Well, I have had Rotts, and they are wonderful dogs. They are very intelligent, don't underestimate them.
I brought a grown male with me when I moved in with DH. He was not chicken friendly, but he was well trained & well mannered, so he was easy to train to leave the free range chickens alone. It only took telling him NO twice and he never paid a bit of attention to them again.
Now, he was very interested in the lambs! That took a little longer, but he got to where he could be trusted with them in the yard during the night. (We brought them into the yard at night because of coyotes in the pasture.)
I'm sure you will love the pup, as was mentioned before, everyone will need to be on the same page as far as training. Be consistent and you will have one of the most loyal canine friends.
Jean
I brought a grown male with me when I moved in with DH. He was not chicken friendly, but he was well trained & well mannered, so he was easy to train to leave the free range chickens alone. It only took telling him NO twice and he never paid a bit of attention to them again.
Now, he was very interested in the lambs! That took a little longer, but he got to where he could be trusted with them in the yard during the night. (We brought them into the yard at night because of coyotes in the pasture.)
I'm sure you will love the pup, as was mentioned before, everyone will need to be on the same page as far as training. Be consistent and you will have one of the most loyal canine friends.
Jean