We recently rescued one and he's now about 7 weeks old.
Training has been going well so far, but we are trying to prevent him from becoming aggressive due to the natural traits of both parents, but all the websites I've come across only list the traits of aggression and nothing on prevention and training.
So if anyone can give me any tips on training and if you've had any previous experience with dog training, if you would please help.
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Just make sure you never ever use force, only use positive reinforcement and give him lots of love. And he'll love you for life. He needs to feel safe with his owner, that is a number one rule.
I think he'll be a very happy puppy with a great owner from what I sense!
You did a great job saving him.
All the Best...
PS) I only had a poodle and he understood immediately what I wanted him to do, I never took him to obedience classes. But you should by all means take him there, just make sure they use positive reinforcement. Once a dog trusts the owner 100%, he makes a great pet.
Very important: What Mary said is also true, wait with the training like she said. I didn't pay attention to how old he is, sorry, my mistake.
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Training has been going well so far, but we are trying to prevent him from becoming aggressive due to the natural traits of both parents, but all the websites I've come across only list the traits of aggression and nothing on prevention and training.
So if anyone can give me any tips on training and if you've had any previous experience with dog training, if you would please help.
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Recommended Answer:
Just make sure you never ever use force, only use positive reinforcement and give him lots of love. And he'll love you for life. He needs to feel safe with his owner, that is a number one rule.
I think he'll be a very happy puppy with a great owner from what I sense!
You did a great job saving him.
All the Best...
PS) I only had a poodle and he understood immediately what I wanted him to do, I never took him to obedience classes. But you should by all means take him there, just make sure they use positive reinforcement. Once a dog trusts the owner 100%, he makes a great pet.
Very important: What Mary said is also true, wait with the training like she said. I didn't pay attention to how old he is, sorry, my mistake.
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- You rescued very young, which makes it a good thing for you to look into preventing problems before they start. Train in a social class at your local dog club (not a retail store like petsmart). Obedience training itself can provide a dog with a stable leg up in the world and prevent aggression. Provide lots of mental stimulation like hide and seek with people or dog toys. Try your local library or book store to see if they have any books by Brian Kilcommons, including one called Good Dogs, Great Owners.
- I've had rottweilers all my life. They are really great dogs.
First thing you need to establish is that you are the boss, the master, and he is underneath you. (ex: When you go for walks -- he walks beside with the lead loose, his nose isn't on the ground smelling everything, and overall he's calm and enjoying himself. That's a sign of him respecting you.) Once that is established, it is so easy to train and deal with them. Make sure that you socialize him as much as possible! Take him to parks, let him interact with other dogs, kids, people, everything. Make sure he gets plenty of exercise.
Good luck with your puppy! - i recently got a puppy too! but shes a great dane. she wasnt really agressive when biting but more playing, at times though she takes it waaay to far! so to prevent this i bring her to puppy classes so she can play around with other puppies her age and get tired out. at home she doesnt like her crate, so when ever she remotely bites or becomes agressive i say firmly AAT or NO then put her in her crate for 5 minutes. because of repeating this about 5-6 times at the most she learned and shes not agressive anymore
good luck i hope i helped! - Let me remind you that seven week old puppies should still be with mum, learning the ways of the world. Your puppy is too young to expect him to behave himself.
Also, neither Rottweilers nor German Shepherds are naturally aggressive. Why do you think nearly every police dog in America is a German Shepherd Dog? Why do lots of families with young kids have Rottweilers? And there are many people on here who should back me up!
Socialize him to death. (figuratively) Take him out. Meet other dogs. Meet other people. Take him to the vet's, the groomer's, anywhere where someone will handle him. Try going to the groomer, even if he'll never need to go there again, and ask them to put him on the table, pet him a bit, and maybe do some light brushing. Give him treats everywhere you go. If he loves a certain toy, take that and let him play with it whenever he's in a scary situation.
If he learns that it's a good thing to be out and about with other dogs and humans, he won't be aggressive. That's all there is to it. When he's after twelve weeks old, you can start correcting for aggression, but right now preventing it is more important.
I hope this is helpful!
