This site is not purely about our Rottweilers, it encompasses our beliefs for all Quality PUREBRED dogs and indeed all animals that are appropriatly bred to standards that guarantee usefulness and stable character.

CARE does not just mean throwing the dog some tucker each day. It means treating the animal as part of the family, with love, respect and discipline thus allowing them to grow up a stable member of society, whether they be a breed that can guard or work or simply give companionship (of course a Rottweiler does all 3).

It means giving the worming medication required.
It means appropriate vaccinations.
It means heartworm prevention medication
It means preventing fleas.
It means training your dog to acceptable society standards whether it is 6 inches or 36 inches tall.
It means socialization with other dogs, other animals and people.
It means appropriate excercise.
It means supplying quality food and water.
It means keeping YOUR dog on YOUR property.
It means You regard a dog as a mate and attempt to understand their responses.
It means you accept that a dog is a pack driven animal and desperatly craves a strong family structure.
It means searching out the appropriate Breed of dog for your circumstance and personal ability.
It means standing by your mate through thick and thin-Yes buying a pup is a marriage.
It is a marriage that both Breeders and purchasers must consent to, mutual commitment and honesty.

Then all parties win.

We provide dogs that have all the above initial input, the rest is up to you, to create and uphold the proper safe enviroment..

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BUYING A ROTTWEILER PUPPY - COALFIRE'S OPINION

1 - Do as much research on the rottweiler breed, the breeder and their breeding program, as you can! Understand what a rottweiler should be.

2 - Ask as many questions of the breeder as you can think of. If a breeder is evasive in answering questions, walk away.

3 - Ask to see their adult Rottweilers, if you do not feel safe and confident with them walk away.

4 - If a breeder will not allow you to carry out non-invasive temperament tests-walk away. However tests should not be allowed before 6 weeks old unless tester is very well qualified and experienced in dog behaviour, particularly Rottweilers.

5 - If a Rottweiler Breeder talks up their own dogs by attacking other breeders walk away. (Most breeders do the very best they can in breeding quality dogs, yes there are those who may not do the right thing and I guess this means BUYER beware.) Research, and as in all things make your best judgement.

6 - If a breeder talks of selling dogs without papers, run away. Papers cost very little if the parents are registered and health paperwork submitted. The cost is in the initial raising of the dog/bitch, Hip and elbow scoring and the subsequent stud costs, litter feeding and vaccinations not the Canine Council registered papers.

7 - Do the Breeders have the hip and elbow scores for the parents (required for registering Rottweiler puppies) and eye and mouth certification (desirable) for the parents.

8 - If a breeder wants pups gone before 8 weeks old you should run away Very fast. Rottweiler pups need this time to assimilate a diet not dependant on mothers milk and learn from their litter mates and Dam social structure and behaviour.

9 - Are the pups wormed at 2,4,6,8 weeks.

10 - Have they had adequate human contact in order to undertake the transition from Rottweiler litter pack to human pack.

11 - Does the breeder have control of their dogs or do they cover lack of control by claiming protective ability.

12 - Are the pups outgoing, confident and looking healthy.

13 - MOST of all do you trust the person you are buying from to care about YOU and the pup they sell you! IF not DO buy elsewhere....

14 - Finally do not hide your true motives or the type of pup you actually want for eg Do not say you want a breeding dog when you actually want an obedience or agility dog or a more layabout homely dog. Be honest - you will get a dog more suited to your circumstance. Most breeders understand their Rotty litter better than you will although I guess we all need to remember there is no perfect dog.


Here is a website that has lots of info on buying and other Rottweiler related info.

http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/reviews/rottweilers.html - Rottweilers - What's Good About 'Em, What's Bad About 'Em

This article written, owned and copyrighted by Coalfire Rottweilers, 2006. Do not reproduce, in whole or in part, without written permission.

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