Dog Health Questions: Dog training help???????

So about six months ago my aunt let me know that her friend gave her a pure bred rottweiler puppy and she was going to give it to me.personally i love dogs and have a dog already and thought it would be good for it to have a companion so months past and i still dont have it but for sure im getting it by the end of this month because she lives quite far but any ways im worried because its already a little over six months and i would like to train it but its said to train rottweilers when their young should i be concerned or what it be ok to train it?

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You can certainly train your new dog no matter what the age it is when you get it.
I was chatting to the best dog trainer in Australia a couple of months ago- and he actually has a Rottweiler- he got this Rottie when it was 20 months old, and says in all his experience of training dogs it is the best dog he has ever had in his life- which is saying something seeing as he has 40+ years of training dogs all over the world in tracking, field trialling, protection, drug detection and obedience.

The only thing that will really impact on your training is how well the dog was socialised as a puppy- as a well socialised pup will have the best start in life and will be much more successful in virtually every aspect of its life.
Its not to say that a dog that was not correctly socialised is not trainable and wont be a fantastic companion, though!

I definately recommend Obedience for every dog, but particularly Rottweilers because they are large, powerful, and very intelligent. These dogs excel in Obedience and protection work.
They are also prone to human and dog aggression, which should be avoided, and Obedience training can definately help out with this as well.

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• I wouldn't be concerned at all. 6 months old is still very young, and he still has plenty of time to be trained. The only thing that I'd be a tiny bit worried about is socialization. If she hasn't started socializing him yet, then you'll have to work a bit harder with that. But, that shouldn't be a problem.
  
  Train it as you would any other dog. It's a good idea to start training puppies at a young age so that they get accustomed to that and are happy with it. But, it's not going to really effect his train ability. In fact, 6 months is one of my favorite times for training because they are so intent on pleasing you and playing. Which are both wonderful things to bring into each training lesson.
  
  Just remember to get him well socialized, and I don't think you should have any problem at all.
  
  Good luck with your new puppy!