Little worried by what ive read

[Jools1971]

Hi guys i am new to this fourum and to owning a rott i looked into it for a long time and was carfull over the breeder etc i have a male GS dog 6 years old (acts more like2) neuterd and i now have murphy a male rottie they love each other loads at the mo sleep together play and give each other loads of kisses but from other posts i have read there can be a problem with having to males murph will be neuted before twelve months should i be worried or just have faith in training and a loving home

thanks
Jools

[Judi W]

That is a large enough age span that you should be OK. Assuming the GSD is trained to respect you and socialized with other dogs and that you are going to do the work necessary to have a balanced well-trained Rottweiler.

[Jools1971]

yea dukie is a babe is a momies boy but very good considering he is rescue dog do u think that dukie will help to train murphy ?

[AngelBunny]

Jools1971:

"do u think that dukie will help to train murphy?"

To a degree, dogs model their behavior on the behavior of the dogs they see around them. Thus, if you have a puppy, the puppy will follow the older dog's lead. However, the reverse is true, too--you can start to see naughty behavior in what you thought was your perfectly well-mannered, well-trained dog.

The one who needs to train Murphy is *you.*

Have faith in training, practice NILIF with both dogs, make it perfectly clear to both who's in charge, and there's a good chance both your boys will continue to live in harmony. As Judi W commented, there's a wide span in age and this works to your advantage.

[Carina43]

Hi Jools, having two same sex dogs works out more often than not - it's just not something that people recommend because it can be so difficult when there ARE problems. I'm one of the people who has two that hate each other, it was just an unforseeable turn of events that I suppose I could have avoided had I not agreed to take the second male in (certain death), or had turned him into the pound right away (almost certain death.) But in my case and most of the others here, it's two fully adult dogs that are brought together in a household and problems develop.

I had a male Rottie & female GSDx, and brought in foster dogs of both sexes, both puppies and adults, without a problem...I was sure to take in dogs that were not overly dominant, and it always worked out fine.

Adult dogs often teach younger ones respect and dog manners, as long as they maintain the status quo, it generally works out fine. Having well trained (by you) and mannerly dogs will go a long way to ensure that you don't have problems down the road.

[Jools1971]

training is something i intend to work hevely on from everything i have read and all the peopel i have asked this is the key to having a happy rott duke has needed a lot of training to begin with and this was part of his rehab and we both engoyed it he needs very little now just reinforcment i have 4 kids from age 15 down to 8 and they all know how to love and respect the dogs and how to treat the dogs no running from puppy no biting hands the snack think needs work but as long as they get him to sit this is ok (i hope) murph will begin his classes soon and we will be repractising on duke as well all the signes are that they are getting on fine i am trying to not intervien when duke tells murph that he has crossed the line all it takes is a look its quiet funny murf just sits and looks like a scolded kid