whats the diff bewteen a 12 month and 19 month old male?

[ivan]

reason I ask is the other night my 12 month old male was playing quite rought with a 18-19month old..the other owner was cool and all but just out of curiosity what is the developmental diff bewteen these two ages..although my rotti was taller/longer and perhaps deeper chested the other one seemed heavier/ more muscluar..I realzie seven months is alot of time but anyinput in regards to this particular seven months that lie ahead ie from 12-18months..in regards to mental/physcial development, thanks in advance, ivan.

[ivan]

i forgot to mention my guy got his butt handed to him on a plate!!! he was simply overpowered but he kept bugging the older rotti regardless...looking for trouble I guess. but I really felt like he wasnt used to a bigger/more powerful dog and as such was testing his %alls a little..not a bad thing Idont think considering it was under control.

[Storm]

Each dog differs regarding size, confirmation, character, maturity etc. There is no fixed "norm". However concerning the age gap you mentioned, the older rottie would most probably have greater physical attributes and mentally be more mature.

[sumo]

i think this is a great question...i'm curious to see the responses myself...Ivan, are both the males neutered?

[ivan]

no actually neither are neutered...but like is said they were both under complete control....just i think my little guy was testing himself..usaully he is around smaller dogs so its good for him

[sumo]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by ivan:
no actually neither are neutered...but like is said they were both under complete control....just i think my little guy was testing himself..usaully he is around smaller dogs so its good for him </font>

hi again Ivan...actually i should have clarified why i was asking if they were neutered...the reason is because the experts say that neutering early can lead to an underdeveloped dog (muscularity), so i just wanted to ask if we are comparing apples to apples here...thanks for responding...

[Carol Burke]

A 12 month old is still pretty much a puppy, he will test and try out his dominance but will usually back down if an older dog tells him so. 18 -19 months old they start to think that maybe they are 'the man' and will not be so quick to back down. Its a tricky age, especially if there are older males around. They are not quite adult, but they are thinking about taking on the world which doesn't usually work out to well for them if they pick the wrong adult male.

At 12 months they pretty much still respect their elders to some degree. You need to be careful that the older dog does not really put the puppy down without the puppy asking for it. The puppy will remember unfair treatment and get even when he's a little older.

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Carol
Darrlburg Rottweilers

[ivan]

carol thanks, thats the info i was hoping for..so in others words big diff bewteen a 12month old male and and 19 month old.. I guess its that stage where alot of mental and physical development occurs..thanks