i was fully aware of the implications of having a rottie on the road. Discrimination is rife
He's an absolute hunny. Loves all folk (he will lick you to death) little dogs ( infact I have to tell little dog owners to keep their dog away as he's been nipped too many times and I don't want him to turn, and if he's tied up, that's only fair).
Most dog owners have been brilliant, 99% infact.
many CP won't allow him. So imagine my delight today, when I rang ahead and asked if he would be welcome, and I'm asked "ooohhhhh, can we put you out the front to keep kids away?!!!"
I know, probably many folk will ark up over this, but it made my day not to be discriminated. And it was all in humour!!!
Plus he's a damned fine, placid, friendly, well adjusted dog. And every CP I've stayed in so far are happy to give him a great reference too.
-- Edited by Triple333 on Saturday 16th of May 2015 07:19:01 PM
-- Edited by Triple333 on Saturday 16th of May 2015 07:22:47 PM
Happywanderer said
07:19 PM May 16, 2015
I understand what you mean Triple333. My daughter has a Rotty, Diesel is the most placid big lump, would lick you to death more than anything else. A real gentle giant who wants to play with everyone.
chopit said
02:17 PM May 17, 2015
It's not the dog, it's the owner that needs to be watched.
Like so many things, if the dog has poor training it will respond in a poor way.
A well cared for & loved dog like yours is never a problem.
Hope you find more understanding in your travels.
HiAce98 said
10:40 PM May 18, 2015
I confess I have been nervous of rotties since I met people in the riverland SA who had no control and thought it was reasonable to offer the distraught owner of a little dog their rottie killed a replacement pet!
While I know that it is the owners and not the dogs who are responsible for the pet's behaviour, it's just that the rottie is so big that if not properly trained he will be impossible to control through physical strength alone.
Having said that, I have a tiny dog who attacks big dogs (no sense at all) and I couldn't blame any dog for biting back if attacked. Therefore I always try to camp away from people with big dogs to prevent problems and vets bills.
So why is it that so many times people will camp right up close when there is plenty of other space, even tho I have explained the problem and asked them not to?
Just last week this happened again at Moura Qld. A huge bus parked so close to me I couldn't even get any sun on the panels, although there was plenty of room elsewhere and I had specifically parked a long way from the facilities. I approached him about the problem before he started setting up and he asserted that he always keeps his 2 blues chained up. Arrogant jerk he was too, and 20 minutes later his dog is in my annexe with no chain evident. (Don't get me wrong, I've had blue dogs in the past and adore them)
I just gave up, packed up and moved on.
With a little care and consideration we can all get on, but there's not much to be done when someone just doesn't give a damn about his neighbour.
hokianga said
09:00 PM May 22, 2015
I understand what you mean, I travelled with my large huntaway (41kg) and many people thought he was a rotti x because he is large and black and tan. My camp was always given a wide berth although my fur boy is very sociable, and was always under control. Hopefully you will find many genuinely pet friendly parks, I found it was better to just show up with the dog than to ring ahead to say I had a large dog, once park owners met him it was never a problem. Good luck and enjoy your travels.
iana said
01:48 PM May 23, 2015
Interesting its along time since I heard the term "Huntaway", I used to be on farms (stations in NZ as a kid, and would go out with the guys mobbing sheep. Each guy (shepherd) would have a team of dogs all specialized to do different things i.e. heading, eye, huntaway. Over here there just dogs. And from what I've seen the farmer does most of the barking!
hokianga said
08:03 PM May 23, 2015
iana yes the term , handy and heading dog never is used over here. Most people have never herd of them they are such great natured working dogs. We had a team of 11 dogs on 1100 acres of hill country. Could only take one huntaway to Australia with me, all the others had to be rehomed. It was the saddest part of closing the farm up.
banjo said
04:10 PM May 24, 2015
Our previous dog was a female Rotti x English bullmastif, she looked pure Rotti but weighed in at 60kg ! yes a big girl, but, she was the most faithful gentle natured dog I have ever had.
My grandkids used to ride her around our garden like a horse !
She became my eternal shadow and I could not go anywhere without her being by my side, we didn't travel full time then but did many short holidays in CP's here in WA with no issue's once the manager or owners had met her personally.
I was devastated when we lost her to bone cancer at 7 years old.
