| I have found so much great information on the internet on Rotties and training. I'm trying to get this wonderful guy going in the right direction.
Rock is a very sweet dog. He loves to lick, paw you, lay and lean on you. He is also extremly pushy and prefers to do things his way.
I am not a great trainer but with Rock I've had to learn. We didn't know anything about Rotties when we got him. We thought if we raised him with love he'd be a sweet dog.
As you can imagine,I need to reinforce the basics (sit, down, stay, heel). He knows these but we have to tell him several times if we don't have him on a leash or have a treat. Heeling he is gradually pulling, so I need to give a correction. This is where the trainer & I didn't agree. He expected a very hard correction which I didn't feel was necessary. Actually, I was afraid that would make him mean if he were over corrected.
From other Rottwieler owners, how do you judge how hard to correct when you need to?
Other behavior problems...
stealing clothing, etc.
running over us in doorways
steps on feet
runs completely over the 10 lb dog
See, he's a good dog that hasn't had the right kind of training at home but I'm trying to get him on track.  |