agression towards female 11 week old pitt getting better

[damien07]

but untill i get home i wont be able to reply back cause im at school right now.

[damien07]

so who ever until then is ready to give advice i am all 'eyes' and will gladly take it but if its not advice do the same thing as your telling me keep your mouth shut, cause i havent gotten any of advice outta this. so thanks for those who have givin it to us. thanks

[Shelby427]

no one wants to argue with a child. You have the mentality of a small child. You refuse to learn the breed - ergo you think there are 2 different breeds - there are standards that each dog must comply with to be in a show. Like everyone has said, shut your mouth and read and LEARN the breed. Until then, you're nothing but a young, immature, CHILD. This thread is ridiculous since this infant has no intention of learning this wonderful breed and to keep this breed safe from persecution of BSL laws.

[jlaack]

this is adrienne one of the OWNERS of the dog. yes a rott is known as one of the most aggressive dogs

Adrienne they have this unjustified reputation that we all have irresponsible owners to thank for. Which is why those of us replying to you are taking issue with your responses. Many of us have had Rottweilers for a lot longer than 16 years. Presumably if you grew up with Rotts since you were 4 than your parents should be skilled enough with the breed to help you with the rearing of this dog.

we got him at like a month ago when he was at 3-4 months so we couldnt train him when he was a puppy-puppy

then why did you say you just got him on another post and he was 6-7 months old?? Here is the link to what you posted.

My name is Adrienne and my boyfriend Brandon and I just got a 6-7 month male rott

http://www.rottweiler.net/forums/beh...hihuahuas.html

Nevertheless 3-4 months isn't too young to start training him. Puppy classes usually start a LOT younger than that and he should have been in these classes and then moving on to basic obedience.

and like brandon said if he really wanted to hurt the dogs dont you think he would of done it by now?

This statement really shows your lack of knowledge towards rearing a dog as capable as a Rottweiler. The answer to this question is NO. The fact that he did act aggressively before doesn't change his ability to seriously injure a dog in the future.

Another tidbit of advice... On one of the photos you posted the dog is on a persons lap on the couch. As many of us responsible and experienced Rottweiler owners know you do not permit a new dog and a status seeking dog at that on furniture or on people--PERIOD. Access to the couch is by invitation only and only once the dog knows its place over a long period of time. You may think your dog sees you as leaders and knows to behave. The fact that he went after three different dogs AND A KID clearly means you aren't. The leader decides when to start a fight not the other way around.

[Zumie05]

I am glad that you are saving up to put your dog through a class. In the mean time, I think it would be a good idea to pick a trainer for you guys and start talking with him/her about your situation. That will give you plenty of time to find the perfect place and person until you have saved up enough. Hopefully it won't take you longer than a week or two to come up with the money, as your dog needs help NOW since he is going through his adolescent stage. This is where problems start coming up with dogs and if they aren't tackled now, they will get worse.

I do believe that younger people can be responsible for dogs, as I have always had dogs that were my own responsibility growing up, however I never had a "bully" type of breed when I was younger. The problem that I can see happening here with a powerful breed is that younger people tend to think that they know exactly what they are doing and get really stuck on their ways. What matters is how much work you are willing to put into your dog and your willingness to take constructive criticism. Find a trainer asap and keep your mind open to everything people have to tell you - everyone is looking out for the well being of this dog. If you have never taken a formal obedience class, don't even think for a second that you know what you are doing with your dog. You gain this knowledge through experience.

[moondog]

Originally Posted by damien07

so who ever until then is ready to give advice i am all 'eyes' and will gladly take it...i havent gotten any of advice outta this.

At the risk of offending you, might I suggest you get your head out of THIS thread and into the other 33,810 threads and 367,795 posts that DO give advice? Take some initiative.

[Shelby427]

Originally Posted by moondog

At the risk of offending you, might I suggest you get your head out of THIS thread and into the other 33,810 threads and 367,795 posts that DO give advice? Take some initiative.

she needs to take her head out of somewhere else too....

[jlaack]

and he has NEVER gone after a person, he plays with us but he has never shown aggression towards a person.

than why the heck did you write this???

he has already tried snipping at a kid for treating the pitt wrong but we controlled him and yelled at the kid for it too.

Just to remind you this was your second post on this thread and by the way snapping at a kid is considered AGRESSION.

this isnt your business but my family is having VERY bad finance issues right now and we arent speaking to my dads side of the family so obviously for us and even if our parents were the owners and like you said jlaak and shelby427 technically they are, they wouldnt even be able to put him in school right now cause we are having major financial issues, so do you guys understand why we keep trying to get help on here? its the only thing we have until we can get our money back in order and me and brandon have put in SEVERAl job applications JUST for the rott we arent even gunna spend any of it on us its all going towards him so we can take FULL responsibility so if you guys could please support us

My response to this is shame on you and shame on your parents. You just got this dog. If the money and resources to care for it properly were not present than you have no business having this dog.

