As the "mom" of a couple of Rotties, I know how you feel. People say they are mean and attack, but they don't know them like we do. Riese, our male will be 14 on April 2! He's been diagnosed w/ heartworms (even though we gave him the pills) and was given 3 months...but that was about 8 months ago! I told the vet, "don't tell him he's old, or sick, and he'll be just fine". Tuffy was my female....she passed about 8 years ago and I still miss her terribly. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your Doc...he's a beautiful Rottie! Hang in there and don't tell him he's sick!!


