Rotties - Villains or Victims

Well I’ve listened to a weekend of Rottie assaults by the UK media and I’m using my blog as a “blowout” mechanism. This blog is regularly read by lots of nice people along with a few healthy critics and a couple of knob heads who think they know better than everyone else but never deliver the goods.

Firstly I must send my sincere condolences to the parents of the little boy who was mauled at the weekend. The thought of losing a child to this kind of attack is absolutely unthinkable and my heart genuinely goes out to the parents and relatives.

Predictably, the UK media jumped on this heartbreaking incident and treated it as an opportunity to give the Rotties some serious stick. The UK media openly criticised the government for not adding Rotweillers to the list of dangerous dogs claiming that there had been numerous calls for this to happen.

How long is the constant victimisation of this noble breed going to continue?

The UK media go out their way to portray Rotties as "Devil Dogs", an unpredictable, unstable breed capable of turning on anyone at anytime and inflicting serious damage.

Listen dafty!!! - It’s not a specific dog or breed, it’s the lack of socialisation and experienced handling that leads to attacks.

So what would make it better? - Well there are lots of measures that could be put into force that would help. Unfortunately most of them would take a great deal of effort to police.

I think the “long and the short of it" comes down to responsible ownership, regular physical and mental stimulation along with consideration and respect for the people and dogs that you interact with on a daily basis.

Too many poorly equipped people are getting their mucky, unclean, inexperienced paws on these noble creatures. These dogs are not for the first time owner or the thug who wants to look tough walking down the street. These dogs require an experienced handler capable of training or modifying behaviour using positive training methods. As always I'll throw in my tuppence worth and say these dogs need to know their place in the human pack.

I see lots of so called aggressive dogs in my line of work. I’ve seen 2 Rotties in the past year and both were in a training capacity. I see far more Terrier mixes with aggression problems than any other breed. I’m not making terriers out to be bad guys either - I’m simply making the point that I don’t have many dealings with aggressive Rotties, GSDs, bull terriers or any other "dangerous" breeds.

I’m not going to be insensitive and poke my finger into the incident that occurred at the weekend. All I'll say is most attacks have undertones or mixed signals that get misinterpreted by the dog and subsequently trigger the aggressive outburst.
From the news coverage alone, there were some dubious actions that preceded the attack. The whole incident is terribly sad for all in sundry.

Please don’t be drawn in by all the negative Rottie press that is blasted over the tabloids. Yes, Rotties are capable of doing serious damage but no more than any other large powerful dog. When socialised and handled properly, Rotties are a joy to share your life with. They are truly noble creatures. They are highly intelligent, loyal and full of character. My Rotties make me laugh every day. Just look at the photo of Oscar after he's had a "row" off his mum.

The UK press are intent on brainwashing the British public into thinking that Rotties are some kind of evil presence put on this earth with an agenda of mauling young babies at every opportunity.
Lets get it straight,Rotties are an ancient breed of noble origin and have been used in Germany for herding and guarding since Roman times - much longer than the trash media tabloids that malign them.Rotties are not some kind of macabre satanic invention.

We need to educate owners how to socialise and handle these dogs properly.

We do not need to ban Rotties in the UK.

Sermon over …………..