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Originally Posted by kjcmsw  no offense...but it sounds like you got a Rottweiler "to standard" --- people breeding Yorkies try to bring out good coats, ear set, etc., etc. Like it or not Rottweilers were purposely breed to be aggressive. You got exactly what you bought. Rottweilers were never breed to be passive lap dogs, I hope you weren't led to believe you would get something that wouldn't most likely follow with its generation after generation breeding: aggression.
I have seen what a nice little Rottweiler can do - even after living years without incident in a loving home and it isn't pretty. |
LOL! You could not be any more wrong, close-minded and ignorant.
Do research before stating things like they're a fact. Rottweilers were originally bred as herding dogs. They were also used as cart dogs, where butchers were relevant and inevitably more dogs were needed to drive the cattle to and from the markets. Later and in more recent times, they are used as police and guard dogs, as well as family companions.
Yes, a Rottweiler CAN be aggressive, just like a Yorkie CAN be aggressive! Go read the training forum and see how many Yorkies have resource guarding problems. Does that mean they were purposely bred for aggressiveness? Uh, no. Yes, they are strong dogs, and yes they do need more socialization and training as well as vigorous exercise more than than some breeds. But NO a Rottweiler is not BRED to be aggressive or is "supposed" to be aggressive.
According to the FCI Standard, the Rottweiler is good-natured, placid in basic disposition, very devoted, obedient, biddable and eager to work. Their appearance is natural and rustic, their behavior self-assured, steady and fearless. They react to their surroundings with great alertness.[8] The American Kennel Club says it is basically a calm, confident and courageous dog with a self-assured aloofness that does not lend itself to immediate and indiscriminate friendships. A Rottweiler is self-confident and responds quietly and with a wait-and-see attitude to influences in its environment. It has an inherent desire to protect home and family, and is an intelligent dog of extreme hardness and adaptability with a strong willingness to work, making them especially suited as a companion, guardian and general all-purpose dog.