hello im new to this forum, however i do have a few leerburg dvd's. I have a 7month old rottweiler from german lines, both parents born in germany, parents and grandparents and so on they all have some sought of shutzhund titles. I have began bite tranning for puppies a couple of 3 or 4 months ago. He bites well has great prey drive never stops. However he so friendly to everyone granted i did do quite a bit of socializing for the first six months but maybe i did to much. when hes outside on my property he look at people and stare but never bark i know rottweilers are confident and calm but how much? I talked to the breeder he said give it time dogs dont start getting protective until 12-14 months, i wanna take him to the local club but i knows it too early yet. can anyone give me some advice or help. Thanks harry
I have no experience with Rotties. My 22 mo GSD is very laid back, and like your dog, although from schutzhund lines and with decent prey drive, is very social and basically stares at house guests and never barks, even when the doorbell is rung. But he now barks when larger male guests come over, when larger males are too close to the kids, when he sees someont he doesn't like in the pask, etc. So in short, your pup is a pup and may not be protective until he is much older. The trainers on the board will comment on taking him to the local club, but I am sure there are many aspects of training that do not require him to feel protective of you. If he has prey drive, I think that is where you are starting from anyway.
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Hardeep,
If you are a current memeber or plan to become one there may be no harm in taking your dog with you to watch the work. Talk to the other club members and see if that is alright. As far as barking goes, if you just want the dog to bark for working purposes maybe try teaching a command word for the dog to bark. With mine I got on all fours and would say "talk" then I'd mimic a bark a couple of times. At first she mostly just canted her head from side to side as if saying "Huh?" I felt like an idiot but when she finally barked for the first time I marked that behavior and rewarded her. Afterward, anytime I wanted her to bark for whatever reason I had my niche. For example, "do you need to go pee?..Talk!" Dog barks.. I mark (yes!).. and put her out to pee. Or, dog in front of helper.. "talk".. dog barks.. helper gives a bite! Food for thought anyway...
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As a rottie owner for 18 years don't sweat the 7 month old puppy not barking. I found almost to the dog my Rotties have really never barked unless there was something there to bark at. As for too much socialization....for most owners and the needs of the dog there ain't no such animal IMO.
I personally don't think 7 months is too young to take to a club or I should say to a club where you can get your dog worked in the stages that he needs and can handle. I would take a hard look at anyone that wants to start throwing your dog into a situation he's not mentally ready to be in. With Rotties they may start to look like their all grown up on the outside but the brain takes a while to catch up with the brawn.
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Thanks guys, yeah hes getting big but he loves to play, sometimes i will bring out a the bite sleeve with a home made bamboo stick(once every two weeks) he goes crazy for it, I really should give him time to develop. Keith how many rotties have you gone thru? and were they german lines? i understand every dog breed is different and they all develop at diffrent speeds. i wonder what age would be good to start taking him out for training. any ways thanks for your help guys. hardeep.
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