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Rots don't have the same rep as Pit Bulls - correct?

He's smiling. Knew a black lab that would do it on
Command.

You don’t hear the obligatory,

“ I can’t believe it, he was always so nice. Loved everyone, until he ate them”

I think they're usually in the top 3 of dog attack deaths. Pits are always number one.

A big stick applied sharply to the top of his head -------- until he quits. ''Won't tolerate rude behavior in a man." But will in an animal? Keep your beautiful daughter away from that damn dog.

I've always liked the sleeker lines of European Dobermans.

Fellow I know raised a rot from a puppy in the house with his family. One night the mom and pop were sitting on the couch watching tv and the 2 kids were laying between the couch and tv, on the floor, coloring in coloring books. 3 yr old Rot walks into the room and bites the girl in the head. The kid didn't even look at the dog as it came into the room. Say what you want, but I dont trust them.

^ What PatB said !

I don't mind the teeth showing in a passive form, I've seen it before in some dogs just as a involuntary reaction with nothing else behind it. As was mentioned, sometimes referred to as smiling.

What I don't like and wouldn't tolerate is growling to go along with it, and I don't like the crazy stressed out eyes going along with it in the original picture. High levels of nervous will break and bite just as quick as all out aggressive.

Most home owner’s insurance won’t cover you if you own a pit. Rottie or Doberman


I guess just made up nonsense these breeds aren’t dangerous. Lol

Pure insanity if you would leave a child alone with these breeds despite decades of well documented attacks and fatalities, but the “ my dog is special owners”. Need to cope

We had a female Golden Lab who would do that when you told her to "smile", she was a sweetheart. Had a big male Chessie who would do it also, and you best back the hell up when he did. Ended up having to put him down after he bit my Grandson across the face. My son had one out of the same litter, mean and moody sob for no reason at all. He gave him to a dogtrainer when he was barely a year old.

I agree, love the looks of Dobermans. One time when I was a little kid, maybe 8 or so, I was on vacation with my parents and siblings somewhere in Montana. We stopped at an antique store, lots of glass cases, and I struck out on my own a bit to the other end of the store, just looking and being a good kid.

I looked behind me and headed straight for me was the biggest Doberman I had ever seen. My heart sank. I just froze - I had nowhere to go and even if I did, I knew I couldn’t beat me there. I couldn’t do anything but just stand there.

Well he walks right up to me - maybe near chest-high to an 8 year old - sniffs me and wags his tail (stump). Friendliest dog ever. Well, he wasn’t full Doberman. He was 1/2 Doberman+ 1/2 Great Dane, colored just as a big, giant Doberman. They had two of them in the store. Still the coolest dog I have ever seen.

I've been around a schittonn of Dobermans...never felt scared.
They ain't pit bulls.
Your mileage might vary.

I've not met a mean Dobie, Rotti, or pit. They are out there, I'm sure.

Still, they inspire a degree of caution, and most importantly, on an individual level, a degree of body language reading.

When my kids were 4/5 yo, we would often visit a co-worker of my wife- basically valley trash, but good people. Their Dobie and kids would play for hours in the hallway of the double-wide. The kids would shriekingly chase the Dobie to then end of the hallway, then the Dobie would chase them back, still shrieking. Repeat endlessly.

Very annoying.

The Dobie was raised with Labs, and thought she was one. Quite a good retriever, even in water.

On another occasion, I was opening up at O'Dark 30 , 30 below, when out of the dark came a dark-on-dark monster. I slammed the door in her face before even identifying it. There's "things" out there!!!

That Dobie and I faced off, a foot apart with the glass door between us, for about 30 seconds. Then I opened the door and she was all over me. Ever been frenched, face washed, and nose cleaned out all at once? She had tags, I called the number, and her keeper showed up shortly - owner was out of state. She had "run away" 5 miles away.

My rule is I will refuse a reward 3 times. The 4th time- in this case $100 - I take it. I can only assume they mean it.

I would have kept the dog tho.

I’d like a timber back rattle snake for my children to play with

I had a female Rotti that weighed 118. She was the kindest soul ever. NEVER did anything aggressive or out of line and in fact, my female Jack Russel terrier used to beat her up.