Rottie's are the most wonderful dogs!!! My family was blessed with Natasha for six years, she was given to us when she was only 2 mos old, and we had never had one, we followed the advice of the vet, kept her inside for her hips, she was raised with my two RB cocker's and had no idea she was as large as she was. At her healthiest she was 130lbs. Very large for a female...lol She was a miracle to us, the only one of a litter of eight to survive, and her mother died just two months after she was born from old age. Natasha was as sweet and loving as any dog I have ever seen, she loved all of us and thought she was a lap dog like the cocker's. When she became ill we fought with everything all of us had to keep her with us as long as it was not at the cost of her suffering, when she came out of remission we agreed it was time to put her to rest. It was a hard decision for all of us, for anyone that met her fell inlove with her including her vet, she actually had to have another vet give her the shot to put her to sleep, as she was crying right along with my family. I would love one day to have another one. I wish everyone could meet one that has been raised correctly and loved they way that they are meant to be and they would see there is nothing to fear!!!!!!