Rottweiler info

andreac

Please dont let your dog have any contact with any others until it has had all its injections. Parvo is a killer and can be fatal if caught.

Irushe, rottweilers dont need any extra injections at 6 months, only their normal boosters and puppy injections. Kennel cough can be given if they are going to be in contact with a lot of other dogs. The parvo injection is given with their puppy jabs as its all included.
Rottweilers arent any more prone to Parvo than any other breed.

CL32

Congrats on the pup - they are a fantastic breed.

When I was younger I was pally with a family that had three generations of Rotts. Java was the baby, Bali the mother and I cant remember the grandmothers name. They were fantastic dogs. They always needed to be involved in what you were doing, always looking to please. They have a great sense of humor too. I remember going into the kitchen and finding Java up to her arse in the bin. She heard me come in and just froze - as if I wouldn't see her. Then as slooooowww as possible she tried to take her self out of the bin, till it fell over scaring the crap out of her, so she ran over to me to reassure her. How can you be angry at that?

I had the same problems you had when researching Staffordshires. I found loads of cut and past info and its amazing how much of it is wrong.

You chose a great breed - a big teddy bear. Get the training in early and ignore the clowns you will unfortunately meet out on walks.

BTW, that woman who's dog didn't like dobermans, and then Rotts a couple of seconds later - what an asshole. I'm lucky my little staffie has developed a fanclub amongst most of the kids and their parents around my way. It will be interesting to see how many of them will stay members when she gets bigger though...

kkelly77

A few photos for the fans

lrushe

andreac wrote: »

Please dont let your dog have any contact with any others until it has had all its injections. Parvo is a killer and can be fatal if caught.

Irushe, rottweilers dont need any extra injections at 6 months, only their normal boosters and puppy injections. Kennel cough can be given if they are going to be in contact with a lot of other dogs. The parvo injection is given with their puppy jabs as its all included.
Rottweilers arent any more prone to Parvo than any other breed.

I've read that Rottweilers need extra protection from parvo as they are especially prone to it and then when I had my pup down getting her injections the vet said the same without me asking the question and said he always gives Rottweilers an additional parvo injection at 6 months, I trust my vet as I've been going to him for 16 years so I will be bringing Brook back down as he suggested.

lrushe

kkelly77 wrote: »

A few photos for the fans

V.cute, enjoy him, they are such great dogs!!!

andreac

Well thats fair enough if the vet said it.:)

Im involved in rottweilers and the rottie club and ive never heard of it and my friend is a vet nurse and hasnt heard either.

kkelly77

CL32 wrote: »

BTW, that woman who's dog didn't like dobermans, and then Rotts a couple of seconds later - what an asshole. I'm lucky my little staffie has developed a fanclub amongst most of the kids and their parents around my way. It will be interesting to see how many of them will stay members when she gets bigger though...

Had my first experience of this this evening and I don't even have Grason yet.

Myself and the GF were walking their family dog in Marley park and we were in the enclosed area where dogs can be let off their leash. We were chatting to all the dog owners and I told one lovely woman that I was getting a pup. Then she asked what it was. Well, when I said Rottie, her attitude totally changed and said, "Good luck with that". I had to laugh cos it was only 5 minutes later a mature Lab was brought in. A dog you would assume to be very placid, that had a couple of aggressive snaps at other dogs and it's owner didn't even correct it.

I look forward to educating the masses :rolleyes:

K

andreac

Just ignore them and hold your head high, these people are just ignorant and know nothing of these lovely breeds, only what they have heard in the hype of the media.

Most of these people who have negative comments on them have never even touched or been near a rottie, so they havent a clue what they are talking about.

Whispered

kkelly77 wrote: »

I look forward to educating the masses :rolleyes:

I think that wont happen unfortuantely. People like to hang on to ignorant views no matter how well behaved your dog is. Instead of asking questions and actually LEARNING they prefer to jump to conclusions and cause trouble.

I was collecting a dog in a vet in Naas recently, a woman was there with 2 little dogs (the ones with the flat faces and curly tails) they were very cute. One was called Katie (pronounced kaithheeee) and another she was calling baby. We were sitting in the vets, her two were on extending leads which she had allowed get wrapped around everything. A man walked out with a rottie, a perfectly calm dog. The woman let a screech of "oh my goood kaitheeeeee, I wont let the big doggy eath youuuu". Grabbed Katie and started shouting to other cutomers "oh get baby, get baby she's scared" :mad:. According to the man beside me one of hers had snapped at his pup when he first went into the waiting room. He was so annoyed at her.

At least you'll know that it's their loss when you come up against attitudes like that.

