DO YOU HONESTLY THINK THEY SHOULD BE BANND. we have 2 small children and 2 rotts one male and femle and they are just as loving and gentle as our basset hounds.
2006-09-27 07:26:16 · 31 answers · asked by Aries Girl 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
just tired of seeing the questions about this breed being banned because of the past two attacks....We also lived in a town in the past that a really close friend of our got rid of his two rottys because he was tired of the police driving past his house and checking to see where his dogs were....I have seen poodles,shitzus be more violent then I have ever seen a rotty I am fed up with people that think this breed should be banned
2006-09-27 08:02:23 · update #1
I totally agree with you and all the positive answers on this question. We have a Rottweiler, and everyone in my family adores her. She is particularly fond of my 4 year old son. When he is trying to get out the gate of our dog yard, she "herds" him in with her butt!! Just yesterday while I was cooking supper, my 10 year old son was playing with his little brother out of the dog yard when he took off down the drive way and our Rottie started barking her "alert" bark to let me know! She is just awesome. I tell my story because this breed gets so much bad publicity.
On the Internet, I have started reading where people are starting to press for banning this breed, and it is a shame. These are very good dogs. We should however ban the PEOPLE who use these dogs as trophies, fighting, and bullying. It is not right.
2006-09-27 08:30:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Rottie is calm, trainable, courageous, and devoted to their owner and family. They have a reliable temperament. Protective, he will defend his family fiercely. These are strong fighters that seem immune to pain. Serious, steady and confident. Firm and careful training is essential for this breed, otherwise you may end up with a very powerful and overly aggressive dog. Yet they can, with proper handling, also be loyal, loving and very rewarding companions. They require owners who can handle their massive size. The Rottie is a natural guard dog with a mellow temperament. They are highly intelligent and have proven their worth beyond question in police, military, and customs work over many centuries. Because of their size, training should begin fairly young - while the dog is still small, and great care should be taken to ensure that the dog is not made vicious. This breed needs a lot of companionship and socialization to be truly happy. They can be aggressive with other dogs and should be kept on leashes in public places. When the Rottweiler is consistently brought up and trained, it will be a good playmate for the children. It will accept cats and other household pets as long as the dog has had a positive experience with them while it was young. Friends and relatives of the family are normally enthusiastically welcomed. Strangers can get no further than the sidewalk. The breed does well in competitive obedience, schutzhund, and tracking.
According to www.dogbreedinfo.com
No, I don’t believe that Rottweiler's or any other breed of dog should be banned. It is the owner's responsibility to protect not only their dog, but every one that the dog may come into contact with as well.
Breed bans don't work! Even with the enforcement of all the breed bans across the US, dog attack numbers have not decreased. There are still approximately 12 deaths every year. The only thing that has changed is that the crime rates in the cities that have banned large breed dogs has gone up.
Think about the millions upon millions of large breed dogs in the US, now compare that to the 12 fatalities caused by dogs every year. If these dogs were really as aggressive as the media would like you to believe, the number of attacks and fatalities would be much, much higher.
It is absolutely ridiculous to ban certain breeds of dogs. What should be done is more enforcement of the animal cruelty laws that are on the books. Why are the animal abusers in this country allowed to continue? The public should be crying out about the abuse that these dogs are forced to endure, rather than crying out that they all need to be killed.
2006-09-27 08:08:17 · answer #2 · answered by Injustice sucks 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. No dogs should be banned people who believe that are uneducated on the subject of dog breeds. I have a pit and a toddler he is just wonderful. My moms chihuahua is the one I have to watch out for. If ANY dog is abused and not socialized at a young age then it can become aggressive and mean. If people would stop buying a dog because they are cute or because of the way they look and do a little research and understand a dog is a full time commitment. You cant just buy it and feed it and expect it to be a perfect its like a child they take a lot of time and a lot of patience. The media jumps on pit/rott attacks and if you look it up they don't actually bite or attack as many people as many other breeds do. They are of course much larger and stronger so can do more damage than say a min pin but it all comes back to the OWNER. I agree it is the Owner NOT the dog what ever breed that dog may be.
2006-09-27 07:34:59 · answer #3 · answered by brandy 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
All dogs need to be watched. Its unfortunate that those of us that take the time to know these so called vicious breeds never have a problem. I think a dog reacts a lot to how the person reacts when approached.
