Drooling truth

[wkt]

I am looking into getting a new dog and I am very interested in rottweilers. My friend told me that they drool or salivate a lot and I was wondering if it was true? Can someone please tell me what is true? Also, do rottweilers normally have a odor about them? Thanks a lot!

wkt

[wkt]

I see that many people have viewed this thread but none have replied. I didn't write to be rude or offend anyone, and I am sorry if you took it in such a manner. The questions may sound dumb, but I really do want to know if rottweilers drool more than other dogs as I have been told. As for the odor thing...I only ask because some other dogs I have considered in the past do not have a regular dog odor about them. Sorry to offend anyone...please someone reply. Thank you.

wkt

[Barbara Surplus]

wkt,
These aren't dumb questions. :)

The Rottweilers I've owned have not been droolers. On occasion, if there is food being passed around among humans perhaps they might, but it's quite unusual under normal circumstances.

My boy has absolutely no malodorous smell to him. I feed a raw foods diet and it's pretty much helped to obliterate any nagging smells, including bad breath. They certainly can smell badly but I guess it depends on what they've been rolling in that day!

Welcome to the forum!
Barbara

[Julia]

wkt I am guilty of looking and saying nothing as I thought someone would have replied by now but I will give you MY personal experience with this, I have owned 2 rottys now and have never had any problems with drooling whatsover, now the smell..well I bathe my pup at least once a fortnight so I don't ever have to worry about that:)

Julia

[brunie's mom]

wkt,
As far as drooling goes, my male does drool... when there is food around, but I would consider him "wet"... loose jowles and big head. My female does not drool at all.
Both of my dogs are on the BARF diet and have no smell at all.
Sometimes when we come in from the rain they stink "wet dog" but I towel them dry and they smell o.k. again.
I only bathe them once or twice a year but I do brush them everyday.
It will depend on the dogs breeding and diet... this is one way to limit drool and smells.:)

Gina
Adopt-A-Rott Ontario

[Nancy Estes]

Some drool and slobber and some don't. Some are also very messy drinkers (water ;) ) and take a mouthfull, swallow part of it and let the rest run out all over the floor. In general, Rottweilers with heavy or open flews are the messy ones. All dogs have an odor to some degree. It can depend on diet, cleanliness and panting. If they pant heavily and get slobber down their fronts, they will stink. Easy to clean though.

Nancy

[Jamie & Odin]

My Rottie, Odin, does not drool, but is a sloppy drinker. He drips water all over the floor. He does have an odor though, which I am working on through his diet. I just changed from Eukanuba to an all natural, holistic dog food, and it has definately made a difference.

[moondog]

wkt - I don't think anyone was offended - Rottie owners LOVE a big slurpy kiss now and then, and that's what most of us get at one time or another!:D

I know what you mean about drooling - at our riding club there's, oh, about FIFTEEN yellow labs who live to beg and drool! Pretty disgusting! I swore I wouldn't let my dog beg because I didn't even want to go there! I have a 6-1/2 yr old female who didn't drool one bit until she became ill with a disease that makes her nauseous - now she drools quite a bit, but only because of the nausea. We wipe her cute little face and that's that. ;)

As far as whether they "smell" - you betcha! My dog smells GREAT! :)

[rottie597]

My girl, Cally, does not drool unless her radar detects human food...then she's a faucet;) She does not smell at all...I often use her for a pillow:)

[wkt]

Thanks for all the replies! You all really helped a lot and I am sure i'll be back soon with more questions in the near future. Thanks again.

wkt

[Michael C.]

Our girl doesn't drool unless you have food. Then is basically drips and drips. She is a very messy drinker too. I always laugh at her when she drinks. It is almost like she sticks her entire head in the water and bites it. Quite loud too. I have to turn the TV up when she drinks!!! THen when she is done, about 1/3 of it goes on the floor. :)

[Michael C.]

Also, when we feed our dog Eukanabu, she would get that doggie smell about every 4 weeks and I would have to bathe her. We switched to Wellness and I give her a bath about once every 4 months. She never smells now. So what you feed them can dictate how bad or often they smell. I guess thats where the saying "you are what you eat" comes from. ;)

[ilikerotties]

If you are are serious about considering a Rottweiler I would suggest you read up on the breed before actually purchasing one.

They are a wonderful breed that stole my heart and I own a 4 year old female. But there is a firm commitment you must make in being a responsible Rottweiler owner. Training is at the top of the list. As for them being a wet mouth breed, Mine is not. As far as general maintance is concerned they are one of the best and easiest to maintain. Give em a good brushing at least once a week and a bath every other month....and cut their nails.....how lower maintance can you get!

Suzy the human, Jessi the wonder Rott. and Mia the clown boxer.

[kala]

I don' t think this is a dumb question either. But let me add that I now have my third and fourth Rottie living with me. All have been female, my first two (gone now to the Bridge) were dry mouth and the fourth girl is dry, but the third girl does drool. She doesn't drool bad but seems to always have a wet chin and down her neck. Not soaking wet and not at all like a Bloodhound, but she is a drooler. I just got used to it, but I do try to avoid her after she walks away from the wather bowl :D . For an odor, non of mine have a very doggy smell. I brush them and one gets groomed every 8 weeks but she really don't need it she just likes the groomer (no she isn't spoiled one bit) The groomer I use is a mobile groomer who comes here and it is like a spa treatment for my girl.
Do as much research as possible and talk to Rottie owners you see on the street. If some drool or dog hair bother you think about what you can put up with and go from there. My girls do shed a lot a couple times a year so that is a consideration also.
Good luck and let us know what you decide
sue

[Storm]

Originally posted by ilikerotties
If you are are serious about considering a Rottweiler I would suggest you read up on the breed before actually purchasing one.

There is so much more involved when considering a Rottie for oneself and the fact that it drools or smells should be the least of your concerns. But to answer your question Nancy Estes's post says it all! I personally think you should be a lot more concerned with temperament, structure, health etc. remembering that should you get a dog with e.g. "bad temperament" drooling and odor will be the last thing on your mind.;)