Rottweilers

[Scottie]

What do you reckon then.

Should Rottweilers be kept as pets.:question:

I reckon in some cases it's the owners that shouldn't be kept but in general I would have to say no.:(

[Gismo]

I'm guessing this is in reference to the recent tragedy in England :question: in my humble opinion and it's not in hindsight, these types of dogs should not be allowed to be kept as pets, at the very least until they are banned it should be law to have them muzzled

[Scottie]

quote:Originally posted by Bonnie Scotland

I'm guessing this is in reference to the recent tragedy in England :question:



x2

correct.

[Burple]

Definitely no! Yeah, they may be lovable loyal animals, but when they DO go mental, there's no stopping them. How many members of the average family do you think are able to pull one of them off someone's child?


There's a woman round the corner from me who has two Dobermans, and if they take off after something when she's out walking them, no way is she stopping them. I got out the car the other day when she was walking past the end of our car park, and both dogs stopped in their tracks to watch me, not from that far away. That didn't feel like two family pets she was trying to hold on two very tight leads! :blackeye:

[PACMAN]

they shouldn't be pets at all :disapprove:

[X30YES]

Wish I had one , The Spanish Police use them ....Muzzled

[Big Col]

Yes they should be kept as pets provided the proper precatutions are taken.

[minidriver#1]

*waits for whatserpuss to start flaming*

'omfgz, j00 guys don know anyfink bout doggs'

[Big Col]

:D:D:D

[The Dogfather]

I reckon all dogs should be registered, and owners should be checked before being allowed to have one. It'll never happen.

A small dog can be just as dangerous to a baby if let alone with it.

[KAH]

I have 2 Rottweilers.....they're big softies...its the way they are brought up that affects the way they react and behave....just the same as Humans.....

[X30YES]

quote:Originally posted by KJ_innit

*waits for whatserpuss to start flaming*

'omfgz, j00 guys don know anyfink bout doggs'
Food in one end kak out the other :D

[KAH]

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[KAH]

Sorry....above is pic of my 2 Rotties.....dont know if it works tho.

[Big Col]

They're teeny for rotties!

[KAH]

The one on the left is unusually small...but the Bigger one was only 16months when the pic was taken....My neighbour breeds them...hee has 7 at the moment and my next door neighbour has one...so there are 10 rotties withing 100ft on my Street.....all softies have a look at them on www.jarmichel.co.uk

[minidriver#1]

quote:Originally posted by KAH

I have 2 Rottweilers.....they're big softies...its the way they are brought up that affects the way they react and behave....just the same as Humans.....


A perfectly normal dog can turn killer just like humans, thats a fact and there are many cases, where people brought up in a privelaged environment and who have had a good upbringing turn bad, across the globe to prove it.

[KAH]

True.....but a dog cant afford a good lawyer to help them plead Temporary Insanity......I just hate how people jump on the bandwagon when something like this happens.

[AndyP & Lenore]

They should definetly NOT be kept as pets.:disapprove:

The one that bit me was a "big softy" too:mad:. Just on an "off day".:mad::mad: PI$H:eek:

A.:(

[minidriver#1]

quote:Originally posted by KAH

True.....but a dog cant afford a good lawyer to help them plead Temporary Insanity......I just hate how people jump on the bandwagon when something like this happens.


Lawyer or not doesn't change the initial act nor conditions at the time of the incident. There is no bandwaggon here, just fact.

[Craig]

they have one as a police dog in stirling, first in scotland to be used.... it shakes the whole van when it barks in the back... :eek:


that will make the scumbags stop in their tracks.... :approve::approve:

[Big Col]

Andy mate yer talkin' oot yer arse again. I can understand why you are, but oot yer arse none the less. :)

Anywho...in the dugs defence I think I'd be tempted to have a wee nibble on you too ya tasty lookin' big hunk! ;)

[zimbo]

quote:Originally posted by craigd

it shakes the whole van when it barks in the bag... :eek:



Barks in the what? :D

Rottweilers should'nt be kept as pets, no matter how well they are brought up, they are a dangerous breed of dog and it could just take a split second for them to turn on someone for what ever reason...

NO need for dogs like them. :mad:

[Scottie]

quote:Originally posted by zimbo


quote:Originally posted by craigd

it shakes the whole van when it barks in the bag... :eek:



Barks in the what? :D



I'm thinking something like thisdog bag (http://www.dog-bag.co.uk/)

excellent product by the way:cool:

[Craig]

corrected my post (meant the back of the van - they are in cages.. ) ;)

[Big Col]

Methinks banning the dog is ott. I don't think any muppet should be allowed one of these dogs. There should be proper training in how to keep them, they should be properly liscenced etc etc but they shouldn't be banned.

[AndyP & Lenore]

quote:Originally posted by Big Col
Andy mate yer talkin' oot yer arse again. I can understand why you are, but oot yer arse none the less. :)

Anywho...in the dugs defence I think I'd be tempted to have a wee nibble on you too ya tasty lookin' big hunk! ;)


Not out my arse Col.:disapprove: Actual quotes from the owner.

"Sorry he bit you, he's really a big softy, must be having an off day".:eek:

Like that made it ok.

A.

[Big Col]

I meant the "They should NOT be kept as pets" statement too mate. Not the owner's comments. I'm not in any way minimalising what happened to you with my flippant comments. I just don't think your experience means that the breed should be banned. In my very humble opinion. :)

[AndyP & Lenore]

Changed you sun=cancer post pretty quickly Col. Afraid it may touch some nerves with cancer sufferers?:eek:

A.

