Rottweiler info

dosser1

just lettin all know i went to see pups today and actually picked one with white on chest as my gf daughter and i fell in love with him instantly lol:D:D

kkelly77

dosser1 wrote: »

just lettin all know i went to see pups today and actually picked one with white on chest as my gf daughter and i fell in love with him instantly lol:D:D

Don't forget the photos!!!

dosser1

kkelly77 wrote: »

Don't forget the photos!!!

no probs soon as i get him,gunna b longest 2 weeks ever...seen our dogs father today in the flesh,proper nice dog:)

Carl Sagan

Just reviving this thread as I've recently got a 6 week old Rottiweiler. After months of reading up on the breed and puppies in general I actually managed to over look the fact that they should be 8 weeks old when being taken home with a new owner.

So I've got a pretty general question regarding his age. Is there anything specific I should be doing seeing as he's younger than usual?

andreac

Carl Sagan wrote: »

Just reviving this thread as I've recently got a 6 week old Rottiweiler. After months of reading up on the breed and puppies in general I actually managed to over look the fact that they should be 8 weeks old when being taken home with a new owner.

So I've got a pretty general question regarding his age. Is there anything specific I should be doing seeing as he's younger than usual?

Where did you find the breeder as i would seriously question one that would let it go at 6 weeks.

I would just ensure that you are firm with the pup and just be consistant with training from day one.
Once the pup has had all its vaccinations make sure you get it socialised a lot and off to traning classes too as soon as possible.
Rotties are a fab breed but need a lot of good, firm handling, socialisation and traning from the word go so please make sure you do this as early as you can.

antomagoo

Carl Sagan wrote: »

Just reviving this thread as I've recently got a 6 week old Rottiweiler. After months of reading up on the breed and puppies in general I actually managed to over look the fact that they should be 8 weeks old when being taken home with a new owner.

So I've got a pretty general question regarding his age. Is there anything specific I should be doing seeing as he's younger than usual?

Photos?

Carl Sagan

andreac wrote: »

Where did you find the breeder as i would seriously question one that would let it go at 6 weeks.

I would just ensure that you are firm with the pup and just be consistant with training from day one.
Once the pup has had all its vaccinations make sure you get it socialised a lot and off to traning classes too as soon as possible.
Rotties are a fab breed but need a lot of good, firm handling, socialisation and traning from the word go so please make sure you do this as early as you can.

Recommended to me through a friend. He had 2 Rottweilers really well trained and knew his stuff. I'm actually surprised myself as to why he let him go so early because he clearly knew what he was doing.

Thanks
I just want to do everything right and wanted to check.

Carl Sagan

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055172350&page=176

I put some pictures of him there. I'll be taking loads more when I get a decent camera to use.

lrushe

Carl Sagan wrote: »

Just reviving this thread as I've recently got a 6 week old Rottiweiler. After months of reading up on the breed and puppies in general I actually managed to over look the fact that they should be 8 weeks old when being taken home with a new owner.

So I've got a pretty general question regarding his age. Is there anything specific I should be doing seeing as he's younger than usual?

Is there any chance the breeder would take the pup back for 2 weeks, it really would be the best option if possible?

Pups learn bite inhibition from their mother and litter mates between 4 - 8 weeks old ie. if they bite their littermate too hard and the littermate yelped they knew not to bite so hard again. They also learn social skills from their mother and litter mates. The main problems you're likely to see from a pup who was taken away too early is they are usually overly mouthy as they don't realise that biting flesh will hurt, you will need to teach him that. Also they will have lost out on time learning dog body language and social 'manners' ie. how to meet a new dog, when another dog wants to play, when they don't etc. The best thing you can do is socialise your dogs as much as possible (once he's been vacc'd) and if you know someone with a dog with good social skills that your pup could be around that would be a plus, a dog will teach another dogs much quicker than you ever could.

Carl Sagan

lrushe wrote: »

Is there any chance the breeder would take the pup back for 2 weeks, it really would be the best opinion if possible?

Pups learn bite inhibition from their mother and litter mates between 4 - 8 weeks old ie. if they bite their littermate too hard and the littermate yelped they knew not to bite so hard again. They also learn social skills from their mother and litter mates. The main problems you're likely to see from a pup who was taken away too early is they are usually overly mouthy as they don't realise that biting flesh will hurt, you will need to teach him that. Also they will have lost out on time learning dog body language and social 'manners' ie. how to meet a new dog, when another dog wants to play, when they don't etc. The best thing you can do is socialise your dogs as much as possible (once he's been vacc'd) and if you know someone with a dog with good social skills that your pup could be around that would be a plus, a dog will teach another dogs much quicker than you ever could.

