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Originally Posted by Sliver
Wow thanks dude. I really appreciate this. I'll do exactly what you said. Thanks a bunch.
As for the aggression part, they bark ferociously at anybody who comes near the house through a metal gate that they can see out of. I don't know if that's normal for a bunch of rottweilers or not, but I'm always glad to be on the other side of the fence as it seems pretty aggressive to me.
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It's not necessarily normal for Rottweilers, in particular. Often dogs in a pack (usually characterized as more than 2) will bark at anyone who comes by. They may be warning them off - or they may be saying hello. Because these are big dogs, their bark may sound a lot worse than their bite.
To help you out, notice their tails - are they up or down? Are they wagging quickly? Are their ears up or back? Are they stretching their bodies out as if reaching for something or bundled a little more tightly? Ears up, wagging tail, bundled up a bit rather than reaching can all indicate excitment as opposed to aggression.
Having said that - they could be poorly trained, and could be showing aggression. Try to assess without judging first and it could just be a bunch of excited dogs being silly because there is a bunch of them together - kind of like teenagers. When a group of them get togther, they can be loud, even intimidating to an adult, but they are really just being goofy and having a good time.