Tips For Raising A Rottweiler Pup
Once you have selected your Rottweiler pup you will be starting a life long relationship with your new Rottweiler pup. A Rottweiler pup is typically very active and will require your constant attention for the first two years of their life since this is the most critical part of their life when they are developing their character.
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.
The first thing your Rottweiler pup needs to learn is house training. You will quickly notice that your Rottweiler pup needs to go to the bathroom every two to three house. It is best to crate your Rottweiler pup and take them to the littering place as soon as you take them out in order to house train them quickly.
Just remember that training a Rottweiler pup requires a lot of patience and control. If you handle the training well then ideally by six months you will have a Rottweiler pup that is completely house trained.
Just remember that Rottweiler pups like to use their mouths a lot. Rottweiler pups will bite and sometimes hard on whatever they can fit into their mouth including feet, hands, furniture and everything that falls on the floor. This is why you want to train your Rottweiler pup to stop this behavior before is becomes habit for the dog and puppy proof your house before bringing a new dog home.
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.
It can be a bit hard to restrain a Rottweiler pup and since it will be at least two years before you have them completely under your control it is a good idea not to have small children around during this time. The youngest child that you should have around a Rottweiler pup should be seven or eight years old at the least.
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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