[BigZeus]

Moondog, thanks for all the constructive criticism. I definitely need it! I'm soaking up all these answers.

Anne, from what I understand Zeus's parents were actually imported from Germany. The guy I got Zeus from was full blooded German, and bred dogs over there. Moved to this country 4 years ago, etc etc..So, I guess him being born here makes him an "American" Rott, even though his parents were born in Germany? Hmm, interesting.

To answer your question about his recommendations on training, he didn't give me many. If he did I wasn't listening cause I was too excited about getting Zeus. And, this breeder had more Rott's in one place than I've ever seen in my life. I was more shell-shocked than anything. There was 6 males (HUGE, Zeus's dad was 155 lbs and SOLID), 4 females, and probably 20+ puppies. Looked like a Rotty farm lol

And again, to reinforce my miscommunication I haven't tortured my dog or beat him down like I might have came across. A spanking across the behind or maybe a thump on the nose for chewing the carpet was all. But fortunately for me, Zeus is a very passive & sensitive and this kind of stuff has hurt his feelings. I just need CONSTRUCTIVE criticism on how to fix it.

Thanks again everyone. I'm enjoying this.