Aggressive Rottweiler

This drunk down the street from me has been nagging me for weeks to take on his Male Rottweiler 6 years old Duke he is extremely human aggressive around dogs he is a teddy bear, Taz even gets along with him. He took a liking to me a few months back but his body language said if i make the wrong move he wouldn't hesitate. Im really thinking about taking him on. I have secure properties for freedom, im out with my dogs most of the day. Thing is Rottweilers scare the sh** out of me their so head strong especially males but its not because he may tear my arm off i'm not scared of dog bites in the least its just confidence i'm scared i'd kill them if i make one wrong move its his life on the line. I adore the breed i love them more than the wolfdog. do i give him a chance or should it be a vets appointment. Its not his fault he is so aggressive the owners a paranoid drunk and brought him up that way.

wow.. that is a huge call..... I dont know I would have the metal strength to play mind games with such a hige dog.
also Taz playing with him in the street may be difference than bringing him home into his " place"...
how old is he?.
I would def get him a vet check before hand .. both my sisters rotti;s have had cruciate lig donee and or cancer removed... $$$$$$$
who knows how heavy this dog has been over the years..

Personally I wouldn't. If you are in the least scared the dog will pick up on it & will challenge you constantly. That will put your other dogs in a very difficult position, because they will want to defend you. It could cause an enormous free for all, with everybody getting hurt.

MissRogue wrote:This drunk down the street from me has been nagging me for weeks to take on his Male Rottweiler 6 years old Duke he is extremely human aggressive around dogs he is a teddy bear, Taz even gets along with him. He took a liking to me a few months back but his body language said if i make the wrong move he wouldn't hesitate. Im really thinking about taking him on. I have secure properties for freedom, im out with my dogs most of the day. Thing is Rottweilers scare the sh** out of me their so head strong especially males but its not because he may tear my arm off i'm not scared of dog bites in the least its just confidence i'm scared i'd kill them if i make one wrong move its his life on the line. I adore the breed i love them more than the wolfdog. do i give him a chance or should it be a vets appointment. Its not his fault he is so aggressive the owners a paranoid drunk and brought him up that way.

your a glutton for punishment miss rouge

I definitely would not take him on. I think you'll regret it if you do. Who knows what could happen when you get him into your home? I personally wouldn't take the risk

ive got a rottweiler and a staff and if a rottie of that age is like that hey might be a bit too old to try and bring him round to you,a bit of a big breed to fend off if it decides to go off on 1, on the other hand maybe a bit of tlc might work,its a hard , but i think coz i have kids id walk on by even tho i love rotties.
might be a an idea to get to know it a bit better and befriend it more first if u decide to try and take it on

He is up to date with his health checks and vaccinations. He's been down my allotments with Taz and Cassie which Taz thinks is his territory studpi thing is he's quite submissive to dogs. I know if i am scared he will pick up on it but the thought of him being put down because he was not brought up right. i know he wasn't he was always kept away from the family even as a pup so he has never been part of a pack which is why i think he rolls over for dogs because he wants to be part of the pack so badly. I think TLC will help alot and i do plan on getting to know him alot mroe before i take him home.

Caryll wrote:Personally I wouldn't. If you are in the least scared the dog will pick up on it & will challenge you constantly. That will put your other dogs in a very difficult position, because they will want to defend you. It could cause an enormous free for all, with everybody getting hurt.

I understand that and if i ever thought he cold hurt my dogs with my cassie and blondy i wouldn't dare do it but he is so submissive to dogs even when Taz has pinned him. If i show i can handle my dogs infront of him which i can he should soon come around. The options are he has a vets appointment but doesn't come home or I have him for a few weeks/month it goes wrong and its a vet appointment or it'll all work out great.

I understand that he may be submissive to dogs, but you say he is agressive to humans. This puts your own dogs in a very difficult situation. If the rottie is agressive towards you, your dogs WILL have a go.

It isn't fair on the dogs you have now, and they should be your first priority.

However, the decision ultimately is yours.

Caryll wrote:I understand that he may be submissive to dogs, but you say he is agressive to humans. This puts your own dogs in a very difficult situation. If the rottie is agressive towards you, your dogs WILL have a go.

It isn't fair on the dogs you have now, and they should be your first priority.

However, the decision ultimately is yours.

Thats what i was saying he will learn off my dogs that it is not acceptable and i am in charge before attacks take place and if there is any bad energy that could result in a fight i will step in and if there is ever a fight i will step in again.

I really think you need to think of taz, blondy and cassie. I completely understand that you wanna help this poor dog whose been ruined by humans, and all credit to you for that, but I think if you take him on, it'll end badly and you'll regret it big time.

Miss rougue u would be mad to take this dog on......simples

i know its risky but if i dont do it no one else will. I'm not prepared to sit around and not try anything, if it doesn't work out between my pack and him, i'll call a Rotty rescue or vets, but besides that i'm going to take him on.

Shontelle wrote:I really think you need to think of taz, blondy and cassie. I completely understand that you wanna help this poor dog whose been ruined by humans, and all credit to you for that, but I think if you take him on, it'll end badly and you'll regret it big time.

Totally agree.

