I'm not sure if our first Rotti girl was just easy to train or if I'm overly worried about my new pup because of all the training info I'm able to read on the internet now. We got our fist Rott'n girl in Germany 15 years ago. She was the runt of the litter & she seemd to train effortlessly - she was submissive & very eager to please. She went over the bridge after 14 wonderful years this past spring. Our new pup just turned 6 months old. I want to ensure that I'm on the right track so she understands where she stands in our pack. My main concern is that she barks at me and bites at my feet - she does not do this to my husband. She doesn't do it all the time, occasionally she does it first thing in the morning and somethimes as we're going back into the house after taking care of business in the evening. She also barks at me and tries to jump up the chair with me when I'm watching TV in the evenings. Is this just her being a puppy or is she being disrespectful towards me? I am primarily the one who feeds her, takes her outside & walks her. She sits & waits before all meals, to go in or out the door, she walks wonderfully for me on lead & she follows me everwhere.

Donna,

Check out Ed's Podcasts. You can listen to them here: http://leerburg.com/dogtrainingpodcasts.htm

Groundwork to pack leader has things in it I bet help.

By the way, the dog sounds pretty normal. Gotta love those noisy rotts!

I guess I just needed to haar that my girl is "Normal". I'll revisit the pack leader reading material & try to use her noisy traits to my advantage.
Thanks for the quick reply.
Jaina's Mom