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Rotts attach.   That is, they are really only one family dogs.   We 
have gotten Rotts that were older, and while we never had any problems, 
it was not the same.   They were never as protective, and never as..., 
hmm, connected is the only word I can think of.   I would definately 
agree with Gene.   Get a Rott as a pup, and train it very well.   They 
are powerful, and very intimidating, but no more harmful than any other 
dog, IF WELL TRAINED.   That is very much owner responsibility.   It's 
too bad that when incidents such as Gene alluded to occur, it's not the 
owners that get penalized.

Ray


-----Original Message-----
From: Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 6:37 am
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Homestead Dog



My daughter has two Rottweilers and loves them.

But there is a caution on Rottweilers: these are powerful dogs that
can be dangerous to people and other pets. In the last year I have
heard of incidents that cause me to say that I would never get such
dogs except as puppies. Both incidents were dogs obtained as adults.
The results were ugly. In both cases the owners had to put them down.

I've gotten dogs as adults and pups. Pups are the way to go. I have
empathy for dogs in pounds and shelters and newspaper ads where the
owners want to give them away. But I will only bring a pup into our
family.

With an adult dog you never know for sure what bad habits or
temperament traits they possess.




On Oct 6, 2008, at 7:09 AM, Roy Morgan wrote:

> [Not from Roy]
>
> Oh OH...yup, big ol' second on Rotties...I've loved the few I've had
> contact with. How are they with livestock, any idea?
>
>
> On Oct 6, 2008, at 1:54 AM, rayzentz AT aim.com wrote:
>
> > I haven't heard this mentioned.   I have owned Rottweilers.   Well,
> > trained, in my opinion, nothing better.   When living in MT, our
> > first


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