Steve,
Welcome... you found an informative and useful Forum... use it... I too lost my Rottie, Dakota, of 11 years...
I so, did not want to compare dogs.... as of course I new I had the best

, Rottie ever...
And then I stumbled across this breed... and boy it's a good one... I have a shot of my Rottie at teamcanecorso.com... on the about us page... good luck on finding a pup... don't forget about the rescues....T