My 5 year old female Rottweiler growls being reprimanded and goes to attack other dogs

Firstly, realize your new love’s background. Your dog if bred properly is smart, serious and extremely loyal, she will do whatever it takes to make you happy. However, here is what you need to know about your dog. “telling her off”…is not respected by this breed. They will do whatever you ask by command and touch and show. Done calmly with respect and patience; consistancy and leadership. Yelling shouting demanding all those kind of communications excite your Rotti and she sees this is a threat; not a dominant thing, but a fear thing. Their ears are extremely sensitive. They do best learning after strong physical exercise and play. Their are a few different growls…one is the Rotti purr which is done when your girl is being petted and laying out with you…it is a soft growl and not to be misunderstood as a threatening growl; another is the “I’m loyal to my handler growl”; this one is a little more intimidating and usually comes from an unwanted petting or touching; they aren’t all that big on hugs and kisses except from the pack; usally the leader only or their pups…which is why when raised with pack leader children they love them and socia lize with them as their own (this doesn’t mean it should be permitted unsupervised by adults). Now the worst is the eye stare fluid dropping growl snarl..teeth are showing slightly ears are forward and head is in a herding positing or basically down slightly with the eyes up …this kind of direct communitcation is to herd you back with the group; the leader and also a challenge to dominate you. If you are the leader of the pack then I encourage you to treat her as your partner and let her know that you will take care of things that are threatening. A loud voice to your Rotti is like a puppy yelping…she will want to put you in your place because you are not behaving correctly. Your dog is a regal beast of a girl. She won’t take shame kindly. She isn’t stupid and she actually needs to be living with you and your family for a time before she gets what it is you want..and she will do it…but pressure her and the deal is off. She will think you are invaders and will distance herself while she waits for her previous handler..that is how loyal they are. Never dicipline your Rotti with choker chains…electric collars…sticks…hits and of that sort of tough dog thinking. Your Rotti although very intimidating to look at is a big ball of mooshy emotions. She will feel hurt deeply and although try to please you she won’t understand what you want…regardless of Pavlov’s theory. Love her, listen to her and watch her behaviors..crate her to feel safe (her to feel safe) and exercise her alot…3k min two times per day. Make sure you socialize her with dogs her size, small dogs, and find a walking partner dog that can teach her what the rules are in her new area. Talk to her like a person, using small sentences repeatedly. Play fetch with her and don’t let your children teach her new tricks..jsut saying…although they protect their pack once they know it…they don’t appreciate nuances. They simply like to herd and watch the children..they don’t like to have fingers in their mouths and hittings from the kids. They are capable of biting very hard and if your dog isn’t listening to you now..she won’t listen to you in a crisis. She will think she has to teach the pack, making her the leader and not a partner. Hope this helps and good luck.

our rottie ted is almost 3 years old.
he has never been around other dogs.
I often dread taking him for walks because when he sees other dogs he goes mental.
he has been neutered and is other wise an excellent dog/ I am worried one day he will snap his lead and injure another dog
I am not sure how to fix this aggresion

i had 3 rotties at one point,and then 9 pups one of the female pups used to growl at me when i told her off so i put her outside and shut the door,she soon learnt not to growl,also my 2 adult rotties who are brothers and 5 yr old rush at the tv when other dogs come on and bark and make a hell of a racket,but out doors they do the same thing when they see other dogs,if they are off the lead they manage to reach the other dog but only to play,they have been attacked by the neighbours jack russell and they freeze,when you take roxie out try to find an owner to talk to who will allow roxie to get close and demand she sits,usually you can tell what your dog means when he barks and growls at other dogs if the tail is wagging at the same time they are wanting to socialize