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Socializing a rescued Rottie
Hi everyone. I'm new to the board and need some behavioural advice for
my rescued Rottie. My bf and I recently adopted a 2 year old Rottweiler (we think he's a mix, although he looks purebred because he's tiny, at only 68 lbs). The humane society only gave us information about his second home and apparently, he was surrendered because he bit the family's golden lab. His behavioural profile was the following when we adopted him: Agressive with men and other dogs but likes women Unpredictable with people and other dogs in the shelter environment Not protective of his food Easily trained with treats We've since introduced him to my bf's family's 14 y/o toy mix and he's been fine, except he growls at her when she approaches the vincinity of his food bowl. We've taught him not to, and it hasn't happened since. The other day, when out for a walk, he barked and snapped at a small child who reached her hand out to him. Luckily, he is walked at heel on a pretty short leash so there was no incident there. We really want to begin socializing him so that he is calm when out on walks and won't pose a risk to anyone, especially small children. He seems to be okay with adults (we took him to a BBQ and he loved all the attention), and in all other respects, he is a great dog, very affectionate and easily handled. He doesn't seem to have any dominance issues with either my bf or I. We both have experience with large breeds (I grew up with German Shepherds and he with Rotties), but are not experienced with shelter dogs. Any hints as to how to approach his socialization and training would be greatly appreciated. We understand the responsibility of adopting a Rottweiler and will put in as much energy as is needed to allow him to be a safe and happy dog to be around. Thank you so much. |
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On 6 May 2004 17:23:00 -0700 T whittled these words:
snip The other day, when out for a walk, he barked and snapped at a small child who reached her hand out to him. Luckily, he is walked at heel on a pretty short leash so there was no incident there. We really want to begin socializing him so that he is calm when out on walks and won't pose a risk to anyone, especially small children. He seems to be okay with adults (we took him to a BBQ and he loved all the attention), and in all other respects, he is a great dog, very affectionate and easily handled. He doesn't seem to have any dominance issues with either my bf or I. We both have experience with large breeds (I grew up with German Shepherds and he with Rotties), but are not experienced with shelter dogs. Any hints as to how to approach his socialization and training would be greatly appreciated. We understand the responsibility of adopting a Rottweiler and will put in as much energy as is needed to allow him to be a safe and happy dog to be around. This isn't something you should be doing on your own in uncontrolled environments (like the public). Find a trainer who is experienced and can up the reliability several notches before exposing him to the public. Sounds like you are on the right track, but no point in taking chances. Even the most minor incident will be bad for the breed, and risk him getting "put down", even if it really wasn't his fault. -- Diane Blackman http://dog-play.com/ http://dog-play.com/shop2.html |
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On 6 May 2004 17:23:00 -0700 T whittled these words:
snip The other day, when out for a walk, he barked and snapped at a small child who reached her hand out to him. Luckily, he is walked at heel on a pretty short leash so there was no incident there. We really want to begin socializing him so that he is calm when out on walks and won't pose a risk to anyone, especially small children. He seems to be okay with adults (we took him to a BBQ and he loved all the attention), and in all other respects, he is a great dog, very affectionate and easily handled. He doesn't seem to have any dominance issues with either my bf or I. We both have experience with large breeds (I grew up with German Shepherds and he with Rotties), but are not experienced with shelter dogs. Any hints as to how to approach his socialization and training would be greatly appreciated. We understand the responsibility of adopting a Rottweiler and will put in as much energy as is needed to allow him to be a safe and happy dog to be around. This isn't something you should be doing on your own in uncontrolled environments (like the public). Find a trainer who is experienced and can up the reliability several notches before exposing him to the public. Sounds like you are on the right track, but no point in taking chances. Even the most minor incident will be bad for the breed, and risk him getting "put down", even if it really wasn't his fault. -- Diane Blackman http://dog-play.com/ http://dog-play.com/shop2.html |
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On 6 May 2004 17:23:00 -0700 T whittled these words:
snip The other day, when out for a walk, he barked and snapped at a small child who reached her hand out to him. Luckily, he is walked at heel on a pretty short leash so there was no incident there. We really want to begin socializing him so that he is calm when out on walks and won't pose a risk to anyone, especially small children. He seems to be okay with adults (we took him to a BBQ and he loved all the attention), and in all other respects, he is a great dog, very affectionate and easily handled. He doesn't seem to have any dominance issues with either my bf or I. We both have experience with large breeds (I grew up with German Shepherds and he with Rotties), but are not experienced with shelter dogs. Any hints as to how to approach his socialization and training would be greatly appreciated. We understand the responsibility of adopting a Rottweiler and will put in as much energy as is needed to allow him to be a safe and happy dog to be around. This isn't something you should be doing on your own in uncontrolled environments (like the public). Find a trainer who is experienced and can up the reliability several notches before exposing him to the public. Sounds like you are on the right track, but no point in taking chances. Even the most minor incident will be bad for the breed, and risk him getting "put down", even if it really wasn't his fault. -- Diane Blackman http://dog-play.com/ http://dog-play.com/shop2.html |
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I agree with this post. This is an accident waiting to happen just from
