Rotti Behaviour
First off, I have to agree with Carina....I would not consider using a shock collar on a Rotti. They are too strong willed and unfortunately they do not forget when someone or something hurts them.
I also agree that you and your partner MUST take a leadership roll over Diesel. He has to know that you are the boss. I am by no means an expert on this, but from having to help train my boyfriend's Rotti (Buddy) who just turned 2 and is also a big boy 130 lbs, he is the most passive dog I've ever come across (Rotti that is) he sleeps with his sqeaky toys..loves the bed & couch and when we start to rough house with him and let him exert his bossiness, he becomes unruly very quickly. I have 2 Siberians so he was socialize as soon as we brought him home. I haven't seen him exert any aggressiveness except towards Reiko (my Sib) when it comes to him stealing Buddies food. Now that Buddy is bigger, he basically just puts Reiko back and takes him down...nothing major and I try not to interfere too much, mostly its just growling & barking. Buddy is neutered and personally I believe this helps a bit, but I could be incorrect here. We were not going to breed him anyway, so we weren't going to take the chance of him bolting.
We haven't had him in formal training, we do it on our own. But perhaps a more controlled setting may be more beneficial for you. Good luck with that.
One more question...your puppy's name sounds familiar, were you also the owner of Princess, by chance?
Glenda
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