Rottweiler Puppy Training
Training a rott puppy as a guard dog?
We have just adopted an 8 week old rottweiler/akita puppy (against my discretion), and she is very protective, as both breeds have a reputation to be. Where I live, it would be nice to have a dog who is watchful of us, but I do not want her to be too aggressive (also a trait of both breeds.) We have a beagle/jack russel mix, and she is not at all protective.. she loves anyone and everyone who looks in her direction. But they wrestle around and the puppy is VERY aggressive. I know that Akitas have an animal aggressive temperament. How can I train her to be protective, but not SCARY? I don’t want her to be the type of dog we have to put away if we have guests. And I don’t want to worry that she will outgrow the other dog and be a danger to her or my cats. However, I do like that she barks when someone comes to the door, or growls when someone unfamiliar approaches me. I just don’t know how to train her not to cross the line. Is this just out of my league??
I`ve bread and trained many Rotts and as the breed goes, you do not need to train them to be gaurd dogs. They are very possesive by nature and will protect you and your family without hesitation or prodding. They are wonderful family dogs and most are very social. If you will always remember to treat them as you would a child, praise for good and scold for negative actions, you shold have no problems with your pet. They are naturally agressive towards threatening actions, so use caution around strangers. Enjoy your rott pup and good luck. Rotts also require lots of love and attention.
Rottweiler Puppy Training