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Originally posted by diana4721
what can i do to make her realize i'm the leader of the pack? |
Obedience training. Train, train, and train some more. Training builds a bond between you and your dog and establishes you as the leader.
Many experienced trainers and rottie owners recommend continuous training classes until your rottie reaches maturity, between 2 & 3 years of age. You can repeat the classes until you and your rottie have all the exercises down perfect; then go to the next level of classes and repeat until THAT's perfect. You don't have to go to obedience competitions or put titles on your dog (unless you WANT to, of course).
If you are already doing obedience classes, then stay with it! If you get tired of obedience, there's other types of training, such as agility, flyball, schutzhund, carting & herding.
Start reading the posts under the "Behavior" and "Training" sections - you'll see that many behavior problems develop because the owner either didn't do any obedience training or stopped after the beginner class.
Good luck !!:)