To not understand what this parent was thinking?

Can you imagine any other deadly animal being able to roam around where humans are? Muzzle your dogs. They’re killers

Some of the posts on here are absolutely ridiculous! I can’t underhand how anyone can be a dog hater, and think it wasn’t the parent’s fault here.

That was a perfect example of bad parenting! Well done to your daughter too. She sounds lovely and will grow to be a responsible dog owner. Unfortunately, there are stupid parents everywhere!

Kids should be taught to treat all dogs with respect, they are animals.

Yea, tell that to 2-year-old me who was bitten by one in a grocery shop while out with my mum.

I love dogs - hate corgis!

You obviously haven’t seen the photos of her dog the Op posted. Nowhere near a Rottweiler

I agree completely. Whilst we have always taught our children not to approach dogs unless we know them or ask the owner, sometimes unexpected things happen and owners shouldn’t have dogs that would hurt a child if they got a mild shock

I cannot "fathom" the selfishness that are dog owners. It is bad enough that no where is free of dogs, they're literally bloody everywhere, but Mums are literally confronted with dogs everywhere they go, it is literally exhausting trying to dodge them all and toddlers don't know any better. The irony of your post when dogs literally pounce on anyone and everyone when at the park or the beach, and we all just have to smile and bare it, because Fido is just being "friendly" but the same courtesy is not extended to a literal human child is just mind boggling to me. Telling a toddler to go away is also not fine, that is bloody awful. Basically we all have to be tolerant of dogs, but children are not treated with the same respect, they're literally less than! Why does anyone need to own a rottweiler anyway? Children should be able to live in society without the fear of being attacke by someone's pet. That is what you are really saying OP that if your dog snapped it would be the childs fault and not the dogs. Your literally laying blame at that childs feet to cover the fact if your dogged snapped and attacked the child you would be exonerated of all blame. Well you are wrong, because you know what rottweilers are capable of, and if you must own such dangerously stupid dog for whatever ego trip you need, you could at least have the decency to muzzle the beast when your out in public so there would be no need for your horribly self righteous and self absorbed post.

No, just don't go up to it's face while it's drinking. Common sense.

Your dog should be muzzled. As if humans should have to tiptoe around an animal to stop it from attacking them.

People like you shouldn’t be dog owners

YANBU It is insane behaviour to allow a toddler to go up to a strange dog's face while it's drinking/eating. I'm wondering if this needs to be a public service announcement for dim people.
This has nothing to do with breed, I don't know a single dog who would respond well to this.

The risk of a bite sounds like it could be also properly managed by having a muzzle if your dog is "wary of children". Dogs are unfortunately another risk that parents have to contend with, but you should also be doing your bit.

YABU for owning such a dangerous dog breed and expecting everyone else to fit around you because of your choice.

If your dog had attacked the child, you would have been held 100% at fault. So, there's that...

Utterly pathetic thing to say.

So would you let your kid approach a strange dog so that you could prove your point?

I should have also said, it was obvious to me that your dog isn't scared of children but you wanted the parent to take notice of their toddler getting in the face of a big dog, let her know that it could have been dangerous and even, maybe, scare her a little into taking responsibility for looking after her own child.

No. If you have a known nervous dog, especially a large one whose history you do not fully know, it is YOUR responsibility to mitigate the risks, not rely on other people to behave how you think they should.

Well it isn’t the OP’s fault, the child shouldn’t have gone up to the dog and as the child was presumably too young to know that, the parent should have have control of it

True, I kind of was just implying that OP seems to think it's anyone's fault but hers. You are right though, not the child's. Or the dog's!

Apologies to anyone with one, but they're the kind of dog you have, when you don't want a dog. A dog barks, these things yap.

No dog can be 100% trusted. No animals.
There comes a time where parents must also teach their children and keep them under control. We teach them about road safety, stranger danger, we keep hold of their hands tight or with a rein close by, same should apply to make them careful with animals. We all have to live in this world, side by side. If everyone does their bit then life would be better.

Still not understanding the idea of blaming the child when it’s clear the OP was criticising the child’s parent who walked off without her child, didn’t notice her toddler eye to eye with a strange dog and sent her 7/8 year old back to get the toddler. Must be the dog owner at fault here, absolutely.

Then he needs to be muzzled when out in public. The child's 'fault' or not, if you can't reasonably predict his temperament then he shouldn't be in a position where an incident can occur.

Me too re handbag dogs, I really don't see the appeal. But I don't mind a terrier (of any variety), but I'd choose a Rottie over them, any day.