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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by luvarott:
You're singing to the choir German!! Won't do much good cus of course we all agree that it is 99% the human's fault.
There are some dogs that are genetically wired wrong.....course they were bred by genetically inferior breeders and sold to genetically inferior owners.......</font>
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I agree with your post 1000%. It all starts with the breeder. The people that are out there to make money do not care of the temperment of the animal or genetics.. So they inbreed, and produce a dog that is not suitable as a pet. It is these people that are ruining the reputaion of all kinds of breeds. Not just the Rottweiler. It happens from Rotties to Beagles.
The worst part that is an uninformed public goes out and buys a dog from the best salesman(the backyard breeder). They are cheaper than most REAL breeders and make outrageous claims(Big Head, 200 pound dogs) Most of the time they buy with no information other than what they hear on TV or through other uninformed people.
One way I see that this can be slowed, I doubt it is possible to put a stop to it is actual checks by the AKC. But then again it is very easy to falsify documents. Unless their is someone their at the actual time that fertilization occurs who can say what dog was the father to the puppys?
Then you get the people who do not take care of the animal which in turn makes it mean. I got bit by a German Shepard when i was younger because the dog was bought to be a junk yard dog, it started as a cute puppy but never got fed, this dog was lucky to eat 3-4 times a week. I did not provoke the bite at all. Luckily the owner was near and grabbed him before i got hurt.
i will be the first one to admit that I did not have enough information when I bought my dog. But luckily I was blessed with a great tempered dog, we taught each other a lot. After getting him I did most of my research. Which was the exact opposite that I should have done. Now he is a well trained and obedient family pet.
You can say it is a good and bad thing that Rottweiler ownership is going down. But then again it is the wrong people that are still buying and raising the dog. Those are the ones who want a big powerful mean looking dog.. Then the others that arent are the peple with families or children, who if they did their research would know that if bought from the right family lines and the right responsible breeder that they would have a nice family pet.
The breeder of my dog still answers all questions and checks on my dog. HE IS 2 YEARS OLD! How many can say that their breeder still cares after 2 years? I would definately buy another dog from her.
It all comes down to responsiblity, but who can make everyone responsible? It is impossible. The best thing that can be done is to give information. Which is what makes this website so great. This place has taught me just as much if not more than any book I have read on the Rottweier.