rotty abuse?

Question

why do people sterotype these dogs all dogs can be agressive the collie, alsation, terrier, spaniel, lab, etc etc and it depends on the owners how they are brought up I've had this breed of dog all my life and they have never bitten anyone It shows what a responsible owner I am don't you think? also A lot of new owners don't look into trainig of any breed they have decided on and ending up with terrible concequences. People who put any animal in buckets to drown them or any other cruel death are disgusting and should be locked up. Do the majority of you really feel that dogs of this breed should be on a death sentance before its had a long wonderful life with a brilliant owner!!!!?

Answer 1

I don't care what kind of dog you have, without training and love any dog can be mean. You have to be a good pet owner and do right by your pets.

Answer 2

It's easier for people to place all of one breed into one basket rather than looking at the individual. It's the same with people - it's the rotten minority who give the good majority a bad name. Always has been this way & sadly I think it always will be. If you have a big dog it just takes more training so that you have better control over them, I have seen plenty of people with small dogs (my friend has a papillon which is WILD & horrible) that don't train them because you can pick a small dog up & move it - a big dog you *have* to be able to control for everyone's safety (including the dogs). It's all about nurture versus nature. Yes, some breeds have certain traits & many may not be desireable for a pet animal but it's nothing that can't be unlearned with enough love & patience.

Answer 3

I agree! I used to have a rottweiller/German shepherd many years ago. He came to us as a very nervous pound dog. He was great with my brother and me (we were in kindergarten and 2nd grade, respectively), but got too nervous around large groups of children and was not 100% safe. He never actually hurt any of them, but he would growl and bare teeth, and that made us nervous. Since he was far too old to train out of his nervousness in a safe and timely manner (since my bro and I were so young and both had many friends who were at our house often), we asked a friend who had a lot of land and no kids to take him instead of returning him to the pound.

He was a wonderful dog, though. If we had had him from the start of his life, he would have been a fantastic pet for the rest of his life! There is no such thing as a dangerous breed, only dangerous owners!

I think that it should be a much larger crime to torture or kill an animal. Very few animals have done anything intentionally mean, and those who have, have mental problems. "Mean" is not the same as protection. Dogs are naturally territorial. If someone is stupid enough to break into someone's house, climb the fence into someone's yard, yell or threaten the owner with the dog present should be prepared for the consequences!

Answer 4

I have been taking care of abused and aboned animals and humans for most of my life. I have two large dogs ( a female black lab, who was terribly abused by a human male ) and a Ridgeback ( who had never lived in a home with a family, in fact he had been returned by several families over the course of a few weeks because he was too bouncy and considered uncontrolable) Both dogs are rescue, i have also had rescue cats and horses. All of these animals have the potential to be agressive, especially those who have been ill treated or neglected by humans. Had i had the money when my children were small a Rottie is and was my dog of choice for my children to grow up with. Dogs and cats alike adopt the family they are with as a member/members of their own pack. The owner has to establish a line of trust with the animal before the animal can be trained properly. An animal can only be trained correctly with the right balance of love and trust established within that training. My dogs are amazing members of our family. They love my niece and nephew who are four years old and a few months old. They do not growl if you put a hand into their foodbowls whilst eating. They know which members of the family they can jump around and play with and which memebers of the family are happy to have calmer play with. All that said and done ..... If anyone ever were to attack a member of my family, my dogs would attack, they are terribly loyal and faithful and would give their lives to protect us. The same way any parent would give their lives to protect their children. Despite the fact that they would attack if our lives are threatened ( something which in this day and age allows me to sleep peacefully at night) they will cease and desist when the correct command is given by either myself or any other member of the family. Most dogs will only attack if they feel threatened or if they sense that their loved ones are being threatened. Dogs are only immitating what they have learned from their owners. By training them, we are teaching them to ignore their own K9 insticts and incorporate them into human interpretations instead. They are conforming to our instincts.No animal can be held accountable for their actions for as long as humans claim to be at the top of the food chain and insist they are the superior species. It is high time humans took responsibility for the seeds they have sown and stop trying to brand certain breeds based on a few terrible incidents, that have been sensationalised by local & national rag media. The biggest and most dangerous species on this planet is the human. It will forever remain the human.

Answer 5

It is sad to say, but improper breeding is what causes dogs to lash out. Well, that and cruel owners. Most rotties are sweet loving and protective dogs, they just look scary to some people. However, no matter how great we treat our dogs, and even spoil them, if they have bad breeding, they can eventually attack. Does this mean that the breed should be destroyed....NO!!!! If that was the case, every dog of every breed would have to go down, not just pitbulls, rotties and dobermans. That includes my 9lbs mini dachshund.

How sad is it when we as humans try to breed hate into animals for our own pleasure, and it gets so out of hand that people now fear what is suppose to be mans best friend.

Answer 6

So true in these cases it should be the owner of the dangerous dog who is found at fault. I believe it is nurture over nature and innocent creatures who are just a product of their upbringing get blamed. My sister has got a staffy (I was worried at the time she got it) and it is really really soft and would not hurt a fly but if it had been brought up differently the story could be so different). Lock the owners up, i say!!!!

Answer 7

i own a rottie too and am so with you on his one! our dog is one year old and our daughter is three, they've obviously been brought up together and we really do have the softest dog ever. she doesn't bite, growl or or had any bad behaviour from her (apart from the odd chewed shoe!) all the kids love to play with her. we are so mad and upset at people who own this breed and don't bother giving them the proper care or training, that is how bad accidents happen- because of the owners not the dog. id also like to say that i have never come across a bad, nasty or aggressive rottweiler.

Answer 8

You're absolutely right. Let's put all rotten pet owners in buckets and keep dunking them until they wise up and treat their dogs properly.
And get after your lawmakers to strenthen the punishments for puppymill creeps, fighting dog owners, and pet abusers. Now, the punishments are too lax to make those awful people change their ways. Throw them in State Prison for a couple years and see how they've changed when they come out. That's what they're doing to these innocent creatures.
P.S. When I was born - my parents had a Weimeraner (sp?) and a Rottweiler. I was their Princess, but they'd rip the throat out of anyone who tried to hurt me.

Answer 9

it is not the breed that makes them nasty it is the irresponsible owners who either do not supervise the dogs or make them nasty for fun. I love all breeds of dogs but none no matter how soft should be trusted with strangers or children and I have had dogs all my life. I am sick of people blaming the dog and not the owners the dogs have to be aggravated to get nasty. Owners should take the rap not the dog.

Answer 10

i agree, i have 3 rottys and all well trained well apart from my baby who is only 13 weeks old lol, her training starts NOW, i have never had any troubles from them with biting or any thing else, its the owners who need training most of the time, my girls have always been around my grandchildren and have never bothered them in the least, so come on all you people who say these dogs are dangerouse give them a break and find some thing else to shout about

Answer 11

I've never owned a rott weiller personally, so I don't really know much about them. BUT.....I think all this attention on them recently is ridiculous.
If dogs are put in the wrong hands they can be aggressive and thats not just rottys but ANY dogs can be aggressive.
They aren't getting the proper love, attention and training to stop all these stereotypical comments in the news!