| :D I couldn't help but reply because we HAD a similar situation.
My family had no reservations about my Rottie, but because I adopted her at 7 months old, I heard alot about "being Careful around children", which is OF COURSE obvious with any dog, young or old. I made a point of socializing Maddie around young children who were carefully supervised BY ANOTHER adult, so I could be fully attentive to Maddie.
When I adopted her, I had the opportunity to see her in her former home. While not much of what I heard from her "family" that day was true, what I SAW was her being attentive and gentle to the 70 year old woman next door (a frequent bringer of treats it seemed) and her 3 year old grandson, who she played with without EVER bumping. That spoke volumes about her and I think the breed.:) :)
The turning point came over the break (for the extended family) when my aunt was overheard to say, "why can't your mother's dogs (YELLOW LABS) be as nice as Maddie? They are hyper and wild and she is just so good." :D Her daughter, mother of 3, is now talking abot Rotts as a future choice for when the kids are alittle older, as the ever popular labs can be "rough".
When your Rott "wins" out over the LLBean looking lab..you'll know Tia has won over the entire family!
PS> Maddie is now the ONLY dog (including her OWN) allowed upstairs at my mom's as she has proper manners inthe house, and was invited for XMAS..tree, many guests and all!  |