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Raising Your Rottweiler Puppy
October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
After selecting your new pet you are going to be beginning a life long relationship with your new Rottweiler pup and the breeder you are buying them from. The Rottweiler pup is a handful and will require your constant attention for at least the first two years of their life since this is when they are developing their character and it is a critical time period in the puppy’s development.
While easy to train, the Rottweiler can also be a bit slow. This doesn’t mean the Rottweiler isn’t a smart animal, rather it just means they want to see how much they can get away with before they need to comply to your commands. Therefore, it is easy to train your Rottweiler pup after you establish that you are in charge as long as you treat them right.
Just remember you should never bully your Rottweiler pup. Bad training can lead to a lot of behavioral problems. Abuse and harsh behavior aren’t the only forms of bad training, as it also includes soft and indecisive handling.
You will need a lot of patience and control to train your Rottweiler pup. Ideally by six months you will have a Rottweiler pup that is completely house trained if you handle the training well.
When training your Rottweiler pup you need to be aware that they like to use their mouth a lot. Therefore they will bite and sometimes pretty hard on whatever they can get into their mouth including your feet, hands, furniture and anything that drops on the floor. It is extremely important to train your Rottweiler pup to stop these behaviors before they become a habit for the dog.
In order to train your Rottweiler pup not to bite things you will have to admonish them every time they are found biting things. If the pup bites you and doesn’t respond to your loud vocal command then you should tap it with a newspaper roll which will be sufficient to deter any further attempts at biting you or other people.
You won’t have complete control over your Rottweiler pup for at least two years and before this it can be hard to restrain a Rottweiler pup so you should not have any small children around at this time. The youngest child that can be near a Rottweiler pup is at least seven years old.
No matter what the age of the child you should never give them charge of the dog since the dog will immediately act up upon sensing the child’s inability to control it. There is a lot that goes into raising your Rottweiler pup, but it is worth it for the love and loyalty you will get in return.
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