I'll try doing that if possible.

I've signed up for some classe, so I'll have him there when he's vaccinated. I've pretty much been 'yelping' when he bites and walking away.

He's been biting and growling the odd time. So I've just been correcting him and leaving the room after. He's too young to be growling according to what I've been reading.

lrushe

Carl Sagan wrote: »

He's too young to be growling according to what I've been reading.

Rotties are a very vocal breed so I wouldn't be overly concerned about the growling as it doesn't always mean the same as it would with other breeds but I would continue to correct the biting and getting him into classes.
Dog Training Ireland do puppy socialisation classes which is basically just playschool for pups and something I think your guy might benefit from.

andreac

Yes Irushe is right, they are known as the talking breed as they growl, grumble for everything, playing, saying hi to people etc. You really need to get to know rotties and be able to differentiate between their play growl, chatting growl and a proper aggressive growl as they are all very different.

My fella play growls so much and most people think hes being agressive when its far from it.
Rotties give plenty of warning if they arent happy about a person or situation. They dont snap, well not that ive ever seen and im around a lot of rotties (i show mine). If a rottie isnt happy he will usually give a low grumble/growl and walk away from the situation if he can. Ypu can tell a lot by body language too with them so i would make sure you get to know your fella very well.

One thing i was told was make sure you dont play tug of war with them. Always be firm with training and dont molly coddle or spoil them too much. You have to be firm with them from the word go and dont let them away with anything if at all possible and regular training classes and socialistion is great for them.
Hope this helps.:)

Carl Sagan

lrushe wrote: »

Rotties are a very vocal breed so I wouldn't be overly concerned about the growling as it doesn't always mean the same as it would with other breeds but I would continue to correct the biting and getting him into classes.
Dog Training Ireland do puppy socialisation classes which is basically just playschool for pups and something I think your guy might benefit from.

andreac wrote: »

Yes Irushe is right, they are known as the talking breed as they growl, grumble for everything, playing, saying hi to people etc. You really need to get to know rotties and be able to differentiate between their play growl, chatting growl and a proper aggressive growl as they are all very different.

My fella play growls so much and most people think hes being agressive when its far from it.
Rotties give plenty of warning if they arent happy about a person or situation. They dont snap, well not that ive ever seen and im around a lot of rotties (i show mine). If a rottie isnt happy he will usually give a low grumble/growl and walk away from the situation if he can. Ypu can tell a lot by body language too with them so i would make sure you get to know your fella very well.

One thing i was told was make sure you dont play tug of war with them. Always be firm with training and dont molly coddle or spoil them too much. You have to be firm with them from the word go and dont let them away with anything if at all possible and regular training classes and socialistion is great for them.
Hope this helps.:)

Thanks guys.

I've read about the growling before, and now that I think of it, we were playing when he did it. I couldn't find any videos of a Rottweiler doing it (so I can know if mine's being aggressive or not.) I can tell that leaving the room and coming back is working. He tends to calm down and come over and sit beside me. It's usually and hour or two later that he starts it again.

A few friends have gotten puppies in the last few months , so when he's vaccinated I'll have him around with them a lot as well as the classes.

antomagoo

andreac wrote: »

One thing i was told was make sure you dont play tug of war with them.

I have read different things about this. One book I have says its a favourite game of theirs, another website says you shouldn't play tug of war with them. Our girl loves playing tug of war but she is trained to know when to stop if given the command to stop and release and I only let her win 1 in 10 times as well

lisar201

antomagoo wrote: »

I have read different things about this. One book I have says its a favourite game of theirs, another website says you shouldn't play tug of war with them. Our girl loves playing tug of war but she is trained to know when to stop if given the command to stop and release and I only let her win 1 in 10 times as well

can i ask why it is bad??my girls luvs to play but will drop it if you say drop it

antomagoo

lisar201 wrote: »

can i ask why it is bad??my girls luvs to play but will drop it if you say drop it

I dont think its bad at all as long as you have very clear rules and the dog knows when to stop if given the command to. Any book on Rottweilers I have all say they love playing tug-of-war but I have read on various websites that you shouldnt play tug-of-war with them as it can lead to dominance or aggresion. But that could be true of any dog, its all about being in control and the letting the dog know whos boss

Carl Sagan

My puppy has been sitting outside the press where we keep our older dogs food and crying. Is this normal?

