Rottweiler rules

Many believe that rottweilers are harsh and aggressive dogs, so keeping them in an apartment is dangerous, too difficult and troublesome. In fact, this is far from the case; the rottweilers are primarily bodyguard dogs, so it’s important for them to be close to their master.

Even before acquiring a Rottweiler puppy, you need to create conditions that are comfortable for the dog - to set up a personal place and get everything to fully care for your pet.

A pad for a four-legged friend is best to arrange in the corner - where households will not, moving from one room to another, touch the sleeping pet with their feet. It is not recommended to arrange a recreation area for the puppy near the window or door, where drafts often occur. A place near the battery will also be a bad choice.

It is very important to acquire in advance all the attributes that will be useful in the care of a pet:

• combs;
• brushes;
• leash;
• collar;
• muzzle;
• feeding trough and drinking bowl;
• feeding stand;
• toys

If you plan to keep a dog in a private house, then in the warm season you can mark the dog in a spacious aviary. As soon as the temperature begins to fall below the mark of 10 degrees - the Rottweiler needs to be taken home, keeping the animal on the street in winter is unacceptable.

Rottweilers belong to the Molossian category - this means that they are not very active and have a propensity for being overweight. This fact should be taken into account when developing the menu for your pet. As a rule, an adult individual is quite enough 800-900 g of feed per day. During the period of intensive training, as well as with the captive content, dosages can be increased. A newborn puppy feeds on mother's milk, you can already feed supplements for a month. The feeding rate for young rottweilers is:

• small puppies up to 2 months are fed 5-6 times a day at regular intervals, excluding night time;
• from 2 to 4 months the number of feedings is reduced to four;
• after the dog reaches 6 months, the dog is gradually transferred to an adult diet - twice a day.

Some breeders prefer a one-time feeding, but this is rather a forced measure for owners with strong employment - too much of the body is not fully absorbed by the body and this is fraught with serious problems with digestion.

It is difficult to give an unequivocal answer to the question of what type of feeding is preferable - natural food or dry food. Each of them has its advantages and disadvantages. So, dry foods are more convenient to use, store and transport. You do not have to spend time buying all the necessary components of the diet and preparing mash, in addition, store food is enriched with all the necessary vitamins and minerals, which means there is no need for dietary supplements. Natural pet food is preferable, but the owner will have to spend a lot of time in the kitchen to provide his pet with balanced and wholesome nutrition. Consider that when feeding with natural products the animal additionally needs to include vitamins and minerals in the diet, however, this is not a problem, since it is possible to buy the necessary complexes in any zoo pharma.

Natural feeding at least half should be a source of animal protein, usually low-fat meats such as veal, beef, or rabbit meat. A couple of times a week, you can replace meat with high-quality offal - heart, udder or liver, and once a week - sea fish, preference should be given to heck or cod.

It is very important for dogs to receive carbohydrates, which are considered energy sources for dogs. Their animals are made from cereals cooked in meat broth or milk without oil, sugar and salt. In addition, the rottweiler needs to ensure the daily presence of vegetables in the menu - carrots, pumpkins, zucchini or cauliflower. They are included in the mash, raw or steamed. It will be useful to fill the porridge with a small amount of vegetable oil and chopped juicy greens.

It is not allowed to include the following products in the diet:

• pork;
• cream or butter;
• bakery products;
• sweets of all kinds - candy, chocolate, sweet pastries;
• fried and smoked products;
• vegetables with high starch content - potatoes and melons;
• pickles and pickles;
• legumes.

In order to avoid injury to the digestive tract, rottweilers should not be given bones, but from time to time it will be a good idea to offer your pet cartilage to your pet - this is how they train the jaw and at the same time clean the teeth of stone.

Regardless of what type of feeding you choose, your pet should have free round-the-clock access to a drinking water tank.

Rottweiler - a dog that does not require specialized care.

• Wool processing comes down to combing 2-3 times a weekduring the molting procedure is carried out daily. Keep in mind - to teach your pet to this procedure should be from early childhood, otherwise an adult pet will resist.

