Should I put a Rottweiler into a home with children?

ONLY ROTTIES ARE MEAN IF you TREAT THEM MEAN OR LET THEM GROW UP LIKE THAT SO B NICE TO THEM AND GIVE THEM A GREAT LIFE OR IT WILL B MEAN TO SOME PEOPLE THEY ARENT ALL BAD LIKE PITBULLS THEY ARE LOVING 2 JUST ALLOF THE STORIES DONT GO 4 ALL ROTTIES OR PITBULLS .TREAT THEM GOOD AS A PUPPY AND THEY WILL REPAY you IN LIFE.(JUST CAUSE THEY ARENT PUPPIES DOESNT MEAN THEY ARE MEAN I HAVE A OLD 1 UP THE ROAD AND SHE IN AWSOME)I HAVE EVIL CHAWAWAS UP THE STREETS THAT ALMOST BIT MY FRIEND

Guess what guys? I found out the answer. This morning my son and I were getting ready to leave the house, we place the dog in the living room with the kitchen doors clothes so that she does not get ahold of the trash. When my son called her name she got up and walked toward him and he reached to pet her head she growled and snapped at him. I called my boyfriend and asked that he remove the dog. I am not sure why she snapped at my son, but I don’t want any dog in my home that may cause my children harm. I love all animals always have, I have even seen strays on the street and gave them food or called animal to pick the dog up so it would not get hurt or killed. My fear of this dog is that I wasn’t sure what her past was, which make it a little difficult for me to connect with her. I thought she was very sweet and even took her out for a ride with me on yesterday, but she is 2 times the size I am, and of my children. Can’t take any chances on this one, but thanks guys for your advise.

The most sweet, submissive, loving dog I’ve ever known was a Rottie. I would suggest you don’t listen to stereotypes about the breed- they are just that: Stereotypes!

If the dog submits to you (ie. cowers down on the floor when you walk near, puts her ears back, licks you, etc), I would not worry. Just make sure your children in the home do not treat the dog badly– there aren’t bad dogs, just bad people.

erm this is for the last comment. (ROTTIES ARE NOT DANGEROUS DOGS AT ALL) you ARE THE DANGER HAVING AN ATTITUDE LIKE THAT. I have a 20 month old rottie who prbably has more manners than you. she tells you when she wants something and if she wants to go out she will not go out till she sits and waits for me to check there is no-one in the garden 1st. I have 5 children between the ages of 16 down to 3 and she has not once done anything at all in any way to betray there trust. I dont know what kind of life this other dog had before she got it but your dog is the way you bring it up.I have just bred my female which are usually the best because they are not pack leaders and trust her 100 percent with my kids as I will do if and when she has pups. she knows who’s boss and it isn’t her but I dont have to abuse her so she takes notice neither. sometimes I think she thinks she’s one of the kids lol. (ROTTIE’S ARE LOVELY)

I am wondering if you are not actually wanting this dog in your home? Is this the case? If so maybe you shouldn’t take the dog into your home because she is senses your dislike of her.

I will say, I have gotten many older dogs into my home from kennels that the dogs weren’t ever handled very much and once they got over their fear, they were the most loving dogs I have ever seen.

There are aggressive Rotties and there are submissive Rots…their lineage, how they were raised, and how they’ve been treated all play a part in their demeanor. The two sweetest…and I MEAN SWEET dogs I’ve ever known,…one was a purebred Rot, the other was Rot/Pitbull/Lab cross…Both adored children.

You can’t expect a dog you’re afraid of to “hear” you when you give it a command…Every nuance of you body language “tells” you’re distrustful and afraid…being a dog, she sees that as a weakness, and therefore you aren’t a “leader”…Your hubby, IS a leader in her eyes. So set aside your fears…look at her as a “dog”, not a Rottie…I think you’ll find yourself liking her a lot.

phrannie

NO ROTTIES ARE DANGEROUS DO WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO LIVE???THAN DONT PUT A ROTTIE IN THE HOUSE

WELL, YOU HAVE DONE THE RIGHT THING TAKING THE DOG OUT OF YOUR HOME, OBVIOUSLY NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SAFETY OF YOUR KIDZ, HOWEVER ROTTYS ARE NOT DANGEROUS BUT WITH ANY DOG THEY CAN BE. pEOPLE SAY PITBULLS ARE DANGEROUS BUT I HAVE HAD MINE FOR 14 YEARS AND ALSO HAVE TWO OF HER PUPPIES. I GREW UP WITH HER MOTHER MY PARENTS HAD HER SINCE SHE WAS 8 WEEKS OLD AND SHE USED TO GUARD ME IN THE GARDEN WHEN I WAS ASLEEP IN MY BUGGY!! tHEY HAVE NEVER SNAPPED AT ANYONE BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN RAISED IN A LOVING HOME THEY GET DICIPLINED THE SAME WAY AS CHILDREN IF THEY ARE NAUGHTY WE TAKE AWAY THEIR TOYS!! THEY DO NOT GET BEATEN THEY GET SENT OUT OF THE ROOM FOR 5 MINS, BELIEVE ME IT WORKS, THEY ARE THE MOST LOVING DOGS EVER AND WOULD PREFER TO SUNBATHE THAN RIP YOUR HEAD OFF. bASICALLY WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY IS YOU MUST GET ANY BIG DOG FROM BIRTH THEY MAY HAVE BEEN BADLY TREATED BUT EVEN IF THEY HAVE HAD A NICE HOME BEFORE YOU, THEY MAY NOT TAKE TO THE CHANGE OF OWNER VERY WELL. hERE IS AN ANSWER I HAVE USED FOR OTHER RELATED QUESTIONS - I am getting really annoyed with these dumb small minded people talking bad about pitbull terriers. I have owned a red devil pitbull for 14 years and I also have two of her puppies from birth. Firstly, there is no such thing as a mechanism which enables them to lock their jaw it is a myth. Next thing is they are the same as humans. If you breed ANY ANIMAL or human to be violent, then they will indeed be violent. My dogs have grown up with love and affection and their only goal is to look after my children and please me at every opportunity. Naturally these dogs wil excell at any task given to them which unfortunately includes fighting. The dogs that attack humans you can guarantee have been either bred for fighting or have been ill treated. The police are quick to ban pitbulls but why not man dobermanns who have a history of more murders than pits? Any why have they not done post mortems on pits? This would prove they are born with perfectly normal brains and do not have some fantasy cells which would make them any more tempremental than any other dog. Also I would like to make a comment on the recent death of a young girl in England. HER UNCLE WAS INVOLVED IN DOG FIGHTING!!! He was purposely breeding dogs and keeping dogs for dog fighting!!! So how do you think those dogs were kept? I will tell you, he was probably kept in a dark cupboard most of the day and tossed raw meat. Beated with metal rods at every opportunity, sliced with a knife to get him used to pain tied to a treatmill for hours on end and beaten if he tried to sit, trained with a sleeve that fits on a persons arm and told to totally tear it apart or get beaten, starved for days to encourage anger, tell me, how would you react to humans if you had an opportunity to be around a weak one for a second if you were treated this way? WAKE UP PEOPLE and do some research!!! Oh and just for the record, my neighbours son would be dead today if it were not for my dog who jumped in the sea to drag him out, its funny when I wrote to the papers about it they didnt want to know. The police need to take some responsibility and instead of destroying loving pets, go after the breeders that breed for fighting dogs, go after the organisers of dog fights and go after the owners that abuse their animals. But no its far easier for you to say its due to the animals nature huh!!