Rottweiler Rescue

We are looking to adopt a rescue dog, preferably of a german shepherd, rottweiler, or labrador breed. We will probably get one that's 1-2 years old.
We have owned dogs before, including a gorgeous alsatian, so we know how to handle them.
HOWEVER.
I leave for school at 8.20 in the morning (live close to school)
My mum leaves home at similar time.
She comes back around 3pm, and I come back around 4.20.
The dog would be alone for about 6-7 hours each weekday.
Everywhere I look for a rescue dog, it says they can't be left alone for long periods of time, so I'm very annoyed.
Would I be able to train a rescue dog to stay at home that long?
And how do I convince the rescues the dog would be happy?
The hard bit is telling the rescue centre it would be home for 6 hours.
I know a dog could cope with that, but those people can't. They'd rather the dog stay in the kennel. Hypocrites.

Most working people leave their dogs alone for a lot longer than that.

They either confine the dog to one room, or let it have the run of the house, AFTER it has shown itself to be trustworthy.

It should not be crated for more than 3 hours – and for those who disagree, ask yourself whether or not you can go 8-10 hours without having to go to the bathroom? If you can't, how can you expect your dog to?

ETA: I'd go straight to animal control – the only thing is you and your mom would have to be 101% the dog you get is the dog you really and truly want, because you're looking at a 10 plus year commitment. If you're uncertain, take along a dog trainer/animal behaviorist from your local obedience club and have them check out potential forever dogs.

Find a vet and see if he knows of any dogs that need a new home.

Finally, instead of a two year old, seriously look at dogs around 7 or 8 years old Those are the ones that truly need rescuing. They are more quiet, and will most likely prefer to sleep most of the day, but are still in their prime and will most likely want to do what you want to do.

My friend owns a rescued Rottweiler who was beaten and abandoned for over one month as a puppy. He has had her for about 2 years.

She's got the heart of a great dog, but she shows unpredictable aggression towards random humans and some dogs.

She's never drawn blood from a human, but she has snapped and frightened people. She bit a small dog when it encroached on the owners property without permission.

Recently she severely injured a small puppy, requiring the puppy to seek immediate medical attention. The puppy had approached her food bowl while she was eating, and she reacted defensively. (She has shown food-related aggression towards humans as well)

Is there any alternative to euthanasia? The owner has contacted a professional trainer to work with the dog, but it can't hurt to seek guidance from the community.

Your friend has done the right thing to see a professional trainer. Make sure they have worked, successively, with aggressive dogs. Also suggest to your friend they have a dog behaviorist see the dog and evaluate him. It is not always necessary to euthanize an aggressive dog IF the owner is willing to put some money and effort into the training. Good luck

Hello!

I adopted my lovely, handsome little boy several years ago. He was saved from euthanasia by a rescue that tries to find homes for "difficult dogs". He has always been sweet, affectionate, happy, even tempered and good with dogs/people/children/rabbits(he has a sister ..a bunny sister!) but needed some 'refinement'. We were BLESSED to find a phenomenal trainer, who taught us behavior modification techniques, obedience and taught me how to teach him. He is wonderful now, and we are practicing for his CGC (Canine Good Citizens) test

I was told that he was a rottweiler; but, I am 100% certain that he is some sort-of mix. So, I just wanted to ask my Yahoo Answers friends for their opinions on what he may actually be.

Here are some links to Pictures (he is 7yrs old, approx 100lbs):

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2710931&l=120f8&id=730655421

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2384770&l=2fde1&id=730655421

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4920520&l=68698&id=730655421

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2177092&l=4a6b3&id=730655421

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2447078&l=3d6f1&id=730655421

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3023013&l=74edf&id=730655421

(I apologize for the numerous individual links… but I think you can get a good idea of what he looks like by checking out 2 or 3 links)

Thank!
I should mention that he has a serious overbite, so that definitely makes his head/mouth shape odder … (ie. he can still lick you, while muzzled… lol!)

No Way!!! No WAY!! The last pic was Beautiful!! any way i think its Rottweiler

I have a rottweiler that I rescued and he has a bad habit of jumping. HE does not do it so much with me but he does it to my wife. We tried ignoring and stepping on his back feet and yelling NO. Nothing seems to work. He gets exercise via biking with me. Its okay now but my wife is pregnant and he cant be jumping on her very soon. Give me any insight that you can, it will all be appreciated.

easy do NOT say anything to the dog when it jumps he is jumping for attention anything you say will give him attention and reinforce the behavior. instead every time he jumps say nothing and turn around forcing him off you are punishing him this way by taking your attention away. if he is VERY bad at jumping you may need to remove yourself for about 3 minutes every time he jumps.

when he gets off and doesn’t attempt to jumps Again you properly reward him by giving him better attention then just saying no to get him off. so just keep turning around or leaving the room EVERY time again dont say anything or else you are giving him what he wants which is any kind of attention. give him attention when he is doing desired things like sitting or laying down or when you come home and he doesnt jump he will soon understand these good behaviors such as laying down is what gets him attention not jumping.