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I wish you good luck! It's so much fun doing sheep herding :)

The harness is from hunter and is called Norwegian racing. I have to admit it's a bit improvised and not a real weight pulling harness. I combined the harness with a 3m leash from Julius k-9. But it worked perfectly for my purposes :)

Just look for a dog back pack

Thank you! But not every rottie has the instinct for herding sheep, mine luckily does! :D The Ridgeback was the dog of my friend so she is with her. And she was also more dominant than our male Rottweiler, very funny!

A huge muscular rottweiler can easily destroy your pitbull easily 😂

I like pitbulls too but they're sucks and dumb 😂

I used to bike with him 3 miles once per week and on weekends 6 miles.

Thank you for your kind words! I agree that Rottweilers are unfortunately not used much for herding anymore, I would like to change that. My Rottweiler is from Germany but currently we live in Prague, Czech Republic. They love dogs in Prague and a lot of people don't use leashes in the city, not even next to busy roads. Truly a lovely place to live with a dog! The foundation with my Rottweiler was general obedience and a lot of inhibition training, which turned out to be great for sheep herding. But I didn't know I would do sheep herding. I tried the protection work first, but my boy isn't loving it, he will defend me but doesn't care about attacking and running after decoys.

@@czechmydog1669 I only regret not sharing the same language in order to be able to exchange in-depth knowledge in a more fluid way about what we observe happening with this fantastic breed... I do not like to call myself a breeder, I identify myself as an activist in the breed, the resistance, I would like to be able to entrust you with a project that I am carrying out with some friends, and that has found its greatest obstacle in what you have achieved. That is why I admire you . Perhaps the Czech Republic is the perfect enclave to carry out a project of the magnitude that we propose, the place seems to be an enclave in which the roles have not yet been changed and dogs are still our best friends ... in my country, everything is set to change for the worse regarding how to live with our animals and I feel that it is important for the Rottweiler that this special project goes ahead... (I hope that the google translator does its job well and is not writing crazy things...) Is there the possibility of communicating by a less exposed means?

@@rottweilerlasombraylallama it sounds like you are very passionate about Rottweilers, so am I, and I would also like to better the breed. I'm very interested in talking about Rottweilers, just not sure how to safely exchange personal information.

Wonderful question! I always wanted to get my rotties into herding but unfortunately there was no place nearby that offer it, and the ones I did find were border collie only. Rotties are my breed and I don't really understand why anyone would want anything else. They are perfect! That said, I did have a border collie/ German pointer mix, she had 3 legs so again I couldn't do herding but I've been wondering the difference in the different breed herding style. A rottweiler eyes are softer than the border collie stare, and I always thought that the strong stare was what really got the herd to move. Long winded way of saying thank you for putting up the video!

@@angelaholsapple8830 I'm training my rott in herding too and she just loves it!

At the moment Czech Republic

Generally less energetic than Labs, you made the right observation. They still have good stamina and can go for long hikes, but they are usually not the type to run back and forth all the time. As puppies and young dogs it's different of course, but you still cannot compare the energy level to a Lab :D Just beware that even though Rottweilers lack the energy they make up for this with stubbornness and dominance, especially towards same sex dogs.

Exactly! :) the mother is a Rottweiler Ridgeback mix, that's why they are not all red.

Hi, the health of the Rottweiler really depends on the breeder. If you take a puppy from a good breeder that is doing all the health tests then you can expect a healthy dog. If you then provide good food and exercise, keeping the dog at a healthy weight, they can live up to 12 years. On a side note, if you live in a hot country and need the dog to herd the sheep daily for several hours, the Rottweiler might not be the optimal breed for you. They don't do very well in hot climates because of their black fur and high muscle mass.

Make sure you see the parents and that they are hip and elbow scored. Also see proof that they are free of JLPP. Good luck they are worth it.

Hi, it's best to wait until at least one and a half years with your dog :) If you do it earlier you risk damaging the joints and bones and then your dog could have troubles walking the rest of his life.

@@czechmydog1669 okay bro tq