[debbiej]

Gretchen's answer to my post about having experience has me thinking. I've had dogs all my life. I've never showed or competed, some were mutts some were specific breeds. all were very well mannered, if not obedience trained. 3 kids, no bites or issues. no real destructo dogs aside from the occasional puppy taking advantage of kids leaving shoes out. one shar pei was horribly dog aggressive, he went to class with no accidents. And yet with these dogs, I feel that I have just started learning!

Rotties are different, no doubt. it's not that they are hard to train, actually they are easier. One way they are different is they require constant supervision and the responsibility of ownership is so much greater than with other breeds.

It's been good to think about the ways rotties are different from other dogs and what makes them so.