ROTT N CHATTER, September 1992, Volume 1 Number 2

 

                             WHERE'S THE BEEF?

 

     Scott Hale of San Francisco, CA writes:

     My beef is with other dog owners who believe if a dog is making any

sound that resembles a growl, the dog is about to bite.  It's a fact that

many Rottweilers are "talkers".  They are just talking and have no intention

of biting or becoming aggressive.  My dog is a very big talker and some

people really freak out when he talks.  The more he likes somebody, the

higher the chance he may "talk".  What really irritates me is other Rott

owners who are not aware of the fact that Rotts can "talkers".  And for

those who are unlucky enough to have talkers, correcting it will mostly do

no good.  Once a talker, always a talker.  In the beginning, I tried every

correction known to get Caesar to stop talking, and it was not until I

started to ignore it that it just about went away!