Lovely pup BTW. Very cute.

fishfoodie

helena.ryan wrote: »

I was collecting a dog in a vet in Naas recently, a woman was there with 2 little dogs (the ones with the flat faces and curly tails) they were very cute. One was called Katie (pronounced kaithheeee) and another she was calling baby. We were sitting in the vets, her two were on extending leads which she had allowed get wrapped around everything. A man walked out with a rottie, a perfectly calm dog. The woman let a screech of "oh my goood kaitheeeeee, I wont let the big doggy eath youuuu". Grabbed Katie and started shouting to other cutomers "oh get baby, get baby she's scared" :mad:. According to the man beside me one of hers had snapped at his pup when he first went into the waiting room. He was so annoyed at her.

At least you'll know that it's their loss when you come up against attitudes like that.

I wonder if we could invent a Dr Doolittle translator device. How many of our pets would ask for a divorce on the grounds of mental cruelty :rolleyes:

cf4

Ive A Female Called Suki

She's 6 months and 1 week old.

And Ive had mixed reviews, walking her as a pup down to the local shop ive had people stopping and absolutely doting over her, nearly stealing her on me they love her so much! I even had an old dear tell me how cute she was and then tell me about her doberman who would bark when the doorbell rang and then hide behind the couch.

Time and time again id be walking and a spaniel or jack russel and once a golden labradoar have a snap at her, she doesnt even take notice anymore, just has a look and continues on. She's a complete softy, very intelligent and very obedient.

Ive taken a lot of time and will continue to do so to train her and keep her lean, no treats, when training i use the pellets of her dry food (Hills Puppy Large Breed).

So many people have said to me oh a Rottweiler she's gonna be vicious, Id have more fear of being licked to death by her. Im gonna be investing a lot of money into getting her trained in dublindogtraining or dogtrainingirealnd to keep her socialised, engaged and active.

Thats my experience so far with her so if that gives you any help with yours, best of luck woth your pup

lrushe

cf4 wrote: »

Ive A Female Called Suki

She's 6 months and 1 week old.

And Ive had mixed reviews, walking her as a pup down to the local shop ive had people stopping and absolutely doting over her, nearly stealing her on me they love her so much! I even had an old dear tell me how cute she was and then tell me about her doberman who would bark when the doorbell rang and then hide behind the couch.

Time and time again id be walking and a spaniel or jack russel and once a golden labradoar have a snap at her, she doesnt even take notice anymore, just has a look and continues on. She's a complete softy, very intelligent and very obedient.

Ive taken a lot of time and will continue to do so to train her and keep her lean, no treats, when training i use the pellets of her dry food (Hills Puppy Large Breed).

So many people have said to me oh a Rottweiler she's gonna be vicious, Id have more fear of being licked to death by her. Im gonna be investing a lot of money into getting her trained in dublindogtraining or dogtrainingirealnd to keep her socialised, engaged and active.

Thats my experience so far with her so if that gives you any help with yours, best of luck woth your pup

Can completely identify with this, when I tell people I have a cat, then a Japanese Spitz, then a Chihuahua, people smile and when I finish with I also have a Rottweiler alot of the smiles fade:( Then I get the usually question "doesn't your Rottweiler try to kill your cat or Chihuahua" to which I answer with a sigh, no my Rottweiler doesn't try to kill my cat or either of my other dogs, they eat together, walk together (minus the cat!) and all four share the one kennel (including the cat!).
Its not all doom and gloom though for those true, knowledgeable dog lovers out there can appreciate a gorgeous dog regardless of breed and these are the people who stop me on a daily basis to pet Brook and ask me a million questions about her which I answer with pride!!
Speaking of pride here is my girl at her first obedience class - shock, horror, an obedient Rottweiler ha ha!!!:D

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Brooks 1st Obed Class.JPG

kkelly77

lrushe wrote: »

Can completely identify with this, when I tell people I have a cat, then a Japanese Spitz, then a Chihuahua, people smile and when I finish with I also have a Rottweiler alot of the smiles fade:( Then I get the usually question "doesn't your Rottweiler try to kill your cat or Chihuahua" to which I answer with a sigh, no my Rottweiler doesn't try to kill my cat or either of my other dogs, they eat together, walk together (minus the cat!) and all four share the one kennel (including the cat!).
Its not all doom and gloom though for those true, knowledgeable dog lovers out there can appreciate a gorgeous dog regardless of breed and these are the people who stop me on a daily basis to pet Brook and ask me a million questions about her which I answer with pride!!
Speaking of pride here is my girl at her first obedience class - shock, horror, an obedient Rottweiler ha ha!!!:D

1Brooks 1st Obed Class - Look 24.10.JPG

Brooks 1st Obed Class - Lie Down 24.10.09.JPG

Brooks 1st Obed Class.JPG

Wow!! So you do actually get the other end of the spectrum of people who are actually interested in the breed? :eek:

