r/Rottweiler

This is Rza his nicknames are rizzy, riz, fatfat, fatboi, blockhead, bubbie, bubbas, rizzy rizzy bo bizza

Does anyone use fluent pet talking buttons with their rottie? My girl has had these only a few months! She uses them everyday I need more buttons and more words! 😂

Hi everyone, I’m a bit worried about my puppy Kelly and would appreciate some advice.
On Saturday she was completely normal throughout the day. That night, she suddenly drank her entire bowl of water and started panting very heavily, which is unusual for her.
Since then, the excessive drinking has stopped and she’s back to drinking normally. She’s also eating normally, peeing normally, acting normally, and her abdomen is no longer swollen.
The main thing that has changed is her breathing. Before this, Kelly could exercise quite hard for 20–25 minutes without really panting. Now, after only around 5 minutes of light walking/exercise, she starts panting heavily. She also sometimes pants lightly while resting, which she never used to do.
It’s winter here, so it’s definitely not because of hot weather.
I’ve also noticed an occasional strange sound from her throat. It’s not a full cough or gag — more like she’s about to gag/retch or is clearing her throat, but she doesn’t actually vomit or bring anything up.
Her gums are naturally very dark, but she has some normal pink areas and those still look pink.
I’m wondering if she could possibly have swallowed something or irritated her throat, but I’m not sure if that would explain the change in breathing/exercise tolerance.
I’m planning on getting her checked by a vet, but has anyone experienced something similar with their puppy? What could cause a sudden change like this?

He carries it EVERYWHERE, it’s his pillow and his little buddy where he goes. Other dogs aren’t allowed to even sniff it.

I’m hoping to get some advice from people who truly understand Rottweilers, especially rescues with serious reactivity and guarding issues.

I’ve rescued Rottweilers in the past and have experience with the breed, but I have to admit that this dog has been unlike anything I’ve dealt with before.

We’ve had him since February. He was found abandoned during a snowstorm when he was around three years old. When we first got him, things were extremely rocky. He was biting and snapping at us, and at one point he bit my mother-in-law badly enough to draw blood. Despite that, we didn’t want to give up on him. We believed there was a good dog underneath all of the fear and behavior, and we wanted to give him a chance.

The biggest issue is how incredibly reactive he is. We have essentially been unable to take him on normal walks because if he sees a child, bicycle, scooter, or even a person, he completely loses his mind. He is intensely focused on what he perceives as threats and seems to be a guard dog to his core.

We recently got him back from a three-week board-and-train program specifically to work on his walking skills and help him learn to ignore distractions. He has improved somewhat on walks, but we still have a very long way to go.

The behavior inside the house is honestly just as difficult.
We can’t even have natural light coming through the windows because if he can look outside, he immediately goes into guarding mode. If he sees someone, a dog, a car, or really anything that catches his attention outside, he becomes extremely worked up. And if we try to physically pull him away from the window while he’s in that state, he can redirect onto us and try to bite.
We love this dog and absolutely do not want to give up on him. At the same time, we have to be realistic about the safety implications, especially given his bite history and how quickly he escalates.

I am not an inexperienced dog owner, I have been able to successfully train multiple large breed dogs, including rescues. I grew up with 6 to 10 medium to large breed dogs in my house at a time. Even after paying $3600 for training, the trainer even had a difficult time. We feel horrible, but we don’t think we can give him much more time and attention than we already do. He tries to run this house and we have tried everything. He is not great with other dogs our first dog lucky tolerates him because he is a lazy lay around all day Dog. But Bruno plays in incredibly rough.

I feel evil for even thinking I need to rehome him, we love him so much. Thoughts?

Trin got to go on a trip to grandma and grandpa’s house with us for some backyard camping over the weekend! Can’t tell if she had a good time or not? 🤔

Spoiler alert: she had a blast and we needed to bribe her to get her to come home

Where my fellow sunbathers at?!

This is my big bear cub Romeo. He loves the sun!

