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Topic Dog Boards / Behaviour / Rottweiler pup 10 weeks old biting troucers and shoes
- By Bsolo [gb] Date 13.05.15 11:36 UTC
My 10 week old Rottweiler pup keeps biting troucers and shoes and push him off or say no he kinda growls show teeth abit dunno if it's play or giving abit of attitude and when feeding him and you go near his bowl or put water bowl down he starts to growl any suggestions on how to stop these behaviours?  Thank you
- By saxonjus Date 13.05.15 14:26 UTC
Could try distraction with his toy? Praise him with lots fuss when he plays with his toy, if drops shoes and plays with toy lots of cuddles. A higher pitch tone use when distracting him with toy. None of mine growled as pops with feeding bowls. Could try a reassuring voice and make him wait then put both bowls down together. Mine are in the kitchen and he often eats as I'm 2 asking up, cooking so his always been used to me around him eating drinking.
If you reward him with a treat does he growl?
- By Cani1 [gb] Date 13.05.15 15:50 UTC
I have a 11 week old Rottweiler pup and this last week he has been doing similar although not for his food, it really is just puppy play but as he will grow big and we have had this breed before we know that we cannot let him growl at certain things where he see's that he has won by growling. For instance he will growl when we put him to bed as he wants to be with us all of the time, when he does this we say No quite firm and still put in to bed. If he bites our feet or legs we say No again and he does leave. For the food issue I would make him sit and wait until he stopped his growl and he will soon learn. They are very intelligent dogs and will soon pick it up. It is all in the voice, we have never had a bad rottweiler yet it is all about giving them the right signals from a young age.
- By Brainless [gb] Date 13.05.15 16:24 UTC
Typical puppy he thinks it's a game.

Dogs are hunters and play is about learning to ambush ,hunt and stalk prey, learn to live in a pack and sort out pack status etc.

If he was a prey animal his play would consist of run and dodge.

The 'bite stop article' will soon have things sorted if applied consistently, but ti will take time for him to learn that humans can't play as hard as another dog.

http://www.dogstardaily.com/taxonomy/term/160
- By tatty-ead [gb] Date 13.05.15 19:43 UTC Edited 13.05.15 19:46 UTC
One thing to remember is that Rotts tend to be quite 'talkative', so is it definatly 'growling?

had a girl who would mutter and mumble at loads of things - as in -hurry up and put my dish down, make a fuss of me, he (GSD) has pinched my toy etc.
Took her to Suffolk show one year and she did a meet and greet with various people - both known and not, quite a few said 'oh is she growling :eek: ' However one guy who knew Rotts was chuffed to bits 'Oh she's talking to me!!!'

Had/got total of 3 GSD and 3 Xbreed ( Cocker/Lab, Pointer/whippet & Stafford/?hound) and none of them ever made similar noises in the same situations.
- By Brainless [gb] Date 13.05.15 20:35 UTC
My breed is very talkative too.
- By JeanSW Date 13.05.15 21:49 UTC
Yup!  I've had talkative dogs too.  I love it!

However, a pup this young is behaving like a normal puppy.  It's nothing unusual.  Dr Ian Dunbar explains it better than anyone I know, so leave you to enjoy the link that Barbara has given you.  :grin:
- By Admin (Administrator) Date 15.05.15 10:15 UTC
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"Vicky Hingley says: Hi. In my opinion rotties are very verbal, just need to be firm and do not overreact to trouser pulls, ignore if poss, turn away - I've found males to have less issues than bitches regarding food and possessions. He is small enough for you to stroke and overpower when feeding, use a word like "gentle" repeatedly, keep talking and praising him while you stroke him at his food bowl - he may grumble and growl but ignore and persevere, they are such very very special dogs when properly raised. All the best x"
- By Admin (Administrator) Date 15.05.15 10:16 UTC
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"Annaliese Britton says: Go to puppy training and socialisation classes as soon as possible don't let little issues become big ones especially with what will become a big powerful dog you need to know the dogs trained 100% and respects you"
- By Nikita [gb] Date 15.05.15 11:51 UTC Upvotes 1
I would add to that, add really yummy things to his bowl while he's eating.  If you only stroke him and ignore his growling, you may well create more of a problem as his warning is being ignored.  But make your presence while he's eating a really good thing and he'll start to look forward to you appearing, rather than wanting you to go away.
- By Merlot [gb] Date 15.05.15 14:22 UTC Upvotes 1
All my puppies get a small meal and I add interesting yummy treats to the bowl as they eat, within a couple of days they step back if I approach and wait eagerly for the goodies. To add things of high value is the best way to stop food guarding.
Aileen
- By JeanSW Date 15.05.15 22:57 UTC

> If you only stroke him and ignore his growling, you may well create more of a problem as his warning is being ignored.


That was my concern too.
Topic Dog Boards / Behaviour / Rottweiler pup 10 weeks old biting troucers and shoes

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