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rottweiler. not only about the breed: training
That's real rottweiler's strengths. The most important is one's nature. Standard nature shall be amiable with no threat to others, at the same time it's a fighter dog. How can it combine? At first, it's dog's ability to snap firmly mouthfully, bear strikes, which is possible on normal nervous system only. Aggressiveness is overside of diffidence. As a rule, such dogs are evil-faint-hearted, but even simply evil dog isn't suitable for training. So there's no interest of bodyguard constrained rottweiler. Rottweilers are usually taken as bodyguards due to their working qualities.
Correct relations from the first day of the puppy in the house are basic. We'll talk about that from our own experience in the area. Generally puppy's training starts from the first days of one's appearing in the house of new owners. Any dog tries to pleasure the owner; however human has intellect while dog doesn't, the problematic relations between the dog and the owner mostly depend on the human.
That's necessary to let the dog understand what one does wrong. Dog's «point of view» may help, and while dog gets some experience, and some qualities of sentient being show, that may turn possible to talk about some intelligence coefficient in a sense.
Obedience starts from socialization. Puppy goes out — it's new unknown territory for him or her to discover it together with you. Try to support one at this difficult moment. It advantages contacting the dog and helps to create correct relations «owner–leader». As dog grows and lessons become more difficult we deny dainty and use ball on the rope as appraise. Dogs beaver away for this ball. It also helps us on exhibitions. Our males like to bite so «gnaw» is better irritant for them, while bitches need nothing but a ball.
Not only genetic, but also options and mostly feeding and free range are important. We feed our dogs by dry nutriment of «superpremium» – class only so we are sure that any nutriment of this class is better than «non-professional» feeding. That's especially important in the first 6—7 months. Try to become a leader for the dog since the first days of the puppy to create harmonic relations. A dog considers a family as a pack, and that's very important for the dog to know one's place in the family and be satisfied by it. If you don't nurture your dog, one may start to «nurture» you – that's a «pack law» – the dog takes the leader's role. If you have a male, wrong nurture may lead to such situation, so better take a bitch if you never had a dog before. Bitches are more dealable, and being appropriately trained can defend not worse than male does.
One more point to say about: linear inbreeding led to lower immunity of rottweilers than most breeds have, so prophylactic of disease is very important for rottweiler. We believe that rottweilers shall be vaccinated by breeder recommended schedule. If mother's antibodies «state» is unknown and the bitch hadn't been vaccinated before crossbreeding, then puppy's protection program is better to be started from 6–week age with the final vaccination at 12 week. After vaccine immunity creation we start IPO (SchH differs from IPO by higher pass in the C — «Protection» part — 80 grades) training at 4 months – that's tracing work.
We would also mention main difference of contemporary international training from one existed before in some countries (for instance in USSR, Eastern Europe, etc.) — that's absolutely different approach and motivation.
Modern training is built on correct relations between an owner and a dog. We believe that owner shall train a dog; training without a master is a scamped work. All training is based on a play, and any normal dog has only one person leader (owner); so if you gave your rottweiler to instructor then the dog who had full contact with the owner get psychological trauma because the leader (master) turned to be not leader at all.
Training is not for lazy. So if you have no time for dog's lessons better don't take rottweiler!
Dog is trained using game methods, no forcing («follow the stronger»). There's a great attention to «mood» the dog performs the tricks with. Play education makes dog work for master's pleasure, not because he's stronger and may «curry» for disobedience. We use sausage because of stronger smell as an irritant in the «tracing». Sausage is stronger irritant than meat for our dogs, though it may be individual. Theoretically a dog shall work by lower flair, so we first put short trace and dainty to every trace point. As the dog understands what's demanded. The rout is complicated, and dainty is used less upt o total deny of dainty. We don't feed our dogs before the tracing (up to 12 hours for puppies and 24 hours for adults). If the dog is very temperamental there's no need to cease feeding. «Tracing» is very long and diligent procedure. Dogs work the best on tracing after 3 years old. We work on tracing and obedience in parallel since 6 months. The most important in the training is to make dog like learning, so everything shall be done not too quickly.
It's very important to make dog make play, but with no pressure. First time we appraise right reaction by some nutriment. Later verbal appraise is enough. Dog will be content and glad if you simply appraise one, but that's possible only if you make no mistakes at the beginning. Dog shall get pleasure while lessons. Pressure may spoil everything. Dog which works under the whiplash «doesn't show».
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SchH training of adult rottweiler
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SchH training of adult rottweiler
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SchH training of adult rottweiler
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IPO training of adult rottweiler
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IPO training of adult rottweiler
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IPO training of adult rottweiler
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IPO training of adult rottweiler
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IPO training of adult rottweiler
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Part C — «Protection» is the most difficult. Dog which has getting instinct (almost all rottweilers have this instinct) gets reflexes of protection and struggle. We start lessons since 6 months. First it's the rag on the rope. Dog shall see that's one's get. If your dog till one year old actively grabs the rag on the rope that's enough. You can practice very long and wholesome in this part, dogs start to work completely by 3 years old while rottweiler's forming lasts. First we work on the leash — dog feels sure on the leash, so better keep leash longer.
We use «gnaw» on the first lessons, then change for «sleeve». Dogs fall from the sleeve till jaw muscles are totally formed and strong enough. This process lasts long enough. We work with our dogs while there's any progress; then wait some time till physical development lets to go further in this direction.
What would we caution beginning rottweilerists against. Our experience made us understand that, while it may be suitable for pits, it isn't good for rottweilers — never use electric «running track» while training the dogs.
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