If a gentle giant is what you ask for, a Rottweiler is what you\u2019ll get. Rottweilers are a powerful breed that are fiercely loyal, and affectionate. The best part is that training won\u2019t be as hard as you think. These guys love to learn! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Welcome to the ultimate guide to Rottweiler puppy training. We\u2019ll give you a great introduction to the first 8 weeks of having your puppy at home; the best foundation for the zigzaggy journey ahead of you. Speaking of Zigzag, why not download the Zigzag puppy app<\/a>? We have a much more detailed program there for you designed in line with your puppy\u2019s developmental periods, breed, and needs. Oh, and you won\u2019t be doing it alone, of course. There’s also a team of fully qualified dog trainers<\/a> available to help you, any time you hit a stumble. Talk to them 7 days a week by email, text or on the good old telephone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your Rottweiler will be ready to start training as soon as you bring them home. Your training will be much more successful if started between 6 weeks and 6 months. When they\u2019re this young, they\u2019re like little sponges and take in everything they learn. The younger the better when training!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Besides time and patience, some handy equipment like in our list below is always helpful to set yourself up for success:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A rubber slicker grooming brush<\/a> – Rottweilers don\u2019t need a heap of grooming as they shed, but you\u2019ll love the look, and they\u2019ll love the feeling of a fresh, shiny coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Originally known as Rottweiler Metzgerhund, meaning \u2018Rottweil Butchers dogs\u2019 in German. They were often given the job of pulling carts laden with goods, which explains their powerful size and weight, in Roman Times, in the trader\u2019s market town of Rottweil, they guarded and drove cattle to market safely. Clever dogs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Knowing what motivates and makes your Rottweiler tick can help you understand them a lot better, and hence teach them their training with much more ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are a few things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n PRO TIP:<\/strong> If your Rottweiler puppy switches off or starts acting silly when training, they may resort to doing what they know best – like tugging at something (heh, often our clothes) or barking. If this happens, shift to some play. Let them have some downtime, and revisit training later – we want training to be associated with fun, and not something they begin to dread.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Just to make sure we\u2019re on the same page, you were looking for the ultimate guide to training your Rottweiler puppy, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Good, then you won\u2019t be surprised by the long list of topics we\u2019ll be touching on such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Push Drop Stick game is a useful resource. This exercise helps determine whether puppies are ready to progress in their training or if they need extra practice runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rottweilers are very intelligent. You don’t want to make them bored during training, so you definitely want to increase the difficulty of their exercises. If they feel bored, they\u2019ll likely go on and make their own fun\u2026who knows what will happen then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Simply put, the Push, Drop, Stick is a method of gradually increasing the difficulty of a behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If training is always made too easy, dogs will continue to complete them correctly to get rewarded with treats, but progress slower since they\u2019ll become stuck at this level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the lessons are too difficult, they will most likely give up because the treats will be less available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n By keeping enough momentum, ‘Push Drop Stick’ can help avoid both scenarios: It will keep your puppy interested and prevent them from quitting, but not so much that they aren’t thinking about how to get rewarded by trying harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By doing 5 repetitions of a training exercise, we can keep track of how many our puppy gets right. Based on how well they do at this, we\u2019re going to choose whether to do which of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Push<\/strong> \u2013 Go to the next level of difficulty <\/p>\n\n\n\n Drop<\/strong> \u2013 Back to the previous level of difficulty <\/p>\n\n\n\n Stick <\/strong>\u2013 Stay at the current level of difficulty <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out our handy table below for more information. We\u2019re going to refer to Push, Drop, Stick throughout our guide to training a Rottweiler puppy, but you\u2019ll want to keep it close for the rest of your training days.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat age can I start to train my Rottweiler puppy?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What do I need to train my Rottweiler?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Good to know about training Rottweiler puppies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What are Rottweilers bred for?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What does this have to do with how I train my Rottweiler?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Overview of the training program and topics we\u2019ll cover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How we build this program: Push Drop Stick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What exactly is Push, Drop, and Stick?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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