Im thinking of buying a rottweiler but i have a garden and a friend told me that they will destroy your garden.How would you stop the dog from doing this.

With training.
If you are a first time dog owner or have no experience of large breeds, or are slightly wary or unsure of large breeds. Please dont buy a Rotty.
These dogs get bad enough press mostly through inexperience.
Get books, speak to breeders/owners. Speak to people who owned one and would not have another(find out why), Learn about training them, is it easy or is it hard.
You say you are thinking of buying a rottweiler but you have a garden. I would hope you have a garden for a dog this size. If you dont have enough of a garden for a dog this size to have his own space then get rid of the flower beds or get a smaller dog.
I dont have a rotty so I cant offer any more advice than I have given you. There should be a few large breed owners on this board who can advise.

All the best hope you make the right choice Mick

Dogs are dogs, aznd any puppy unsupervised will wreck your garden.

You should fence off a particular section of your garden where the dog will be allowed freedonm and to toilet. Often this will be a paved area, which will be asy to clean. so when the dog is not supervised this should be an area that cannot be wrecked, no pot plants areas to dig up or chew, and of course the dog should have items that it can play with and chew up.

As a dog gets older, and you have supervised it will learn that certain behaviour is not allowed, like tipping up pot plants, digging holes etc.

Hi Guest

I would suggest that you visit as many people with adult rottweilers as you can to see if you really think this is the breed for you. Visiting different people you will get different viewpoints and unless you are 100% sure then don't get one :)

Christine

I've got a German Shepherd. My garden is half patio and half lawned- between the two I have a very small area of flowers and I am forever replacing the ones Kass has decided to eat:rolleyes: My lovely lush *was* green lawn is also now half lush green and half yellow bare batches where she's had a wee on it! I am in the process of fencing the area off where the flowers are and the grass area will be fenced off soon too- mainly due to the mess that she'll make in the winter when it's all wet and muddy:) I am though under the impression from the others on this site that almost all dogs have a habit of digging etc. Personally I think the Rottie is not the dog for you if you're worried about your garden- large dogs seem to wreck your house and garden:) Never mind the garden you'll have hairs and drool all over the place- so says my friend with two Rotties:)

Stacey x x x

I personally dont think a rottie will do any more damage to a garden than any other breed,IMHO I do think some terrier breeds are very diggy dogs.
My rotties love to run around the garden but dont do any more damage than any other dog.
I guess the biggest problem with a rottie is it goes through things and not around :-).
Whereabouts in the country are you guest?

If you can't fence of an area for you and an area for the dog and you really care for and love your garden then forget about having a dog. You and the dog will not be happy, much the same goes if you are house proud. This applies to any dog, although the damage does seem to be in relation to the size of the dog. Ja:)kie

Stopping a dog destroying your garden is the same as stopping a dog destroying your house! :D
If you are serious about having a rotty then I agree with the others who've suggested trying to meet some adult rottys and their owners and get the true picture. I have 2, bitch who is 8 and a dog of 6 months, both are so laid back they're almost horizontal but I think I'm just lucky. They are wonderful dogs but as Mick rightly says only in the right hands, not a dog you can afford to make a mistake with.