2007-01-31 03:31:18 · 24 answers · asked by blitz 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
As said many times b4. Any dog has the potential to be nast just like humans. However it is the way they are treated and raised that determines the outcome of a dogs behaviour.
2007-01-31 03:35:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
A rottie (plus any dog) is like a gun. Put it in the wrong hands and there'll be trouble. The papers are to blame for giving them a bad name. I knew of a cocker spaniel that had bitten a childs face. It wasn't put down but rehomed and it wasn't in the papers. If it's had been a rottie it would have been all over the papers and the dog put down.
Another one I knew of was a toddler had been attacked by a dog. There were 2 dogs in the room at the time. A rottie and a mongral. The papers blamed the rottie straight away. Both dogs were destroyed. When the dogs were examined the mongral had the toddlers flesh in it's teeth not the rottie. The rottie had the flesh of the mongral in it's teeth. So the rottie was probably protecting the toddler from the mongral. None of that was ever put in the papers.
People are like sheep they follow the crowd and are quick to blame without knowing facts.
2007-01-31 18:26:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
For Gawds sake. Every breed of dog has bitten someone at some point, and every breed has its lovely characters, and every breed has its biters. Being a Vet, I come across them all the time. The thing is, on the occasions I have been bitten by a little poodle, I consider it a nuisance, but when I get bitten by a large breed, and end up needing palstic surgery to repair the wounds, I consider it a tad more serious. That is your bottom line, Guys and Gals - a rottie savaging a toddler is newsworthy because it is life threatening. A toddler bitten by a yorkshire terrier is not. The other problem is that the 'dangerous ' breeds are more likely to continue an attack, whereas the smaller breeds tend to bite once and back off.
2007-01-31 13:30:00 · answer #3 · answered by Speyman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ummm, I think you are asking "Are rotties really as dangerous..."
No and yes, these dogs are huge, powerful and breed for protection and carting. They were known as the butcher's dogs because they dragged full carts to the market place and then carried the money home in a pouch around their neck. Who in their right mind would try and rob a big dog? You might rob the butcher but the dog?
They were also family dogs, expected to be around and protect the children. They are working dogs who are very smart and really love their family. They would tolerate their masters family but if you tried to hurt the family that is a different story.
A lot of people look at the rep of a dog when they want a mean dog and so they get a rottie and the dog get breed with meaner and bigger dogs. Suddenly you have a very unpredictable dog who is bigger and stronger then you. Then they beat or abuse them and the dog becomes afraid of people, hands, feet, sticks or whatever. Then a kid comes up and pets said dog. Then kids get attacked.
On the other hand a well bred rottie gets given to someone who understand the breed, they are taken out to weight pull competitions and trained properly. This dog will give it's life for it's family but odds are that it will never be a problem and be a doggy diplomat for the breed. Your choice which case you get into.
2007-01-31 11:43:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
No. Dogs behavior depends on their upbringing. I work in an animal hospital and the rotties that come through here are just plain sweet. They do tend to be overprotective of their owners though. As for the person who says they kill children, you are thinking of pit bulls. And you watch too many sci fi channel b-movies. Hollywood/newspapers portrays them as mean because of their sheer size and appearance. But the only danger from the rotties I work with is being licked to death. Or knocked over when they try to stand up using me as support. But in my experience the meanest dogs are daschunds(weiner dogs). Don't get me wrong, any animal has the POTENTIAL to be dangerous. If it has a mouth, it has the capability to bite.
2007-01-31 11:58:59 · answer #5 · answered by bobby h 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I own 4 rotti's all I trust them, But they are big and powerful animals. Brought up right they are huge teddy bears. My mother is 61yrs old and her Rotti is her rock he is gentle and soft, and also very protective of her. I have 13 nieces and nephews all of whom play with my dogs, but saying that I always supervise them, as children don't always know how to respect dogs. What I would like to see is how many people have been biten or attacked by a small bread of dog, but let it go because it was only small, larger breeds get the coverage because they do more damage, but that does not mean they are more or less aggressive than any other bread, It is reported because they are considered a "dangerous" breed. I have never been biten or attacked by any dog apart from a physco little jack russel!!
2007-01-31 12:00:01 · answer #6 · answered by tikidog1981 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
its down to the owner and the way the dog is treated. The other week me and my daughter met a rottie while my daughter was stroking her a woman came over shouting i was irresponsable letting her anywhere near it. the dog was so placid and loved the hug and at least once a week we see her and she is always up for a hug as for the woman she got told where to go. If you treat the dog with respect thats what you get back. they are as dangerous as any other dog media blows it up into horror stories they fail to tell you that the dog may have been badly treated. Id have one and i have two kids but not sure max my springer would be too happy he top dog!
2007-02-02 17:32:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All dogs can be nasty, it is how their owner brings them up. its just the same as every dog has the potential to be a really great dog, with the correct training and socialisation.
You could walk down the road by ours and bump into a really nasty Spaniel and then walk a bit further and meet an extremely well behaved Rottie/Doberman/Alsatian. It is all to do with the owners attitude.
2007-02-01 08:12:46 · answer #8 · answered by Unhinged.... 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe the full story of what is in the papers.
Look how the media twists everything on anything and we the general public moan but its us who buy the papers/magazines.
Any dog can be dangerous just as any human can be dangerous.
I used to have a cat who got banned from a vets coz she bit so many people. At home she was the most loving companion I could ask for. Saying that though if she thought you were a threat to me or to her she would go for you. She went for a mate of mine once who was only putting a blanket over me coz I fell asleep - she was going mad but only to protect me. I treated her well for the whole 16 yrs of her life and she repaid me by protecting me.
I know cats are very different to dogs but I felt I had to give an example of loyalty by a pet whether it be a cat, dog or whatever!
2007-01-31 11:36:32 · answer #9 · answered by Bristol_Gal 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
no, there is no need for any dog to be nasty, they are all brought up in a certain way which determines the path they will take- whether to vicious or whether to be placid. there are more examples of rotties that are nice than nasty, but they are only ever brought to public attention when they have done something wrong
2007-01-31 12:37:55 · answer #10 · answered by Justine B 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are large powerful dogs which are very territorial. Properly trained, and socialized they aren't any more dangerous than most dogs. I would not chain up any dog, and let kids play around it. Nor leave a dog like a Rottweiler alone with children. (A Rottweiler, or any dog may mistake play for aggression.) Most Rottweilers are really sweet hearts to their people. The only problem comes when you aren't their people, and are in their territory, or threatening their people.
2007-01-31 11:55:48 · answer #11 · answered by Sabersquirrel 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