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Originally Posted by hokisteph5  I had even mentioned to her that I felt bad I didn't take Samson to the vet more when he was younger. She reassured me that it may not have helped. She said she knew a male rottie from the time he was a puppy. He loved her at 6 months old, but when he came in as an adult he almost took her arm off. She also had a dog of her own that didn't do well at the vet's office. |
I was/am in the same situation...although I
did take my pup to the vets' office often for visiting and for more experience...and every time I was there for shots and several specific check-ups---(several visits about his offset bite and if it would cause lasting problems)--all through puppyhood---the entire vets' office would say that they wished every rottie they saw was this well tempered and as docile as my pup was...even with fecal exams, drawing blood etc...the vet and the assistants ranted and raved about his disposition, telling me he was an exemplary patient!...
That was until he was around 15-18 mo. old...then quite literally---all hell broke loose! On one visit, the vets' office told me he would do better if they took him in the back to give him a shot ('cause he had started a "deep throated" grumble when they started poking on him)...they said he was protecting me and wouldn't be so aggressive w/o me! HA! I
swore to them that I knew him better than that and he was protecting
himself! It was the worst visit in his history for his actions! They did end up bringing him back to me and said that I was right--he was even worse w/o me! He threw a
demonic fit!! I was later approached by the vet tech and the vet himself telling me I have a ferocious dog on hand and should guard myself against his future bite attacks that are sure to happen, and to be sure to not have him around
any children due to his unpredictability--for he had a very unstable temperament!
Yes, the dog that was a "gem" as a pup is now the
devil himself at the vets office! He is not even able to be muzzled anymore...for he has figured out the procedure (after the second time) and has to be managed in a very specific manner...(too in depth to get into!) Anyways...we went from "an exemplary patient" to a dog that was not only going to "turn on me" specifically but could also end up "mauling children"...all of this change happened from the time of one vet visit to the next...I am with a different vet now, since he was about 2 y.o. (he's 7 and 1/2 now)--due to the comments I was getting at the office straight from the vet techs' themselves...
So, It could be a number of factors that many have listed. And it could get better with time...or not, but don't let a few comments get you disappointed, some pets just know those "white coats are out to get them"!
Just "learn" your dog, have exemplary manners and obedience in place all the time to show the public how spectacular this breed is, and let those comments go in one ear and out the other! And yes...don't forget to love her for ALL she is!