[MarleysMama]

Definately doesn't sound like that Uncle is the brightest crayon in the box....LOL.I would be so pissed if anyone kicked at my dog...but don't let their ignorance ruin your day. Enjoy your time at the beach.. I can just picture a silly rott trying herd some seagulls! ahahaha.


So I have ANOTHER story.

Marley's dog training club holds it's classes in the back of a specialty petstore, which is great IMO, lost of extra socialization outside of the classes.

Well, we had just got done with classes lastnight and my husband and I were browsing (which isn't hard b/c it's super small LOL) and this guy walks up to us with his kid. Now when we stop to look at something or when people walk by us in the tiny isles...Marley is put into a sit stay. Extra practice for him, and it works out really well for us. So when I see him approching us, Marley is put in a sit stay.


He says to us, "He a full blooded rott?"
I tell him, Yep he's a purebred.
He says "He German?"
and said nope, he was born in America. :)
So then he asks me "How old is he?
I tell him he's 8 months old today.
"Where did you get him?"
and I tell him "A less than reputable breeder."
He asks "how much?"
I told him he was $500 but that was b/c he was a BYB and didnt have any health guarantee, no contract, no clearances or titles for the parents...nothing.
Then he asks me, "DOES HE HAVE ANY LEFT?!?!?!?"

So I tell him "I wouldn't know, I am sure one or two are in a shelter somewhere. If you are looking to get a Rottweiler you should look for a good breeder, one who has OFA certified dogs..."
Now as I am saying this, he CUTS me off to tell me that he knows about OFA's but he's not paying more than $500. So I tell him, you get what you pay for.

Then this man has the balls to tell me," It doesn't matter, they get the job done" ?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?! At this point I am getting extremely angry, my husband is PISSED and Marley is starting to get a little antsy from sitting for so long and I think he might have been able to tell I was starting to get upset.

So I just look at him like "what?" but I couldnt bring myself to ask him what he ment by that... b/c I knew what his answer would have been. And at the risk of him saying something stupid about fighting a dog, I knew my husband would have dropped him in his place.
I look at him and his son and say "Yea, he sure does. He's great with my children and an awesome family dog. If you do find a good Rottweiler pup, I would recommend this training club. They are on the AKC website if you want more information.
I give marley his release work, he looks at me and I tell him "let's go" and he stays DEAD at my side. My dog has never healed so beautifully in his life. Shoot, we're still learning it!

I couldnt believe what had just happened. I was dumbfounded and my husband was pissed. But Marley was incredible!!!!!!! He was so poised and acted like he had been in training for YEARS.

I suppose we will always run into these types of people but MAN, they getcha everytime!