Posted on 08/30/2010 11:00:09 AM PDT by george76
A WOMAN has been charged after her pet Rottweilers attacked and mauled a 10-year-old girl while she was riding her bike.
"One started biting her arms while the other went for her legs," said Kidd’s grandmother ..."When I got to her I didn't know what to do. I just kept repeating to the dogs 'be good, be good.'"
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Sad story about a couple of Rotties...
What an idiot....
>>”My wife has always said she wanted one,”
The following is merely my personal opinion.
In your situation, I would not START with a Rott.
It is a matter of probabilities. in my opinion, a Rottweiler is more likely to be difficult to train/handle than say a German Shepherd; and a Shepherd more difficult than a Lab or Golden.
If your wife *insists* on a Rott (or Doberman,or Shepherd) You will do best if you:
1. Don’t look for “AKC Registered.” They are often bred for appearance, with no regard for temperament.
2. I would find a professional “Schutzhund” trainer and through him/her, find a breeder of Schutzhund animals.
3. Then, if you get a pup from a known qualified dam and sire, your chances of an intelligent, trainable, stable dog are increased, greatly.
4. Then have the trainer train BOTH the dog and whoever will be in charge of it, at the same time.
5. Keep training. Keep training. Keep training. Working dogs NEED a job, to be happy.
6. NEVER forget that a large dog can potentially kill someone. You MUST be in control. The human MUST be the “alpha wolf,” NOT the dog.
If the above seems to be too much trouble, your chances of success would be better with a Lab or Golden or a much smaller dog.
Again, just my personal opinion.
DG
Your 4 points could apply to ANY large breed dog that had been made aggressive by an irresponsible, dumb ass owner.
Btw, the Rottweiler is primarily known as one of the oldest herding breeds and I don’t consider this to be an aggressive purpose.
I checked your homepage....GREAT looking dogs!!!
fnord
Woof!
Request for info on Rotties
That is why, as a responsible owner of a large breed of dog, I am constantly aware of #3 on my list, and I make sure my attitude and assumptions do not make my dog attacking anybody more likely.
For review...
1- Large breed of dog, capable of easily inflicting serious injury.
2- Running loose, usually >1.
3- Unrealistic assumption of dogs passivity from owner.
4- multiple incidences of animals running loose and/or acting aggressive.
Will do when I get home
iPhone not great for typing too much info.....;)
I remember once walking by a parked pickup truck with four Rottis in the back. They nearly licked my face off.
The drool!!!
SUE THE OWNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:)
Clueless owner alert.
I tried to write down the license number, but my fingers were too cramped from giving ear skritchies. A fiendishly clever defense!
That’s a real shame...you’d have a dilly of a lawsuit on your hands...
Ha!
I've never owned one but I've had several friends who owned Rottweilers and Rottweiler crosses and everyone was a very good dog.
You have great friends!
I have a friend with the sweetest Rottie now. Great with the kids. But she got it from a reputable place, and knew that the pedigree was good. Parentage is important.
I have two retired racing greyhounds (hence the name) and I have worked with many other hounds at the shelter. They are ALL very sweet docile dogs because only docile dogs are bred on the racing circuits. If a dog ever shows aggression, they are banned from the sport 100% (about the only good thing about the sport).
So, as a result, all greyhounds are born nice, and they are trained to be very submissive.
FYI, they make the best pets.
A neighbor of ours has a retired greyhound and we sometimes meet while walking our dogs. Very sweet dog and gets along very well with my Brittany. I would gladly adopt one but I was always concerned that they would need more excercise than I could provide but my neighbor said not necessarily. I have an acre lot with an undergroud fence, I’m thinking that one might do ok here. (As long as they don’t eat cats, that would annoy another member of our household.)
In addition to the two hounds, I have 2 small dogs and 4 cats. (Yes, I know, we are insane).
And this is all in an 1,100 sq foot house in Long Beach, CA. Small backyard.
Greyhounds are coach potatoes. They are the laziest breed of dog you will ever meet. They sleep 23 hours a day. And when the do go out for a little run, it lasts about 30 seconds and then they lie down again. Lazy.
Most are good with cats. The rescue will cat test them before adopting them out, so you will know ahead of time. But they are very adaptable. And they come trained. They rarely bark (we’ve had our female for 4 years and she has NEVER barked), and they don’t shed much.
They don’t smell because they don’t have that extra layer of dog fat like a lab or retriever. They are thin skinned. Consequently, they are sensative to temperature. If you’re cold, they’re cold.
If I had an acre, I would probably have about 10 greyhounds. Seriously. They are so easy and loving.
Ok, that’s all for the sales pitch.
I’ve owned many horses in my life but two of the top ones were retired TBs. They were retired early because they were slow on the track but they had seen everything and were fabulous to ride and easy to train in dressage. The were bomb proof horses, you could put little kids on their backs, ride them in a parade, they didn’t care, they loved the TLC. I’m wondering if it is the same for greyhounds.
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