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A little less than year from now I am graduating and moving out of my pet-free apartment! I would like a rottweiler puppy because that is my favorite breed, but I hear they are really expensive. Is this true?
I meant as far as an adoption fee. I heard in the range of $500-1000. I realize i have to pay for food and shots, that is a given and will be bugeted for.
You can spend anywhere from $350, which is what it will cost you to find one at a pound, adopt it an pay to have it fixed, shots, ect, to thousand of dollars for a top show dog,
If your looking for a pet try the local animal shelter, I have had really good luck with dogs from shelters. I have one Rottweiler and One Rott/Shepard mix I got from the local shelter and they are both great dogs.
I have had several expensive Rottweilers, including one $1500 Male. (His brother won the Florida show once) While this dog was a magnificant animal, he certainly didn’t make as good of a pet as either of my two pound puppies. Too serious, didn’t even like to play.
The big question is do you want a pet or a show dog? If you want a show dog be ready to pay the price and the time to provide extra care for the dog. Show dogs require top grade food, must be exercised continuosly and kept in immaculate condition.
Keeping a showdog will cost you thousands more yearly than a pet. And you have to be extra careful with showdogs that they don’t get injured. Injuries can ruin their gait. So you have to be careful letting them play with counterparts.
A little additional info. Since this is your favorite breed all of this is probably old news to you, but just in case! Many times we want large dogs for protection of our families. But beware!
If you have kids or plan for your dog to be around kids, you need to consider the big dog situation very carefully. Any large dog even a good tempermented dog can cause serious injury to a child without meaning to do harm. A 100 pound dog and a 30 pound kid, the dog can knock the kid down by accident!
I have never seen a Rottweiler that won’t get a little grumpy or testy at times. Even my female as sweet as she is comes up short when it comes to taking any crap. It’s just not in the breeds nature. So learn how to correctly train and discipline a Rottweiler. Find a trainer with a lot of experience with Rotts and pay for the experience. It will be the best money you ever spent, period. . Everybody loves a well behaved Rott. An ill behaved one is not something you want to experience.
At the dog club where I used to live, you had to have a couple of years of experience to work with a Rott, so don’t take training a Rottweiler lightly!
This too is my favorite breed of dog. They aren’t afraid of anything so they don’t tend to bite out of fear. They are usually intelligent and very good at assessing situations. And everyone respects a Rotts territory, Just try, if getting an adult to get a dog that has a good temperment. Not to aggressive and definitely not shy. If it’s a puppy raise it right and enjoy!
Oh and one last thing. Also when your looking at houses make sure you don’t buy one where they have breed specific policies, legislation or laws. In some cities it is illegal to keep a rottweiler. This is all due to ignorance and fear.
I have to have a six foot unscalable fence with beware of dog signs, pad locked gates and $250,000 worth of liablitly just to keep my dogs in town! And we don’t even have breed specific laws. But we do have aggessive dog laws, and that can be determined by breed, temperment or a combination thereof.
I live in my parents’ home, and they do not like dogs in their home. I have always wanted to start dog showing, but am not able to get a show dog myself. What are ways to participate in conformation showing without purchasing a show dog? (How to find someone to allow me handle their dog if they don’t even know me) I can’t get into junior handling since I am over the age limit.
go to a few dog shows and talk to the owners/handlers and talk to them about getting started in handling. this would also be a good expierence to get used to the set ups of shows and also to see how others handle the dogs.