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Originally Posted by soon to be mom  Thanks for all the great advice. I'm going to be very honest here and I hope you don't beat me up for it. Honestly my husband and I live on 3 acres with another dog, horses and a barn cat. We don't do regular exercise with our dog, we will play fetch and toss a ball, but we're not really dog walkers. Do you feel Zita will get enough exercise just being in the yard with us? Right now we just think she's the best, but we need to be honest about her physical activity level as we don't want her to get bored and get into trouble.
Another one of our fears is that we do not have a fenced yard and our neighbor has a toddler. We have invisible fence and can control where our dog goes, but what about small children and other animals.
I know you're all thinking, "why didn't you think of this before?", but this puppy just needed a home and we took her and now we're considering all the negatives we're receiving. Please help! Thanks in advance. |
Your Zita will not have enough mental and physical stimulation if she's out in the yard with you. Rotties are a WORKING BREED, so she'll need something to do. Yes, you'll have to walk her - maybe 2-3 times per day. Maybe only once per day, it depends on the dog. A tired dog is a good dog. If you don't have time to walk her, get her into classes for at least 2 years, then no, you are not the right owner for a rottie.
Don't think that Invisible Fence will give you control over where your dog goes. Rotties have prey drive, if something small and fast runs by, you better bet your dog will go after it. IF is NOT RELIABLE. Like in the other thread you started, either get a physical fence up, build a run, or something. You will have to go outside with your dog each and every time. The reason we are so passionate about this is because of BSL. Uneducated owners are the reason why there is BSL all over this country.