Goign crazy inside

[lappy]

I have a 15 month old rottie. He psends most of the day outside , while I am at work. Later on in the evening I would let him inside. He would not sit still. he is runing around fliping thing over and jumping on me and doing all kind of crazy stuff.
What should i do ?
Also he is way to friendly. When someone from the street aproach me, he(my rottie) would totaly start playing with the stranger and jumping on him (instead of be more protective)
any suggetions ?

[Sharon Marples]

I would suggest enrolling him in obedience classes. They will teach you how to work with the dog to have him use his mind, make him obey you and make him a nice dog. People don't like dogs jumping up on them!

Being friendly is not a bad thing, you just need to be able to control his emotions and make him listen to you. Right now it sounds as if he is getting his way all the time....time to nip that in the bud now before he gets older (and bigger). He should learn to be a gentleman.

Good luck,

Sharon Marples

[lappy]

Thank you for your reply. So how would I stop him from jumping on people ? I can't find any obidence class in my area.
I have found one, but they take the dog away for 3 weeks. I can't give him away for 3 weeks.

[cpalenchar]

yeah... send away obedience training is very iffy---- usually it is the owner who needs as much training as the dog-- and you have to be very trusting of the person to treat/train your dog right.

Jumping on people-- I posted something about this in the thread titles "is there hope for daphne" http://www.rottweiler.net/forums/sho...threadid=24102

Also-- do a search (top right corner) on book. If there really aren't any classes near you-- you could at least buy some books recommended here and try to do it yourself at home. If you posted your location someone may know of a trainer near you that you haven't found yet too--- there are people here from all over the world!

as for the friendly thing-- take a look at this thread http://www.rottweiler.net/forums/sho...threadid=24134

and welcome to the forum!

-chloe

[Sharon Marples]

Where do you live? That might help us to help you find classes.

Is there a Petsmart in your area? They offer classes. You can ask your vet if they know of classes or even call the city hall where you live, many times they know of classes.

If you live in or near any metropolitan area, there are classes to be had. And please......don't EVER send your dog away to classes. YOU need to have classes with him.

Lots of ways to teach him not to jump. Go into the "training" or "behavior" forums and ask that question or search the archives......you'll get lots of ideas.

Sharon

[spidey]

I agree about finding some classes for him (and about NOT sending him away for "training", this is a really bad idea). There are also good books out there which can help you teach no-jumping and other training. Dogs jump because they want attention, they want to greet you face-to-face the way they greet other dogs, if you turn your back and ignore them when they jump up until they sit down and THEN give them attention, most dogs learn pretty quickly that jumping up doesn't get them what they want.

Being friendly is a good thing, your dog may become more aloof as he gets older, but "protective" in the sense that I think you mean it isn't something you want. Most people have a healthy respect for dogs like Rottweilers, no matter how friendly they are. And you do NOT want your dog behaving aggressively to people. It's your decision who is friendly and who is not, not your dog's decision.

How much exercise does he get? Part of his running around inside may be because he needs more regular exercise like walks ("being outside" isn't exercise). The other part is probably just that he's happy to see you after being alone all day. Good luck with him.

[lappy]

Thank you very much for your help.