Stix wrote:Hi DJ.
I dont want to upset any Rottie lovers, but ive not to this day met a smart rottie--certainly not on the same level as a Shephard. In fact a few of the Rotties ive met that folk have paid stupid amounts of money for, have been some of the dumbest animals ive come accross.
Thats just my experience, no offence to Rottie lovers..!
brett1868 wrote:Take him to the river bed at Alice Springs and you’ll find a group of people that’ll suck the wine out of just about anything, might be worth a try.
bigrich wrote:brett1868 wrote:Take him to the river bed at Alice Springs and you’ll find a group of people that’ll suck the wine out of just about anything, might be worth a try.
that's politically incorrect mate
brett1868 wrote:Take him to the river bed at Alice Springs and you’ll find a group of people that’ll suck the wine out of just about anything, might be worth a try.
Member-Deleted wrote:brett1868 wrote:Take him to the river bed at Alice Springs and you’ll find a group of people that’ll suck the wine out of just about anything, might be worth a try.
As one of those responsible for moving them on some years back, sadly all to true, I would like a dollar for every green can and wine bladder I have tipped out.
Daddybang wrote:Growing up dad would only own germ sheps and they all (3)would whine like a diff about to go!!!
Ps if ya want a really good dog cross a rottie with a shepard
Stix wrote:Hi DJ.
Yes some can be very vocal & like to talk, but in my experience it can be way more prevelant in males in their younger years (maybe first 4 or so years).
My last boy didnt "grow up" until around 4 yrs or so.
Im guessing he is still young so it will pass & if treated right, you will be amazed at how "in tune" he will be with you later in life--i think they really are smarter than the average person thinks they are.
I dont want to upset any Rottie lovers, but ive not to this day met a smart rottie--certainly not on the same level as a Shephard. In fact a few of the Rotties ive met that folk have paid stupid amounts of money for, have been some of the dumbest animals ive come accross.
Thats just my experience, no offence to Rottie lovers..!
My bet is you wont go back to a Rottie after having a Shephard live a full life by your side. In years to come, you'll get another.
brett1868 wrote:Take him to the river bed at Alice Springs and you’ll find a group of people that’ll suck the wine out of just about anything, might be worth a try.
Die Judicii wrote:Stix wrote:Hi DJ.
Yes some can be very vocal & like to talk, but in my experience it can be way more prevelant in males in their younger years (maybe first 4 or so years).
My last boy didnt "grow up" until around 4 yrs or so.
Im guessing he is still young so it will pass & if treated right, you will be amazed at how "in tune" he will be with you later in life--i think they really are smarter than the average person thinks they are.
I dont want to upset any Rottie lovers, but ive not to this day met a smart rottie--certainly not on the same level as a Shephard. In fact a few of the Rotties ive met that folk have paid stupid amounts of money for, have been some of the dumbest animals ive come accross.
Thats just my experience, no offence to Rottie lovers..!
My bet is you wont go back to a Rottie after having a Shephard live a full life by your side. In years to come, you'll get another.
My money will always stay on Rotties,
I've had some extrordinary experiences with the ones I've had, and love em.
I took the Shep on (he is now 7yo) full time 3 years ago from my partners daughter, whom couldn't keep him any longer due to changes forced on her and her husband by the Army.
What with the whining and the massive amounts of hair that the Sheps lose almost constantly,,, I won't be going back for seconds even though I love him and he fits right in with my Rottie an I.
Stix wrote:
Fair enough mate...i dont doubt you about the Rotties, i love dogs & id like to meet a well behaved intelligent Rottie.
Maybe the ones ive met were like they were from the owners then, as none if them were what i call dog lovers--rather they were dog owners...a big difference in my book.
Dont know what to say about the whining if he's 7yo...sheesh...
As i said ive only ever seen it in young(er) ones.
Cheers
Oldbloke wrote:Try feeding the poor bugger.
Die Judicii wrote:Oldbloke wrote:Try feeding the poor bugger.
Trouble is I feed em too good sometimes,,,,,,,,,,, I just can't help it.
A couple of times now, vets have told me to ease up a bit cos they are borderline to being overweight. (according to the vets/books ideal weight.
NTSOG wrote:HI Die Judicii,
I have owned and bred German Shepherds, but find they tend to whine when they want to tell you something. For instance my current dog [a working-lines GSD bred from East German and Czech stock] was whining and wanting to go out the other night, but we told him to lie on his mat. He was very persistent but we wanted him inside as it was about the time a particular fox comes by the house and that would have led to him running around outside barking - I am not allowed to shoot this fox as my wife's horse is a bit precious about centrefires going bang. In the end we found out why he was whining: he barfed on the kitchen floor. He must have picked up some rubbish in a paddock earlier in the day and, being house-trained, wanted to go out to empty his gut. He's a very smart dog.
Jim
NTSOG wrote:"Give me Rotties any time."
They are strikingly powerful dogs - the ''butcher's dog'' if I remember my history about their breeding. Unfortunately my only experience of them is being chased down the road on several occasions as I cycled past as their idiot owners left gates open. Those big jaws would have made a mess of me, but, at least they were not as fast as some breeds which would have caught me!
Jim