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Originally Posted by Swirl  I just think she has too much energy. |
Rottweiler's are intellegent, and athleticaly powerful dogs. She doesn't have too much energy, honest.
My girl was vaulting over my high backed couch...without touching a cushion at 8 months!
What she needed was mental challenge. We began agility(clicker training), and it's worked for us.
Rae is very intense and truly enjoys not just the physical activity but the mental stimulation. She works hard and shows real pride when she "get's it!" Once learned never forgotten!
Understandably, agility may not be your interest. There are other venues. Obedience, Fly Ball, Rally-O, Schutzhund, and even Carting when she's fully developed. Find a class! So much to choose from!
Teach her to run beside you, on lead, as you bike in some empty parking lot. Backpacks are good just don't weigh her down. She's too young. But carrying a pack with a bottle of water for each of you would make her feel as tho she has a job. Rottie's like that.
Hike on a long lead around a lake somewhere. Have a snowball fight! Train inside and outside your home. Interrupt her time at home with sprinklings all over of 5 minute "lessons" of something.
Work on a nice long down (or down-stay) while you eat dinner. Toss a durable and safe rubber football with wiffle holes in it. Rave LOVES her football, nubbly ball frisbee, and bungee snake!
She's a Rottie! She's active and powerful. She needs challenge, work, and love. Enjoy the activity!
Life will never be dull, again, will it?