First off, Welcome to the forum, I hope you enjoy your stay here. There is so much to learn, so many other pet lovers to chat with and we all love stories and pictures. Now, a Rottenlab is not a breed but a mix. I am glad that you love her and that she is a fabulous dog. I really have never met a dog that wasn't fabulous in the right situation. It is true that Rotties can make amazing apartment dogs, not because they are lazy but because they are generally happy in any situation their people put them in as long as they get exercise, attention and love.
I had a Rottie years ago that would clap her teeth together also. Most of the Rotties I have had over the past 34 years of owning this breed were vocal in one manner or another. I have never had one that was a big barker though. Most of mine were growlers. Not growling in a bad way just chatty. All of mine have been good with kids, cats, horses, bunnies, dogs and anything else I would throw at them, once they had been socialized to them. I have always had a rule, "I pay the mortgage so I bring home what I want" and my dogs have accepted the new pets like they were part of the family already. Separation anxiety (to a small degree) is not all that uncommon as Rotties really want to be by their people. This is why the ones tied out in the yard and forgotten often rebell in a less then acceptable manner.
I am happy that you opened your mind and your heart to dog that was part Rottie. Look what you would have missed had you walked on by her kennel as well. Hope you will share some pictures.
I had a Rottie years ago that would clap her teeth together also. Most of the Rotties I have had over the past 34 years of owning this breed were vocal in one manner or another. I have never had one that was a big barker though. Most of mine were growlers. Not growling in a bad way just chatty. All of mine have been good with kids, cats, horses, bunnies, dogs and anything else I would throw at them, once they had been socialized to them. I have always had a rule, "I pay the mortgage so I bring home what I want" and my dogs have accepted the new pets like they were part of the family already. Separation anxiety (to a small degree) is not all that uncommon as Rotties really want to be by their people. This is why the ones tied out in the yard and forgotten often rebell in a less then acceptable manner.
I am happy that you opened your mind and your heart to dog that was part Rottie. Look what you would have missed had you walked on by her kennel as well. Hope you will share some pictures.