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Originally Posted by PQ
I didn't know Pits were used and not Rots.
OMG, it just dawned on me........ PITS....ROTS..... no wonder they tend to be pissed. Those aren't exactly nice names. 
Rottweilers originated in Rottweil, Germany - hence, the name. I never refer to Penelope as a "Rot" where she can hear me... 
Pit bulls got their nickname only after people started using them for fighting - in pits...
The shame of it is a good GS or even PIT or ROT make GREAT house sitting dogs against would be burglars.
Reminds me of that joke:
Guy breaks into a house and is rumaging around in the dark and hears a voice say "Jesus is watching you". He freaks out after hearing it a few times and then sees a parrot in the corner. A sign on the parrots cage says 'MOSES' and the parrot says again, Jesus is watching you.
Dude looks at the parrot and says out loud "What kind of people name a parrot Moses?".
Then the parrot says "Same people who name their Rottwieler Jesus. 
That's a good one!!! 
OMG  That's crazy. |
My vet has admitted to me that he doesn't like Rottweilers very much, because he has seen so many who were raised incorrectly or had bad breeding. But he likes my Rottie, and told me to give his compliments to the breeder I got her from. She is exactly what the AKC standards describe....
My neighbor has an American Bull Terrier (Pit Bull) who also fits the AKC standards perfectly - she's a fabulous dog, but does tend to make people nervous, just from the breed reputation. It's a shame....