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BrianH · 11-06-2007, 08:20 AM

Anything that bars will be intimidating to somebody trying to break into your house. They would most likely choose the quiet house over yours.

Any dog will be as good as it is trained, but a few do slip through the cracks. I had a Golden Retriever / Lab mix that tried to eat children!

irishmom · 11-06-2007, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianH

Anything that bars will be intimidating to somebody trying to break into your house. They would most likely choose the quiet house over yours.

Any dog will be as good as it is trained, but a few do slip through the cracks. I had a Golden Retriever / Lab mix that tried to eat children!

Oh Barks...here I thought you were bar hopping with your doggies!

I agree any barker is a deterrant...but some dogs bark all the time and it becomes like the car alarms we all hear and no one does anything about it. So you will want to train your dog to bark when he's supposed to bark and not at every little noise...it can be done. My lab only barks when people come up on our house...but they can walk by with no problem, and when she barks it's deep and loud and you know the dog is big even if you don't know what kind of dog she is.

riveree · 11-06-2007, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Sam I Am

And in my opinion, Rottie puppies are ... well, huge puppies with no self-control - they bumble through life for a long while and are particularly hardheaded in the teenaged years. An 8 month old 10 lbs. pup running into your child isn't going to make a difference at the end of the day......but a Rottie that is 8 months old weighs probably 70 lbs. or better. That makes a big difference -and they are still puppies and will be so until 2-3 years of age or older. I'd go for an older dog that is proven around children, cats, what have you - any day of the week. You can pretend a Shih Tzu is a puppy for a long time ... with a Rottie it's more difficult to balance "he's a puppy" and "he weighs 80 lbs."...That's just my 2 cents, but obedience class is a must either way you go, and no matter what breed you go with!

That's the truth, you have to be ready for a looong period of puppyhood. If your 2 children take up most or all of your energy during the day, you might want to wait a few years until your children are in school. Then you'd have some hours in the day to work with the dog.

I can't tell you how many people I know (husband's co-workers, etc.) get large dogs for their small kids and can't even stick it out a year. I just heard another sad tale of a 10 month old Labrador being given up because it's too much for the household (and a townhouse, no less

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If you would not add another child to your household because of the commitment level needed, then I would say don't add a dog at this time.

If and when you do though, Rotties are great dogs

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Northside904 · 05-02-2010, 07:44 AM

I have two rottweilers and rottweilers are very strong-willed dogs. You have to let them know who the boss is or they will take over. They are very respectful and loving dogs but YOU, THE OWNER have to train them right. If you do that, they will be your best friend(s) for life. It all boils down to socialization. You just can't leave a Rottweiler idly by; it needs to be out and about. When you leave a rottweiler cooped up in the backyard for a long period time, he's going to get aggressive and look for ways to channel that energy. One thing about me is I've trained my dogs very well, they know who the boss is and they adore young children as well as select strangers. At the same time, if you run up to my home with bad intentions, I feel sorry for you. Rottweilers can easily gain weight so you have to keep them physically active so I walk my rotties around my neighborhood every weekend.