Rottweiler

  • Group 2: Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossian breeds - Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs
  • Section 2: Molossoid
  • With working trial

Germany

Male 61-68 cm Female 56-63 cm

Male 50 kg Bitch about 42 kg

The Rottweiler is one of the Fédération Cynologique International (FCI) recognized German breed (FCI Group 2, Section 2.1, Standard No. 147).

Origin and History

Exist about the origin of the Rottweiler wide variety of views, including also the claim that the ancestors of the Rottweiler can be found in the former Roman legions. The task of the Rottweiler in the past for cattle herding and guard, also the physique, makes the close relationship with the mountain dogs significantly. In the course of several decades, these dogs were bred on life skills, intelligence, stamina and drive characteristics. They were thus indispensable helper of cattle dealers and butchers. This dog was most common in and around the former imperial city of Rottweil spread, and he was in the Middle Ages the name Rottweiler.

In the 19th century Rottweil was a cattle trading center, from which cattle and sheep, particularly in the Breisgau, were driven to the Alsace and the Neckar valley. The cattle trade was mainly in the hands of the butcher. It was they, the dogs to guard inserting and bustle of the big herds of cattle and bred for their intended use as butchers' dogs.

Over time the cattle were transported by advent of the railway and other vehicles in a different way and the Rottweiler lost its purpose. At the beginning of the 20th century, the use value of this breed was tested in the police service, and in 1910 the Rottweiler was recognized as a police and military dog.

Description

According to the breed standard dogs have a height at the withers to 68 cm, females up to 63 cm. The Rottweiler is a heavy and sturdy dog ​​. Nevertheless, it is neither heavy nor light and neither leggy nor weedy. His correctly proportioned, compact and powerful build leads close to great strength, agility and endurance. The weight of males is about 50 kg, which of females about 42 kg. Rottweilers have a short black coat with undercoat, which at the lips, on the muzzle, on the eyebrows, under the tail and on the chest and legs clearly demarcated reddish brown badges, having the fire. Through strong physique and powerful teeth, he gives off a good guard dog.

Nature

The FCI breed standard describes the character of the ideal Rottweiler follows: ", placid in basic disposition and fond of children, very devoted, obedient, biddable and eager to work. His appearance is natural and rustic; his behavior self assured, steady and fearless. It reacts with high attention to his surroundings. "

Racial problems

By biting incidents of the Rottweiler has partially given a bad reputation. The Rottweiler is a large and powerful dog, from which a hazard may exist.

An investigation of the deadly bite injuries auswertete 1979-1998 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by dogs in the U.S., comes to the conclusion that pit bull type dogs and Rottweilers together caused more than half of all deaths from dog bites. A study published in 2002 Swiss survey on receiving medical care dog bite injury comes to the conclusion that dogs compared by type Rottweiler with their frequency in the population of dogs bite more often than average. In a study by the Institute for Animal Welfare and Behaviour of the Free University of Berlin to the Rottweiler is ( behind the German Shepherd Dog ) demonstrated a high rate of abnormality.

The Rottweiler is performed in some German states as a list of dog, and therefore his attitude in these countries is subject to certain restrictions. Due to statistics from the German Association of Cities of 1997, the Rottweiler was admitted on 1 November 2002 in the category II of the fighting dogs regulation in Bavaria and must undergo a temperament test in specific states.

In Austria, the Rottweiler in Lower Austria and Vienna is on the race list.

In Switzerland lead eleven of the twelve cantons with the Rottweiler breed lists on their lists, the attitude is subject to authorization in these cantons. In the cantons of Geneva and Valais keeping, breeding and importation shall be forbidden.

Use

Many Rottweiler kept as a family pet. He belongs to the other breeds and is used accordingly in the police and military. Because of his imposing figure, he is often used as a guard dog.

Diseases

Hip dysplasia and elbow dysplasia are anomalies of the respective joints, it is expected for the genetic of a disposition. Therefore, in the Zuchttauglichkeitsprüfung the existence of an X-ray examination is required.

The Leukoenzephalomyelopathie is an inherited disorder that results in young animals to progressive paralysis. It is incurable, but hardly occurs.

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