Originally Posted by B-Line

I could not agree with you more. And please, don't mistake my comment that ,Rott's can be VERY dangerous (especially to children) with a comment like, EVERY rott is dangerous.

No not every Rott is dangerous. But they all do have the POTENTIAL to be very deadly (especially to children.) And have time and time again, mauled, mamed and killed children. Even ones that have been quoted as being, FAMILY PETS and animals that had, NO PRIOR HISTORY OF AGGRESSION, etc.

Furthermore, I am both a gun owner and a dog owner. Not all guns are deadly. Not all guns will be used in crimes, It's not the gun, it's the user, etc. Or it's not the gun, it's the bullet.. B.S. -- We as a society have deemed, for good reason, that certain things, like guns, explosives, wild animals, etc. You need special licenses. Killer dog breeds should be no different. And yes, Rottweillers are KILLER DOG BREEDS.. See story above.

It's not the breeding as much as it is, "the breed" and to a lessor degree, "the handling". You have never heard of a York Sheer Terrier killing a child or a Dalmation for that matter. Yes, those dogs do and can bite people, but they do not have a history of actually killing their victim. Some breeds can and do Kill. Others can and do not.

Now, back to my original statement. I do not believe that every Rottweiler is going to turn into a homicidial beast killing children in the schoolyard for sport. There are some very good, smart, respectful, family dogs out there who are in good homes and with good families.
But the ones that "turn" or "suddenly do something unexpected, with no history of violence" is a very real possibility.

Your dogs CAN kill your children. History shows again and again that pets, just like yours, loving sweet animals, have killed children in the house holds and the dogs were, "the sweetest" "most unaggressive" etc. Does that mean it will happen in your house, God, I hope not. But you don't leave a loaded gun in the fork drawer. Don't leave your toddlers alone with your Rott.

B