[Big Col]

No mate I just thought it was a really smug, taunting, ****y post that had no place on here when people may not see it as the joke I intended it to be. :)

[AndyP & Lenore]

quote:Originally posted by Big Col
No mate I just thought it was a really smug, taunting, ****y post that had no place on here when people may not see it as the joke I intended it to be. :)


OK. I Just wondered what sort of reaction you expected from a post like that.;);););):D

[Big Col]

:D:D:D Touche me ol' china! Long memory ya elephant! ;)

[N12 JLK]

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[X30YES]

quote:Originally posted by AndyP & Lenore

They should definetly NOT be kept as pets.:disapprove:

The one that bit me was a "big softy" too:mad:. Just on an "off day".:mad::mad: PI$H:eek:

A.:(
You must have deserved it ...(poor wee dug)

[AndyP & Lenore]

quote:Originally posted by Big Col

:D:D:D Touche me ol' china! Long memory ya elephant! ;)


lol.:D:D

[AndyP & Lenore]

quote:Originally posted by X30YES


quote:Originally posted by AndyP & Lenore

They should definetly NOT be kept as pets.:disapprove:

The one that bit me was a "big softy" too:mad:. Just on an "off day".:mad::mad: PI$H:eek:

A.:(
You must have deserved it ...(poor wee dug)


Quit stirrin you!:D

A

[Scottie]

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[X30YES]

Who me ...:p..poor wee dugs never did nowt wrong ,and folks with 4x4 skool mini buses like you , want to shoot them jist coz the poor folk have them to keep the other neds oot the close and stop them nikin their buckie ,shame on you :p:D freedom fur the dugs o the poor and needy

[hogg88]

quote:Originally posted by KAH

I have 2 Rottweilers.....they're big softies...its the way they are brought up that affects the way they react and behave....just the same as Humans.....


I agree with this, but people have to remember that dogs can become very protective around there owners or property and react differantly.
I had a large paper round when younger (No Comments please :D) I got bitten regularily by a golden lab, collie, scottie and a jack russel BUT NEVER by the 2 Rottweilers that were on the route !!
And i still would have a dog if i could.

[Gismo]

Sorry, these type of dog have the required genes for fighting, it cannot be bred out of them, as far as i know, so, in any given moment they can turn nasty, hence my muzzling request ;)

[Big Col]

I totally agree with BS re the muzzling, even if he is making ridiculous statements like "the required genes for fighting". Any animal, BS included, has the requried genes for fighting.

[Gismo]

quote:Originally posted by Big Col
I totally agree with BS re the muzzling, even if he is making ridiculous statements like "the required genes for fighting". Any animal, BS included, has the requried genes for fightingYep, i agree, wanna fight high tower :p my reference was to the fact the rotty is actually bred as a fighting machine, a collie, for example is bred as a working dog, all animals will turn nasty, especially you when intimidated or threatened or just has a bad day 8)

[Big Col]

BS mate yer talking keech. The Rottweiller wasn't bred as a fighting dog at all. The breed dates back to Roman times when the dogs were used to herd cattle.

[Gismo]

There was me thinking it was the same as a Rhodesia Ridgeback, that was bred to fight lions, but, as you point out, i'm wrong :eek: sheesh, i've learned something new today ;)

[Scottie]

quote:Originally posted by Big Col
BS mate yer talking keech. The Rottweiller wasn't bred as a fighting dog at all. The breed dates back to Roman times when the dogs were used to herd cattle.


been on Google have we;):p

tell me the difference between a border collie and a beardie collie what I mean what were they bread for

[Big Col]

Aaactually mate, the Rhodesia Ridgeback wasn't BRED to fight lions at all but was selected to HUNT lions because of it's already existing attributs. They were selected since they were bright enough and fast enough to get out of the way of all those claws and teeth but brave enough to face a lion in the first palce. The normal practice was for 2 or 3 of the dogs to keep the lion at bay whilst the big game hunters came in and killed it, although it has been known for 2 or 3 of them to kill a small/young lion. So you see, saying they were "bred to fight lions" is a distortion of the truth. :approve:

[Big Col]

quote:Originally posted by ScottieCoop
been on Google have we;):p

tell me the difference between a border collie and a beardie collie what I mean what were they bread for


Actually Fi I hadn't been on Google for that one. I like dogs anyway so know about a few of them but for rotties a girl at my school had one and gave a talk on it for English once. :)

As for the diff in collies, I thought they were both bred to herd livestock, although the bearded collie is now pretty much bred to sell paint. :)

[Scottie]

quote:Originally posted by Big Col


quote:Originally posted by ScottieCoop
been on Google have we;):p

tell me the difference between a border collie and a beardie collie what I mean what were they bread for


Actually Fi I hadn't been on Google for that one. I like dogs anyway so know about a few of them but for rotties a girl at my school had one and gave a talk on it for English once. :)

As for the diff in collies, I thought they were both bred to herd livestock, although the bearded collie is now pretty much bred to sell paint. :)




no thats the old english sheep dog you numpty;):p jeez thought you said you knew about dugs:blackeye::blackeye::I

[Scottie]

Now as I understand it and I dare say someone will be along to prove me wrong.

Border collies were bred to herd sheep as were Beardie collies

the difference being that the border goes out into the field and herds the sheep with the farmer or whoever being there.

The beardie was bred to go out on his/her own roam the hill/fields herd the sheep up and bring them home to the farmer. They could be out for 1 or 2 days even more now how clever is that.:cool:

[Burple]

quote:Originally posted by Bonnie Scotland

There was me thinking it was the same as a Rhodesia Ridgeback, that was bred to fight lions, but, as you point out, i'm wrong :eek: sheesh, i've learned something new today ;)



Heh... never argue with Google er.. Big Col ;);):p:p

[Gismo]

quote:Originally posted by low_n_loud1
Heh... never argue with Google er.. Big Col ;);):p:pDidn't realise he knew so much about dogs :p