| Maggie, you must of misunderstood me for i am not looking for a rottie to work and not be correct in standards. I want a rottie for work/show but i am more concerned with working my rottie as opposed to running to the show ring to say look what i got. For i am not here to show and tell my rottie. I would rather use the breed for what it was bred for. Would you also try and tame a lion and take away its wildness and say lets show this lion and take away from it what it was put on this earth to do which is roar!! Don't get me wrong for i do want a rottie that has been bred for conformation/working.
My personal preference as i'm sure german will agree is to have a "working rottie" first and if it doesn't work out i then can maybe try herding, carting, tracking ect.. for i believe the rottie is first and foremost a working breed. So to recap i would like my rottie to possess an excellent temperament as well as character. And of course looks because hey, if it doesn't look like a rottie, have an outstanding character and temperament then it is not a rottie!! For i want a rottie with calm self-assurance with boldness and fearlessness. But don't get me wrong a rottweiler. Should not be neither nervous or aggressive, but should have a natural guarding instinct. "Calm gait should indicate good humor". As stated in the Ultimate Rottweiler!!!
[This message has been edited by Tony4Rotts (edited February 16, 1999).]
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