Rottweiler owners !!! pit-bulls dobermans are welcome to answer?

Question

has anybody said something bad about your dog because of its breed? if so what did you say to them

Answer 1

you just have to be the more mature one, smile and ignore the stupidity. its best for both you and your beautiful breed.

Answer 2

I had a female pit bull, in a not so great neighborhood, people pulled their kids away, crossed the street, and some bums wanted to know if I'd breed her with their male (she was spayed thank God). I had questions about my comfort level with her around my little boys, I trusted her completely!
I must confess, I have problems with certain breeds, I don't trust Akita's, Dalmatians, Chow chows, and any little dog that snarls rather than wagging it's tail. This comment is not made lightly I have had personal bad experience more than once with these dogs. But I love Pits, Dobbies and Rotties. I have not met any "bad" ones or had concerns about the owners.
I do think it comes down to being a responsible owner, If people see your dog is well cared for, friendly, well behaved, and properly leashed/contained, then I think they will not say anything bad - no matter how scary the dog looks!

Answer 3

I have 2 Rottweilers, and I get comments pretty often. Most of the general public love them, with the few exceptions of course.

Most of the poor opinions have come from my family, actually. I just would try to explain to them that there are many misconceptions and wrong stereotypes about breeds, just as with people, and that 'bad' dogs can't be based on the breed alone. They HAVE to take into consideration the dog's lineage (if its a purebread), environment, training, etc. So many poeple get rotts, pitbulls, etc. because the WANT a mean dog and they TRAIN it to be that way. But any breed can be a sociable, friendly, family dog if trained to be such.

I also explained to them that rottweilers are not at all more likely to bite, its just that because of their size and strength, when one does bite it tends to do more damage that say, a golden retriever could do, and therefore gets more attention and negativity put upon them.

They would send me links to websites/news articles they found on the internet about rotties attacking people... to prove my point that any breed of dog could have that behavior (and that you can find ANYTHING on the internet to support your own ideas) i started sending them articles about retrievers, labs, etc. attacks. I also sent them links to AKC articles and told them if they wanted to research it, to get information from experts that know what they're actually takling about. That seemed to get the point across to them better than anything else. (Plus once they spent more than 5 minutes around my dogs they realized what big babies they are and fell in love with them)

Answer 4

A family in our neighborhood refused to let his young children pet our 'big dog' becuase he is dangerous. Note: the man who initiated this statement has NEVER met our dobermans. I brought over one of the foster dobermans from our household, introduced him to the man and his children. I then informed the man kindly that I would be more afraid of getting bit by the small dogs in our neighborhood since they are often times let outside without leashes or supervision (he has one of these...).
No, I didn't make a friend, but the man realized that a breed name does not make the dog.

Ann
www.pawsnpurrs.org

Answer 5

Yes, all the time. I usually get mad and say something immature, but I am learning to ignore it and grow a thick skin.

If someone says something ignorant about my breed, I try and educate politely, or I walk away calmly.

Just grow a thick skin! You are not alone here, I know how you feel.

I just make my dog a breed ambassador, and make sure she behaves in public, is always on leash, trained, and a sweetie pie :)

Answer 6

There are many ignorant people in this world that do not deserve a reply. I have owned pits my entire life and anybody that has ever met my dogs will tell you they are the most affectionate, and loving animals they have ever met. I am 50 years old and have been bitten by dogs three times in my life. Twice by chihuahuas and once by a chow. Although I did deserve the nip from the chow because I was playing way to rough with him and he had given me warnings. Please ignore ignorant people, raise your dogs responsibly because there are way too many bad owners out there now.

Answer 7

I remember one time when I was at the vet and my boy was about 9 weeks old. There was another lady in the waiting room with her daughter and the little girl asked if she could pet my puppy. Not a problem....until the mother asked "Oh he's DARLING! What is he?" When I told her, she sat back and stared for a moment, then replied "OH...." and with that, she whisked her daughter away and sat on the other side of the room with out saying another word to me. I wasn't mad...having this breed, you get all sort of negative reactions, which I'm well aware of. I just gave him a little hug, kissed him on his sweet little head, and smiled cause I knew he was going to be a great dog no matter his breed.

Answer 8

Do your research - what was the dog's original purpose? Think you'll find you can say to these boorish people something along the line of 'Were you aware in WW__ these dogs were used as...' They are all "working dogs" that once had a super reputation until stupid humans decided to go on a testosterone tear, "my dog can beat up your dog".

It's all about training, hon. I've known many beautiful rots, pits, and dobies.

Or tell them your dog is better behaved than their children. (ooh, too rude?)

Answer 9

I reply that my dog holds a CGC title does yours???
Most times that will shut them right up. As most people are not willing to take the time to train and work their dogs hard enough for the dog to pass the CGC test. Most people are suprised that my dobe has passed.
All of my dobes have been very good dogs and well mannered out in public. I do lots of volunteer work for a rescue and we take our dogs out to show off how great the breed is.

Answer 10

I had a dobie for over 15 years.She lived a very long life and is truly missed.But I always got the usually Bull crap from ignorant ppl.Shadow was as gentle as a dang coon hound.Wouldn't bite anyone unless u hurt me(got my x) but he hit me and she flew all over his A**.LOL I would tell ppl every time to mind Ur own and do some research.Its not the breed of dog.Its the irresponsibility of the owners who do not train them or train them to be violent.Rotts are big babies,My sister had one for 11 years,He died early due to neighbors poisoning him.( I hate ignorant ppl)

Answer 11

If they said something about your dog being aggressive because of its breed, tell them they need to do their research and not listen to everything the media says. Tell them to get to know the dog, then form their own opinion.