Originally Posted by Benni
Originally Posted by BROM@ZOO
there only cute till they rip so baby's head off
A friend of mine has one and his kids think it is a horse and climb all over it and it doesen't do a thing. I often wonder how the dog can take all the punishment the kids throw at it but it does. Infact last time I went it was having a bath and not through choice as the kids decided it needed one. Any dog can be vicious it all depends on how it is traind I think.
Some dogs are genetically predisposed to being violent, but ultimately their upbringing is a FAR bigger factor.
A "junkyard labrador" would still rip you to shreds potentially
Some dogs like pitbulls though, its never really a great idea to have round kids as they are too excessively bred for violence and you cant really educate it out of them.
Rottweilers are actually NOT particuarly bred to be violent I believe, they were bred to carry things and be loyal and calm and part of a well behaved pack, yes they also defended it, but not in a mindless way.
Im sure Phil or B16ROB or someone can give a better description of them but essentially they are NOT bred primarily as attack dogs.