Where are you taking Brook for her training? She looks so attentive in the photos :cool:

lrushe

kkelly77 wrote: »

Wow!! So you do actually get the other end of the spectrum of people who are actually interested in the breed? :eek:

Where are you taking Brook for her training? She looks so attentive in the photos :cool:

Definately people who are interested, I think Rottweilers just have a presence (maybe I'm a bit bias), they're eye catching dogs and most non-narrow minded people can appreciate that and if they don't in my opinion they don't deserve your time.
Brook is currently going to Dog Training Ireland, lovely people there. Brook is v.food motivated, I had ham in my hand in the photos doing the commands hence her attentiveness:D

kkelly77

Quick update - Grason has now peed in the house a total of 7 times. I keep missing the opportunity to get him outside in time, damn!! He still looks like a fluffy black bear though!

andreac

You need to take him out every time he wakes up, after a play session, after any drink or his dinner.

Pups at this age cannot hold it and will just go when they need to. It can take months to fully house train a pup so you need to be patient.

Lots of praise when you bring the pup outside to do its business and it will learn to associate with going to the toilet.

lrushe

kkelly77 wrote: »

Quick update - Grason has now peed in the house a total of 7 times. I keep missing the opportunity to get him outside in time, damn!! He still looks like a fluffy black bear though!

Sounds familiar, only just getting over the accident stage with Brook, though she still has a few!!! Just keep the wipes and tissues at the ready and try using the crating method of house training to help you predict when Grason needs to go

Phenix

lrushe wrote: »

Definately people who are interested, I think Rottweilers just have a presence (maybe I'm a bit bias), they're eye catching dogs and most non-narrow minded people can appreciate that and if they don't in my opinion they don't deserve your time.
Brook is currently going to Dog Training Ireland, lovely people there. Brook is v.food motivated, I had ham in my hand in the photos doing the commands hence her attentiveness:D

Do you leave her in to day care in DTI? i leave my dog in a couple of times a week.....strong possiblity i could run off with her if she happened to be hanging round when i collected my dog she's beautiful

lrushe

Phenix wrote: »

Do you leave her in to day care in DTI? i leave my dog in a couple of times a week.....strong possiblity i could run off with her if she happened to be hanging round when i collected my dog she's beautiful

Thanks Phenix, I don't leave her in the day care, partly because I only learnt that they did it when I was there on Saturday and also because I've two other dogs who she'd miss if she was away from them, they all keep each other company until I come home

kkelly77

Can anyone help with how to get your dog accustomed to the crate. I can get Grason in with some food bribery but a short while after the door is closed he'll cry big time. He doesn't cry all through the night or anything but I would like him to realise when he's in the crate it's time for bed. Any ideas?

Also, I didn't think he had gone to the toilet in the crate the past 2 nights as I checked it all with my hand to see if it was wet the next morning. It was only when I took the bedding out today so he could lie on it in the sitting room I noticed he had actually pee'd on the it. I take him straight out the back garden when I let him out of the crate in the morning and he does go to the toilet more or less straight away. I'm just worried he may now go to the toilet in the crate every night now. Tonight will be his 3rd night to sleep in it.

K

Whispered

Hey, how old is Grayson? If he's still young you're going to have to get up during the night I'm afraid, as he wont be able to hold for more than say 4 hours dependant on age. The joys of puppies .

andreac

Ok, it can take a while to get used to the crate and 3 days is not that long for a baby, so just be patient.

Dont force the pup in, let him go in and out of his own accord, make it really comfy and have lots of toys in it and put some treats in too. Dont close the door for a while as he could see this as scary.

With the pee'ing, how long so you leave the pup in the crate for? as they cannot hold it for much longer than an hour or 2 at the mo, puppies have no control over their bladder at this young age so they will just go when they need to.
This could be another reason the pup was crying as its bed was wet with pee, pups dont like wetting their bed area so it might associate the crate now with where it goes to the toilet, so you will prob need to get up in the night, or leave a little area where the pup can go to the toilet in the kitchen.

kkelly77

andreac wrote: »

Ok, it can take a while to get used to the crate and 3 days is not that long for a baby, so just be patient.

Dont force the pup in, let him go in and out of his own accord, make it really comfy and have lots of toys in it and put some treats in too. Dont close the door for a while as he could see this as scary.

With the pee'ing, how long so you leave the pup in the crate for? as they cannot hold it for much longer than an hour or 2 at the mo, puppies have no control over their bladder at this young age so they will just go when they need to.
This could be another reason the pup was crying as its bed was wet with pee, pups dont like wetting their bed area so it might associate the crate now with where it goes to the toilet, so you will prob need to get up in the night, or leave a little area where the pup can go to the toilet in the kitchen.

