[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Halfcreek

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.

I'll watch for those signs. To be honest when they bark at me I usually stare straight ahead and keep walking.