Raising Your Rottweiler Puppy
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.
House training is the first thing you should teach your new Rottweiler pup. The first thing you will notice is that your Rottweiler pup needs to go to the bathroom every two to three hours. To house train your Rottweiler pup the best method is to crate them and take them to the littering place right after letting them out. Training a Rottweiler pup will require a lot of patience and control on your part. Ideally if you handle the training well then by six months you will have a completely housetrained Rottweiler pup.
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.
Whenever you notice your Rottweiler pup biting things you should admonish them in order to train them out of the habit. If your Rottweiler pup doesn’t react to your pained vocal commands when they bite you then tap them with a rolled newspaper which should be sufficient enough 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.
