I heard something bad about rotts..

[kilasmamix3]

Okay I've been hearing ALOT latley of saying that there is a high percentage of rottweilers that turn on there owner... I'm not sure to believe it or not?

It's kind of a smack in the face because i never had ANY rottweiler turn on me before.

I need your opinions. Because, i'm not really sure. All the rottweilers i've had have never turned, bit, shown aggression or anything towards me. All just huge goof balls..

What do you guys think??

Dezaree

[MShaw]

LOL.

This comes from the same people who don't like rotts, pitts, gsd's, etc strictly because of their breed.

Ignore them and don't let their ignorance infect you :P

[cocopuffs]

The same people that say these things own little tiny lap dogs that nip and bark at people all day long. They probably make their kids wear helmets when they ride their bikes too.

[Shane]

Unless there's a brain tumor or something, I don't know of any dogs who just "turn" on people without a reason. I think it's usually just the excuse people make when they know they've screwed up their dog and eventually there were consequences.

"Gee, I let the kids torment the dog all day every day before this and suddenly he just turned on them. All dogs of this breed must be bad."

Hey, I make my kids wear their helmets!

[Nishasmom]

Originally Posted by Shane

Hey, I make my kids wear their helmets!

As would I !

[moondog]

Originally Posted by kilasmamix3

It's kind of a smack in the face because i never had ANY rottweiler turn on me before.

I guess I have to wonder why you would give "them" any validity at all in light of your personal experience........? You find it easier to believe what they "say" over what you've seen with your own eyes?????

[kilasmamix3]

moondog, it's just because i've heard MANY people saying this and i just wanted your opinions... i've only owned 3 rottweilers before, so i wasn't really sure.

thank you guys, i always come to you for help with dogs haha.

Rottweilers and pits are my favorite breeds. I'ma sucker for them! I can't help it they are just amazing. GSD's arn't far off my list either they are beauties.

Dezaree

[wizgurl23]

I have heard people say this because most rottweilers dont give a warning bark or growl before they bite... but there are signs and warning signals other than barking.. I believe that its the environment and condition a dog is brought up in... Dogs need training

[freakygoldfish]

I think its an excuse given by dog owner when they don't want to admit they ignored warning signs and didn't train or socialized their dogs. Look at the San Francisco Pit Bull case. Mom says their loving pet snapped and attacked her son. Truth is she left the boy, the dog and a female in heat alone together after the dog had bit the little boy that same day. JMO, but I think its telling that she was getting into the BYB business. Now that charges can be filed against the owners, no one is going to incriminate themselve by saying the dog had been aggressive in the past. Not to mention it makes a better news story, the media loves their scare tactics.

[sweetlee]

Originally Posted by wizgurl23

I have heard people say this because most rottweilers dont give a warning bark or growl before they bite..

I have never heard this, where did you get this from?
I really don't find my rott a whole lot different than any other dog I have owned.
The scare tactic BS is for the rotts and pits what it was for the doberman back in the 70's and 80's. I remember a movie called "they only kill their masters" about some crazy dobermans. Whatever sells.
My dog has been treated well, trained, and brought up fairly for the little over a year that I have had him, even though his beginnings were horrid he is a sweetheart. He has growled at someone/something twice. I believe any well tempered/well trained dog will warn before acting. Once he growled at the vet while getting his anal glands emptied, but never did he try to snap, poor thing yelped horribly after that. And once he growled at a puppy who outweighed him by 50 lbs who was being overly rambunctious.
I would let that crap fly in one ear and out the other, any dog that turns on it's owner is worthless. Yet when I watch things like "Funniest Home Videos" they are always showing some ankle biter who is snarling and trying to bite it's owner over a toy or whatever.

Sharon

[targonrotts]

nah...another old wives tale!
i have owned at least 9 rottweilers and so far, i am in one piece and so is my 19 year old!
these are the same people that say dobermans lose their sense of smell and attack their owners when they get old.
yes, there are many of these old wives tales.
all dogs can bite. but if trained right and treated right, you should have a good dog...regardless of breed.

[AngelBunny]

Originally Posted by kilasmamix3

....I've been hearing ALOT latley of saying that there is a high percentage of rottweilers that turn on there owner... I'm not sure to believe it or not?

I've had Rotties as my only breed of dog since 1984. My DH & I have been fostering one adult male after another for going on 10 years for Rottie rescue.

We're still waiting for one of our dogs--personal or foster--to turn on us.

Perhaps you need to be more selective to whom you listen. Just because MANY people say something doesn't mean it has a speck of truth.

I'll bet if you asked those people who told you about Rotties allegedly turning their owners, not one of those tale-tellers could cite you a specific incident they themselves witnessed--it would all be "I heard of a Rottie doing XYZ to its owner/my BIL-SIL-friend-uncle-cousin-neighbor heard of a Rottie doing ABC."

Don't waste your time listening to such drivel.

[Shane]

Originally Posted by targonrotts

these are the same people that say dobermans lose their sense of smell and attack their owners when they get old.

I hadn't heard that one, but just the other day a person told me that their brains outgrew their skulls and made them insane with rage. Yeah, people still think that.

[wizgurl23]

Originally Posted by sweetlee

I have never heard this, where did you get this from?
I really don't find my rott a whole lot different than any other dog I have owned.

Sharon

Exactly...YOUR ROTT... YOU dont fine them any differnt thany any other dogs YOU have owned... growing up in the same environment/owner with the same do's and dontsgives them a tendency to kinda be the same. ( tempermet wise) ..peoples dogs are different... as for mine my dog is not a big barker at all... he can see another dog and will only stand still in an alert stance... other dogs will bark at him but he doesnt bark back. So as for my dog... what i read is true.. and if your wondering where i heard it from...google it... even as i was discussing in the other forum where the dogs approach my dogs as to attack he just stands still and stiff...not making alot of noise... it was the pit bull that was barking and bit one of the dogs

[Anne]

Originally Posted by wizgurl23

Exactly...YOUR ROTT... YOU dont fine them any differnt thany any other dogs YOU have owned... growing up in the same environment/owner with the same do's and dontsgives them a tendency to kinda be the same. ( tempermet wise) ..peoples dogs are different... as for mine my dog is not a big barker at all... he can see another dog and will only stand still in an alert stance... other dogs will bark at him but he doesnt bark back. So as for my dog... what i read is true.. and if your wondering where i heard it from...google it... even as i was discussing in the other forum where the dogs approach my dogs as to attack he just stands still and stiff...not making alot of noise... it was the pit bull that was barking and bit one of the dogs

Because YOUR dog doesn't give a warning growl doesn't mean other Rottweilers don't if they think it necessary. However you seem to have changed the subject to be about barking dogs rather than dogs giving a warning growl and turning on their owners

Speaking for myself, I'd rather take advice from the people on this forum who collectively have have immense knowledge and experience with the Rottweiler breed. If in your opinion Google is a more reliable source of information then go for it.

Dogs will usually behave the way we, as owners, train them to behave. My dogs ignore other dogs unless both owners ok them to meet and greet.