without sparking further debate, I would just like to say Lisa, having followed this thread, how accurate and informative your comments and observations relating to dogs are.Hi William
Thanks for your post.
I'm not a Rottie owner, I've never had one and would never get one. The reson being they are just too large, and that's the only reason. My brother has one though.
I do like Afghan's and have often thought about getting one of those as I find their willfullness endearing and would be a great challenge at times, but they too are rather too tall for my circumstances and I couldn't cope with all that fur. LOL!
My breed is the Stafford. To answer your question, since being a small child, I always wanted a SBT but my parents wouldn't allow me to have one. We had a spaniel but that used to bite my brother and I on occasion. In those days, we knew little of canine psychology and kind training methods. We muddled on and had the dog for 16 years.
I like the look of them per se (SBT). I like their conformation, their agility, their faithfullness, their reliable temperament, their nice short coat and their height (14-16 ins to the withers). My own dogs are very sociable, love having visitors to the house. They are (well mine are) quite robust. I can walk one of mine on a lunge line just by my fingertip (meaning it doesn't pull). Like a lot of dogs, they are very very easy to train (I only do reward based training) and thrive on praise and attention from people.
I hope that's given you a bit more insight.
Kind regards
Lisa
Carl.