After selecting your new pet you are going to be beginning a life long relationship with your new Rottweiler pup and the breeder you are buying them from. The Rottweiler pup is a handful and will require your constant attention for at least the first two years of their life since this is when they are developing their character and it is a critical time period in the puppy’s development.

The Rottweiler is easy to train but they are also a bit slow. Not in the mental sense, rather the Rottweiler wants to see how much they can get away with before they need to comply with your commands. Therefore, after you establish that you are in charge you will find it easy to train your Rottweiler pup as long as you treat them right. You should never bully your Rottweiler pup. Bad training can lead to behavioral problems and doesn’t necessarily mean abuse and harsh behavior, but it can also mean soft and indecisive training.

The first thing your Rottweiler pup needs to learn is house training. You will quickly notice that your Rottweiler pup needs to go to the bathroom every two to three house. It is best to crate your Rottweiler pup and take them to the littering place as soon as you take them out in order to house train them quickly.

You will need a lot of patience and control to train your Rottweiler pup. Ideally by six months you will have a Rottweiler pup that is completely house trained if you handle the training well.

When training your Rottweiler pup you need to be aware that they like to use their mouth a lot. Therefore they will bite and sometimes pretty hard on whatever they can get into their mouth including your feet, hands, furniture and anything that drops on the floor. It is extremely important to train your Rottweiler pup to stop these behaviors before they become a habit for the dog.

In order to train your Rottweiler pup not to bite things you will have to admonish them every time they are found biting things. If the pup bites you and doesn’t respond to your loud vocal command then you should tap it with a newspaper roll which will be sufficient to deter any further attempts at biting you or other people.

You won’t have complete control over your Rottweiler pup for at least two years and before this it can be hard to restrain a Rottweiler pup so you should not have any small children around at this time. The youngest child that can be near a Rottweiler pup is at least seven years old.

No matter what the age of the child you should never place them in charge of the Rottweiler pup since the dog will sense their inexperience to control them and immediately act up. There is a lot of work that goes into training a Rottweiler pup but it is worth the effort, as you will gain a lifetime companion in return.