Rottweiler question

[K9karen]

I couldn't agree more with what you all said. You all know my story. I have an idiot neighbor.

You all know me a long time. I'm a dog fanatic. But I've been told I suffer from PTSS (post traumatic stress syndrome) and I have to admit, my one bad experience has made me terrified of Rotties. I even went to the Phila dog show and stood next to the ones ready for the ring and talked to the owners. When they looked up at me, and I remembered how huge and powerful the jaws are, I nearly passed out.

Gawd, I pray I get over this. I've never been fearful of any dog. C'mon, I was puppysitting a red nose pit puppy and adored their RB black pit, Loco. he and I would have a kiss fest.

I just felt the need to say this. No offense to anyone and their gorgeous Rotties. And I know in my heart and head that it was a bad owner who messed me up. Big head rubs to all your lovely pups.

[kallisto4529]

I have owned a Rotti, my RB Natasha. She was one of the best dogs I have ever had the honor of having in my life. She was extremely large for a female, at her healthiest weighing 125 to 130lbs. She was raised with two Cocker Spaniels and thought she was there size, she was indoor/outdoor, she slept inside and she liked to be outside with the cockers for a while. she was so gentle and loving and i could just go on and on about her. But we had never had one before so we asked the vet how to handle her, she told us to socialize her, be very loving and gentle with her, not to rough house too much, due to her size and lack of knowledge with it, she might become to rough. She never in all the years we had her, growled or acted mean towards anyone. It is in how you raise them and how you treat them, it is nothing about them in particular.

[IRescue452]

I've never met a mean rottie. However, one of my uncle's rotties had rage syndrome and had to be put down. I've only ever heard of rage syndrome in springer spaniels, but either way it makes the dog too dangerous, especially for the owner themself. But this is extremely rare and can happen in any breed.
Rotties aren't meant to be aggressive toward humans. They are meant to work directly with their humans. They even have a long history with children. Being used as a cart-pulling dog on farms often meant pulling the little kids around the yard in the cart as well.
They do have a bad reputation though. It can be hard sometimes to own a dog and have people cross the street when they see you, or tell you to put the dog down just because of its breed. The neighbor of that same uncle once shot one of his rotties because it was roaming too close to his property. We're talking farms with acreage. He couldn't let the other dogs out of his sight because the neighbor's had this idea in their mind that all rotties were bad, and they weren't giving the dogs a chance.