Good - Rotties are cute puppies. Bad - they eat a TON, also I got knocked over by one and he fell o

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  • I have had 3 Rotties and a Chow. - OldMT
  • Rotties - Happy MT Robin
  • Good - Rotties are cute puppies. Bad - they eat a TON, also I got knocked over by one and he fell o - Deb - nm
  • two rottweillers are - my neighbors
    • If you rent, it may not be allowed. Rotties, pits, - see msg
      • Rotties, dobermans and several others - Anon

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bad:  People will probably be scared of them.  They get stereotyped easily as mean dogs.  Your landlord or homeowners insurance may have an issue with it, again because of stereotyping.  They are considered working dogs and are very intelligent.  If they are left alone too much or get too bored, they can be destructive, just because they're trying to find something to do, so you have to really keep their brains engaged.

good:  Loyal, loyal, loyal.  If trained properly they are fabulous dogs.  No one who owns a rottie will ever tell you anything different.  They mix well with other dogs and even cats.  Great family dogs, too.   They are a very large dog, so your pet food bill will be high, but I don't think you'd regret it. You need to have a lot of room for them, though - both in the house and in the yard.  I was babysitting a rottie and I have a very small house and he just sort of took up the whole space when he was in the house.  He was a great dog - just sort of looked at the cats and said, yeah, whatever.  I was really sorry to see him go home.

They were all great dogs.  Well socialized, never any problems with aggression.  Great with kids, cats, and horses.  But Rottweilers are not for first-time big dog owners.  They can be very domineering.  You HAVE to establish that you are the boss.  They HAVE to be well trained, at 132 lbs, my male is too big of a dog for me not to have complete control over him at all times.  You simply cannot take a chance on a dog of any size getting out of hand, especially a big one.  You also have to watch for bad breeding, as they have been in-bred so much.

Despite short hair, they shed constantly.  We won't even talk about the drool and slobber, but be prepared to clean car windows a lot if he rides in the car (mine have all loved car rides).  They eat ALOT and poop ALOT . . .

But I love my Rotties and would get another one in a minute.  You just need to know what you're getting yourself into.

I know there are a lot of animal lovers on the board here.  I have a litter of Lab Pups for sale.  They are 8 weeks old and last week I had no phone calls or e-mail about them.  I have them in the local newspaper and Puppyfind web site and Next Day Pets website and gundogs online.  Does anyone have any suggestions about where else I can advertise to get them good homes!  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

I was browsing youtube.come last night and I found a video by Erasure sing O’Lamaur.  I fell in love.  Just a while ago, I looked at it again and saw the comments.  Come to find out he is gay and has HIV.  I know, I know even if he was straight he would not have anything to do with me but it was a nice fantasy while it lasted. LOL.   I also watched the video to Always and not only can the guy sing but he can do acrobats.   I had never seen these videos before but this was the music I used listening to while getting dressed in the morning to go to high school.  We could not afford cable back then. 

I love 80s music maybe because it takes me back to a time before I had real responsibility as in kids, mortgage, line counts.  It drives my husband nuts. 

Please no one poke fun at my question... I have never potty trained a puppy before and have a few questions. I have a 12 week old Corgi boy named Cody.

How long does it take to potty train a dog. Is it 6 months or longer or should he have the idea down for the most part by age 3 months?

The one thing that I do not understand is why after I take him outside, he will go pee (it seems like he is completely emptying his bladder), I will praise right away, then we go back inside and 5 minutes later he dribbles on the carpet. I'm sure this is normal, but I am not sure what to do about it. Should I put him back in his pet crate immediately?

I know there are a lot of dog experts on this board... I appreciate any advice you can give.

Thanks! Melissa (and Cody)

this area of Fell's Point.

I have a brother that would have been good for doing such things.  He use to try to scare my mom too.  one time he had a halloween tape and called her up (mind you he was just upstairs in his bedroom) from his phone and play some pranks. in the beginning she believed these were real callers!

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some reason they get put in there.  Very frustrating....one last try then I
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