When my friend is playing with his rottweiler the dog barks at him a lot. His tail is wagging during this and while he’s jumping around and fetching the ball etc and he’ll stare at him and bark excitedly. Is this typical for rottweilers?
Yes, very normal. For Rotts and others as well. He is just speaking, that’s all. No different then a child laughing and screaming when they play. I have a male Rott just over a yr old and he talks all the time.. playing or not. Your friend will definitely know when/if it turns non-playful.
Tags: Rottweiler, Rottweilers
Yes it is, and often it can be more than just barking, as some of them really do have a gutteral type of play growl, that can put a few people off.
I can see from your description of this boy that he is only playing.
Bless him – he is just asking to throw the ball. Tell your friend to get involved in obedience with him as they love to work. I’ve done all sorts with mine including heelwork to music once their obedience is up to scratch.
Bless him – give him a big hug from me.
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Yes, very normal. For Rotts and others as well. He is just speaking, that’s all. No different then a child laughing and screaming when they play. I have a male Rott just over a yr old and he talks all the time.. playing or not. Your friend will definitely know when/if it turns non-playful.
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Owned Rotts for 13 yrs.
I miss my Rottie so much….it has been over a year. Brandy used to play bark outside only with her Big Blue Ball. It was a horse toy that she adopted as a pup, the horses never missed it. My neighbors always called her Ms. Wiggles because she would shake her bootie when she greeted anyone. I don’t think I’ll ever have a dog with as much personality or sweetness.
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It’s in a dog’s nature to bark. They enjoy barking, and they bark for many reasons. They will bark when they want something, when they are playing, when they are establishing their territory, when they are frightened, when they are annoyed, and when they are just saying "Hi!"
Here’s more info.
http://dogtime.com/barking-aspca.html
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