How these so called aggressive dogs are perceived is the big problem, yes some can and are aggressive I know, but not all are, but other people don't know this, the problem lies with silly "gung ho"owners that think I've got a Rottweiller so I'm tough, and the dogs are usually brought up with same nature I'm afraid.
Having said all that, I don't think they are the ideal dog to caravan with, any big dog is automatically perceived as a problem.
done dreaming said
06:00 PM May 28, 2015
I travel with 2 attack cavaliers.They will rip to shreds any gecko lizard they catch(havn't caught one yet) but with superior training they will and having trained their natural aggression children stay well clear of our campsite.It is for this reason many nomads have pleaded with us to sell them to them but we will never part with our child free deterants.
Triple333 said
07:15 PM May 31, 2015
Laughing.... One CP stated the other, day when I rang to ask, "we don't discriminate against big people, so why would we discriminate about big dogs?" "So long as all are friendly and well behaved, we don't care!"
Ah, a glimmer of hope
Triple333 said
07:21 PM May 31, 2015
Oh, and I must say, I did (slightly) get him as a deterrent to folk parking too close. It hasn't overly worked though! Probably cos he wags his tail and waves a paw.... Sigh....
Good to hear others stories, thanks.
i was fully aware of the implications of having a rottie on the road. Discrimination is rife
He's an absolute hunny. Loves all folk (he will lick you to death) little dogs ( infact I have to tell little dog owners to keep their dog away as he's been nipped too many times and I don't want him to turn, and if he's tied up, that's only fair).
Most dog owners have been brilliant, 99% infact.
many CP won't allow him. So imagine my delight today, when I rang ahead and asked if he would be welcome, and I'm asked "ooohhhhh, can we put you out the front to keep kids away?!!!"
I know, probably many folk will ark up over this, but it made my day not to be discriminated. And it was all in humour!!!
Plus he's a damned fine, placid, friendly, well adjusted dog. And every CP I've stayed in so far are happy to give him a great reference too.
-- Edited by Triple333 on Saturday 16th of May 2015 07:19:01 PM
-- Edited by Triple333 on Saturday 16th of May 2015 07:22:47 PM
Like so many things, if the dog has poor training it will respond in a poor way.
A well cared for & loved dog like yours is never a problem.
Hope you find more understanding in your travels.
While I know that it is the owners and not the dogs who are responsible for the pet's behaviour, it's just that the rottie is so big that if not properly trained he will be impossible to control through physical strength alone.
Having said that, I have a tiny dog who attacks big dogs (no sense at all) and I couldn't blame any dog for biting back if attacked. Therefore I always try to camp away from people with big dogs to prevent problems and vets bills.
So why is it that so many times people will camp right up close when there is plenty of other space, even tho I have explained the problem and asked them not to?
Just last week this happened again at Moura Qld. A huge bus parked so close to me I couldn't even get any sun on the panels, although there was plenty of room elsewhere and I had specifically parked a long way from the facilities. I approached him about the problem before he started setting up and he asserted that he always keeps his 2 blues chained up. Arrogant jerk he was too, and 20 minutes later his dog is in my annexe with no chain evident. (Don't get me wrong, I've had blue dogs in the past and adore them)
I just gave up, packed up and moved on.
With a little care and consideration we can all get on, but there's not much to be done when someone just doesn't give a damn about his neighbour.
iana yes the term , handy and heading dog never is used over here. Most people have never herd of them they are such great natured working dogs. We had a team of 11 dogs on 1100 acres of hill country. Could only take one huntaway to Australia with me, all the others had to be rehomed. It was the saddest part of closing the farm up.
My grandkids used to ride her around our garden like a horse !
She became my eternal shadow and I could not go anywhere without her being by my side, we didn't travel full time then but did many short holidays in CP's here in WA with no issue's once the manager or owners had met her personally.
I was devastated when we lost her to bone cancer at 7 years old.
How these so called aggressive dogs are perceived is the big problem, yes some can and are aggressive I know, but not all are, but other people don't know this, the problem lies with silly "gung ho"owners that think I've got a Rottweiller so I'm tough, and the dogs are usually brought up with same nature I'm afraid.
Having said all that, I don't think they are the ideal dog to caravan with, any big dog is automatically perceived as a problem.
Ah, a glimmer of hope
Good to hear others stories, thanks.