Are Rottweilers as bad as they're made out to be?

[sheffmail 10]

Strix: multiple threads merged - similar topic

 

Dont correct my spelling:P .A freind of mine owns one and it realy lives up to that breeds reputation of being very aggresive all the time;almost had my leg off the other day:o Surely not all Rotweilers are like this;does anyone own a pleasant,passive Rotweiler?

[beckelina 10]

I used to work in a kennels which took in a lot of rescued Rottweilers - we in a lot of cases the dogs had been badly abused/abandoned but responded very well to routine, food, exercise and calm treatment. I think they are lovely dogs.

 

After the Dangerous Dogs Act we also ended up with about 30 abandoned pit bulls. Some had their own special 'tricks' but none were dangerous with humans. The only one i did get attacked by was a privately owned dog in for the weekend. Luckily he had his muzzle on.

 

In my experience dogs rarely live up to their reputation (except springers and toy poodles!)

[GazB 10]

Whilst some dogs have basic characteristics based on their breed, the temperament of all dogs depends mainly on how they're brought up.

 

Example. My old German Shephard Max, he hated anyone coming into the house and didn't get along with other dogs. That's because we got him when my brother and I were kids and thought it was a good idea to teach him to be like that.

 

Zack, the German Shepherd we got just after xmas, is the complete opposite. He's slobbers over everyone and plays with every dog he see's. He's the daftest, most playful dog I've ever seen in my life! That's because he's had loads of time and good experiences with plenty of people and other dogs.

[Strix 11]

Note: title spelling corrected to enable the search facility to work

[Lotti 10]

Hi Sheffmail,

 

No, not all rotties are like this. I don't own one myself but my uncle used to and I know a couple of people who have them, there's one who's huge (about 11stone) that walks in the local park and he's soft as a brush!

 

They are lovely dogs but unfortunately have been bred by unscrupulous breeders to meet the demands for people looking for rotties. Mix the unscrupulous breeders who will breed any dog regardless of temperament and the types of owners who take these dogs (and train them to be aggressive) and you have a recipe for disaster.

 

All breeds have the odd individual who is aggressive for no apparent reason and rotties are no different.

 

I'm not saying your friend is a bad owner but usually there is a reason for it whether it be that the dog is a rescue and was abused, your friend bought the dog from a not-so-reputable breeder or whether your friend has trained the dog wrong.

 

All dogs respond to training in different ways and what may work for one dog doesn't work for another. Perhaps your friend thought there was only one way to train a dog and chose the wrong way for this particular dog?

 

My uncle actually rehomed his rottie. Why? Because he thought it'd be good fun to teach her that it's good to wrestle. Great when the guy on the floor with the dog is about 18 stone, not so good when the dog thinks she can do the same thing with the 2 year old twins. Not the dog's fault she was rehomed, she was lovely but was taught the wrong things.

 

The only reason rotties are so good at their breed purpose (guarding people and herds) is because they are very big, and very strong. In my opinion a well bred, well socialised and well trained rottie is no more aggressive than any other breed - just that those with an aggressive streak can, and do, inflict more damage.

[BobbyBunny 10]

I agree that not all dogs are like that. My whippet is exactly the same as you'd expect a whippet to be. Our GSD Kacey chases the postman, but wouldn't bite him

 

I think it does depend on how the dogs are brought up. We tried and tried and FAILED to train our whippet to be calmer. She's so highly sprung she sets off running around the house and theres no stopping her. She gets walked three times a day, so I don't think she needs more excercise

[Amyrach 10]

hello! hello! i own a rottie and she is definetly not aggressive 2 years ago i was driving up city rd(manor)when kids threw tia(rottie)onto the road i managed to stop and took her to moss way cop shop where she was checked out and it had looked like she had just had pups so they just had her for breeding.she was taken to hoylandswaine kennels and a week later they rung me to tell me they were puttin tia to sleep due to lack of placers in the rottie rescue,i also had 2 other dogs staffie and newfoundland so we decided to keep tia and she is absolutely marvellous.