• Rottweilers bathe no more than 2-3 times a year.If it is heavily soiled, it can be rinsed with warm water or cleaned off the soiled areas with a wet towel. For washing it is better to use special shampoos for short-haired dogs, the optimum water temperature is 28-30 degrees.

• Rottweiler ears are the main cluster of pathogenic bacteria.therefore, they need to be properly looked after - daily inspect for microtraumas and inflammations, at least 3 times a week, they should be cleaned with a cotton pad dipped in boric alcohol.

• Once a week it is necessary to wipe the eyes with chamomile decoction. or a weak solution of furatsilina.

• With a sufficient number of walks on hard ground, the rottweiler claws grind on their own., if the dog moves mainly on a soft base, then this does not happen, so the claws must be carefully cut with a special claw cutter. This procedure should not be neglected - long claws cause significant discomfort to the animal and often lead to injury to the dog during games.In addition, because of the constant pain, the rottweilers incorrectly place the limbs, respectively, the load on the joints and the spine is disproportionately distributed, which leads to pathologies of the musculoskeletal system.

• The teeth of the animal also need attention from the breeder. - Rottweilers have a predisposition to tartar, so you need to brush your pet at least once a week, and periodically give bones from beef veins to prevent gum problems.

• In summer, the animal must be treated for fleas and ticks., also deworming is carried out once a month.

Rottweilers are strong and self-confident dogs that require a human leader. The owner of the dog must constantly show him his primacy in the house. Rottweilers prefer to choose one “leader” in the house and only listen to him. To avoid such a situation, it is necessary to divide pet care equally into all family members, it is advisable to even make a schedule of walking and feeding. Only in this case, the dog will respectfully treat all households.

Raising a dog needs to be engaged from birth. First of all, the animal must know its place in the house, it should not be allowed to feed from the table and sleep on the master's sofa. At the same time, you should not go too far - this animal does not tolerate screams, insults and especially physical effects. If you decide to hit your pet, he may well rush back.

Dressur begin in 3-4 months. In the process of learning should learn the basic commands:

• it is impossible;
• beside;
• quiet;
• a place;
• sit;
• vote.

With domestic care, the animal must be walked twice a day for at least 1 hour. Usually dogs are led to specially equipped grounds. If your dog is not socialized enough, it is better to walk in the forest belt, avoiding meetings with other dogs and crowds. We draw attention to the fact that the breed is officially listed as dangerous, because in most countries of the world a law has been passed, according to which such dogs can be walked exclusively on a leash and in a muzzle.

If the animal is kept on the street, it is necessary to equip for it a platform for running. If you cannot walk a dog twice a day, you can reduce the number of walks to one, but in this case it should be as active and mobile as possible - for example, an animal can be an ideal partner for runners and cycling enthusiasts.

Representatives of Rottweilers are quite strong and healthy dogs that boast good immunity. However, despite this, the breed does not belong to long-livers - such dogs live only 8-12 years. They do not have typical pedigree pathologies, although some dogs are prone to diseases of the musculoskeletal system that are common among molossians.

The most common of these is hip dysplasia - an incurable pathology that appears in lameness, frequent pain and deformity of the paws. Not uncommon among rottweilers and osteochondrosis.

Vaccinations that protect a dog from viral infections, carried by people, household items and other animals, are very important for the Rottweiler. Of course, no vaccination gives a full guarantee that the pet will not pick up the virus, but unvaccinated animals are weak before the pathology and in case of infection most often die,while vaccinated dogs tolerate the disease more easily and quickly recover without adverse effects on the body.

The first two vaccinations are carried out in nurseries, puppies should be sold already vaccinated with all the necessary marks in the documents, usually the procedure is carried out in 1.5-2 months, when the puppy weakens maternal immunity.

Be sure to do a comprehensive vaccination against major diseases - hepatitis, enteritis, distemper and others. Vaccinations should be updated annually. At the request of the breeder, you can additionally put the vaccine against rabies.

For information on how to raise a Rottweiler, see the video below.