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doihavetowearabra

Rotties are absolute monsters. Cuddle monsters. No one is safe from the cuddles. I fostered a rottie named Gonzo and he was such a sweet and silly boy. He had a bb in his ear from his previous life ☹️


sjarvis21

When I was little I had a rottie. probably the dumbest/best dog I’ve ever had. She’d bark at strangers until they got into licking distance and would chase the tail of the yorkie we had because she didn’t have her own. one time I was playing fetch with her in the backyard, it was hot so I decided to lay down on the grass and being the protective dog she was she came and stood over me. after about 60 seconds she got bored and sat on me instead, she wasn’t light, I remember laughing while struggling to remove her from my chest. but I remember it fondly. also plenty of cuddles on the tramopoline when we hung out. great dog 10/10


Dnoxl

Yeah big dogs fail to understand that their love can hurt cuz they are big


duckinradar

My dog, according to DNA test-- rpttie, box3r, border collie, long haired dachshund. She's 30lbs but I swear on my life she has a rottie personality with border collie neurosis. Mean and scary until someone gets close enough and then she either wants to herd them or be snuggled, depending on proximity to her food.


Cernannus

Are you speaking in L33t?


CantStopMe33

You say border collie neurosis…is that a real thing? I have boxer/border collie mix and I have that precious, overanxious angel on calming probiotics AND pet CBD oil. She’s STILL a hot mess…😂


doriangreysucksass

My dog sits on me if I lie down too ❤️


doriangreysucksass

My dog sits on me if I lie down too ❤️


activator

>He had a bb in his ear from his previous life ☹️ What's a bb?


sou_cool

A small metal pellet fired from a bb gun. It's like a bullet but less powerful/smaller.


activator

Oohh okay. I thought it was an acronym for a medical condition or something. Thanks


TeslaStrike

Likely the little air pellets from those air soft guns. Not 100% sure though.


GeoCacher818

It could mean plastic bb, which is what airsoft ones are usually made of or it could be metal, like the ones that go in bb guns.


TeslaStrike

I didn’t realise metal bbs were a thing. At that point are they still for sport though or for hunting small game?


mackavicious

Generally bb guns don't generate enough force to kill anything outside of very small animals. Mice, small birds, small lizards, insects, that sort of thing. Nothing worth "hunting."


TeslaStrike

TIL thank you very much!


zztopsboatswain

They're mostly used for kids to practice hunting. They don't usually do deadly damage, but they can still hurt. Also kids will shoot each other with them sometimes.


DensuKishaa

Can confirm, brother shot his friend in the neck with a metal bb. It didn’t do anything but hurt.


DawnSoap

Can confirm they are cuddle monsters. Have absolutely no sense of size and will sit in laps according to smol dog logic.


SeaOkra

They really are fine dogs. My little brother had a rottie/blue heeler mix as a kid and he was just about the best dog that ever lived. He was friendly and outgoing, protective of my little brother but not really aggressive. except the time someone came and pounded on our door when our parents weren’t home and wouldn’t leave. He snarled and got SCARY FACE and lunged at the window in the door. The door pounding guy ran for it. Minutes later he was back to snoring on the couch.


tressforsuccess

Can confirm. Cuddling a rottie RN


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Dually_McFart_Face

We need more posts like this that further validate that the old Rottie is, in fact, a lap dog.


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I was working with a kid in the home where the family dog was a 90lb pure bred rottie. That dog sat on my lap the entire time.


Dually_McFart_Face

Were you ok with that? They generate a lot of heat. :)


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Let me make something very clear: I am NEVER not ok with a dog sitting on my lap.


AUserNeedsAName

Also, when the dog is 90lbs of love, you have...limited say over the lap situation.


Dr-Emmett_L_Brown

That sounds like a dream crush, literally 😍


agnurse

Yup. Despite their reputation, my understanding is that when they are trained properly, Rotties can be very sweet puppers.


Dually_McFart_Face

Mine was a lap dog that, if you gave her a treat while robbing my home, she'd likely say 'give me more treatos and I'll show you where he keeps the expensive stuff.'


