"headware" wrote in message
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My girlfriend's brother has a four year old female Rottweiler that he
doesn't have enough time for anymore and he wants to know if we would
like to adopt her. I'm apprehensive about bringing such a large dog
into the house though. We have two middle-aged cats. The dog has a good
disposition in general, but not a lot of experience with other animals.
If we were getting the dog as a puppy, I wouldn't be worried, but I'm
afraid she'll corner one of the cats while we're out of the house and
something bad will happen.

That's why you separate them when you aren't there to supervise.
Crating/gating/shutting the dog in a room iks one option, putting the
cats in a safe room another.

Have you tried her out near the cats? Many dogs and cats get along
just fine and can be left together without problem (I leave 2 dogs and
2 cats together, all free roam of house, and have for the last 20+
years). Until you know a little more about this dog, and feel
comfortable handling any situation that may present itself, I wouldn't
jump at dog ownership of a large dog you have concerns about.
Rottweiler rescue may be a very good option.

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