Rottie comments.....

[4myRottie]

I have rec'd most of the comments y'all have rec'd.

I do have to tell this story tho. It's too funny:

I had a friend staying with us one time. She came into the house & forgot to turn off the alarm in time, so our friendly neighborhood police came to 'check out; the situation. We weren't home, but everything came out ok (the police trusted her ;) ). Later that day, my friend got very ill & we had to call the paramedics.

So here come the paramedics, and then a policeman. The cop walks in, looking around, and says "I hear you have a big dog". Another cop comes and says the same thing! A THIRD (the sarge I guess) comes in and is also looking for the big dog ( my baby girl was 130lbs)!!! I guess when the police responded for the false alarm, they let their collegues know that we were the house with the BIG dog! It was soo funny watching them all come in looking around, I guess they were expecting Starr to jump them or something. In reality, she would have licked them to death. :D

Dawn

[WorkinDogz]

A frequently asked question: "Hey Babe, is that a Rottie??"

No dimwit..it's a cat with a thyroid condition. Here's your sign :D

[Volunteer]

Teddy (5 yr old male rescue):

• "Oh my Gawd he's HUGE!! What does he weigh 140? 150?" (104, maybe 106 sopping wet :D)
• "Stay away from that dog, he's muzzled" ( Gentle Leader)
• "Does he bite?" (Only if you bite him first :) )

I had a cop roll up to me last week and tell me that there was a town ordinance against walking horses in residential neighborhoods (ha ha very funny). He then proceeded to get out, pet both of the dogs, and feed them puppy biscuits he keeps in the patrol car :).

Panzer (3.5 month old male foster puppy):

• "He's so cute!"
• "Can I pet him?"
• "How big is he gonna get?"
• "Does he bite?" (well, he IS a puppy..they nibble on everything! LOL)
• "Oh how can you bear to give him up?"

[Mojave's Mom]

Originally posted by WorkinDogz:
<STRONG>A frequently asked question: "Hey Babe, is that a Rottie??"

No dimwit..it's a cat with a thyroid condition. Here's your sign :D</STRONG>

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've had some stupid pick up lines too: "Ahh, you have a Rottie, huh??" Noooo!! You mean to tell me THAT"S what I have eating 40lbs of dog food a month?? I thought it was a horse! "SOOO you like Rottweilers huh? I've heard that's a sign that a woman needs a strong man in her life....do you?" I won't even say anything about that one...

[jacksonsmom]

Let's see where do you begin? We get alot of "What kind is he?" and "Is he full blooded?" (I don't know why, Jackson is very close to standard except his marks above his eyes are a little dark) Oh and my favorite is when I am walking him and our son and people pull their children to the side and then say "Aren't you scared to have him around your baby?" AGH!!! I want to scream....Oh and of course the old "LOOK AT THOSE PAWS" If they only knew how loving and great these dogs were. PEOPLE!!

[RottiMomCT]

I was walking my well behaved male Rottie just last night and as a little girl walked up to us as we were resting, her mom yelled "GET AWAY FROM THAT DOG!!!!" I turned to see who she was yelling at and when I realized it was MY DOG, I told her that he LOVES kids, and he does NOT bite, and he is VERY freindly. She wouldn't come near me but her hubby did, along with the little girl who threw her arms around his neck, after she asked me if it was OK (called him "Carl", dad said she loved the books!) and gave him a big hug. I ended up talking to hubby and daughter for about 45 minutes about Rotties and how they are with kids, their reputation, the rescue group I volunteer for (NERR) and how so many good dogs are labeled as bad because only the bad ones get the press coverage. He said they wanted to get a big sturdy dog that would be good with their kids (wife wanted a cocker spaniel or a similar 'manageable dog'), and I told him that although MY dog is well behaved now, he was a handful, and all dogs, even the cockers and small breeds can be just as bad as the big ones. I recommended that they do ALOT of research into whether they had time for a dog in the home, and to research whatever breed they were interested in (and of course gave him an NERR business card and said we have some great reference info about dogs in general on the website). The wife did come over but sat on the other side of the picnic table, and I wasn't going to allow my dog to go over to her unless she was comfortable with him, so she lost out on meeting a great dog! He thanked me for my time and apologized for taking up so much of it (but I'll talk forever about Rotties if someone will listen!), and he and his daughter both gave him a treat (he did 'paw' and 'down') and we all went our separate ways.

I was once asked if I was a drug dealer because I owned 4 Rotties - yeah right, would I work for less than minimum wage as a waitress if I was a dealer!!??!! I told them "No, I volunteer for a rescue group." I was then told about a Rottie owned by the persons neighbor, over 200lbs, huge nasty thing that bites anyone that gets near it, dog is abused, and can I help it out?? I told him the only thing that anyone can do for the dog is to call Animal Control and file a complaint. I get the 'my so-and-so has a huge rottie and now has 18 pups to deal with' stories alot. I also get alot of 'Why is your dog neutered? You could make alot of money breeding him." I tell people that I don't know if he is a pure Rott (although he certainly looks and acts like it!), and that although I love my dog, the world doesn't need any more meatballs like him, and there are enough Rotties out there that need help, why would I add more!!! :D

[K9-man]

05/06/2001 10:08 AM CDT

Hello gorgeous!

[Goose71]

Originally posted by Mojave's Mom:
<STRONG>
..."SOOO you like Rottweilers huh? I've heard that's a sign that a woman needs a strong man in her life....do you?"... :</STRONG>

THAT WAS YOU? ...oops, sorry. ;)

Lucky for me, I usually just get compliments on the coat and how well behaved he is or sometimes I'll hear, "he's soooooo cute....his dogs not bad looking either" ok, maybe not.