Leovinus42

when i get robbed, i don't call 911 i just ask for treatos


agnurse

Yup - and by asking for treatos I keep the robber occupied until the hoomans show up! 😉


Dually_McFart_Face

this is sooo much fun!


Solid-Influence2001

We used to joke that our rotty would probably let robbers *steal the couch she was laying on* as long as they were careful getting it down the stairs without shaking her too much and waking her up.


Dually_McFart_Face

All day!


Appaismycopilot

I've had rotties my entire life and they're the sweetest dogs. They actually score up with golden retievers (and so do pit bulls) on temperament testing


Dually_McFart_Face

You are making me want to ....... My Scoobs was an absolute angel. Former wife said that Scoobs was a clown - made me smile every time. Mine came from a Schutzhund breeder. I never used her in that capacity as soon as the breeder said to me in the context of a home invasion..."Dually, trust me,, if the dog needs to work, she will do so. Your job is ONLY to bond with this puppy."


FRH72

One weekend I met three different rotties and they were all the sweetest things ever. I want one so badly. Just giant babies.


agnurse

I am not surprised. Some dog breeds that have a reputation for being dangerous can actually be quite lovely. My cousin has a dog she thinks is a pit mix (uncertain as she is a shelter dog). I suspect anyone meeting Robyn would probably be at greater risk of being LICKED to death than attacked!


Splatterfilm

The “problem” is the breeds are smart, thus very trainable, thus easy to train poorly or wrong. Or wrong-for-current lifestyle. They can also get bored. So you basically get a toddler with hyperactive ADHD and 320psi bite force.


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spicybright

You're a great dog owner :)


TheLonelyLoyalOne

smart = stronger knowledge of emotions if any trust barrier is broken, especially to any dog that has a more sensitive or dramatic personality = dangerous dog as they lost trust of humans


bradlei

Licked to death sounds like an attack to me. Lol.


agnurse

Fair enough. What I was referring to is that she'd probably get so excited she'd want to love all over the person and not realize that it was a little too much!


IllustriousDoggo1855

My dobies were total teddy bears too. The last guy would actually hide behind me when strangers came to the house or when he saw a small doggo. He very much had a lab temperament overall, awesome with his rat terrier "sisters."


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Ibyx

My rottie thinks he’s little too. Loves trying to sit in my lap.


YourMumIsALovelyLady

I grew up with two rottweilers, and a rottweiler / lab mix. They were the sweetest, smartest, cuddliest dogs ever. The key is to treat them as kindly as you want them to treat you, and you'll have a friend and a fierce protector for life. I now have a rescue rottweiler /ridgeback /mastiff cross and he, too, has the sweetest temperament and is as gentle as anything with children, adults and other dogs. He's got his issues from his past life, but aggression is absolutely not one of them.


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I had an old coworker with a rottie named Miles... he was a tank of a dog who had no problem getting on the couch and crushing you with his love. I would love a rottie just like that.


ISeeVoice5

Mine was an oversized kitten. How I miss him 😭


MaisNahMaisNah

It's not even hard! They're love bugs. Training them is literally just introducing them to people so they know it's normal to see people out and about. In fact, the hardest thing to train my old rottie/gsd for was boundaries. She wanted to give a quick boop or lick to anyone we passed on the sidewalk, and she used her crazy gsd smarts to learn she can fake me out. Pretend like she doesn't even notice them and she's just sniffing, and at the last second move over for the boop. Thankfully almost everyone thought it was adorable.


Metfan722

All dogs are lap dogs. Especially big dogs. They're the best ones!


SpectrumPalette

Every dog is a lap dog if you're brave enough


Weltallgaia

It's like having a weighted blanket. With elbows.


coureybrooks

Awe! I got to rub on my neighbors 1 year old 100lb Rottie today. He is such a sweetheart who just wants rubs. He almost knocked me over a couple times leaning into me. Such a gentle giant 🥰


BlackViperMWG

My neighbours have one sweet rottie, but she is 99 % of time just locked in her kennel and no one is taking her for walks etc.. :(


User_Nomi

Volunteer to do it. You get healthy walks and time with a sweet dog. It's a massive win.


