Rottweilers

[Kelly Robinson]

Are there any Rottweiler lovers out there? What is the breed like? Compare them to boxers? Do they like children? My Mom and Dad visit a lot and they have a key to the house--would that freak a Rottie out? Buster (my boxer baby) could care less. He loves when grandma and grandpa come.

 

[MarinaS]

Hello Kelly,

I myself do not own a rottie, although my Tina used to have a very good friend rottie when she was younger, but I know that one of members, Frenchy, owns a rottie female. She says rotties are quite different from boxers in temperament, they are more independent and 'animal like'. They even had to hire a behaviorist for Mona (the rottie) because she was getting aggressive.

 

[rlogle]

Rotties

I must disagree with what Marina has been told about Rotttweilers. I have owned several. And have a male now, 13 months old. I also own a 6 month Great Dane and a 10 week old Boxer male. My Rotti, as all my other rotti's, is very dependent. It's like haveing a big black and rust colored shadow, you sit on the toilet and you almost sit on the dog 'cause he's right up under you. I have never owned another dog that must have it's humans like a rotti does. Behavior problems usually come from lack of, or wrong training. Rotti's love people and other pets.

 

[MarinaS]

Re: Rotties

Originally posted by rlogle
you sit on the toilet and you almost sit on the dog 'cause he's right up under you.

ROFL!
You know what? My Tina literally does the same thing (although she is a boxer) - every time someone goes to the toilet she leans against the door and sniffs under it. She stays there until we go out. We can have no privacy at all!

 

[Billysmum]

Hi Kelly

I have a 20 mth Rottie boy called Tommy, along with my 4.5 yr Boxer, Billy.

I also have to human children aged 7 and 4.5 yrs.

I have to say that Tommy is very different from Billy. It took a while to get used to him. The Boxer is a very playful breed and very much a people person. However our Rottie is quite independant at times and not quite so boistrous as billy, although he does love a game.

As for his behaviour to kids - he loves my two especially the older one. He is always so pleased to see here first thing in the morning and also when she gets home from school. the children are alwasy playing with both dogs and laying on the floor or cuddling them.

Tommy would love to be a lap dog! If he was allowed he would be up on the sofa with me. In the evening when we're just watching TV he comes and rests his head on my lap and then one leg and then the other creep up onto my lap - he's very affectionate and lvoes to be groomed too.

We have no regrets about getting a Rottie in our family. But I suppose one regret would be other people's attitudes to him. they get a lot of bad press and sometimes people have shouted at us in the park for having a 'dangerous' dog. If only they could see what a lamb he is in the home and with children. Even my non-doggy freinds think he's great.

With regard to your paretns entering the home? I don't think you should have any problems once the dog knows them. My parents and one of my neighbours sometimes dog-sit for us if we're out for the day and have had no problems entering. However, when my nephew (who Tommy didn't know) walked in the door ahead of me, Tommy did bark alot until he saw me right behind and I spoke straightaway to let him know it was ok.

You can see some pics of them on my website www.lamont-family.com They're a pair of

 

[Dodgn_AK]

My boyfriend has a 6 year old male rotti and he is the best dog I have ever met. He is what made me a dog person and decide to get my own furry friend. Moose is a big boy, I am not sure of his exact weight but he is at least 85-90 lbs. He looks intimidating, but is really a great big baby. He is wonderful with other dogs, he has let Tyson crawl all over him and chew on him since he was 9 weeks old.
Moose is not as needy as Tyson, but can be just as mischevous.

 

[N2Boxers]

A lot of us know that Rottie's have a bad rep. But i've only seen ONE aggressive rottie in my entire exsistance, and I volenteered, went to obedience classes- So i've seen PLENTY of them. It depends on how the pup is raised. I'm sure some of you would disagree with me, but I believe "There are no bad dogs...Just bad owners", which is what a rottie owner said to me when a lady backed away screaming at the sight of the rott.

The one rott that I mentioned that was the ONLY aggressive rott I had met personally was brought into the shelter, based on the way he coward everytime a voice or hand was raised, we knew he had been beaten, and weighing in at only 46lbs (3 year old male), we'd say he had been neglected.

If you did decide to go out and buy yourself a rottie, find a GOOD breeder! Do NOT go to a BYB- A lot of the time rottie's have aggression bred in them, breeders who breed for the love of the breed have for the most part, bred out any aggression, and would never consider breeding an aggressive dog - which means - Hopefully - No future aggressive rotties.

Good luck!

:D

 

[boxerspoiler]

N2Boxers hit the nail on the head when she said "there are no bad dogs, just bad owners"

 

[jennifer_h]

I love rotties and I agree that it depends on the owner no matter what kind of dog it is. There are so called bad dogs in every breed. I personally know 2 rotties quite well, one of them I trust completely the other one I don't trust at all. It all depends on the way that they were raised however some dogs are just prone to certain personalities and traits for example boxers are known to be good with children compared to say a blue heeler which is a herding dog and tends to try and herd children. A good website to check out is www.dogbreedinfo.com It gives information about temperment rates dogs on reliablity with children, strangers, other pets and much more. It has pretty much any breed you could think of on it and they are unbiased opinions. That is how my family decided on a boxer we researched this website and found the best dog to live with 4 kids and one that is good with strangers as we are a very social family. I really recommend this site to anyone wanting to research different breeds.

Jennifer

 

[N2Boxers]

I also adore Rotties, as well as I would any big dog. The bigger the better!

I believe with much socialization, training, and good treatment, ANY breed could be just as friendly, and trustworthy! But by far, that's just my humble opinion. I plan on getting at least one Rottie when i'm older, along with a couple other larger breeds INCLUDING - Of course - The Boxer! :D