Why do people keep Rottweilers when they have children?

Question

Please tell me..I feel so angry when I read that a 5 month old baby has been mauled and killed by one of these dogs. What do you think and what should people who own one of these dog do to prevent these sort of things happening again? You cannot possibly blame the dog, the responsibilty must lie with the owners.

It's not the case of being smart. And I do not like your attitude it is inappropriate in this context..so bxxgger off.

Answer 1

yes the responsibility does lie in the owner...every dog has the potential to be a great family dog..no matter the breed...if kids get attacked by these "aggressive" dogs the only person to blame is the owner..

Answer 2

I absolutely agree that it is the owner's responsibility. I have 14 dogs living in my home, about half of them are over 100 pounds. This includes 2 Rotts and a Pitbull. I also have 3 teenage girls. I also have nieces and nephews who come over on a very regular basis. All of my dogs love all of the kids, but they are never left unsupervised. I am always right there on the floor with the kids, if I can't be with them then I kennel my dogs. I can read my dogs extremely well, and if I saw the littlest sign that they were getting aggravated with the kids or if the kids were doing something potentially dangerous then I would put my dogs in their kennels ASAP. I would never risk letting the children get hurt. The youngest one that plays with my dogs is 2 y/o. When the smaller children are over, the dogs go in the kennel. I don't want them to mistake the babies for a small animal or anything like that.
I think that there should be strict laws placed on the owners of large breed dogs. Laws that state they must be spayed/neutered, they must never be kept chained up, they must go through professional training, etc. This would stop most of the dog attacks in this country.

Answer 3

And why do people have children when they have a Rottweiler?
Sorry, but these people are bad owners and bad parents.
They either had no idea how to control the dog - or they made the dog feel jealous because of the new child - and why was the dog and the child left alone for such a length of time for this to happen?
You may well feel angry - but I hope that it is not against the dog!
I believe that if you want to adopt a child you have to get yourself through several 'hoops' before you are even considered - and yet a couple can just produce a child without any tuition! That is really bad.
There are probably many people who keep a Rottweiler when they have children - but as long as they are responsible dog owners it is fine - it is the people with no idea of how to train their dogs that cause problems.

Answer 4

It is definitely down to the owner/and/or possibly the unscrupulous breeder also, if a dog is bred properly IE. for temperament and not just for looks then in theory there should never be a problem, I have always kept German Shepherds who also get a lot of bad press but I have photo's of my 2 sons when they were very young lying on the floor next to one of the dogs with their heads resting on the dogs side, and the look of contentment on the dogs face is a pleasure to see, I hasten to add and can't stress this strongly enough that ANY dog can have an 'off' moment so a young child should never, never never be left alone with any breed of dog!!!!

Answer 5

It definitely does lie with the owners. So, that being said, how can you possibly categorize the entire breed because of what one dog does??
We have had rottweilers and currently have pit bulls. We also have 4 children. These dogs have been the best pets with the kids that we have ever had.
The parents need to be responsible.
Any dog has the potential to be aggressive. Did you know that cocker spaniels are the number one biter in the country? No, because noone makes a big deal about that because most people think it is funny or cute when a little dog does things like that.

Answer 6

That is true the dog is not to blame it is the owner that needs the blaming or whatever triggered the dog to bite or attact. Some dogs are not use to small children and in this case should have been kept away from the baby but there are some that are like a serogant mother and feel like a parent as well it all depends on how they were raised. My dog is a American Rednose Pitbull and I got her when my daughter was 4 she is so protective of her that when my daughters father acts like he is going to spank her she barks at him and stands if front of my daughter to protect her but she has never showed any agressiveness at all because she knows who the alpha dog is and is very submissive.

Answer 7

I have a nine month old rottie and a three year old child they get on perfectly as rotties like all dogs respond to kindness, in my opinion people who mistreat animals should suffer the same fate a they inflict on their animals.

I have owned rotties before, my previous dog would stand for rabbits and hamsters etc crawling all over her, the dog in Leicester was a guard dog and should not have been left with a child.

is annoys me when dogs get put down for hasrming kids what do thw kids do to tbe dogs i remember a case where a dog got put down then turned out child had stabbbed the dog with scissors i m a beliver in bring an animal up properly and sepervise and it wont happen how dare the dog be blamed they trained the dog

Answer 8

Thank you for placing the blame where it belong... on the owner. No dog should be left unsupervised with a small child, as even the friendliest, most laid back dog could do damage if it becomes injured(step on tail, ears pulled, etc) or frightened(baby crying). Rotts are NOT bad dogs, but the people who own them MUST accept the fact that they ARE large and powerful(especially comparred to a young child).

Answer 9

I actually have a dogs (cocker spaniel) and every time my niece and newphews come over the dogs is positioned out in the kitchen and the youngsters are informed to no longer tease him (which they regularly choose to do!). I even have on previous activities mentioned that below no situations could a dogs and a toddler be left on my own collectively even however, in case you have a puppy and babies it is in all probability no longer that conceivable! (i've got not got young little ones). in the recent case the dogs replaced into area of the relatives - a depended on puppy that had never attacked earlier - given this, the youngsters and oldsters does no longer have any reason to suspect that the dogs could turn. can we are saying that in case you have little ones you may no longer have a dogs? I even have usual cocker spaniels who've had to be positioned down for biting people - my dogs is terrified of his very own shadow yet whilst he replaced into having his eyes poked or tail pulled of course, he could snap. it is an extremely perplexing one - there is not any black and white. of course, banned canines like pitbulls - there is rather no excuse for possessing those and any loss of life brought about by using having an unlawful bread could be concern to a reformatory sentence. the concern with rottweilers and different efficient canines is that as quickly as they attack - they are in it for the kill extremely than a nip. they are somewhat efficient canines.

Answer 10

Rotts can be very good family dogs, but they're very protective of their people. The thing is, dogs are all individuals, just like people. It's true some breeds are just naturally protective, but this is not a case of protecting, this is a case of what sounds like jealousy. Yes, the parents should have taken precautions, so as horrible as this must be for them, its their fault. Small dogs are actually more prone to biting than large dogs, but they don't have the ability to do as much damage. We raised all 3 of our kids with large dogs, but we were particular what breeds we had. We've always had mutts, because of the fact that they don't seem to be as suseptible to some purebred diseases, but we mainly stick to the more friendly breeds, like shepards, labs and golden retreiver mixes. We now have a lab/collie, golden retriever mix and a lab/golden mix who's biggest problem is fighting over who gets to play with the kid. Rottweilers are generally good protectors of their children, so I'm guessing the owners didn't introduce their new baby to the dog correctly, to show it that it was now one of their pack, to be protected and loved.

Answer 11

Any dog can be made to be mean.............any dog at all.

When my daughter searched to NET to find a good family dog, the best dog mentioned was a yellow lab. The second was a rottweiler. It did surprise us both.

My granddaughter got a rottweiler puppy for their 6 year old. Three years later, we have found that dog to be the sweetest, most loving dog for their family. He plays with their child, and the neighbor children, and is a very good dog.

It all depends on how the dog is raised and treated by his owners.