YOG wrote:
A woman who lives at the end of my street has several rottweilers. They jump up at the window in her foyer and bark a lot when I walk past her house. When I see her walking them, or rather, being pulled along the street by them, I always feel really nervous. I hope they're well socialised and are just barking because they want to play.
They're barking as a friendly warning mate; the canine equivalent of saying 'look, we live here, please don't even think about trying to break into my master's gaff'.
(Uniquely among dogs, Rottweilers often don't bother with this! My last male was almost feline and would skulk in total silence until someone came into the grounds, only
then making his presence known - he would not let them
out).
Mind you, if their owner cannot control them properly on-lead and is being pulled by them, that sounds pretty poor. No chance of Mrs Caveman putting up with nonsense like that from my pair, I can tell you; they well know what side their bread is buttered. A 'weiler is a headstrong, wilful, dominant and intelligent animal with great physical strength and, like all dogs, most especially the so-called guardian breeds (Rottweiler, Alsation, Dobermann), it must know who the boss is.