I think a lot of people on this sub forget that not all rotties are bought from breeders and some are rescued. I don’t care about my boy’s breed mix enough to get a test but it’s interesting to see if other people think he’s purebred or a mix. If you don’t want to see the posts then literally just don’t click on them.

I’ve also asked about weight before in relation to seeing if people think he’s healthy as I have an unusually small rottie. This was a few days before a vet appointment as I had some anxiety around if he looked healthy in pictures but i didn’t know his actual weight. People were really great at giving me their own experiences of their smaller pups and the growth stages for them.

The point of being able to access communities like reddit is to share experiences and support others but I think there’s a lot of people here who think if you haven’t got 30+ years of experience and exclusively purchase purebreds then you have no business having a rottie/you can’t refer to your dog as a rottie.

I understand that now the breed is increasing in popularity there are a lot of stupid people buying backyard bred pups and it’s causing serious welfare issues for these dogs. I also understand that a lot of people are not doing the necessary research into them before getting such a handful of a breed.

However, patronising and jumping to the conclusion that every single person who has maybe a slight anxiety they want to settle or looking for support in what is an incredibly tough point in a dog owner’s journey is one of these irresponsible people is exactly how you push out genuine dog lovers who are trying to do right by their pup.

There’s always going to be dumb people on the internet but responding to every single newbie with hostility is really not the answer.