I used to have a family friend who was a vet, and she said (now I don't know how much of this is true) that part of the Rottie breed problem from inbreeding is that their skulls don't grow big enough for their brains, and that's part of the reason they go vicious, or nuts. The rotties that I've known have been big, dumb and lovable, great family dogs and great around kids and other small dogs. However I wouldn't want to get on thier bad side, that's for sure.
The thing about Rots, and PB's that seems to me to be the biggest problem is they are unpredictable. They can be sweet and gentle, but it seems I've heard numerous tales of them for no reason turning on their owners. I don't no if the "for no reason" is justifyed, but you hear that all the time.
Becky
I have a funny story about an experience I had with a Rot.
We use to own a trash hauling business. One of our customers raised Rot's. The lady always told me if the dogs were out not to get out of the truck till she had the dogs put up. They lived in the country, and the dogs were like guard dogs.
Anyway one day, I got there and the dogs were out. The lady came out to get them. The door she took them in was around the corner from where I picked up the trash. I saw them in my mirrors go around the corner, gave them a few seconds and got out. I was half way between my truck and the trash cans, when I heard the lady start hollering the dogs names:) and come back, come back. I looked up and saw these two dogs comeing at me. I turned and ran for the truck, I actually dove head first over the tailgate into the trash I had there. But the dogs kept coming:) I was scrambling thru bags, and up on the roof. The funny thing was I would scream out an "AAAHHHH", then realize how funny I sounded and start laughing, then would "AHHHH" again. It was so funny, and scary at the same time. Luckily the dogs couldn't climb over the tail gate. I just sat on the roof till the lady had them under control, we were both laughing, even tho it wasn't really a laughing matter, but it must have been a heck of a site, when I dove over the tailgate, and my "AAAHHHH", I'm laughing now:)
Becky