Can anyone help me with my rottweiler?
ByI had a rott when I was about 15. He was the love of my life. The best dog I ever owned. I lost him to parvo at only 3 years old. I never wanted another rottweiler again!!. I rescued a bullmastiff about 5 years ago and he has been great. He is very calm. No accidents in the house, FANTASTIC with my daughter..Just a great dog all around. I decided I wanted a puppy for my birthday this year and my fiance talked me into a rottweiler puppy. He was soooooo cute. I met the parents, everything seemed great. It has been a very long time sinceI have owned a new puppy. Most of our dogs have been rescues. I assumed there would be a lot of work involved….
He is now 9 months old and It hurts me to say but I almost HATE this dog. I have had years of experience training dogs, showing dogs, even rehabbing fighting dogs. I don’t know what to do with him. He is 95 pounds and does not listen to anyone!!!! He is very sweet and a total attention whore..its very annoying but that part doesn’t really bother me. He cannot leave our mastiff alone. He just picks at him and bites him. He is always starting a fight. As you can imagine, it is a huge problem having 200+ pounds of dogs wrestling all through my house on a 24 hour basis. Because he refuses to leave the other dog alone, he has to spend way more time in his crate which I feel is not fair to him. I walk them both for at least an hour a day. The rottweiler is like a bull in a china shop even after a long walk. He tries to eat our cat, He alays knocks my daughter down. He will just poop in the house with no warning. He is AWFUL!!! I have never given up on a dog, but I feel like I am getting close with this one. Maybe its just the stress of a 2 year old and a puppy.. I dunno.. There are days when I love him to pieces and then most other days when I want to drop him off at the pound. Can anyone offer suggestions. I want to love him. I paid a fortune for him. I know he could be a good dog. I just don’t know what to do… Please help!!!
6 Comments
May 15th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Rottweiler is a working breed, this dog needs waaaay more exercise than what he gets. Maybe you can enroll him in a doggie day care a few times a week or do some real exercising other than just a walk?
May 15th, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Sounds like you’re putting too much pressure on him and comparing him to your first Rottie. That’s not a terrible thing, it’s natural to compare but it’s doing more harm than good to your new pup.
I suggest going outside for some professional training. You may have trained some tough cases in the past but were they yours? Some people can train others’ dogs but when it comes to their own they falter for whatever reason.
May 15th, 2011 at 1:00 pm
put both of your dogs in your back yard for a Whole entire day.
then take them to the dog park in the morning, and the dog park needs a pool
take that puppy every where
take him to rivers
take him to lakes
make him stay outside
put lots of toys so he is content
take him to puppy classes
take him so many puppy classes he will only remember what is wright
if you have a pool throw his toys in there so he will go in
he will be a lot of work
and when your gone take him tro a dog walker
but a puppy hotel thing (you’ll spend too much money)
the dog walkers will waslk him all day and wear him out
May 15th, 2011 at 1:35 pm
You really have to separate that dog and spend some alone time with him to provide basic obedience training. That should have been done a while ago but it can still be done. Large breed dogs need an owner that can take charge and be dominant. Try contacting some dog trainers in your area for obedience training.
Another thing I wanted to add is that if you keep your dog’s vaccines up to date you can prevent Parvo.
May 15th, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Check out http://www.aspcabehavior.org
May 15th, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Walks never really use up our Rottie’s energy–and it sounds like yours also has a good bit of energy. The doggie daycare advice is great and some places around here do a half day (six hours) for $10! I would make sure it has an outside space with lots of room to roam and chase. There is a remarkable difference in our dog when he goes to the doggie daycare twice a week and walks on the other days. That said, make sure all the vaccinations are up to date because your dog is still young and, well, those doggie daycares are just like kid daycares! The good news is that this age is the hardest—our Rottie really calmed down at about a year and half old–so hang in there and find yourself a good doggie daycare. Our 112 lb Rottie just turned two and we have a one year old and other baby on the way–so I understand the stress! Good luck!