| Mick:
Highly informative. Thank you for sharing this with us.
I too am saddened by the dilution of the stable, confident Rottie temperment by the breeding of inferior dogs and the emphasis on beauty titles to the exclusion of working titles.
Our two girls clearly exhibit the differences you discussed. Our rescue dog at 2 yrs is a silly goose of low nerve who startles easily. Drop a pot in the kitchen & Tula will jump to the sky. She barks at the drop of a hat at night--she can't get used to the fact that alot of deer run thru our yard. Our older dog (7 yrs), Riga, acquired from a breeder who puts working titles on her dogs, is right in the middle. |