help! Rottweiler questions?

-common health problems with rottweilers (hip displacia, heart, bloat. Make sure the parents have good hips!)

-behavior problems - (Behavior problems arise from poor ownership. Simple as that. If your family does not take responsibility of the dog, the dog will take that responsibility for you. I have never met a rotty under good ownership that was not just the sweetest dog)

-how much would it cost to send the puppy to a good trainer (approx 500 bux)

-how tall do german rottweilers get. (this depends on gene's, look at the parents and that should give you a very good idea)

-if a dog had 6 litters of puppies already would the seventh have any problems like mental and physical. (no, problems arise when breeding takes place between father/daughter, Mother/son, or Sister/brother. A well bred dog should not have many in breedings in their lines.

Rotty's are fantastic dogs. If you are willing to be responsible, train and socialize the dog, you will have a best friend and family guardian for life. Good luck

Tell your father to do his own research so he can convince himself.I have a Rottweiler for 15 months already and have had no trouble with her at all.I have had German Shepherds Doberman's Chow's etc. and this Rottweiler is probably the best of all.The know it all's on this site will give you their opinion on how the breed is and yet never had one,so what do they really know?? A Rottweiler is a dog like any other dog, if you had a German Shepherd believe it or not their as loyal as a German Shepherd and just as smart.If you treat him good he's going to be just like your GSD if you treat her bad then that's a whole different story.This is a dog your talking about getting not a BEAR I would definitely get another and I have had dogs for 57yrs I have had a little more experience than most of these know it all's, so if you want a really good dog get a Rottweiler.

Please read this guide as one of the best written about rottweilers as first of all you need to really decide whether your family are right for a rottweiler, rather than is a rottweiler right for you.

http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/breeding.html

I wrote a page in a UK national magazine on buying a rottweiler puppy, and it is too hard to judge over an internet whethere people are right for the dog or not.

Questions

1. A badly bred rottweiler can carry plenty of health issues, but most are to do with growth / joints, such as hip and elbow dysplasia, or OCD in various joints. They suffer with osteosarcomas and can be lost at youngish ages. The biggest problem we find is ruptured cruciate ligament, which although isn't life threatening, is very expensive to repair and very time consuming to recuperate.

2. Behavior problems depend on the dog initially, but then YOU and the family. A rottweiler will require endless and ongoing training, which brings me to

3. If you are one of these families that think you can send a dog away for a few weeks and it comes back fully trained and that's it... then please please please FORGET a rottweiler. You need to be endlessly aware of a rotties behavior and know how to correct it. I could almost see a rottweiler laughing at that tbh.... It would mentally run rings round someone that did that.

4. There is no such thing as a 'German Rottweiler'.... there are rottweilers from German lines and I saw plenty of them in Germany last year. 500 rottweilers from 37 countries... However, most of these are WORKING dogs and you REALLY have to know what you are doing to take one of those on. They are NOT pet dogs. They need working or sports such as schutzhund / obedience / tracking / field trials etc. Do not get a working line dog and leave it as a pet... you WILL NOT handle it.

5. I wouldn't touch a puppy from a dog that had had 7 litters and the reason would be because I would never support such scum that bred a dog that many times. They would of had to have done back to back matings right through or using her past her 6th birthday... DISGUSTING.

1. That can be googled Very easily. I suggest you do more research online And in books yourself AND with your father before getting this kind of dog.

2. Same behavior problems as most dogs that are stubborn, strong-willed, and not for first time owners. They need a firm handler with training and socialization so they don't become aggressive or pushy and ignore your commands.

3. Depends on your area completely. The only "good" trainer in my area does classes at $200 a pop. Prices vary but I don't go by price I go by the trainers references and knowledge themselves. The best trainer I found was doing classes for $80 dollars a class and she was Amazing. Really understood the dogs and did positive training along with corrections.

4. Again, look at the breed standard. And really, if you're asking a question like that it sounds like you're planning on going to a backyard breeder who breeds their dog too often. If they health test their dogs this shouldn't be a worry.

ONLY go to a reputable breeder who's dogs are registered (AKC, you can go on their website for breeder referrals), the parents are at least 2 years of age no older than about 5, they have shown themselves to be worthy examples of their breed and have their CH titles, and have All necessary genetic health testing done. Too many crap BYB Rottweilers have so many issues.

1)Any large dog can have problems with their hips and back.

2)If not trained they can be aggressive.

3) It depends on the trainer but I know at Petsmart classes are $90 I think 8 classes, you can stop by one and ask.

4)Males range from 24-27" and females 22-25"

5)No the seventh puppy won't necessarily be sickly.