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Rottweilers are often perceived as nice and gentle dogs due to their temperament, which can be influenced by various factors:
It all starts with their socialisation: if they are properly accepted as family dogs from an early age, Rottweilers can develop friendly and gentle behaviours. Contact with different people, environments and other animals helps them to settle in well. Well, yes, they are usually suspicious of strangers, but not aggressive as long as the strangers don't want to make themselves important.
I have often experienced that Rottweilers are intelligent and want to please their humans, which in turn makes them very capable of learning. I therefore do a lot of sport with my buddies because, combined with training, their willingness to perform is rewarded and thus positively helps these sometimes somewhat stubborn and headstrong buddies to learn good manners and appropriate behaviour during play.
Rottweilers are known for their loyalty to their families. The supposed ‘fighting dogs’ form close bonds with their people who treat them well. Rotties are grateful and can be very affectionate, which contributes to their gentle behaviour.
When my daughter reached that critical age of 16 and liked to spend evenings with her friends for longer than I would have liked, she always had my Rottie with her. He had grown up with her and would have explained to any pushy, drunk Casanova wannabe where the ‘red lines’ were. That is one of the invaluable qualities of Rotties and saved me a lot of moralising.
Rotties can be protective, but this trait can be properly channelled through training. A well-trained Rottweiler can be both a loving companion and an attentive protector. Mine always just sat down between an intrusive person, looked up in a friendly but determined manner and that was the end of the matter. All in all, with the right care, training and socialisation, Rottweilers can be wonderful, gentle companions. Only these two are quite difficult when they see cats. here is more.
It all starts with their socialisation: if they are properly accepted as family dogs from an early age, Rottweilers can develop friendly and gentle behaviours. Contact with different people, environments and other animals helps them to settle in well. Well, yes, they are usually suspicious of strangers, but not aggressive as long as the strangers don't want to make themselves important.
I have often experienced that Rottweilers are intelligent and want to please their humans, which in turn makes them very capable of learning. I therefore do a lot of sport with my buddies because, combined with training, their willingness to perform is rewarded and thus positively helps these sometimes somewhat stubborn and headstrong buddies to learn good manners and appropriate behaviour during play.
Rottweilers are known for their loyalty to their families. The supposed ‘fighting dogs’ form close bonds with their people who treat them well. Rotties are grateful and can be very affectionate, which contributes to their gentle behaviour.
When my daughter reached that critical age of 16 and liked to spend evenings with her friends for longer than I would have liked, she always had my Rottie with her. He had grown up with her and would have explained to any pushy, drunk Casanova wannabe where the ‘red lines’ were. That is one of the invaluable qualities of Rotties and saved me a lot of moralising.
Rotties can be protective, but this trait can be properly channelled through training. A well-trained Rottweiler can be both a loving companion and an attentive protector. Mine always just sat down between an intrusive person, looked up in a friendly but determined manner and that was the end of the matter. All in all, with the right care, training and socialisation, Rottweilers can be wonderful, gentle companions. Only these two are quite difficult when they see cats. here is more.