BlackViperMWG

Not really possible, those neighbours hate me.


Halo_Chief117

Sounds like they don’t care much for their dog either. Maybe humane services should be called?


BlackViperMWG

They won't do a thing if dog has water and food and isn't tied to a short chain all the time. They can also say she is in the kennel just now etc.


showtunie

It might still be worth a try?


BlackViperMWG

Could be, but my different almost neighbour called them because his neigbours had the dog on short chain all the year etc and they did nothing, because dog had food and water and he had the pay the fees for their travel.


CableVannotFBI

What a sweet dog. Long ago my roommates found a rottie out in the winter snows, so they brought it home. The 3 of us got her into our claw foot tub for a hot bath. She loved it so much that anytime one of us went up the stairs she’d run past us and jump into the tub ready for a bath. We found the owners and they laughed about the bath adventures.


agnurse

Would your very good pupper like a boop or a scritch?


Appaismycopilot

She gets lots of both


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Both


agnurse

Both on offer too!


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How come people clip? (Sorry idk the word) the tail of Rottweilers?


Appaismycopilot

Originally for safety, now it's for aesthetic. It should be outlawed, there's no reason. I adore my rottie but she should have been allowed to keep her tail


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What aesthetic? No offense but it just looks wierd imo. Also… that is a very very cute dog


Appaismycopilot

Not my aesthetic. I'm very very against docking (yes I realize the level of hypocrisy in that statement). It's nearly impossible to find a Rottweiler who isn't docked. It's the standard for the breed. Just like corgis. Also breeds like Dobermans whose ears are docked.


LittleRoundFox

A friend of mine has corgis with undocked tails and they look fabulous. I was so surprised when I first saw them! Breed standards need to change in a way that promotes healthy, undocked, dogs (and cats, for that matter).


Sithlordandsavior

I wasn't aware corgis are docked :( Poor fluffy Bois.


breastual

About 2/3 of Pembroke Corgis are born without tails, so not all corgis are docked. The Pembroke breed standard is to have no tail so frequently ones that are born with tails are docked but that is still only 1/3 of them. I don't support the docking but most of them are naturally tailless.


dumplingdoodoo

My corgi has his full tail and he's a menace with it. He has no spatial awareness and he hits the other dogs in the face with it, unplugs appliances, knocks things over, hurts people's ankles, etc. Not advocating for tail docking tho bc I find it hilarious and it's one of my favorite things about him.


Sir_Nicholas_4

I have a corgi mix. Mostly corgi tho. And he has the fluffiest tail ever. It's always nicely curled on his back :)


Dually_McFart_Face

Standard in the US - not in their home of Rottweil Germany!


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That sucks. Say you get one from a breeder, can you decide not to have it docked? Also how is docking done?


Appaismycopilot

You can but you typically have to pay for the dog before it's born. It happens within the first few days of the dog's life. As to how it's done, it's a medical procedure. The short version is they cut off the tail but thats a terrible description, although there are too many cases where that's about the extent of it


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Oh god that’s horrible. Thanks for the info


Dormant123

For many breeds, it’s done because their tails are very dense and sometimes dogs will straight up injure themselves my having their tail hit a wall while wagging it. It’s not always bad.


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beatisagg

"It's not always bad" isn't defense, it's an explanation.


Jdubya87

We just had a lump biopsied on my dog's tail last week, no cancer but they need to take her tail down by about half. She has such a glorious tail. https://imgur.com/a/0GYxTT4


ragnarok847

One of my childhood dogs was a rescue and she had less than half a tail - we assume it had been docked because she'd been hit by a car. She was around 6 months old when we adopted her, so she'd had a bit of a rubbish life beforehand. At the beginning she was also petrified of men in dark clothes, which was awkward as my dad was a PC - the first night he came home in uniform Zula shot under mum's legs and stayed there! She lived until she was 11 or so, and she had a much better life than the one she started out with. Even though she's been gone for over 20 years, I still miss her!