He's getting on great otherwise.

andreac

Carl Sagan wrote: »

My puppy has been sitting outside the press where we keep our older dogs food and crying. Is this normal?

He's getting on great otherwise.

Hi, yes with rotties they are very food orientated so he prob knows thats where the food is kept. I only have to go to the room where my pups food is kept and shes nearly doing back flips because she thinks shes getting fed and shes only 12 weeks old:)
How much and often are you feeding your pup? Maybe hes not getting enough and doesnt feel full after meals. I had to increase my pups portions slightly as she needed a little bit more than the recommended amount.

antomagoo

Long shot here Carl, but can I have him? Please?

Our Rottie is the same with food, every time you open the press where her food is kept she sits bolt upright given you her full attention, great for training her though, will do pretty much anything for food

are you serious

getting my rottie puppy next monday cant wait!!

andreac

garkane wrote: »

getting my rottie puppy next monday cant wait!!

Oh wow, congrats!! Is it the same litter you were telling me about? If so, your pup will be related to my fella:D
Bet you cant wait to get your pup.

are you serious

andreac wrote: »

Oh wow, congrats!! Is it the same litter you were telling me about? If so, your pup will be related to my fella:D
Bet you cant wait to get your pup.

Yep thats him:D I was down in Cork yesterday for my second visit, almost all the litter is gone now only 2 pups left of a litter of 10! great pups, i meant to say aswel, i'm keeping his tail too

andreac

garkane wrote: »

Yep thats him:D I was down in Cork yesterday for my second visit, almost all the litter is gone now only 2 pups left of a litter of 10! great pups, i meant to say aswel, i'm keeping his tail too

Ah thats brill, how old are they now?

Did he not dock any of the litter then? Will you show him do you think?

are you serious

andreac wrote: »

Ah thats brill, how old are they now?

Did he not dock any of the litter then? Will you show him do you think?

He was reluctant to dock them but he did have 2 docked, two of the bigger males from the litter. The rest he refused to, he gave me the option as I was one of the first to book a pup but I think they look just as good with tails

As i was saying to you I'll have to go along to a show to have a look at what is involved

That pic of my pup was when he was 5 weeks old. When i collect him on Monday he will be a day over 8 weeks if my memory serves me right!

andreac

garkane wrote: »

He was reluctant to dock them but he did have 2 docked, two of the bigger males from the litter. The rest he refused to, he gave me the option as I was one of the first to book a pup but I think they look just as good with tails

As i was saying to you I'll have to go along to a show to have a look at what is involved

That pic of my pup was when he was 5 weeks old. When i collect him on Monday he will be a day over 8 weeks if my memory serves me right!

Oh thats good, nice age to get them. Theres a show on this saturday if you are interested, if not there are a few in December then.

They can only be docked up until they are 5 days old anyway.
Any questions just shout:)

are you serious

andreac wrote: »

Oh thats good, nice age to get them. Theres a show on this saturday if you are interested, if not there are a few in December then.

They can only be docked up until they are 5 days old anyway.
Any questions just shout:)

You just took the words out of my mouth there! What time does the show start at and is it on for the full day?

andreac

garkane wrote: »

You just took the words out of my mouth there! What time does the show start at and is it on for the full day?

Judging starts at 9.30am but i cant see the rotties being on before 11.30 or so as there are a lot of breeds on before them, so you would be time enough getting there around 11 id say.
Do you live close? Do you know where the show is on?
Ill be there showing my fella so come and say hi:)

are you serious

andreac wrote: »

Judging starts at 9.30am but i cant see the rotties being on before 11.30 or so as there are a lot of breeds on before them, so you would be time enough getting there around 11 id say.
Do you live close? Do you know where the show is on?
Ill be there showing my fella so come and say hi:)

I'm living in Lucan now, its in Cloghran right? Its just in off the roundabout at the back of the airport?

andreac

garkane wrote: »

I'm living in Lucan now, its in Cloghran right? Its just in off the roundabout at the back of the airport?

Yep, thats it. At the main roundabout at the airpost take 3rd exit, down past the Coachmans Inn and at next roundabout go right and its just in on the left then. The National Show Centre. Think car park might be about 4/5 euro but thats all you will have to pay for.
Dont be afraid to say hi, ill be in the male champion class, girl with short blonde hair, Andrea, as my user name.

lrushe

garkane wrote: »

getting my rottie puppy next monday cant wait!!

Is there anything cuter than a Rottie pup:D
Congrats on the new member of you're family, will look forward to seeing some more pics when he settles in.