General Appearance
The ideal Rottweiler ia a medium large, robust and powerful dog, black with clearly defined rust markings. His compact and substantial build denotes
great strngth, agility and endurance. Males are characteristically more massive throughout with larger frame and heavier bone than females. Females
are distinctly feminine, but without weakness of substance or structure.
Owning
The Rottweiler makes a loyal and wonderful companion,but requires time and traning. Rottweiler is a basically calm, confident, and courageous dog with a self-assured aloofness. The Rottweiler is a powerful dog with an inherent desire to protect home and family. The Rottweiler's strong will to work make it an especially good companion dog.
Temperament
The Rottweiler is basically a calm, confident and courageous dog with a self-assured aloofness that does not lend itself to immediate and indiscriminate friendship. A Rottweiler is self-confident and responds quietly and with a wait-and-see attitude to influences in his environment. He has an inherent desire to protect home and family,and is an intelligent dog of extreme hardness and adaptability with a strong willingness to work,making him especially suited as a companion, guardian and general all-purpose dog.
Did You Know
The Rottweiler was admitted to the American Kennel Club Stud Book in 1931. The breed standard for the Rottweiler was adopted in 1935. The American Rottweiler Club was organized in 1971 and was approved for its first Specialty Show in 1981. The origin of the Rottweiler is not a documented record. Once this is recognized, actual history tempered by reasonable supposition indicates the likelihood he is descended from one of the drover dogs indigenous to ancient Rome. This drover dog has been described by various accredited sources as having been of the Mastiff type- a dependable, rugged, willing worker, possessed of great intelligence and a strong guarding instinct.
