I'm very sorry to hear about you having to put down your rotti, it's not easy.

I wish I had some input for you but unfortunately I don't. I just wanted to say I know what it's like to own one of these stunning dogs.
I do understand the tie you have to them though as I had one myself. They are nothing short of awesome.

We were lucky that our boy Angus (in my avatar) lived almost until his 13th birthday. At the time we couldn't bear to get another dog that even looked similar to our boy so we opted to get a mastiff but at some time I would love to own (or should I say "Be Owned") by another rotti.