We mourn the loss of the two Rottweilers who were euthanised and urge the relevant authorities to please stop (or at least, control) the breeding and ownership of these special dogs.
Over the decades, this is definitely not the first case of Rottweilers being misunderstood and euthanised because of their alleged aggression. The question that should be asked is: What caused the aggression? Or, what caused them to be aggressive in the first place? There has been enough of such cases where they are misunderstood or worse, mistreated.
Also, Rottweilers are unfortunately known to have a higher-than-average risk of developing certain types of cancer, including lymphoma, osteosarcoma (bone cancer), and hemangiosarcoma. I have a personal friend who loves Rottweilers and she treats them with utmost kindness and love. All her Rottweilers are very sweet and gentle without even a hint of any aggressive behaviour. However, they all ended up with terminal cancers. It was this friend who told me that Rottweilers are known as “cancer dogs”. Now, she doesn’t take in anymore Rottweilers. An as a Rottweiler parent who has lost all her dogs to cancer, she is of the opinion that they should not be bred to suffer.
More importantly, when Rottweilers are in the wrong hands (or ownership), not treated with loving care or have unaddressed socialisation or medical problems, they may turn temperamental and may not be easy to handle. The same can probably be said of other dogs too.
So, please, do not continue to breed these dogs as they may fall into the wrong and irresponsible hands.
Do not breed them and let them suffer under irresponsible humans.
Adopt street dogs. If you want to have a dog, any dog can be a loving dog if treated with loving care. Please don’t go for pedigrees. Are you, as a human, a pedigree breed?
They can be gentle giants if treated with kindness.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/animal/Rottweiler
An excerpt:
Rottweilers are susceptible to canine hip dysplasia, so puppies should be raised on a large-breed puppy food, which slows the rate of growth and lessens the risk of developing that condition. The breed has the highest rate of osteosarcoma of any breed. Osteosarcoma is a form of bone cancer that produces tumours in the leg bones, and any unexplained limping should be checked by a veterinarian. In addition, Rottweilers generally have a shorter life span (9–10 years) than other dogs of similar size and weight. Although the reason for this remains poorly understood, one study noted that if owners of female Rottweilers delayed spaying their dogs until age 6, the dogs’ chances of living to age 13 increased nearly five times.
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