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I'd be a little concerned about taking one from a bad home, but I do love rotts. My sis has one, had it since it was a lil puppy. He's a lil over 4 years old now and is a big baby. They have a 4 yr old daughter who has grown up with the dog and there are no issues whatsoever. The dog LOVES her. He adopted a new habit of pissing on new people he meets for the first time, but other than that he's great. lol
He's never attacked anyone, but he's extremely protective of females. I've seen firsthand a guy make the mistake of raising his hand at me in front of Tyson and he went nuts. Not biting or attacking, but growling like a mother fucker and baring his teeth at the guy.
There definitely is a misconception about them. Granted, some of it is rightfully gained, but they can also be extremely loving dogs. Tyson ran out of the house one day when we opened the front door and of all people, there was a cop outside. Tyse is very friendly and wanted to go up to the cop, but seeing a big Rott coming at him totally freaked the cop out. He pulled his gun on Tyson in front of my 4 yr old niece and started yelling that he was going to shoot him. He was just doing what a normal, happy dog does, wanting to greet a new person. Any other dog and I guarantee that cop wouldn't have pulled his fucken gun, but that's the misconception you have to deal with when you've got a Rott.
They're strong as hell, too. I can barely take him for walks anymore because he's too strong for me. He breaks his thick metal chain leashes.
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