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  • Kimberley
    Kimberley Posts: 14,871 Forumite
    relay wrote: »
    Great idea - much easier than bothering to train it. With that kind of approach every 4 month old puppy would get rehomed !!!!!!!

    Excuse me? :confused: It's a Rottie, not the kind of dog you get when you have kids, it's already showing aggression, i'm sorry but it's darn right irresponsible to keep that dog with kids about. If it bites a child it is the owners fault, not the dogs. It's not a Jack Russel or Poodle, those you can try dog training but not this type of dog. I wouldn't trust it an inch.
  • Ophie
    Ophie Posts: 5,008 Forumite
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    I wouldn't trust ANY dog if it was being aggressive. Any dog can seriously injure or kill a child or an adult (perhaps not kill in a small dogs case).

    Rottie's have a bad reputation due to bad owners. Owners who get the animal to look 'hard', you don't get many wannabe hard men walking down the street with a poodle now do you?? Or do I just not walk down the right streets? :confused:

    MY own rottie adores children as does the one I had previously, and would actually count how many of our relatives were there and she would go and look for others coming in if any were missing. However, I wouldn't trust her with any child on their own, or when she had a bone. But I wouldn't trust any dog, actually if I'm honest its not the dogs I don't trust its the children. How many times have you said no to your toddler only to watch them touch the damn thing again??!!!

    But I think you have jumped on the whole 'rotties should be part of the dangerous dogs' view point without fully thinking through your argument logically.

    ALL DOGS ARE DANGEROUS IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THE CORRECT TRAINING.

    And just for clarification are you saying that I shouldn't have my daughter as my rotweiler is now 9.. 10 years old in April? How downright riddiculous if you are.
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  • katiep_2
    katiep_2 Posts: 120 Forumite
    Kimberley wrote: »
    Excuse me? :confused: It's a Rottie, not the kind of dog you get when you have kids, it's already showing aggression, i'm sorry but it's darn right irresponsible to keep that dog with kids about. If it bites a child it is the owners fault, not the dogs. It's not a Jack Russel or Poodle, those you can try dog training but not this type of dog. I wouldn't trust it an inch.

    What complete and utter tosh! Yes, it's a rottie, but they are just as trainable as a jack russel or a poodle or any other dog you wish to name. Yes, rotties are a guarding breed, but as with ANY breed, with the correct training, they can become a lovable family pet. You are right about one thing only - if it bites a child it is the owners fault, not the dogs.

    I have been around dogs my whole life of varying breeds, and the only time I have ever been bitten was by a Jack Russel, and that was my fault.

    ETA: I believe if you research bite statistics, it's actually Labs & Retrievers who have the highest bite rate.
  • relay
    relay Posts: 313 Forumite
    Kimberley wrote: »
    Excuse me? :confused: It's a Rottie, not the kind of dog you get when you have kids, it's already showing aggression, i'm sorry but it's darn right irresponsible to keep that dog with kids about. If it bites a child it is the owners fault, not the dogs. It's not a Jack Russel or Poodle, those you can try dog training but not this type of dog. I wouldn't trust it an inch.


    For someone who proudly advertises dog rescue in your signature you have an incredibly narrow minded attitude. Obviously you only advocate rescuing the breeds you like.

    It is the owners responsibility to train the dog & take it to classes/behaviourists if they are having problems managing it. So what if it's a Rottweiler?? Why is it not the sort of dog to get if you have kids?

    Knowingly buying a dog from someone who specifically breeds from guard dogs when you have kids is irresponsible.
  • Dennis99
    Dennis99 Posts: 387 Forumite
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    katiep wrote: »
    ETA: I believe if you research bite statistics, it's actually Labs & Retrievers who have the highest bite rate.

    The most comprehensive data on dog bites I could find comes from the US and the biggest culprits are Pit Bulls and Rotties but of course often being owned by drug dealers, dog fight gangs and similar retards does colour the numbers a little.

    http://www.dogbitelaw.com/Dog%20Attacks%201982%20to%202006%20Clifton.pdf
  • Raksha
    Raksha Posts: 4,569 Forumite
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    Dennis99 wrote: »
    The most comprehensive data on dog bites I could find comes from the US and the biggest culprits are Pit Bulls and Rotties but of course often being owned by drug dealers, dog fight gangs and similar retards does colour the numbers a little.

    http://www.dogbitelaw.com/Dog%20Attacks%201982%20to%202006%20Clifton.pdf

    These breeds of dog also are more likely to do the sort of damage that results in a hospital visit, if only for a tetanus jab and/or rabies treatment.

    But then slippers and balloons are more dangerous........
    Please forgive me if my comments seem abrupt or my questions have obvious answers, I have a mental health condition which affects my ability to see things as others might.
  • Kimberley
    Kimberley Posts: 14,871 Forumite
    Ophie wrote: »

    And just for clarification are you saying that I shouldn't have my daughter as my rotweiler is now 9.. 10 years old in April? How downright riddiculous if you are.

    I wouldn't have a child around a Rottie fall stop. If i had one i certainly wouldn't have a child until that dog was gone.

    I'm not just steriotyping Rotties, the subject was about a Rottie, so my opinion is on Rotties. It's just not worth the risk. I'd foster any good natured dog but never ever would i foster a Rottie until all my kids have left home.
  • Kimberley
    Kimberley Posts: 14,871 Forumite
    relay wrote: »
    For someone who proudly advertises dog rescue in your signature you have an incredibly narrow minded attitude. Obviously you only advocate rescuing the breeds you like.

    No, i foster dogs who are good natured, i would rescue any type of dog, even a Rottie, but i wouldn't have it in a home with kids.
  • Kimberley
    Kimberley Posts: 14,871 Forumite
    katiep wrote: »
    What complete and utter tosh!

    Complete and utter tosh it may be, but having a Rottie when you have kids is insane, they are not pets, they are not cute, they are beasts and i'm sorry but my priority are my children and anyone elses children.
  • sticher
    sticher Posts: 599 Forumite
    I'm not just steriotyping Rotties,...... I'd foster any good natured dog but never ever would i foster a Rottie until all my kids have left home.

    So do you mean by this statement that you do not consider any Rottie to be safe with children? That to me does sound like steriotyping (although I do have to say again that they are not a breed I favour either).

    I have to agree with other posters who say that it is not only rotties that can be dangerous. I have seen a Shi zu (?sp) half rip a man's lip off his face - if it had been a child that could have been half a small face gone. Dogs, owners and children all need to be trained to live together safely. I personally would not leave a young child alone with any dog as children do not always understand that you need to treat any creature with respect.

    Knee jerk reactions such as 'get rid of the dog' 'its agressive' are as little thought through as the OP's friend's decision to get a dog in the first place.
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