She pays no mind to shots but when it comes to her nails…. Oh my….. cheese does distract her though

Me bestie lil mate

Ever since I got a robot vacuum, I've been obsessed with using the pet-finding mode just to check what my boy is up to at home 😂 Vacuuming and mopping honestly feel like a bonus at this point 😂

What a wonderful 5 years it was to have you in my life… far too short.. it’s been 7 months & not a day goes by that I don’t cry thinking of you.. wishing I could hug you.. wishing we could play fetch just a few more times.. you will always mean the world to me!! Until we meet on the other side please remember daddy Loves you so so so much!!

I lost my Piper at only 6 years old in January and, of course, was, and still am devastated. I've REALLY been wanting another rottie, but living in rental houses, I can't. I know this amazing dog will never be replaced/duplicated, but as you all know, rotties are such amazing, kind, loving, loyal dogs.

Seriously, how is it that they are still on the dangerous list when dogs under 40lbs like Chihuahuas aren't? I've seen some seriously vicious "safe" dogs.

EDIT: For a group that's supposed to love rottweilers so much, there's a lot of hate in here toward both the bed and other humans.

Obviously, rottweilers have a stronger bite than a 10 or 20 lb dog. However, instead of talking about how bad the dog is naturally going to be because "it's in their genetics", how about blaming the real culprits; The owners that don't know how to or just plainly don't take the time to properly train and teach them to be good, well mannered dogs.

Are you going to blame a human child that bullies or kills someone else because their genetics dictate everything around them or do you blame the parents for not raising them very well and their social surroundings for influencing their bad behavior?

Ok what are you guys doing to combat the shedding? I’ve had my girl for 4 years and never have I experienced such mass amounts of fur, it’s never ending 😭 we have the furminator shampoo and use two different brushes and after brushing her she STILL needs to be brushed more! Her groomer moved without notice a while ago and we’ve been struggling ever since. Somebody please help me 😩 (cute girl tax added)

I have a one year old rottweiler and I keep reading that their very prone to cancer. She seems healthy and I keep her at a good weight. I just want to stop worrying about this and feel like I am decreasing her quality of life by worrying. She wasn't from a reputable breeder, but not a puppy mill either. I could tell she was meant for me but I can't stand the thought of losing her. Just looking for some helpful advice for a long life.

This is my girl Heidi, she is the absolute best. We rescued her from dogs trust as a young pup. She has had the best life but not easy from a health perspective. Double cruciate surgery at 2 year old. Elbow dysplasia diagnosed at that stage too.
She’s now 6 and 4 months and we’ve just had the devastating news that the vet believes she has canerous bone growth along her elbow at the Ulna. Theyve also found a small lump which is believed to be cancerous in her belly, quite possibly a lymph node. She is stiff on her front left leg because of her elbow.

I am absolutely crushed. She is thankfully still with us, but I just cannot comprehend that I am going to lose my best friend so young.
How do you deal with these heartbreaks?

Thanks

We recently adopted a beautiful, sweet, smart, funny... pretty much perfect, mature girl of 7 years from the local humane society, Sadie. We couldn't be luckier, and we just hope we can help her enjoy at least another 7 years of wonderful life (our dogs have always live long lives, happily). We've had usually 2 dogs at any time for the last 35 years (Sadie's our first Rottweiler, usually mixed breed labs, hounds, etc, always rescues) and found our house suddenly dog-less about 6 months ago. So, welcome Sadie!

My question is how much is the "right" amount to walk a 7 year old Rottweiler? We walk her about 2-2.5 miles a day, once in the morning, once in the evening. She seems to enjoy her walks a lot, and they don't seem to be too much for her. She also has her moments of hilarity where, inside the house or at the local park, she will zoom with a tennis ball or a toy, jump fully in the air, spin, sprint, come to a sliding stop and do it all over again, so she's definitely not at the bottom of her energy tank most days.

The reason I'm asking is because I have read a lot on this sub about bad joints/hips, and have read a lot about what feel to me like early age of passing, lots of 7, 8, 10 year old passing away, very few Rotties in their teens. We don't want our walks to accelerate damage to her joints, but we also don't want disuse to speed things either!

What's the sense of the sub on the best amount for daily walks for an older, but still very fit, beauty like our Sadie?