Your Questions About Dog Training Denver

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I think laws that ban specific breeds in ineffective and inappropriate especially with non-pure breads. I just adopted a dog that I’m told it is a boxer lab mix but looks like a pit bull, who is to say what it is.

A more effective use of legislation would be to require all dog owners to take courses and train their animals at the risk of loosing their pets. But ultimately law makers want a quick fix that they can sell, and educating people, unfortunately, is not quantifiable over night.

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Puppy puppy puppy. I am a big advocate for the Rottie rescues, but if this is your first time owning this breed… Get it as a puppy. Most rotties who are full grown aren’t trained. Most, not all, but most are given up because they snapped at someone or something like that because the original owner didn’t devote the time and attention to the dog as a pup.. Therefore, the dog has to be handled differently as an adult. If you own a Rottie, you know what I mean. They have a certain personality that if you have raised one from a pup you can turn a rescued dogs life around… If not… Then start with a pup so that when you come across a characteristic that you have to correct you can take the time to find out what to do because if it is only a 40 lb dog doing it, you have some room to learn with it. A 150lb dog… You better know what your doing from the get go.
If you get a Rottie… Be sure you really have the time to socialize with him/her. They need social interaction with other animals and small children at a young age. They are not attack dogs they are German farm dogs. Do not train them to attack! They will protect you without having to be shown how. They instead need a loving family/person with enough time in the puppy years to really bond.
They are the best dogs in my opinion.. But really research them first. Talk to other people who have had them. Find a reputable breeder and really talk to them about how to raise the pup.
They are time intensive… But well worth it. They are the best dogs IMHO. Ours lived to be 11 – thankfully only getting cancer once and it was removed and over with. (rotties are prone to cancer). We now have a yellow lab, who we love very much… But when he passes on we will be getting another rottie.
Take your time… Do your homework and these dogs will be a great joy in your life.

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I have to politely differ with the person who said that a person needs a lot of doggy time under their belt to own this breed. It would be like saying that people should take care of a few very compliant well behaved children before ever attempting to have their own.
My hubby and I (we were only dating at the time) got our rottie at the ages of 19 and 21. It was the first dog we ever owned. We did our research though and really were diligent about how we raised him. This is not a scary breed or a difficult breed.. Hell.. We own a lab now and this dog drives me nuts!!! He is 6 and still chews mouse holes in our fence and chews toys.. And it isn’t cause he is bored.. I am a sahm and am playing with him literally all day.. And when my older kids get home from school they take him out to play. It is just who he is, ugh. Like I said before… If you haven’t owned this breed before… Get a puppy. It isn’t rocket science… It is a dog. Just don’t be a fool and try to make him aggressive. I literally never even heard ours bark until he was almost 2. We really didnt think he could bark – which was fine with us. (Come to find out… Rotties dont bark for no reason) I was alone one night – we lived in a bad part of Denver, CO and it was about 12 midnight. Zues (our rottie) was on the back porch because I had just gotten home from seeing my dad in the hospital and had let Zues out while I was going to take a shower. We had NEVER taught him any protection stuff, or attack stuff or anything aggressive. All the sudden, I just happened to be looking out the window and saw this guys legs come over the top of our fence… Zues got up and started barking and knocked the guy back over the fence. I was very grateful to him, but was scared to let him in because he had sounded so vicious. LOL… Needless to say… He slept in bed with me from then on. (Hubby worked nights)

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Obviously you know the answer. No dog should be an outside dog. Its called training. Laziness results in just sticking a dog outside. Have you heard of crate training? Yes bring them into the house. Beagles were bred as pack animals and it is cruel to force them to a life away from their masters.
Read this regarding backyard beagles
http://www.houstonbeaglerescue.org/education/beagles101.htm
Regarding dogs outside in general
http://www.arescuemom.org/OutsideDogs.html
http://www.greatdanecluboflasvegas.org/trouble_with_outside_dogs.html
http://www.dogsdeservebetter.com/qualityoflife.html
Training
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/retrain-dog.pdf
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/crate-train.pdf
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/Puppy-chewing.pdf
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/positive-reinforce.pdf
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/Inout-dog.pdf
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/nilif.pdf
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/dest-chew.pdf