what you have described so far I would not trust this dog one bit. He's going to take a major amount of training but even then I wouldn't turn my back on him. I can't believe the shelter even left him go for adoption. Celeste "Handsome Jack Morrison" wrote in message ... On 6 May 2004 17:23:00 -0700, (T) wrote: [] The other day, when out for a walk, he barked and snapped at a small child who reached her hand out to him. Luckily, he is walked at heel on a pretty short leash so there was no incident there. We really want to begin socializing him so that he is calm when out on walks and won't pose a risk to anyone, especially small children. He seems to be okay with adults (we took him to a BBQ and he loved all the attention), and in all other respects, he is a great dog, very affectionate and easily handled. He doesn't seem to have any dominance issues with either my bf or I. We both have experience with large breeds (I grew up with German Shepherds and he with Rotties), but are not experienced with shelter dogs. Any hints as to how to approach his socialization and training would be greatly appreciated. We understand the responsibility of adopting a Rottweiler and will put in as much energy as is needed to allow him to be a safe and happy dog to be around. I think you're deluding yourself. This dog sounds like a serious accident waiting to happen. His "socialization" days are in the distant past. It's too late to socialize this dog. Now you're down to relying on OBEDIENCE TRAINING and MANAGEMENT, because you have no knowledge of his ancestry. If you continue to expose this dog to risky situations, and I'm right about him, you're possibly looking at a real tragedy someday. You should immediately consult with either a behaviorist or a trainer who's experienced with Rotties, to assess this dog's true temperament. If he passes the exam, you then need to have him or her show you how to OBEDIENCE TRAIN this dog. In the interim, rely on MANAGEMENT to keep this dog out of trouble. That is, don't take him around any small children, or anything or anyone he's ever acted aggressively around (including your friend's little dog). The Internet is not the place to get help or advice with a problem like yours. You need hands-on assistance from an experienced professional. Should you choose to take the easy or cheap way out, and try to do this all by yourself, you could end up losing much more than a few bucks -- your home, for example. -- Handsome Jack Morrison *gently remove the detonator to reply via e-mail Guided by God, or Guided by his Gonads? http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles...e.asp?ID=13221 The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler Little Green Footballs http://nicedoggie.net/ http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/ Glenn Reynolds - InstaPundit Steven Den Beste http://www.instapundit.com/ http://www.denbeste.nu/ The Belmont Club Dhimmi Watch http://belmontclub.blogspot.com/ http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/ Don Luskin Rightwing News http://www.poorandstupid.com/chronicle.asp http://www.rightwingnews.com/ Allah is in the house! Victor Davis Hanson-Private Papers http://www.allahpundit.com/ http://victorhanson.com/index.html |
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I agree with this post. This is an accident waiting to happen just from
what you have described so far I would not trust this dog one bit. He's going to take a major amount of training but even then I wouldn't turn my back on him. I can't believe the shelter even left him go for adoption. Celeste "Handsome Jack Morrison" wrote in message ... On 6 May 2004 17:23:00 -0700, (T) wrote: [] The other day, when out for a walk, he barked and snapped at a small child who reached her hand out to him. Luckily, he is walked at heel on a pretty short leash so there was no incident there. We really want to begin socializing him so that he is calm when out on walks and won't pose a risk to anyone, especially small children. He seems to be okay with adults (we took him to a BBQ and he loved all the attention), and in all other respects, he is a great dog, very affectionate and easily handled. He doesn't seem to have any dominance issues with either my bf or I. We both have experience with large breeds (I grew up with German Shepherds and he with Rotties), but are not experienced with shelter dogs. Any hints as to how to approach his socialization and training would be greatly appreciated. We understand the responsibility of adopting a Rottweiler and will put in as much energy as is needed to allow him to be a safe and happy dog to be around. I think you're deluding yourself. This dog sounds like a serious accident waiting to happen. His "socialization" days are in the distant past. It's too late to socialize this dog. Now you're down to relying on OBEDIENCE TRAINING and MANAGEMENT, because you have no knowledge of his ancestry. If you continue to expose this dog to risky situations, and I'm right about him, you're possibly looking at a real tragedy someday. You should immediately consult with either a behaviorist or a trainer who's experienced with Rotties, to assess this dog's true temperament. If he passes the exam, you then need to have him or her show you how to OBEDIENCE TRAIN this dog. In the interim, rely on MANAGEMENT to keep this dog out of trouble. That is, don't take him around any small children, or anything or anyone he's ever acted aggressively around (including your friend's little dog). The Internet is not the place to get help or advice with a problem like yours. You need hands-on assistance from an experienced professional. Should you choose to take the easy or cheap way out, and try to do this all by yourself, you could end up losing much more than a few bucks -- your home, for example. -- Handsome Jack Morrison *gently remove the detonator to reply via e-mail Guided by God, or Guided by his Gonads? http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles...e.asp?ID=13221 The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler Little Green Footballs http://nicedoggie.net/ http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/ Glenn Reynolds - InstaPundit Steven Den Beste http://www.instapundit.com/ http://www.denbeste.nu/ The Belmont Club Dhimmi Watch http://belmontclub.blogspot.com/ http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/ Don Luskin Rightwing News http://www.poorandstupid.com/chronicle.asp http://www.rightwingnews.com/ Allah is in the house! Victor Davis Hanson-Private Papers http://www.allahpundit.com/ http://victorhanson.com/index.html |
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