The breed itself has a reputation for being vicious and uncontrollable but ive never known a breed more loving.Ive grew up with Rotties all my life and have been around them since I was 3 days old. He weighed around 82kg and treated me like his best friend..slept next to my crib every night and even used to put my dirty diapers in the bin. Unfortunately due to his size he contracted crippling arthritis which is the only downfall of the breed.They need long walks and runs every day,if they don't they will pile on the pounds due to their diet and appetite which will put more pressure on their joints. My family payed around $1000 for him when he was 6 months old in 1996 and was about the same size as a cigarette packet,strongly advise you do your research when looking to buy this breed as many breeders wont provide you the correct information about your puppy. Best to check the mother and fathers health records too so you know what your getting yourself into. Never a dull day with a rottie! hope this helps.

Tyson hates been on his own for long amounts of time as he loves attention!!!! Rotties aren't the bad dogs people out there think they are!!! If they are trained right with proper owners they are the best dogs in the world!!!!

best dog ive ever had in my life wouldnt but another breed!!!!

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.

One thing we found with our Rottweiler is that training is a must, as they can soon get out of control and turn your home upside down. They love cuddles and chewing, so all good shoes must be kept out of his reach.

To my surprise our friends male Rottweiler is very kind, sweet and friendly. He does require a lot of attention though, and plenty of exercise, otherwise he can be quite (knowingly) naughty.
He is also very protective over my female Collie cross, even though she is the oldest of the two. Expect to have huge food bills though, as they eat loads.

I have been privileged to have been the 'person' in the lives of five Rottweilers during the past 20 years, and have found the breed to be the almost-perfect dog, its only drawback being its not-too-long life-span.

All five of my Rottweilers, while having their own characters, soon developed the typical breed traits of loyalty, protectiveness and courage.

The good part is that the only effort needed to bring out these qualities is the application of large amounts of kindness, firmness (not harshness) and dog biscuits!

I had a female Rottweiler for about 9 years. She was one of those dogs that love people who she grew up around, but she did not like new people at all. She would try to attack all of my friends and she didn't like other dogs either. This is probably just because she didn't grow up with much exposure to other people. I think Rottweilers are great companions, but they can get pretty big.