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Hello,

My friend recently rescued the 2yr old Rotweiller from a breeder. The dog was confined to the bedroom or his kennel with little or no exercise at all. In turn he had gone really aggresive towards people and other dogs.  This boy was supposed to be put to sleep by the breeder as he was difficult to manage.

Its been 4 weeks now that we have him. He seems to be extremely happy enjoying the much deserved attention and freedom he gets from the family. I am happy to say that for a abused dog he has come around quite a bit. He is friendly towards the people he knows and loves fooling around a lot.

Something that i and my friend are worried about is the fact that he is extremely unpredictable towards people walking on the street. He hates it if someone is staring at him or comes too close to him. The same goes with other dogs as well. He is perfectly all right with puppies around him, loves them and plays as if he is one of them...the moment he sees another dog who is not shy or is aggresive towards him..he just flips.

We try and correct him as much as we can, but to no vain. He gets into a fit where he uses all his strength to pull. I am sure that he won't hesitate a bit to bite and that's whats worrying me so much. I want him to understand that everything is not a threat around him.

Please if anyone could help me with this. Just to let you know i am a little firm with him but then i don't want to overdo it as he's already gone through a lot. I just want this boy to enjoy his walks...play and have a fruitful life.

Rahul

Hi,

I have brought up rotty's and know how much they test. I utilize pack training to entrench the dog in my alpha status. This type of training communicates in dog language you are the leader and this type of aggression to any person, dog or furniture etc...is disrespectful to you.

If you are interested in more info let me know.

No matter what I praise you for giving this beautiful creature a home.

Sisters Joy 

good look with him

 

clint

I am glad the dog is now enjoying your company. With that, a basic rottweiler training would be a good start.  Train him for a socailization class.

Hi, a freind of mine has a Rottweiler and everytime he takes her out he takes a muzzle with him. If she shows any agression towards someone or something he puts the muzzle on. When she calms down again he removes it. These dogs are very, very smart and will associate any displeasure of their master as wrong. You could try this at least then if he'flips' as you call it no one will be hurt.

Hope this helps a little.

How is your Rottie doing? Have you tried what I suggest?