I rescued a Rott named Gladys - She had gotten pregnant by a mutt, sharpie and a pyr before they let me have her. The pyr cross were the last litter she had and I adopted her spayed on mothers day a year and a half ago. She was the sweetest dog I ever fostered. My daughter was actually her rescuer. She had met her at her dad's friends house when she was 11 and felt it necessary to get her out of there.
My kids one of the lucky ones, we have a great rescue we have worked with for years so when she brings something home its no big deal we can save it. I so wish I had been able to do the things she does when I was a kid.
We rescued a pit that had been hit by a car and missing most of his tail. A young boy was petting him at adoptions and asked what he was and when I told him it was a pit his mother literally yanked him away. I felt so horrible for the boy who's mother was setting a horrible example and for chase that was enjoying some boy attention and being robbed of it because of ignorance. I was so upset because everything was fine until I said he was a pit.
2006-09-27 08:01:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The problem all people have is they want to generalize all breeds of dogs in every situation.
Dogs behave differently under all different types of environments. I have a dog that is super friendly towards people, kids, cats, and our dogs. But it hates other dogs and will build up into a frenzy if around them too long.
Also dog owners tend to think too highly of their own dogs training and obedience. If what they felt about their dogs were true there would be no need for leash laws. But often (not always) the dogs run off or misbehave as soon as the owner turns his back.
Dogs are individuals just like people. If a dog attacks a child, the dog should be put down, no questions asked. The owner should be held responsible for all damage and subject to pay liable.
2006-09-27 07:38:19 · answer #5 · answered by cirestan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NO I don't think they should be banned. We as RESPONSIBLE pet owner should not be punished for what other morons teach their dog to do...
My family has had rotts for my entire life, they are loving family dogs, every dog we had thought it was a lap dog.
I am a nurse, and I see rotts and pits as WONDERFUL therapy and search and rescue dogs... because the media only reports the negative stories about these dogs, they are getting a bad rep.
People get these dogs and get in over their head, I always tell people rotts are NOT for everyone. They are stubborn, smart, trying dogs at times, and not everyone is up to the challenge of having a rott in the family.
I am sick of people generalizing breeds, I say this so much its second nature now, Punish the DEED not the BREED.
2006-09-27 08:16:05 · answer #6 · answered by Nikki T 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No I dont think they should be banned. As with all dogs and cats we do need to get their population under control. Many people who have rotts or pits don't train them to be civilized. They are trained for aggression. It is easier to ban the dog not the owner. America does not do enough to enforce responsible pet ownership and that's how we end up banning breeds. Its irresponsible as a nation not to spay and neuter all pets until we get the populations under control and we can get to a point where we can stop euthanizing millions of unwanted animals every year.
2006-09-27 07:47:39 · answer #7 · answered by donyafs 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think that they should be banned. I have 2 Rotts and a Pitbull, all three are as sweet as can be. I also have a Golden Retriever, she is not so sweet and she will bite a stranger.
It's time we stop banning everything that could ever be potentially hazardous to us, and start putting the blame where it belongs. The blame does not belong on the dog, it does belong on the owner. Just as with porn on the internet or mature movies on TV, it is not up to the government to police our kids. It is up to the parents to make sure that their kids aren't watching these things. It's the same principle. We need to start holding people accountable for their actions, period.
Blame the deed, not the breed!
2006-09-27 07:40:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Rottweilers are great dogs its just ignorant people that cause the problems. Dogs are a product of their masters and environment. Every dog attack I have seen or heard about was breed that no one ever thinks about. Some of your smaller breeds are the nastiest animals yet no one complains about them or thinks they should be banned. My Rottweiler was the sweetest dog and the Pit Bull we have now is the biggest baby alive, Yet everyone is afraid of them and the vicious dog I did have, that was not a Rottweiler or Pit Bull everyone wanted to hug and pet, and he would have eaten them alive if given a chance. And I did not blame his breed I blamed his previous owners.
2006-09-27 08:22:01 · answer #9 · answered by TritanBear 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think u are right. Its the owner that trains the dog to be a certain way. If they cant handle the dog they should put them down. Because a grown animal might not like going from house to house trying to find a master. This might really make the animal mad. I had a bull dog that was as gentle as a kitten.
2006-09-27 07:30:03 · answer #10 · answered by someones sister 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