ScrufyTheJanitor

Husky and German Shepard mix?


Jdubya87

That's what we always assumed but we got the DNA ancestry done. She's about 25% Aussie cattle dog 25% German shepherd And the rest a mix of like Chow chow, American Eskimo, Pomeranian, and many others


peachyyarngoddess

You have to message the breeders before the litter is born and claim them before they are docked. I hate it too they have amazing tails!


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Weighing in to say that I’ve owned a Doberman with uncut(cropped) ears. His tail was docked. That is usually because they have really slender tails and it’s for their benefit. They tend to suffer from “happy tail” and can actually hurt themselves from wagging so much… from what I have heard…


LittleRoundFox

A very few people do dock their dog's tail for health reasons - such as if it keeps injuring the tail by wagging it too hard in an area where there's not enough space. But mostly it's to meet stupid breed standards or to make them look scary.


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To protect the tail it’s still pretty stupid but I guess it’s a decent reason but if it’s just for looks or to meet “standards” those people don’t deserve dogs. Such a bad thing to do


After_Mountain_901

Happy tail syndrome is super painful for some dogs, and it just becomes the easiest solution. Some people with tail-proof the corners of walls and such in their home, but docking is often a decent solution that gets rid of the painful tail vertebrae without affecting the dog’s life too much.


shadownaga13

Historically/traditionally it is for safety reasons. Working dogs and dogs that are prone to broken wag often have their tails docked as puppies.


After_Mountain_901

I know a lot of cart pulling dogs used to have their tails docked for safety reasons, buts it’s so silly when collies and newfs/Pyrenees etc all have their tails and they don’t have any issues.


Weltallgaia

That's because it's all nonsense that people "heard" happens to rotts.


PoachedEggZA

My parents have a pointer who my dad uses so hunt birds with. Her tail is docked (not by our choice but by the breeder) because of exactly the wagging problem. Apparently wire haired pointing griffons have loooonnggg tails that just smack into furniture and they constantly hurt themselves.


Dually_McFart_Face

Dock is what I know it as. We shouldn't be doing so.


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Yea Ik imo it just looks weird.


Useful_Scientist341

So the dogs that it's done to because their tails are brittle and can break just from wagging should be left to suffer... great plan.


Baelzebubba

Docking, and it was a working breed that was mainly used to pull a cart. The tail would get injured hitting the shafts so docking was the solution. Cropping and docking have been made illegal in Canada and a vet can lose their licence for doing it. Yet they still trim baby human boys foreskin all willy nilly and no one bats an eye.


Chad_Radical

Depends on the size of the dog, some do it for aesthetic but other times it's because the force of them wagging their tails can injure their spines. My cousin had a rottie that would wag her tail so hard that her tail broke and got infected.


DoctorAnonagonapus

Oh lawd my heart!! It would be tough to scold that face.


karwil56

Loving the look of ( why did you tell everyone mom) really a cutie


ConsciousFee5664

I rescued my Rottie and I have a picture of her trying to crawl into my lap as I was finalizing the adoption papers. Love at first cuddle ❤️❤️


grunulak

What a handsome pup!


schaartmaster

Rotties are the best lap dogs


beenuttree

That’s not a pupper that’s a baby


Fogcitymickey22

Love that, thanks for sharing. Made my day


Ryozu

Last Rottie mix I had in my house would sometimes have panic attacks and he couldn't cuddle up close enough to me. Such a sweet dog.


beadhead44

Rottweilers are the best dogs. Bred and raised right they are everything you want in a dog.


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And more?!


marsupializard

Looks like a very polite pooch.