He's only 8 weeks old and from your posts it sounds like i've made a bad start to the crate training. I thought he could control himself from going to the toilet as they don't go where they sleep. So should i get up after a 4 hour stint in the crate and let him out the back garden and then put him back in? No wonder he's not 100% about being in it : (

andreac

Dont worry, we all make mistakes, but you can get plenty of advice here.

No, pups at that age cannot hold it and will just go when they need, hes still only a baby, sure my fella was nearly 7 months before he was totally accident free, but i didnt crate train.

I would bring him out at last thing before bed and if you can get up once during the night to bring him out. Whatever you do though, dont play with him or talk too much, just out for toilet and back to bed. Lots of praise too when he goes.

Just clean all the dirty bedding and put fresh bedding back in. Put lots of toys and something tasty in there to encourage him to go in, but try just let him go in by himself and not make a fuss. Dont close the door until hes comfy in it and sleeping on his own free will. Try even feeding him in there too and he will learn to associate it with something good.

Puppy training takes time and patience and can even go backwards every couple of months, but hang in here.
I find rotties very lazy and once house trained and sleeping through the night you will find it hard to even wake them in the morning.:)

lrushe

kkelly77 wrote: »

He's only 8 weeks old and from your posts it sounds like i've made a bad start to the crate training. I thought he could control himself from going to the toilet as they don't go where they sleep. So should i get up after a 4 hour stint in the crate and let him out the back garden and then put him back in? No wonder he's not 100% about being in it : (

Don't worry Grayson won't hold your mistake against you Try bringing Grayson's crate up to your bedroom at night that's what I did, I put some newspaper under Brooks blankets so when she stirred at night I could hear the paper rustling and I'd know she was stirring to go to the toilet. Unfortunately there will be alot of night trips to the back garden for the next few weeks but just like a human baby Grayson will eventually start to sleep for longer each night and the length of time between each trip outside will get longer, that's where I am with Brook now, we still have the occaisional accident but its usually mine or my bf's fault for not paying enough attention!!!

andreac

Just my opinion, but i wouldnt bring the crate into the bedroom as you should start as you mean to go on. The pup will get used to being with you at night and then if you put it down stairs one night it could howl and cry at night as it has used to being beside you all along.

My rottie never had a problem being in the kitchen on his own at night. Just tire the pup out before bed time and he should sleep no problem.

Most pups will cry a bit if left alone, but if you just ignore the crying initially they will realise that they wont get your attention by crying.

lrushe

Brook slept in our room for two weeks which was perfect for us to set up a rountine, she was then weaned to sleeping downstairs when she got more used to us our rules and our house and she adjusted fine. It also stopped her peeing in her crate as we always heard her. If she did get hooked on sleeping in our room I don't think I'd have minded anyway, I don't think you could get better security than a Rottweiler at your bedside!!!

andreac

Thats great Irushe, glad it worked for you. But i have to say, on the whole, ive found my rottie so laid back compared to other breeds, have you found that?
My fella barely barks unless its for a reason, i never had a problem with chewing stuff in the house, bar robbing the odd sock or tearing up paper etc, although he did eat a tenner on me before, lol.

Ive noticed that rotties seem quiet laid back and even lazy, my lad just chills out once hes had his walk. I have to wake him in the mornings as he would just stay sleeping.

lrushe

andreac wrote: »

Thats great Irushe, glad it worked for you. But i have to say, on the whole, ive found my rottie so laid back compared to other breeds, have you found that?
My fella barely barks unless its for a reason, i never had a problem with chewing stuff in the house, bar robbing the odd sock or tearing up paper etc, although he did eat a tenner on me before, lol.

Ive noticed that rotties seem quiet laid back and even lazy, my lad just chills out once hes had his walk. I have to wake him in the mornings as he would just stay sleeping.

Yep definately a laid back breed and so calm, Brook is only 4 months old so she does have her 5 minutes of craziness when we first come home but then she just collaspes on the mat in our living room and thats it!!!:D She did chew some wallpaper in the kitchen the first few days we had her but I was thinking when I was getting her - working breed, high energy so my house and garden are going to be destroyed but I'm hugely suprised at just how good she's been, my Chihuahua did more damage as a pup than Brook, lets hope it last!!!

andreac

I know, i was told he was going to chew everything and he didnt, did a little bit here and there, but no furniture or anything like that.

I left him in my new house in the kitchen on his own, without being crated at about 3 months and i was convinced i was going to come down to my leather chairs and table chewed, but not even a bite mark and he never cried either.

They really are misunderstood breeds.