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After selecting your Rottweiler pup you will be entering into a life long relationship with your new Rottweiler pup as well as the breeder you are buying them from. Typically a Rottweiler pup is a handful and will require your constant attention for at least their first two years, which is the most critical part during which the character and personality is being developed.

The Rottweiler is easy to train but they are a bit slow. This isn’t because the Rottweiler isn’t smart, rather they are slow because they want to see how much they can get away with before they need to obey. So once you establish that you are in charge you can train your Rottweiler pup easily as long as your treat them right. Don’t try to bully your Rottweiler pup, as bad training can cause many behavioral problems. Bad training doesn’t mean just abuse and harsh behavior but can also include soft and indecisive handling.

The first thing you should teach your Rottweiler pup is house training. You will initially notice that your Rottweiler pup needs to go to the bathroom every two to three hours. The best way to house train your Rottweiler pup is to crate them and as soon as you let them out lead them to the littering place.

House training is the first thing you should teach your new Rottweiler pup. The first thing you will notice is that your Rottweiler pup needs to go to the bathroom every two to three hours. To house train your Rottweiler pup the best method is to crate them and take them to the littering place right after letting them out. Training a Rottweiler pup will require a lot of patience and control on your part. Ideally if you handle the training well then by six months you will have a completely housetrained Rottweiler pup.

Just remember that Rottweiler pups like to use their mouths a lot. Rottweiler pups will bite and sometimes hard on whatever they can fit into their mouth including feet, hands, furniture and everything that falls on the floor. This is why you want to train your Rottweiler pup to stop this behavior before is becomes habit for the dog and puppy proof your house before bringing a new dog home.

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.

It can be a bit hard to restrain a Rottweiler pup and since it will be at least two years before you have them completely under your control it is a good idea not to have small children around during this time. The youngest child that you should have around a Rottweiler pup should be seven or eight years old at the least.

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.