogs I’ve ever met were terriers, and the only dog that ever bit me was a Jack Russell. If a mastiff came after me the way that mean little bastard did, I might be dead.
Posted on 7/16/20 at 5:00 pm to Cosmo
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Dear god no
Thats one step above a pit
Get a lab or something that wont eat your kids
I am mot a big fan but here is some info to clear up some misconceptions.
Rottweilers are an old breed that was used for herding and mountain rescue.
Pit Bulls are an amorphous crossbreed that was developed for fighting and animal holding (hog hunting).
My neighbor breeds Rotts FWIW
Posted on 7/16/20 at 5:16 pm to GetmorewithLes
Yeah people that put rott's on the level with pits are extra stupid, I think rott's are still top 10 in terms of most intelligent breed.
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