----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Øsleby" Subject: RE: More dog pictures
> Are you serious about the ADHD thing? > > If that's common it might put me off. I deal a lot with ADHD at work, and > my > stepson is a classic case. Bringing a ADHD dog into the family might be a > bit too much. Jester is a high drive, high energy dog who needs a lot of attention from me to keep him straight in public. In a smaller breed, it would be considered fun and playful, but in a 90 pound puppy, it is looked upon with some trepadition. This is not a breed problem, but an individual dog issue. He is my third Rottie, and is completely the opposite of my oldest one, who came into the house at 10 weeks of age, and within a month had learned basic obedience, and within 3 months was ready to go into obedience trials, and has never shown aggresiveness towards another dog or person without good reason. Rollei never showed people or dog aggression durng his life. Dogs, like people, have widely varying personalities. You might want to read the breed standard for the Rottweiler. The breed can be quite belligerent with other dogs, which is what we are dealing with in regards to Jester. In a Rottie, dog aggressivness is not considered a fault, but people agressiveness is a disqualification. My understanding is that the European breedings are somewhat more assertive than the North American ones, which is why I reccommend if you opt for a Rottweiler you go to a breeder that temperment tests and ask for a bitch that shows a laid back attitude. With Jester, I asked for, and received a dog with lots of drive and spirit. William Robb > > We are going to start them on carting in the spring. By rights, I should > have had them in harnesses pulling small objects already, but I am several > months behind with my dogs at the moment. > Jester is a classic case of ADHD. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
