[poohbearsmom]

Originally Posted by samanthac

You need a Rottweiler experienced trainer NOW. Call your Rottweiler parent club and ask for suggestions on how to find a Rottweiler expereinced trainer.

http://www.therottweilerclub.co.uk/
http://www.laser-rotts.co.uk/HTML/aboutfrm.htm

They may also be able to lead you to local breeders who could suggest a Rottweiler expereinced trainer.

In addition to the advice given above.... Where's your breeder while all of this is going on? Do you remain in contact with this "specialist breeder"???

You have had issues with this pup since you got him, ranging from biting and nipping, which may or may not be normal puppy behavior, as none of us have witnessed him in action - to fearful behavior, like the episode with the youths.... which is not happy normal puppy behavior - it's undersocialized and/or weak nerved behavior.

In the morning, PLEASE make sure your breeder is aware of what's going on. PLEASE contact people at the links above, and have someone knowledgable evaluate this pup. Have you started the Puppy socialisation classes yet?

Based on what you've described, the punishment you are giving him is merely revving him up and pissing him off, and therefore is not working, even when you get the prescribed squeek out of him.... When he goes after your daughter after you scruff shake him, this is because you're causing him to become more aggressive with the stimulus, and he is redirecting his aggression, which is a very common behavior - in dogs AND people. This is precisely why a forum like this is a good place for learning about things, but actually having a behaviorist/trainer present is necessary to learn proper technique, and watch good results vs. bad results.

If his toys are laying around, and he's not playing with them, it's likely because you are not attached to the other end of the toy.

I hardly think that a muzzle is necessary for a pup this age...if it were, this would HARDLY be a dog I'd home with children... I DO, however think that I'd spend the next day, or week either:
a.) getting a handle on this with someone IN PERSON, or
b.) return him to the breeder so he can be placed in an experienced home, while he's young, and these behaviors can be reversed more easily.

Be fair to your family, your dog, and yourself, and really be honest about your capabilities in dealing with him. There's no shame in admitting defeat - there's only shame in allowing a problem to go unsolved.

I wish you well.