[Muckdogs]

Totally agree with the General and Damp. Keep it fun and simple. I see nothing wrong with working a little obedience for familiarization purposes and definitely you can get started on tracking as it is a motivatinoal/fun exercise. DO NOT allow yourself to be sucked into any bitework early on. it is a great temptation when you see those shepards and mals biting at an early stage, but don't do it. That is a recipe for disaster and you will spend a lot of time later on correcting bad habits. Take it from one who has been there. Don't forget, a Rott matures physically faster than the GSD's and Mals, but mentally, they are infants (for bitework) until the 18 mos-2 year range. They won't be able to understand the exercises and rationales properly and will end up in conflict. Conflict = hecticness, poor bites, bad outs, which will only build more conflict when you try to correct these things. It is a vicious circle that can only be resolved by waiting patiently.