Dear Editor:
Re: Kudos for dog bylaw, Burnaby NOW, Letters to the editor, Oct. 9.
To clarify: Under the bylaws, a vicious dog is “a Staffordshire bull terrier, an American pit bull terrier and any dog generally recognized as a pit bull or pit bull terrier and includes a dog of mixed breed with predominant pit bull or pit bull terrier characteristics.”
Temperament of a Rottweiler: According to the FCI Standard, the Rottweiler is good-natured, placid in basic disposition, very devoted, obedient, biddable and eager to work. Their appearance is natural and rustic, their behaviour self-assured, steady and fearless. They react to their surroundings with great alertness.
The American Kennel Club says it is basically a calm, confident and courageous dog with a self-assured aloofness that does not lend itself to immediate and indiscriminate friendships. A Rottweiler is self-confident and responds quietly and with a wait-and-see attitude to influences in its environment. It has an inherent desire to protect home and family and is an intelligent dog of extreme hardness and adaptability with a strong willingness to work, making them especially suited as a companion, guardian and general all-purpose dog.
Just to also add, all breeds, including poodles and golden retrievers, can bite depending on certain circumstances. Obviously I don’t like the idea of Rottweilers getting a bad rap; I have one!
