Written on: 22/08/2006 by The Hooded Claw (36 reviews written)
Good Points
can bite
Bad Points
see good points
General Comments
As a dog lover myself, I can appreciate how loving a Rottweiler can be to its 'family', however, you only have to encounter one of these on the sharp end to be put off.
They have, in my experience, a major design flaw. While they are able to chase a fleeing cyclist quite competently for a short distance, as I found out while on holiday in Mississippi recently, their bite orientation is directionally limited while running. After dog has caught cyclist it turns head to savage furiously revolving ankle (on pedal), however Rotty physiology means that with head turned to left it slows down, meaning it drops back and has to point head forwards to catch up to sweating, cursing cyclist to have another go. Cycle repeats itself. Luckily, for cyclist, dogs heavy build does not make it a great sprinter.
Wouldn't fancy my chances doing same thing thing with a Doberman, though.
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Nemesis316's Response to The Hooded Claw's Review
Written on: 19/03/2011
What if you weren't on a cycle and in a closed space..i bet you would be able to fight off a doberman much more than you would be able to fight of a rottweiler.