I think the studded collar issue is very subjective.... what's more important than what a dog's collar LOOK like, is how the dog acts! It doesn't matter if a Rott wears a sparkly, pink glitter collar if it comes across as poorly trained and not socialized. I try to have Sasha be a GOOD ambassador for the breed, and so far she has gone a very good job..... regardless of what she is wearing at any given time. Sometimes I dress her up in a black bandana with a skull on it (now, what message does THAT give..
) just to contrast it with my personal style.
I'm not saying that a studded collar is wrong or right here.... I'm not going to dwell on that. What I *am* saying is, that people should feel free to use whatever collar they'd like, granted that the dog's BEHAVIOR puts any bad stereotype of Rotts to rest!