[moz205]

This situation is even worse than originally thought! Not even knowing the breed as stated by German Rotts, American Rotts, should tell you that you need to learn and quickly for all involved. It does take money and believe me I will have to forego lots of things, just like I have in the past for my dog. I've missed trips, friends over, going out with friends, having to come right home from work instead of shop and the list goes on. Although I am very sorry for your financial difficulties, the kindest and smartest thing would be to give up your dog. Dogs cost money and there could be something major around the corner. Training should be a basic necessity for this breed. Just because a school is called "German Rottweilers" doesn't mean they are German dogs. If anyone states it's a German dog and it's not imported from there, they're looking for suckers. German dogs are born in Germany. By the way, I like to be called Princess.

[observer]

Originally Posted by damien07

if rottweilers are the same no matter what then whats the difference between an italian greyhound and a regular one?

Italian greyhounds and greyhounds ARE two different breeds. A Rottweiler is a Rottweiler, whether bred in Germany or the US or Australia or whereever.

If you really came here to learn, you should lose the attitude and listen to what the people who really know this breed and CARE about it are trying to tell you.

[Sharon Marples]

I need to ask, are you sure that this pup is a purebred? The photos of it make it look like it is not. I'm just curious, do you have registration papers for him? It may just be the pictures, but I'm wondering.

[Zumie05]

He definately isn't pure rott. He does look like a pug rottie mix, and I am sure the owner is aware that his dog has rottie colors but not the face and body...and his dog should be neutered. This is the perfect age to get it done.

[damien07]

okay first off he hasnt gone after a kid WE THOUGHT he was but it turned out he just wanted to play cause he does that with us so thats OUR MISTAKE im sorry for the misunderstanding. and hes only gone after one dog and defended himself from another and people have different opinions on if there are german rotts and regular rotts so idk why WE are ALL making a big deal out of nothing so you have your opinion and i have mine so leave it at that. and thank you zumie05 for your ADVICE we acctually have something to learn from outta of like 50+ posts. and we thought he was 6-7 months but that was before we took him to the vet and seen how big a 6-7 month rott really is so we just found out he is acctually 3-4 months. so srry for that misunderstanding. and like i said before my financial problems with my parents money started after we got the dog. and we have 3 other dogs and we are taken care of them just fine cause like i said we have enough money for the basics just not enough for the schooling right now but we are saving up and we are working on getting the chi's fixed cause we have talked to alot of people and they said that will help with the male dominance which seems to be the problem so the ONLY problem we have is with him and the pitt and thats the subject we SPECIFICALLY asked for advice on nothing else, like whats with the whole couch thing? ive have NEVER seen anyone not let there dogs on there furniture and i know TONS of dog owners. so that was just a weird reply and he never goes on the couch or anything of the sort unless we ask him too anyways, he doesnt just jump up there. and i dont think it would be fair for the other dogs to beable to do that and he cant cause hes a rott thats dog discrimination anyways (but the other dogs dont go up there either unless they are invited). well atleast to me it is so its just a matter of opinion everyone needs to chill out and just give us advice on the pitt and rott situation like we asked.


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shelby427:no one wants to argue with a child. You have the mentality of a small child. You refuse to learn the breed - ergo you think there are 2 different breeds - there are standards that each dog must comply with to be in a show. Like everyone has said, shut your mouth and read and LEARN the breed. Until then, you're nothing but a young, immature, CHILD. This thread is ridiculous since this infant has no intention of learning this wonderful breed and to keep this breed safe from persecution of BSL laws.

that has nothing to do with the topic. and ive already dropped it and obviously im not the immature one if you started argueing about my age, thats dumb and then you start freaking out about the breed? i understand the breed and like i said its a matter of opinion not fact. yesss, i did say stuff that was off topic to but im over it now and ive been trying to tell you people that, but obviously you cant open your eyes and read.

[damien07]

like i said IM WAYYY OVER the freaking different breeds why cant you people? its a matter of opinion jeez. and the only reason i got the attitude was because people were getting it with me and i tried to be nice as possible in the beginning but people didnt take that into consideration so im srry for the attitude i just giving them as much respect as they have been giving me and the pictures do look way different he is pure breed its just those are the only pictures we have and they are older ones too.

[GypsysMom]

In my opinion if you nor your parents can afford training for this dog then you should not have gotten him in the first place, situations occur while taking the responsiblity of owning animals such as Vet care, Food, Training, Homeowners insurance.. If you cant afford this dog what makes anyone think the other dogs are taken care of the way they should be? What happens if this dog hurts another dog? who is taking the responsiblity for that other dogs vet bills? or if your dog gets ill or injured? who is taking the responsiblity for that? Owning a dog is a serious lifetime commitment. And alot of young people dont realize that.. My son is 18 lives on his own and just got a puppy, he calls me and says " the puppy poops everywhere" well that is his fault not the puppys'

yes alot of people may give you attitude but they have more experience in dogs then you have in years of your life, Im sorry but like i said before I would not allow my children to obtain a dog while living with me for the simple fact they are that "CHILDREN" maybe you should have stuck with a hamster, not being sarcastic here just truthful, or volunteer at a local shelter to see what happens to dogs that people get that dont have the money to support them or train them, thats usually the old saying people give " I cant afford it " I spent alot of money on my dogs and If I couldnt afford their care I wouldnt have spent over $2000 just to buy 2 dogs.. Let someone that is more responsible to handle the dog before his aggression gets worse with age.. I will tell you now my female is dog aggressive and if I didnt take her to training 2xs a week and work with her at home every day she would be a disaster..