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Originally Posted by 4X4
My large family has always had dogs. My sisters tend toward little yappers that have the gall to bite your ankles as you walk away from them. Bigger dogs just seem more secure about themselves.
After having a few breeds, I can say that I'm a rottie guy for life. Both rotties I've had (well, one of the was a longtime roommate's) were far and away the best dogs I've ever had. Loyal as hell. My dog can't stand not knowing where I am at all times. When I'm camping and I take off on the quad, she patiently sits at the mouth of the trail she saw me leave on. I never have to tie her up because she won't wander out of earshot because that'd mean that she can't see or smell me.
When my ex took her camping without me, she never left her side.
When a guy handed her a beer that he dropped and then made a sudden movement to catch before it hit the ground, she leapt like a cat to get inbetween them and growl at him. No biting, no barking, just a firm growl of warning.
They are the best dogs ever. You can poke them in the eye and pull on their ears and if they don't like it, they'll just move their head. The ex's nephew rides Moxie like a horse and feeds her carrots. I can put a morsel of steak in my teeth and she'll gently take it without even touching me....... I can go on and on about how great my dog is, but this post is really meant to help dispell the myth that rotties are psychopathic killing machines.
Obviously you wouldn't let your kids play with a junkyard dog, but as a family pet and friend, they are unbeatable. IMO.
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I agree with you 100%, my Rottie is 8 and I would get another one in a second. She is 120+ pounds and thinks she is a lap dog. When we got her as a pup my daughter was 3, my inlaws went insane because we bought a killer LOL. She let my baby ride her, tug her ears, poke her in the eyes, take food (pig ears) out of her mouth, and even bite her. Never has she growled at the kids, usually she would just move or give them a big lick. My son is 6 and he did the samething my daughter did and then some. If someone is upset or feeling sick she stands by them, I mean literally stays with them until things are good. She is super close to my son and if you aren't mom or dad and try to give him she will let you know that you better back off.
She moans when she wants something, shakes when it thunders and moves her bowl when she is hungry. She won't go out when it is cold or if the ground is wet, we have to force her out to go. If she isn't sleeping in our bed she sleeps with our son. This is the most family oriented dogs I have ever had. I love my dog and now that she is getting close to the average life span of the breed it saddens me to think what will happen once she is gone. Anyone that has ever been exposed to Rotties knows what I am talking about.