That is terrible, how on earth can someone who is "in" the breed say such a thing about a dog, especially one she hasn't met.... She can't think much of the breed.

What hell that poor Rottie and his owner must have gone through because of a mere accident, and they do happen.

It is something that has worried me for years as I have German Shepherds. Years ago no one gave me a second look when I was out with my dog, but these days I get filthy looks just for walking down the road!! All my dogs have been well socialised from day one, but I still worry that someone will say one of mine bit them or looked at them in a way that caused them to feel they were in danger and I will have the police wanting to take the dog away... Though I am afraid I wouldn't hand any of my dogs over to anyone.

Years ago my hubby and I went to see a litter of GSD's, hubby was playing ball with mum while I was cooing at the pups. Next thing we know he has blood running down his finger, simply because as he was taking the ball from mum she bit it and caught him, a simple accident. People these days would have her incarcerated under the damn dangerous dogs act!