Oti, I agree with a lot of what you said but:
In the first post you said,
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Your Rottweiler is genetically programed to be a Rottweiler. You can't change him into a Golden Retriever.
Every breed is programmed by genes that give him certain behaviors. You can enhance, or possibly redirect some of these behaviors, but you CAN'T eliminate them. Trying to do so will give you a very dangerous and unpredictable animal.
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In you next post this, Quote:
Apparently you have some really watered down Rots. Let me guess now, all of you are from the United States. You take good German stock, breed it with inferior stock (but they look pretty) and come out with a totally different dog.
Wonderful. You have Lassie in dark and tan.
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I just don’t understand your logic!
Regarding temperament: You can’t change the temperament. You can change the dog’s behaviour (caused by bad/poor temperament) with early socialisation and training. Big difference!