[SigTau66]

My 14wk old male rott puppy (Kalil) was attacked on New Years eve by a 150lb male adult rott. I say attacked for lack of a better description, but I had some questions on possibly why it occurred and his possible reactions to it.

My first question deals with the possible reasons for the attack. I don't think the adult was out to hurt him, but was mainly letting him know it was his territory. We walked into the house and the adult rott was outside. He could see my puppy inside the house through a sliding glass door. When they were introduced, the adult took one sniff and then grabbed the puppy by the back of his neck. We eventually got them separated and the puppy was not hurt too bad (just missing a few patches of fur, less than the size of a dime...us humans were injured worse). My question is this: was the adult basically showing his dominance over his territory and I "introduced" the dogs wrong?

Secondly, could my puppy now be afraid of Rottweilers? I've read about cases where dogs only show aggression towards a certain breed/type of dog because of past experiences. I took my puppy over to another friend's house, 2 days later, who has a smaller adult rott (and very well mannered to boot) and my puppy was deathly scared of the rott for quite a while. Finally, after a while my puppy started showing his playfulness again but it still looks like he was hesitant. Will this subside with time or could he always be a little bit hesitant around rottweilers and/or big dogs?

Thanks,
Shane