"Rottweilers always turn on their owners"

**Kona & Oreo's mom** · 05-12-2004, 10:02 AM

Originally posted by Canis Amicus
Some people are much more afraid of the color than the character of the dog!

I agree with Canis Amicus--Someone on PT (sorry--I don't remember who) once shared that in shelters, the hardest dogs to find homes for are large and black. People assume they're mean.

I doubt rotties will "turn" on you, but I know they may *drool* on you!

**trayi52** · 05-12-2004, 10:28 AM

Kona & Oreo's mom, That is the truth! We live in a county where there are two prisons. A few weeks ago, some prisoners escaped, and was thought to be in our area of the county. I told my husband, I feel so safe, if one of them comes around here, I know what will happen, that big mean lug we own will down him and lick him to death.

Some people are so misinformed, I have heard that saying all my life, had people tell me that so many times! I know better.

Willie

**molucass** · 05-12-2004, 10:51 AM

Everyone always tells me that Felony is going to turn on me... He's an american pit bull terrier..... Pit bulls are known to be dog aggressive, but they should never ever ever be agressive towards people.

When someone tells me he's going to turn on me, I say "Yeah, I know, I'm real worried."

**trayi52** · 05-12-2004, 11:17 AM

Yeah, you can just look at that face and see that

. He don't look like he would turn on a bug. Just got the sweetest face! Nah, I don't think there is any danger in Felony turning on you.

Willie

**Cincy'sMom** · 05-12-2004, 11:45 AM

My neighbor and I were just talking about something similar a few weeks ago. He has an American Bulldog and had just got back from walking him in the park. He was talking about how people are always scared of Geroge. I said "of course, he is a big dog" He said he never thought as him as scary. I said I wouldn't either, but people think big dogs and black dogs are scary. I told him he would be shooked how many people are scared of Cincy and Sadie. He couldn't believe that either, knowing how good they are and that they are both therapy dogs.

Actaully in our therapy group a lot of our dogs are big dogs and/or black dogs. We have a rottie, a few mastiffs, and plenty of labs and shepherds. Scary stuff

**caseysmom** · 05-12-2004, 12:24 PM

I love rotties. I took casey to the dog park last night and another dog (I won't name the breed) but its a breed not having a bad rap and anyway it nipped at casey repeatedly ...does this every time we see it there and then the owner practically beats the dog in front of casey (who was abused before I got here) ...needless to say it took me an hour to calm her down and reassure her that she wasn't in trouble.

Then comes her best bud a rottie who is the sweetest girl in the world and a pitbull....that did nothing but play with her.

**EssTer** · 05-12-2004, 12:29 PM

some people are so stupid....

**My Peanuts** · 05-12-2004, 12:34 PM

I LOVE it when stupid people speak about things that they THINK they know about. They end up looking dumber! Stupid ignorant people! Some of the nicest dogs I’ve even known were big so-called “mean” breeds.

**guster girl** · 05-12-2004, 04:18 PM

At the dog park, Finn and I met a really vicious 11-month old Rottweiler named Jack. They planned their attacks on me and Floyd (Jack's dad) the entire time they were frolicking together in the creek. Dang devil dogs. Geez.

**CathyBogart** · 05-12-2004, 07:39 PM

Oh nooooo! Felony looks like he could...um...lick someone to death?

People are so ignorant, it's very sad...

**chocolatepuppy** · 05-12-2004, 08:35 PM

My neighbors dad (he's elderly) asked me once how many people Lacey had bit

She was just barking at him through the fence, only wanting him to come see her. Come to think of it my two big girls act kind of suspicious sometimes, I'll have to keep an eye on them.They could be waiting to pounce on me any moment!

**Kfamr** · 05-12-2004, 08:57 PM

I went to the SPCA today... It was amazing how many Pit Bulls/Pit mixes I saw there. I've actually never seen so many... yet not ONE of them were mean.

It really sucks because even if I was able to, I wouldn't be allowed to adopt one because people are idiots and had to ruin their rep and dog owner's rep of owning such dogs..... therefor since we live pass some road, we're not able to adopt Pit Bulls from that shelter.

I'm almost sure, before we had Nala, we would have adopted a female pit bull puppy.. we even went to the office about her. But since we live an extra mile or so our of their district they would not allow us to adopt. You'd think they'd be willing to drive an extra mile to look up and check up on the home, especially if it was a good one. And especially since we drove so far just to visit that shelter.

Ahhh... one day I WILL have my purebred Pittie.

**dappledoxie** · 05-12-2004, 09:12 PM

Some people are soooo stupid. What a rude thing to do, just come up and say that about her pooch. Awful..

**anna_66** · 05-13-2004, 07:35 AM

Oh yes, I've seen Angus plotting to turn on me for the last 12 years

Oh please....give me a break!

**PJ's Mom** · 05-13-2004, 09:12 AM

Look at that sweet face!!

My Rottie went through horrible abuse before we got him, and I never once worried about leaving him alone with my kids.

Why do some people insist on remaining so ignorant?