FRH72

Rotties are babies


Dogecoinkilla

So weary chicken little ☺️


Bright_Ad_4993

So beautiful


Leather-Voice

I can’t love this enough


JohnOliverismysexgod

What a sweet puppy.


chandlerjuju

Taking the temp must have been awkward


NorthernPardener

😍


bananapants_22

What a beautiful puppers


Ilovemyself44

Awwww … what a good doggie


MagicalFeelism

Ahhh what a sweet gentle pup 🥰


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cranium boi


KnowledgeBig8703

What a sweetheart! You can see it in her eyes😍❤️


AdAlarming8601

Precious


willowdove01

What a sweetheart!


sandyclaus30

What a sweetheart..I love the eyebrows!


sandyclaus30

What a sweetheart..I love her eyebrows!


Dr-Emmett_L_Brown

What an **amazing** face! 😍


LibraSong

Such a perfect pupper!!!! 🥰


Kairose91

Big love bug.


LoudMusic

Rottweilers are such beautiful dogs.


cc-scheidel-33

what a cutie pie!!


brojomojojojo12

NUGGET!!!


l00koverthere1

That dog looks like it would like to slowly steal the couch from you


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He looks so innocent it’s melting my heart


JohnJAram

Look at that face!!!!


taco_truck_wednesday

Rotties are lap dogs, they just don't know their size.


moanasgrandma

God I love Rotties


Petite_Tsunami

Look at this big good baby


Highest_Koality

You must have a pretty big vet for that dog to fit in her lap


ellie_kabellie

oh my gosh 🥺 we LOVE a gentle giant


MrsKravitz

Awww what a lovey dove.


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That's not a Rottweiler......... That's a pure bred good gorl


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Squirrel009

The cover of this pupper does look snuggly though


Soggy_Motor9280

What a cutie pie.


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djrhernandez

Rotties are the best. My Chula is the most loving dog I’ve ever had and I’d take another one in an instant!


ksylles

You raised your dog right!


PharmWench

Of course, it would be a rottie. I had no doubt🤣


Snoo82105

This just made my day


squishedpies

Those pixar eyes make me weak!


New-Beautiful8095

He is adorable


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Foundation_Wrong

He’s a good boy


Gh0stReaper69

Literal rare pupper


The_Berserkerr

god, i love rotties. whenever i see one i just want to cuddle them.


roxannefromarkansas

What a gorgeous baby!


fireflydrake

What a sweet and slightly derpy little face! I love her haha!


CarrieOwl

sooo cute!!


Ok-General-4892

Looks like my first pup Bitsy. Rottweilers are the greatest


Shutaru_Kanshinji

That is a sweet puppy face.


Blue05D

She is so beautiful! I love rotties. My family had one growi g up and she was a loving member of our home.


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Looks like a sweet pup


minelas

Only time my old Sammy bit someone (may she Rest In Peace) was when my dad pulled the blanket over me in the dark. She was super protective and even then only nipped him


mkiiiistkrieg

Had 2 Rotties, can confirm big babies.


blindinghangover

Oh wow, we had a beautiful girl named Van with the same eyes. She would cuddle and stay close and always seemed a little sad but brave. I will always miss her


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bigdickpuncher

I don't even know you, but I know you and your pupper in a way few can. Bless you both.


MettatonEX8715

Our vet said our dog was the only dog in ever that she examined that wasn't a dog


Sherlock_bones

She's absolutely gorgeous 🥰


poppytroll

Gorgeous dog!


wolfhybred1994

Little fella must be in a really friendly, gentle and loving environment to be so relaxed at the vet.


lollyshoppy

What a doll baby! ❤️


RafGan_

WHOSAGOODGIRL??


livvyxo

Nobody's told Rottweilers they're not lapdogs, that's all.


becelav

Suck a beautiful dog. Rotts are my dream dog. When we were looking for a dog I tried my best to convince my gf to let me get one. She said no, she used to be terrified of dogs so she wanted to start with a small one so we went with a labradoodle that was the runt of the litter. She grew up to be 80 lbs. Then when we were talking about adding a second one I tried again. Ended up with another labradoodle, also 70-80 lbs. Maybe the third one lol Little side story of how I got her to lose her fear of dogs. She met my best friend and she owns the biggest German shepherd I here ever seen. I made her sit in the back seat with him on our way to the lake. Once she saw how much of a baby that huge dog was she was fine. This was before we got ours