Getting a new rotty to a pair of shihtzu

[ericyen]

Hi Everyone, I need some advice for taking care of my new rottweiler puppy. Currently I have a pair of 6 yrs shihtzus. So now I just book a rotty who is only 3 weeeks old. I will only bring him back 1 month later. I have few questions and hopefully can help me with some solutions.
1) How to introduce him to my shihtzus?
2) My shihtzus do their potty on newspaper so I am afraid that he will follow. So how can I trained him?
3) This rotty is a purebreed but due to the breeder is not willing to spent additional $$ to get the certificate I may not be able to show him if he grows up to be a handsome dog. What can i do in order if I really want to show him?
4) I really wanted to import a good quality rotty from Australia. Any good breeder to recommend?
Thanks

[brunie's mom]

Run...from this breeder. Do not buy a puppy from them. If they cannot be bothered to even have the pups registered, it tells alot about the breeder. More then likely the "breeder", has done no health certification on the dog that has the pups. Have the hips, eyes, elbows and heart been certified? Have you got the certification numbers on paper??

Since you have two small dogs, you really need a well bred, good tempered pup. You do NOT want to start having aggression problems with a poorly bred pup.

I would wait till I could get a well bred pup...this may not be the time for you to get one??

Gina

[ericyen]

I have been to few petshops in Singapore, it doesn't seems that they hav good breed and all comes without certificate. Reason due to is more expensive with the certificate. Moreover a lot of people don't show their rottweiler so no point getting the certificate. What do you think i should do in order to get a good show quality puppy?

[Sharon Marples]

Originally Posted by ericyen

Hi Everyone, I need some advice for taking care of my new rottweiler puppy. Currently I have a pair of 6 yrs shihtzus. So now I just book a rotty who is only 3 weeeks old. I will only bring him back 1 month later. I have few questions and hopefully can help me with some solutions.
1) How to introduce him to my shihtzus?
2) My shihtzus do their potty on newspaper so I am afraid that he will follow. So how can I trained him?
3) This rotty is a purebreed but due to the breeder is not willing to spent additional $$ to get the certificate I may not be able to show him if he grows up to be a handsome dog. What can i do in order if I really want to show him?
4) I really wanted to import a good quality rotty from Australia. Any good breeder to recommend?
Thanks

You say you have "booked" a rotty. Does this mean you have put a deposit down for one? Did you sign a contract? Does the breeder even have a contract that provides you guarantees for health, temperament and adherence to the breed standard?

If the breeder won't spend the extra money to register the litter, then run from this breeder! Odds are the pups are not even purebred and he is nothing more than a puppymill if he is only selling for money like it sounds. You cannot show the dog if it is not registered.

Any particular reason you want to import from Australia vs any other country (i.e. Germany, the US, etc.)?

You other dogs potty on newspaper, why have you not house-trained them to go outside? If they potty on the newspaper, you will have a hard time training your new pup not to do the same. If he is with them, he is going to follow their example.

Sorry, but it sounds as if you have not done your homework in preparing yourself and your home for a rottie puppy. Please do some more research on how to raise them, and what type of breeder to purchase one from. You can find lots of information by using the search feature of these forums.

[BabyBrownz]

I would recommend housetraining your shitzu's before getting a pup too. It's not fair to expect him to go outside when the others are going in the house.

Please do not buy from this person as they don't seem legit.