New member of the family!! Rottie!! [pics]

[paterson3713]

I am a fellow Rott lover and have just joined this forum.
Your Rottie puppy is cutie.
Sadly...your puppy does come from a BYB.
I looked up both the names you mentioned and both the sire and dam of your pup ONLY have had their hips OFA'd....and both were Fair. Both dogs were only certified after they had been bred...not before. Rottweilers have so many health problems. A good breeder would have had their hips, elbows, eyes and hearts all certified even before thinking of breeding. There is also no history in the pedigree of any of the dogs in the lines having any health certifications. Only the female has her Championship? What other titles do these dogs she bred have? They should have obedience or some sort of working titles.

There are alot of BYB's that have just that bit of knowledge...they know what to say and how to say it. By just getting the sire and dams hip done....it impresses people to think that they are good breeders.

Join the Rottweiler Club of Canada www.rottclub.ca and learn more about our great breed. You do not have to show or breed to be a member. We have all sorts of things going on that you can do with your puppy in the future. Get enrolled into Puppy Kindergarten classes and keep your pup in classes for the next couple of years. Rottweilers love to learn...and are happiest when they have a job to do.

Hopefully your pup will not have any problems in the future?

Yes I agree with everything you said. I kind of already knew this going into it as well, but for some reason I decided to just go with it. We've had so much trouble finding Rottweiler breeders with puppies available for 'companion homes' to begin with, let alone being selected to receive a dog. I know it's all about upholding the breed standard and things like that, but to me, this breeder seemed to really care about her dogs. She only breeds once a year, if that. And she loves them enough to show them and things like that. It may be wrong to say, but I could've gotten a pup from a much worse place.

 

[squirtsmom]

The pup is a cutie and so is the fella.

 

[oc_spirit]

Awwww adorable pup!!! Fur is deffinately normal length for a rottie puppy. By the way, it could go either way. Sometimes the puppy coat is normal but then when the adult coat grows in it's long! Or vice versa. Puppy coat is a little long but adult hair grows in normal length.

 

[noludoru]

I dunno--my neighbor's Cairn pups were never fuzzy. They had a smooth coat growing in, not fuzzy at all but fairly soft.. then they have wire hair growing in..


Congrats on your pup, if I haven't said it before. I'm sorry you bought from a BYB, but I know you'll make the best of it. Enjoy the puppy breath!

 

[Barb04]

What an adorable pup! I love his name.

 

[big black dog]

Yes I agree with everything you said. I kind of already knew this going into it as well, but for some reason I decided to just go with it. We've had so much trouble finding Rottweiler breeders with puppies available for 'companion homes' to begin with, let alone being selected to receive a dog. I know it's all about upholding the breed standard and things like that, but to me, this breeder seemed to really care about her dogs. She only breeds once a year, if that. And she loves them enough to show them and things like that. It may be wrong to say, but I could've gotten a pup from a much worse place.

Take a look at the RCC website...we have COE breeders by province posted there. I know that getting a well bred Rottie takes time...and sometimes people just don't want to wait. Most COE breeders want the best home for their puppies....they want a committed home that will work and train with their pup...even if you don't plan to work or show.

Sometimes caring is not enough to be a good breeder. If she went to the trouble of getting the Championship on the female...why could she not have had the elbows x-rayed at the same time as the hips? Or maybe she did, and they were so bad that she did not put the results up for OFA? Why could she not have gone the step further and had the eyes CERFED and her heart checked out?
It's one thing to love your dogs, and to care for them....but if you are planning on bringing pups into the world...then it should be done right.

We also have a very good rescue in Ontario. So many Rottweilers waiting for homes. www.adoptarott.com

I do hope your pup grows up healthy and has a good temperament, and is an ambassador for our breed.

 

[paterson3713]

Take a look at the RCC website...we have COE breeders by province posted there. I know that getting a well bred Rottie takes time...and sometimes people just don't want to wait. Most COE breeders want the best home for their puppies....they want a committed home that will work and train with their pup...even if you don't plan to work or show.

Sometimes caring is not enough to be a good breeder. If she went to the trouble of getting the Championship on the female...why could she not have had the elbows x-rayed at the same time as the hips? Or maybe she did, and they were so bad that she did not put the results up for OFA? Why could she not have gone the step further and had the eyes CERFED and her heart checked out?
It's one thing to love your dogs, and to care for them....but if you are planning on bringing pups into the world...then it should be done right.

We also have a very good rescue in Ontario. So many Rottweilers waiting for homes. www.adoptarott.com

I do hope your pup grows up healthy and has a good temperament, and is an ambassador for our breed.

I can't really agree with anything you said there. All good words. I know it's no excuse, but I really tried being patient. This is our second dog, of I'm sure many more in the future. With more knowledge in hand now, I will definitely be even more careful next time around.

Regardless, we are putting in a full effort into making this rottie represent the breed well. As well I would really love to get my dogs involved in agility/flyball/frisbee. Our chi has an extremely high energy level and can out-run almost any JRT I've seen.