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Originally Posted by andre's mom  I just adopted a rotti. He is 7 months. He has been really good so far. Its been a three weeks. He had a bit of food aggression but I got him out of it. He has his bones but he just got a new one today and I walked passed him and he was growling at me not an I am going to bite you growl but a warning with his ears back. I don't know what I should do. I wont back down from him. I sat beside him and gave him an ice cube to show him I am not going to take his bone. Also my husband was calling him over When he (the dog) had the bone and he peed all over the floor. Please help me what I should do. I want Dre my rotti to be comfortable and happy here. We have two children 6 and 4.
Also is it normal for them to growl in general? He grunts alot. He just came up to me and I pet him he was just grunting and growling at me. I corrected him and than he was fine.
Thanks in advance,
Melissa |
With two small children in the house, the FIRST thing I'd say is to only give him a bone (or any other item he wants to resource guard) in a crate. Always be present and supervising when your children interact with him. He's a new dog to your family and you don't really know him yet and won't for awhile.
Find a good obedience class in your area and sign him up. He likely hasn't had much training, and training is a must! It will help tremendously in helping him make the transition into your family and it will help you learn how to work with him to establish a strong and healthy bond.
Without seeing the growling when you were petting him, it's hard to say what that means. Get him into a class where you can get hands on help in understanding him and helping him to be happy and comfortable.