Rottweiler kept as a guard dog

Gainsborough lad.
If all you are going to do is quote-mine there is no point in carrying this debate forward with you.

These dog owners have to face manslaughter charges in cases like the one in Dundee. The people that buy them are usually nasty people with nasty agendas and often justified paranoia for their own "safety" i.e. they are such horrible bast@rds that everyone hates them and they believe that everyone will treat them the way they treat other people.

As they serve no reasonable and legal benefit to society that could not be achieved with controllable breeds, ban the dogs in public AND prosecute the owners for reckless endangerment for every reported infringement.

nicci247, so a ten year old girl goes out on her cycle and then get's circled by two lovely cuddly Rottie's who then drag her off her cycle and try their hardest to rip her to bits and kill her,

Just what "advice" could you hand out here? don't ever go out on your bike again? don't even go out in the street because a neighbours evil dogs might have escaped from their pen?

I can assure you that Rottie's, and a few other nasty breeds will carry on attacking and killing children on a regular basis, just because some people in this country need to own, and also be accompanied and seen everywhere by a nasty looking beast of a dog,

It's becoming pretty obvious to me that some dog breeds in this country need to be banned, but foxes being ripped to bits seem to have more of a priority in this country than children, if people need to own a dog, there are plenty of nice dog breeds out there.

ALWAYS blame the owners IMO !! No such thing as nasty dogs, only owners who cannot or will not control them or attend to their needs in the right way.

Gainsborough lad.
An eye for an eye would entitle the girl to take revenge on the dogs, not any other to do it to the owners of the dogs so get real.
Noonoo66's dogs had nothing to do with the attack so why form your own on them ? Just because they own Rotties? They have done nothing but defend their own dogs, who you wish to tar as the same as every other that is left to get out of control. That's not fair.
Just as an owner should be in control of their dogs parents should keep an eye on their children or advise them if they are going to leave them to play out unattended. And if we are speaking of the truth then why don't we talk of how many parents leave their children alone or let them go out to all hours from a very young age.
When you look into the back ground of these dog attacks its only then you see the real truth. 9 times out of 10 the dog is acting on instinct.

Even the police give good advice to someone intending to do a runner with an ali in their shadow.
But Ali's are another subject. Too obedient, too dumb.(they would jump off a cliff if you told them to).
Come back when you have done your research.

Your Rottie's may be big soft teddy bears with you, but look what a pair of them did to that poor ten year old girl in the news over the weekend, not the first attack by rottie's in recent years,

When this type of incident happens, "an eye for an eye" should be allowed and the parents of the scarred children should be able to set about the dog owners faces with broken beer bottles,

A few revenge incidents like this happening, (with no prosecutions) should see a return to people keeping less nasty dogs for pets instead of taking chances with monster dogs.

If anyone blames the owners then they are correct in a way, they chose to have Rottie's, Pit bull's, Staffie's, etc etc. instead of Poodle's, Yorkie's and Labrador's.

I have 2 rotties who very happily live with myself, my husband and my three children. They are big soft teddy bears who are very loving and very loved. Its the owners who give these poor dogs a bad name! My rottweillers can be climbed on and played with by any child and all you would get in return is a big wet lick! Sadly there are some very irresponsible people around who should not own any dog regardless of its breed. If you read the statistics you are much more likely to get bitten by a jack russell, staffy or other smaller breed dog than a rottweiller!

mel:
Personally I think you're off your trolly.
The banter between myself and Congo is nothing for you to complain about as i'm sure Congo is big enough to fight his own battles as am I (and I know he loves me loads). I can't speak for Congo, but I don't own goldfish.
Maybe if you had taken the time out to read our posts from the beginning you would know who is saying what before you put your trolling comment in.

I have a rottweiler, and I do not agree with what you said at all. First of all people are being attacked by all the dogs all the time and its mostly humans that are at fault. So saying why would people have a rottweiler is like saying only they are the once capeable of attacking. Also if you feel that all rottweilers are evil tell me how do you feel about this story: There is a white woman whos name I forget but starts with B I think, who is in prison right now for raping and killing 12 children. Clearly that makes all white women rapists and murderers then right? Should we put them all in prison? OBVIOUSLY its the way that people were raised most of the time, and it is the same with dogs. (your writing offends me BTW). My rottweiler is the best friend that I could have and I would risk my life for him just as he would risk his for mine.

all dogs can be dangerouse, it depends on their personalities and how they are brought up. if you annoy the dog then of course its goin to get angry, we doo too !
you cannot just assume that the dogs aree dangerouse.. I have a rottweiler called ozzy and he wouldnt hurt any one. he is a strong dog and somtimes it does hurt when he bites me whenn we aree playinn but its never on purpose. I doo feel sorry for dogs like rottweiler and pitball terriors becasue as soon as one dog of the samee breed has attacked somone, we just assume they aree viciouse dogs!!!!!

The above article simply highlights the author's ignorance of what a fantastic breed the Rottweiler truly is! We have two beautiful big boys - a Rottweiler and a German Shepherd. Any dog is potentially dangerous when not controlled properly. Even the smallest of dogs can do damage to a child. I'm sure any Rottweiler owner could educate the author as to why they chose to have one as a pet. They can be the most loving, gentle, patient and well bahaved dog you could wish for. It makes me laugh when I see peoples aprehension towards our Rottweiler because I know if one of our boys was going to bite it would be the Shepherd! Yet for some reason, maybe because he's big and furry people are not as wary of him! Regardless, there is no need to fear either of them as they are both big, friendly and well behaved. All dogs turn for a reason. A family pet does not turn killer without provocation. Children tease dogs and dogs can get jealous of children getting their owners attention. Big or small dogs should not be left alone with children. Let's not forget the baby mauled recently by a Jack Russell and a Staffy while the grandma was sleeping. What provoked them to attack? Could it have been something as simple as the baby crying? Or jealousy of the baby being there? Who knows, but like the other unfortunate incidents involving dogs attacking we do not know what caused them to turn? Animals and humans are not 100% predictable. I can only assume that the author chose to ignore the other incidents involving other breeds due to their obvious dislike of the Rottweiler? I suggest they get to know their subject matter better, before condemming a breed they are clearly ignorant of! Thankfully people such as this will never own a Rottweiler, nor will they ever be educated to the true nature of this fantastic breed! Sadly, their narrow minded opinion will continue to be passed on and aired to people stupid enough to listen!

Never owned a Rottweiler,nor would I want to,my favourite dog being a German Shepherd,but I do have a friend with a rotti and its fair to say that it is the most obedient and well trained Dog I have ever seen,pity my German shepherd isn't.
But anyway I digress,it is I thought very well known that a Dog brought up well is a good Dog,just because Nutters with needles stuck through their nose like Rotties does or should not be blamed on the Dog.The Rottie only gets blamed because when it kicks off people get really hurt,that is purely down to the owner.