| Re: Barking at people
Don't feel too bad about his behavior, I had the same problem with my puppy at this age that seemed to have lasted until 5.5 months. When I took him outside to go potty or to play, whenever ANYONE was outside he would be really paranoid about them and bark and grumble. I was so worried about this because having a rottweiler, you don't want them to end up being unfriendly to strangers!
I just was very persistent about teaching and enforcing the leave-it command. If there was something else going on outside of our yard, it was none of our business and the dog does not need to bark at them, even if he is just trying to tell me that someone or something is there (like an alert bark). I was very firm with my leave-it and quiet.
In addition to this, I didn't want my boy to become unsocial so I spent lots of time going to parks or to pet stores just to have him meet people. Eventually he learned that people walking by the yard or cars driving by etc. is nothing that he needs to bark at.
As of right now, if something is going on he will usually watch to see what is going on, but he doesn't show signs of being uncertain anymore. I think he finally caught on that there is nothing that he needs to worry about!
Good luck with your pup.  |