Puppy advice & Male name suggestions

[mikimm]

Fostermom said: I don't know of anyone who has two males that fight

We brought in a foster 4-5 yr old male about 5 months after we had rescued our 15 mo old Great Dane male. The Dane was neutered and the rottie was neutered soon after he arrived at our home. These two boys hated each other and had to be kept separated because they would fight. I'm certain that most of the problem was that they both were uncertain of each other as well as having a high stress level with adjusting to a new home. But it was ugly.

On the other hand, at the time we brought in the Dane, we had a 4 year old neutered male rottie that died suddenly a month later (aggressive lymphoma). There were no issues between Merlin, the rottie, and Angus, the Dane.

I've always found that our males were more steady in general than our females. The females seem to hold grudges against each other, are quick to argue over toys, beds, people they want to "claim", anything. Our guys have tended to just hang out and radiate calm confidence most of the time.

Names...Moose, Angus, Walter (the foster's new owners nameded him this), Prince Charming (we called the foster this), Hansel, Merlin, Gandalf..............I like fantasy/fairy tale names a lot...

[rottcrazed]

I like both males and females, I really like my girls, although they are, in my experience, always softer than males. My boys, Justice, who has passed, and now my new pup Ruckus, are far more sure of themselves, confident and I find, easier to train. That said, I will always have my girls and just one, token boy.

All of that said, personally, as a breeder, I will not place a male puppy with anyone who has not owned a Rottweiler before and I never let anyone pick their own pup (I place pups exactly as Poohbearsmom described). There is just more to a male than there is a female, size-wise and otherwise.

Kristi

[Cdn1050]

Originally Posted by fostermom

The females have also been sharper at obedience...not sure if they're just smarter or more competitive than males LOL!!

I think both smarter or more competitive. I've always had male dogs, but with this being my first Rottie, a female was picked for me and with a personality to match my lifestyle. One thing I've noticed with my female is that she is competitive when it comes to fun obedience challenges in class. She's all focus and tries her best to win. Sometimes she does and other times, she comes in second in class. Not sure if this is a female thing, but I've noticed if she fails at getting her own way, she tries other methods and eventually gives up when she knows she won't win at getting her own way.

ETA: I forgot the I like the names:

Preston
Parker

[ChloeBear]

I named my female Chloe for the above reasons.. Not a threatening name, they have enough stigma attached to them already. Plus Kujo was already taken !!!!

[DMarie]

I've always had female rotties. This is my first male. He is fantastic! He is very confident, but pretty mellow. He just turned 7 months old. He loves to play and hates to be told what to do! Typical kid. I love him and his personality. We named him Hondo. I loved the movie SWAT (Hondo was Samuel L. Jacksons character, he was the leader of the SWAT team), hubby is a huge John Wayne fan. It was perfect! LOL

[kjd2121]

Sparky
Larry
Curly
Moe
Woofer
Fluffy
Satan
Diablo
Donnie
Dinero
Stain
Cinqo
Barf