Rehoming a Rottie?

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It is coming up for three months since our lovely Lola died and we have decided we are ready for another dog.

We were going to get another Ridgeback, a male pup this time, but we have heard through a friend of a friend of a Rottie that is in desparate need of rehoming. The dogs family have had to move to rented accomodation and they can't take the dog. She is 4 years old.

Our little two dogs (Staffy and JRT) live outdoors, but our new addition will be an indoor dog. This particular Rottie is good with other dogs but hasn't been in any contact with cats, hens or horses. The horses aren't a problem, she would be kept on a lead around them until we were sure of how she was with them, but we have cats who live in the house, and free range chooks in the garden.

I know very little about Rotties, bar the one a neighbour had donkeys years ago. This particular Rottie was huuuge and everyone was scared of him due to his size and looks, but he was as daft as a brush and fantastic with the kids. Is this a realistic example of the breed?

Tell me about Rotties!
 
You need to speak to Cayla and Mattilda about Rotties:D:D:D

Cayla has the lovely Regan - who she abuses terribly but is THE nicest dog even when she is begging for bacon rolls:rolleyes: - but that is because she never feeds her:p:D:D:D

Mattilda has Dopey Dexter and Sage - they spend hours looking up trees for a squirrels......;):D:D:D
 
Hi!
Rotties are the bestest ever, along with staffies that is! We got our rott when he was nearly 1, never met horses or a cat, and he is fine with the cat, takes no notice at all. very herdy with the horses though, likes to round them up, which is a pain.
Think you will have a brill dog! Good luck!
 
Have owned and bred Rotties for nearly 20 years now and would never have another breed! We have cats, dogs and a baby plus a collection of other animals on the yard and ours is great with them all. Hope she fits in well :-)
 
mine is a Rottie x. I have had him since he was 7mths old and he had never encountered horses,cats or chickens before either. I have 5 cats living at home and although he was interested in the cats he never attempted to chase them. He did chase the chickens at the yard the first time he saw them but has always been really good with all the animals ever since that first meeting. He is also daft as a brush like most rotties I have ever met
 
My boy has always been much easier than the terrors to train - not much chase instinct really. The worst thing he's done to a chicken is nose them out of the nest box so he could collect the egg (It's his job, you see ;))

Lived with 3 teenage cats as a young dog, was very much under their paws and pined terribly when the last one died. Next doors cat can chuck him out of HIS bed with only minor grumbling :D

He's great with the horses but he will chase if they canter off, that is the one bad habit I can't get shot of. He doesn't get too close, stops when they do and will recall after a minute or so but it's still annoying and dangerous.

Seriously, go and look at this bitch - since you've had ridgies, a rottie will be a walk in the park IME they have all the good points of a ridgeback in a much more laid back package :D
 
The Rotties owners are bringing her to us tomorrow so she can meet dogs, cats and chickens and have a general nose around :)

OH is quite excited, I had forgotten that we used to house sit a Rottie and OH loved this big soft dumpling to bits. He was quite cross when the owner said she had rehomed him and not told us as OH would have had him like a shot.

So, baring any chicken killing, cat chasing, dog fighting incidents it looks as if we have got ourselves a new cuddly bear of a dog :)

Photo's will follow no doubt!
 
I've has 2 Rottweilers both rescue cases. I have always been firm but fair. My two where stubbon but never aggressive ( even after the s**t life they both came from. They are so quick to learn, but I feel they do need good boundries in place. My bitch doesn't chase chickens but would round up horses so I don't tend to take her to the yard. I have a lot of love for the breed, and if bought up right can be an amazing dog. My bitch is getting on now nearly 11 and it breaks my heart everyday to watch her grow old. My new staffie loves my Rottweiler they get on so well the two breeds seem to complement each other well.
 
OH was having a giggle earlier saying we will have two of the most 'trophy' dogs going with a Rottie and a Staffy :)

Our Staffy loves other dogs, is very well socialised and very well behaved. She loves to play on the beach with with any other dog that will join her. Apparently the Rottie is much the same, so it will just be the grumpy billy no mates JRT who has to be kept an eye on around other dogs - she can be a bit snappy on occasion.
 
I am a rottie convert, I have 10 month old pup, she is amazing, she is so clever and has so much personality. She lives happily with my cat and my 1yo son. I would never have another breed. I am having so much fun with her it is untrue. My friend has 3 and they are all as lovely as each other.
 
We used to have a 'rescued' Rottie bitch. She was one of the nicest animals you could wish to meet, affectionate, trainable and fiercely loyal. She lived peaceably with horses, cats, sheep and poultry. The only downside was that she could jump over quite high fences/gates. One of the funniest sights (in hindsight) was after she had jumped out and was playing 'kiss chase' with next door's animmals. The hens followed by the goats and then the horse ran past our window chased by our Rottie - as you can imagine there was consternation in our house! Then they all turned round and ran back past our window in reverse order. No harm was done/intended to any-one but needless to say our fences were increased asap.

Didn't you have a Rottie in the B&B, OP?
 
I have an 8 year old Rott. He's the daftest sweetest soppiest creature ever known! Absolutely terrorised by cats, great around horses, brilliant with kids. Only thing he ever chases is squirrels! He's got osteosarcoma and has lost his hind leg, but is still so cheery and loving.
Hope the adoption works out OP!
 
Why will you have this dog indoors and the other 2 will be living outside? I would have thought a rottie would have found that easier than the Stafford as they have much less coat?
 
We have a Rottie girl, she's 7 now and does not live up to breed 'hysteria'. She is tolerant, playful & loyal. Not aggressive, snarling and mean.
We got a tiny JRxYT pup this year and she ADORES her, even though she's never lived with another dog. The only 'thing' I've noticed about the breed is that they take a long time to mentally catch up with their size! They stay puppy-like for a long time, so they are constantly learning and easy to train.

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