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.