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This is probably the single must BS thread I've seen in a while.

Rottweilers are some of the sweetest dog's on this planet, known for being extremely good with young children.

All the nonsense about agressive dogs you hear is all because of their owners. Actually, this counts for almost all dogs except for the rare few that are still relatively close to their wolf ancestors. The avarage dog is only agressive if raised by dumb owners.

 grayshadow87 wrote:
As a pet, I would absolutely trust one. My neighbors had one when I was a kid and it was one of the sweetest and smartest dogs I've ever met. She would come over and hang around with me when I was waiting for the school bus.

Now if we're talking about trusting a rottweiler as an accountant, I would most definitely say no. There was a rottweiler working at a local bank who was in charge of my account, and he ended up cleaning the whole thing out and skipping town. Plus he cheated at cards when I invited him over to poker night. CURSE YOU REGINALD!!!! BAD DOG!

You can stay. Exalted!

 Frazzled wrote:
Rodney the Shanker hates boys, especially boys on bicycles and skateboards. He's actually only mildly anxious around teenagers. However, considering he was a stray as a puppy and has scars on his chest, we think its PTSD.
On the positive I too hate boys and skateboards. . .

My dog sebby goes after kids on skateboards as well. I let it happen for the most part. Any little skaterboy that gets scared and panics when a cavalier king charles runs after him barking deserves his humiliation


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 Frazzled wrote:
I have a scar on the knee where a puppy sank a tooth while we were playing. They have needle teeth when they are young. I have a scar on the nose where my bird dog nipped me too.

Yeah. First thing you learn when you get a puppy is to buy gloves. Second thing you learn is that gloves do nothing, those little teeth go straight through them.


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 Tri wrote:
... Dogs that have bitten/attacked me for no reason .... poodle, corgi, and sausage (you know the one of toy story)
... Dogs that have been perfectly fine ... Pit bull, Doberman and Alsatian


...whats the difference? The owner. Dogs are pack animals, as the owner you must be the alpha and they must follow you. If you are in control and bring up the dog well, it will look to you. Rottweilers have a reputation because so many owners train them as attack/guard dogs or worse let the dog be in control.

The other difference is that when a corgi bites you it's annoying. A pit bull does the same and it's fething serious.


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 Soladrin wrote:
This is probably the single must BS thread I've seen in a while.

Rottweilers are some of the sweetest dog's on this planet, known for being extremely good with young children.

What thread have you been reading?

Yes, if a large dog is poorly trained, abused, or out of control they can do more damage than, say, a chihuahua. That is why you have to make sure you are prepared to handle a large dog before you own one. People who buy large dogs, but don't know how to handle them are just as bad as people who purposely train their dogs to be aggressive.

 rubiksnoob wrote:
Yes, if a large dog is poorly trained, abused, or out of control they can do more damage than, say, a chihuahua. That is why you have to make sure you are prepared to handle a large dog before you own one. People who buy large dogs, but don't know how to handle them are just as bad as people who purposely train their dogs to be aggressive.

The idea that proper handling can completely remove any possibility of aggression from a dog is a total myth. They remain animals, with their own personalities (which is why we love them).

I mean, here in Australia the dog responsible for the most bites requiring hospitalisation is the Border Collie. It's because they were bred to herd sheep, and that means nipping at the sheep to keep them in line. The people who buy these dogs as family pets don't raise them any different to people raising any other family dogs, but they still bite, because its in the breed and a loving environment doesn't just overcome that. Fortunately they're just nips, and at typically at worst mean a little scar (if you narrow it down to serious hospitalisations the most common breed is, of course, pitbulls).


Now, I'm not saying people shouldn't be allowed bigger dogs, or that there's anything wrong with getting a bigger dog. I'm just saying thatl simply having a loving home doesn't entirely remove the possibility that your dog, for reasons of unfortunate circumstances, or for reasons know one will ever know, may one day bite.

 sebster wrote:

 rubiksnoob wrote:
Yes, if a large dog is poorly trained, abused, or out of control they can do more damage than, say, a chihuahua. That is why you have to make sure you are prepared to handle a large dog before you own one. People who buy large dogs, but don't know how to handle them are just as bad as people who purposely train their dogs to be aggressive.

The idea that proper handling can completely remove any possibility of aggression from a dog is a total myth. They remain animals, with their own personalities (which is why we love them).

I mean, here in Australia the dog responsible for the most bites requiring hospitalisation is the Border Collie. It's because they were bred to herd sheep, and that means nipping at the sheep to keep them in line. The people who buy these dogs as family pets don't raise them any different to people raising any other family dogs, but they still bite, because its in the breed and a loving environment doesn't just overcome that. Fortunately they're just nips, and at typically at worst mean a little scar (if you narrow it down to serious hospitalisations the most common breed is, of course, pitbulls).

Sorry for the super bold, but I wanted to make sure to highlight that particular phrase without cutting out the context.

That's the problem. You can't raise them like any other family dog. The way you raise and train a large dog is fundamentally different to how you raise a King Charles Cavalier, or a miniature dachshund, or any other small dog. Training a large dog is harder, and requires more time and effort than a lot of people are willing to put in. Problems arise when people buy larger breeds but still try and treat their dogs like little people as they would a lap dog, with minimal training.

 rubiksnoob wrote:
Sorry for the super bold, but I wanted to make sure to highlight that particular phrase without cutting out the context.

That's the problem. You can't raise them like any other family dog. The way you raise and train a large dog is fundamentally different to how you raise a King Charles Cavalier, or a miniature dachshund, or any other small dog. Training a large dog is harder, and requires more time and effort than a lot of people are willing to put in. Problems arise when people buy larger breeds but still try and treat their dogs like little people as they would a lap dog, with minimal training.

I get your point, but first up, the Border Collie isn't a large breed. Second up, yes, training should vary from breed to breed, but training is not an absolute guarantee of behaviour. It remains an animal, not a drone.