Rotties

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.

• Tell me the good and bad side of - TIA...
  • 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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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.