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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Don't necessarily fault anyone for simply not trusting dogs with this kind of reputation - there's no NEED for them to exist; plenty of 'safe' dogs out there for anyone that wants one.
But I'll say this - that rot if mine, hard headed as he is, is the most fiercely loyal and attentive dog. He's aware of everything. If he sees someone walking down the sidewalk and the kids are in the driveway, he'll just go to the end of the driveway and watch everything.
And I don't have a good way to describe his personality apart from just being very mercurial. He's charming as ****; everyone that visits us loves that dog because he's just an interesting and extremely affectionate little heathen.
But again - I don't fault the 'I'll never have one' crowd because they are different. Different to train, different to own.
And ultimately I think that's where people truly fail. They try to pretend like their rotty or their pit is a golden retriever. They aren't; never will be. They're working dogs and they're laser focused. If you can't direct that focus, you'll end up with a bit of a neurotic dog. And a neurotic dog with that kind of bite force is not great.
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I’ve had a Rott, my favorite dog ever aside from my 2 Bull Mastiffs I have now.
I would trust that dog around anyone as long as you weren’t dumb like my brothers friend who came over to watch the Super Bowl around 2000?
He was drunk and was wrestling rough with him outside and I heard my dog growling and barking which he never did and I told the dude repeatedly to leave him alone he wasn’t having fun anymore.
Dude didn’t listen and left with a nasty gash on his nose. I didn’t feel bad for him or blame my dog.
My BM are super sweet dogs and everyone loves them to death. They may as well have their own social media page they are so popular. But if another dog gets snippy with them they respond. You have to know your dogs.