[ May 06, 2001: Message edited by: Goose71 ]

[WorkinDogz]

Ok...beautiful day here in NY so Elke and I took a walk to the "Goosepond" (no pun intended Goose :D ) near the hospital where I work.

It's an awesome place...2 big ponds and appx. 3 miles around each.

Elke really enjoys this place---the geese have no fear of dogs and although Elke is alert and watching them....she's not aggressive with them at all. We sat down by the waters edge (a couple next to us was tossing bread in for the geese) and 2 of the geese (I'll assume they were males ) fought with lots of noise....one leap and Elke is chest deep in the goose pond disgusting water at the end of her leash.

I'm cracking up (and a little proud that my girl doesn't let a little water stop her...but then again...when we're doing water search training; I have to hold her in the boat! She's a diver :) ) I hear the couple next to us talking about the "Water Spaniel"..... :::looking around..what Water Spaniel?::::

Elke gets out of the water; shakes on me (now I smell like goosepond water) and a veeeeeeeery handsome man who was behind us and I didn't even know it said "I've never seen a Rottie like water so much." (WOW! Handsome, old enough AND knows a Rottie when he sees one!!! Who could ask for more!! LMAO :D )

The couple says "That's a Water Spaniel." I said "What's a Water Spaniel? Her??"

They said "Yes, HIM." (Mr. Charming starts laughing now...) I said "Well, it's a HER and she's a Rottweiler; not a Water Spaniel."

They said to my AMAZEMENT "Rocks don't like water...only Water Spaniels do." DUHHHH!

I said "Nice talking to you...your village is missing you...safe trip home oh and here's your sign."

Mr. Charming and I cracked up! He said hello to Ms. Elke (who liked him veeeeery much ;) and sent him home smelling like pond water too) we said goodbye and he said...."She's gorgeous and very attached to you. You look good together. Hope to see you again." (If there is a God you will buddy..LOL)

Whoooooa baby! Sign me up! LOL :D And the Rottweiler does it yet again.....

[Burnsway]

WOW WORKINDOGZ

Is this a new working group you are creating. Useing our rotties to lure good looking men in?. If so how old do our rotties have to be to train. Is it expensive? What are the signs that you have a good rottie for this? And do we have to be single....lol... Im really interested in this new line of work for my rottie.... :D

[Judi W]

A small caution. Be sure you don't have a Rottweiler that is in "that stage of training" where you might need to fling him around a bit and give him a good yelling. Seeing you do that scares the hell out of the guys.

[PuppyLove]

As odd as it seems, we've gotten the following quite often:

"Are you sure he's a purebred? Rottweilers aren't normally this sweet and well- mannered."

We do get the "He's so well behaved, you must put a lot of time into him." a lot. Well, duh! Don't you do the same with your dog...oh just don't even answer that!!! ;)

The regulars at the dog park love Cyrus. There is an older couple there with a Wheaton Terrier that just get all googoo with him whenever he shows up. One of the other owners makes a big thing (jokingly) about, "here comes that vicious Rottweiler again, hey dog give me back my arm!" (Cy and his mixed breed play all the time.)

When my friend brings her borderX, they play chase and wrestle and stuff. Her bitch is very vocal, growling and barking during play. When new folks come to the park they think it's the Rottie making all the noise and steer clear of the two of them. To be honest, I've never heard a peep out of him there, except a yelp when he got plowed from side once.

I did have a woman in one of our obedience classes insist on bad mouthing my dog, yet wouldn't say it to me, just to her Jackie. "People shouldn't have those crazy dogs"...stuff like that. All the while, her little hellion was jumping and snapping at her and everyone else.

[WorkinDogz]

Originally posted by Burnsway:
<STRONG>WOW WORKINDOGZ

Is this a new working group you are creating. Useing our rotties to lure good looking men in?. If so how old do our rotties have to be to train. Is it expensive? What are the signs that you have a good rottie for this? And do we have to be single....lol... Im really interested in this new line of work for my rottie.... :D</STRONG>

Find a goosepond..LOL :D I think it only matters if you're single or not if you're planning to keep what your Rottie brings to you. LMAO :) I guess temperament of the Rottie for this particular line of work matters most....can't have a "wimpy, hide behind your leg" one or a "ooooooo an arm! I love extremities!" one.

A guy I trained with in Ohio taught his dog to circle an attractive woman he was talking to (with the leash)...so...this might be of value...afterall...what's good for the gander is good for the goose :D :D My Elke and I are novices at this sport; but that little exercise seems pretty useful!

Another positive was he didn't wear more jewelry than I do...and didn't seem phased by the paw prints and mud spatters on my shirt.. I personally don't like the "GQ" types and total slobs need not speak at all....

Yeah I know...picky, picky, picky ;)

[Shadow]

Most ppl we meet on our walks keep watching our rottie,they don't say much.
Once I was walking with my grandchildren and this man had 2 kids and he pulled the kids right close beside him like he was afraid Shadow would attack.She would kiss not bite them.How ignorant some ppl are about rotties.

Today we were at the school,there is a little park there and this man was asking about our rottie and he said she was a real beauty.That was nice to hear.He owns rottie but did not have them with him today.

[RSQRottweiler]

Just today my father and I took the dogs to an art fair downtown. They were both wearing their bandanas. . .essential going-out-in-public gear. I heard a few comments about the "scary dogs," but most people complimented us on how well-behaved and beautiful the two of them were. I was especially proud of my 10 month old boy, Sebastian. . .the people who stopped to see the dogs couldn't believe a 10 month old pup was so well-behaved. That's my boy. :)

Oh, and on the subject of using guys to meet dogs. . .IMO, there's no better way! If a guy doesn't like dogs (especially my dogs), he's not worth bothering with. :p :D