she dont go on a lead walks at your side loves kids,got one with the other dogs.

the reputation of rotties is mainly due to how the dog is brought up,we had a male rottie called bruno when i was growing up and he weighed 18 stone and people used to cross over the road when they saw him due to bad press at the time,

the low life council nesbitts who get rottie always seem to bring them up as fighting dogs and also to make them "look hard"but a lately the new trend seem to be akitas

[dieselbabe 10]

Dont correct my spelling:P .A freind of mine owns one and it realy lives up to that breeds reputation of being very aggresive all the time;almost had my leg off the other day:o Surely not all Rotweilers are like this;does anyone own a pleasant,passive Rotweiler?

 

 

 

I have a rottweiler so does my two freinds and cousin and aunt and now my sister is haveing a rottweiler pup in two weeks time all because they seen how nice these dog are, even i had money offerd me for my dog from the people at the kennels that look after my dog wile iam away, and also my bro in law with how loveing my dog is.

 

I also thought that Rottweiler was very aggresive till i met my aunts dog, My dog is now 2years old and she does let people know she is in the house and she like many dogs does let strangers know she there when they are comming on to my property. My dog is train to be a loveing house pet as well as a guard dog. She at home only want to sit with you and be stroked like a baby, but if someone she does not know pops into my home with out me then she will have a go but up to now her bark has keep people away as it is very strong bark. she is a big softy at heart, Even my mum was so scared of strong big dogs that now i have a Rottweiler she now even not scared to stroke the rottweilers wile she one holliday, as down ingoldmels every passer by as one of these dogs and she use to cross the road befor this. Not all rottweiler are agressive, my mum also got a jack russel and belive me that is very agressive most of the time and its a lot smaller then my dog.

[Grandad.Malky 11]

In my experience dogs rarely live up to their reputation (except springers and toy poodles!)

 

What reputation did you expect from a springer.?

[pinklady 10]

I was walking my dog (king charles) on a large field when in the distance i saw what looked like a smallish dog running towards me, as the dog approached it soon became evident that it was a rather largly built rottweiler that had a distinctly 'focused' look in its eyes. TBH i didnt have much time to react as the dog was mighty quick for such a large animal, i was just getting into panic mode ... do i try to save my dog, my daughter or myself ... just as a scooped my 6 year old up the rotteiler approached and with all its might ... jumped up and knocked me to the floor. as i layed there (moved my daughter underneath me to protect her) the beast put both paws on my chest, opened its mouth (showing a rather inpressive set of white nashers) and dropped the most disgusting, slimey wet tennis ball on my belly!

 

The dogs owner was running for all her might over to us, shouting to try to control her pet with no avail, but alas, all was ok, the dog was only 11 months old and just wanted to play, but it scared the bejeasus outta me.

and the worse part of the story ..... i had to pick up the slimey tennis ball to throw it for her.

 

any way, back on topic. I love all animal breeds, but in all honesty, i wouldnt have any dog that is more physically powerful then me whilst ive got kids in the house, whatever the breed.

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Edited February 13, 2011 by pinklady

[Strix 11]

Do you live in Liverpool, Pinklady? was the dog called Dexy?

Sounds exactly like my uncle's first

 

(yes, training him not to have his paws all over people from first off would have been good, but his wife wasn't from a 'dog family' and how do you explain dog ownership to stupid people who think pups are cute? )

[pinklady 10]

Do you live in Liverpool, Pinklady? was the dog called Dexy?

Sounds exactly like my uncle's first

 

(yes, training him not to have his paws all over people from first off would have been good, but his wife wasn't from a 'dog family' and how do you explain dog ownership to stupid people who think pups are cute? )

 

no, im a sheffield born and bred

 

to be fair to the owner, the dog was just young, over excited and saw an opportunity to play.

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Edited February 13, 2011 by pinklady