MissRogue wrote:i know its risky but if i dont do it no one else will. I'm prepared to sit around and not try anything, if it doesn't work out between my pack and him, i'll call a Rotty rescue or vets, but besides that i'm going to take him on.

MissRogue, nobody can make your mind up for you, but I personally think you are a fool to do this. You are being unfair to your present dogs and yourself, and ultimately the rottie as well. Please think again.

If you decide to take him on ( which I think you have already)
Just be aware that all the Rotti's we have owned... dont like sharing...
They want you all to them self and are very protective of you.
I hope it works out well for you.. and I hope your other dogs understand x

bigwazza wrote:"DONT DO IT "your asking for trouble dont be a mug
think of your brood you dont know the extent of the dog problems
and as for being worried that you might kill him if he reacts aggresive
lets be real a dog that dont totaly know you will not have the basic pecking order engrained in him so if it comes down to it he will come off best as he will not know when to stop.
dont underestimate the power of a rottie

My pack will be fine i would never put them in danger, I have also called in a fav of an experienced handler where Duke will spend christmas with him and his four other Rotties as i do not want Duke to be with his current owner any longer he is just making it worse.
I would never dare underestimate the power of any Rotti, dog for that matter i have great respect for this species, my hand is going to be the only hand that feeds him so we'll see what rules him his hunger or human aggression. I hear about it daily but i have the chance to help I can't sit around and let another dog be destroyed because of his stupid owner. Thats not in me and i really hope it never is.

And I really hope that you don't live to regret it..............

Good luck, you'll need it!

Caryll wrote:And I really hope that you don't live to regret it..............

Good luck, you'll need it!

whether it all goes wrong and i end up with half a leg or arm i'd never regret trying to save an animal, it'll be my fault not his. But thanks i know im going to need all the luck i can get. Time to turn the knowledge into experience.

blaze666 wrote:Miss rougue u would be mad to take this dog on......simples

lmao that reminded me of the comparethemeerkat advert lol off subject but wtatever.

MissRogue wrote:

Caryll wrote:And I really hope that you don't live to regret it..............

Good luck, you'll need it!

whether it all goes wrong and i end up with half a leg or arm i'd never regret trying to save an animal, it'll be my fault not his. But thanks i know im going to need all the luck i can get. Time to turn the knowledge into experience.

This is nothing against you, and I hope you take this the right way, but I'm more concerned about the dogs you already have. You can look after yourself, but they rely on your judgement.

But, as I said, it's your decision. You asked for people's opinions, and I think everyone has advised you against this course of action, but you have chosen to ignore this advice. Why did you ask?

Miss rogue I would love another dog/puppy I feel I have everything to give but I have harmony in my house and one of the dogs is very dominant. I wouldnt bring another dog into that as its not fair on my dogs or the other dog I dont want to upset anything. If I was in your shoes Id be on the phone to rottie rescues to try to place this dog in with people that can do right by him whatever that may be.

Caryll
I can handle my dogs around other dogs and i can handle other dogs around mine I don't see a problem. Honestly Caryll i asked people because i thought i'd get alot better responses, saying do all you can to save this dogs life because this is a dog loving/respecting site isn't it and to be honest i can't believe so many refuse to help a dog no matter the consequences.
Gem I am at risk not my dogs and not this Rotti either, I don't get how this can not be seen. I would never risk it and if i thought even for a second they were i would never do this.
there are no Rottie rescues near me the only other expert is the guy i talked about, he's turned many dogs around and i'v worked with him many times.

MissRogue, nobody here is doubting your genuine need to rescue this poor dog, and we all applaud you for it. It's just that we can all see a possible problem, whereas you don't seem able to. I think you've asked our opinion/advice assuming that we would all agree that it's the best thing to do - we don't, and that's our opinion. You have the right to your opinion & we have the right to ours. I hope you don't take that as a criticism, it isn't meant that way.

As I said, it's your decision and I truly hope that you are making the right one. Good luck. I really do hope that you can turn this dog around with minimum disruption to your other dogs' lives.

Caryll wrote:MissRogue, nobody here is doubting your genuine need to rescue this poor dog, and we all applaud you for it. It's just that we can all see a possible problem, whereas you don't seem able to. I think you've asked our opinion/advice assuming that we would all agree that it's the best thing to do - we don't, and that's our opinion. You have the right to your opinion & we have the right to ours. I hope you don't take that as a criticism, it isn't meant that way.

As I said, it's your decision and I truly hope that you are making the right one. Good luck. I really do hope that you can turn this dog around with minimum disruption to your other dogs' lives.

I have analized this whole situation so many times over and over in my head its hurting. I know it is isn't going to be easy and it isn't going to be hard it's going to much much more. But over the last few days after seeing him daily i'm picking up on certain things that will add years to this dogs life. like the other day Taz was digging down the allotments, Duke was sitting there watching him would not take his eyes off of Taz's action, when Taz left to go do something else Duke went upto the hole and copied Taz, he followed him everywhere and he copied all what he did. When i stood by the gate and called to my Dogs Duked watched me feeding them treats and he wanted the treats, granted he didn't come forward but he watched the treats and did not try to intimidate me for the first time in weeks. Perhaps i should of said this early but i'v been busy defending myself, no defending not the word but you get it.