Once you are ready for getting a Rottweiler puppy, and have decided
to buy one, you will need to make a few preparations for yourself,
your family and your house to make it hospitable to the newcomer.
Welcoming Ways
1. Your availability- You will need to be there with the puppy
for the better part of the day and the night as well (for at least
3 months) until the puppy becomes comfortable with his surroundings.
This is one of the greatest preparations that you will have to
do if you want a Rottweiler dog as a pet.
2. You should prepare everybody in the family for its arrival
– and keep young kids out of its reach until they are about seven
years old, or the dog is two years of age. A mix between too young
children and a Rottweiler pup is a recipe for disaster.
3. If you have other animals in your house who are roaming freely,
ensure that the breeder knows about it so it can give you a puppy
with the right temperament. The Rottweilers are known to be very
tolerant generally of all creatures on its territory and protect
them fiercely against all danger. However, the young Rottweiler
puppy is very mouthy and he will tend to chase and roughhouse
the animals initially, unless he is disciplined and socialized
carefully, and has the right temperament.
4. Your yard, if you have one will need to be fenced (if not
already done) and you should have a warning sign about the dog
on the gate and fence so people will be aware of its presence.
The Rottweiler puppy does not take kindly to any type of strangers
and though they do not bite without thorough provocation, it is
a terrible experience to be cornered by a snarling Rottweiler
who can look extremely fierce when attacking.
5. You should have sufficient chewy bones in the house, as well
as time for playing and exercising your Rottweiler puppy as it
will tend to bite everything it gets. They are simply unstoppable
when they are 6-12 months and during that time you will have to
keep them busy and well exercised.
Each of the above points is of paramount importance for your
Rottweiler puppy. This is a very demanding dog that you are getting
and if you are not a hundred percent for it, you shouldn’t get
one until you are.
The point regarding young children and the puppy Rottweiler is
very critical. Do not ignore it as it could end in terrible tragedies.
Unwittingly, the Rottweiler may try to stop a romping among the
children, or simply want to play with them and in the process
injure them badly.
