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by hamza166 on 26 October 2009 - 16:10
As most of you probably know, my Uncle has a german shepherd male called Jain. It is know about 21 months old. He also has a male rottweiler called Simba which is now 3 years old. Before they were both fine with each other, and got along. However in the recent 2 months, they have started to hate each other. You would expect the german shepherd to be submissive to the rottweiler but no.
The German shepherd is a male. He is not neutered. He is fine with other dogs, and all people, but when it comes to the rottweiler, he gets out fo control and onto an attitude. he will bark, attack & bite the Rottweiler. He tries to control the rottweiler, and be alpha male.
The rottweiler is a male, and not neutered. He is fine with female dogs, puppies and some male dogs. However he has a problem with males that try to control over him, like the German shepherd, and he will also not like strangers, and will try anything to get at them. He has a bad attitude most of the time, and will bite. He hates the German shepherd, and in the last month, he injured the german shepherd's leg, and bit it's throat leaving a mark. Luckily it survived.
Is this normal, and they are just trying to decide who is the boss? Or is it something to worry about, and do you think they have temper problems? The rottweiler has already been bred, and produced 1 puppy. This is a fine puppy with an amazing temperament, and is turning out to be a fine show dog. Also an excellent worker. My uncle was thinking about breeding the German shepherd, but asked me to ask if it has a temper problem. If so he will not breed it, in order to stop the gene from getting passed on.
Could someone please tell me, if this is normal, or if it is not, and should be checked out, please. Thank you
I will post some pictures after, as i am in someone else's house for 4 days, and do not have the pictures on this computer.
The German shepherd is a male. He is not neutered. He is fine with other dogs, and all people, but when it comes to the rottweiler, he gets out fo control and onto an attitude. he will bark, attack & bite the Rottweiler. He tries to control the rottweiler, and be alpha male.
The rottweiler is a male, and not neutered. He is fine with female dogs, puppies and some male dogs. However he has a problem with males that try to control over him, like the German shepherd, and he will also not like strangers, and will try anything to get at them. He has a bad attitude most of the time, and will bite. He hates the German shepherd, and in the last month, he injured the german shepherd's leg, and bit it's throat leaving a mark. Luckily it survived.
Is this normal, and they are just trying to decide who is the boss? Or is it something to worry about, and do you think they have temper problems? The rottweiler has already been bred, and produced 1 puppy. This is a fine puppy with an amazing temperament, and is turning out to be a fine show dog. Also an excellent worker. My uncle was thinking about breeding the German shepherd, but asked me to ask if it has a temper problem. If so he will not breed it, in order to stop the gene from getting passed on.
Could someone please tell me, if this is normal, or if it is not, and should be checked out, please. Thank you
I will post some pictures after, as i am in someone else's house for 4 days, and do not have the pictures on this computer.
by SitasMom on 27 October 2009 - 00:10
keep them separated.
by Slamdunc on 27 October 2009 - 00:10
This is what happens as dogs grow and mature they will challenge others for the alpha spot. Why would you expect a GSD to be submissive to a rottie? It's about the individual dogs temperament and not as much the breed or size perhaps the GSD is just a dominant dog and doesn't respect the rottie.
The rottweiler is a male, and not neutered. He is fine with female dogs, puppies and some male dogs. However he has a problem with males that try to control over him, like the German shepherd, and he will also not like strangers, and will try anything to get at them. He has a bad attitude most of the time, and will bite. He hates the German shepherd, and in the last month, he injured the german shepherd's leg, and bit it's throat leaving a mark. Luckily it survived.
Lucky it survived is right...........This is normal, this is what two dominant dogs will do. If they are not seperated, you will wind up with a dead dog.
Jim
The rottweiler is a male, and not neutered. He is fine with female dogs, puppies and some male dogs. However he has a problem with males that try to control over him, like the German shepherd, and he will also not like strangers, and will try anything to get at them. He has a bad attitude most of the time, and will bite. He hates the German shepherd, and in the last month, he injured the german shepherd's leg, and bit it's throat leaving a mark. Luckily it survived.
Lucky it survived is right...........This is normal, this is what two dominant dogs will do. If they are not seperated, you will wind up with a dead dog.
Jim
by hamza166 on 27 October 2009 - 08:10
ok thank you. I guess we will just have to keep them seperate. OK. He was thinking about selling the Rottie anyway, as he is starting a breeding programme for German Shepherds.
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