Rottweiler
Sign in to saveThe Rottweiler (, , ) is a breed of domestic mastiff type dog, regarded as medium-to-large or large. The dogs are known in German as , meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, because their main use was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market. This continued until the mid-19th century when railways replaced droving. Although still used to herd stock in many parts of the world, Rottweilers are now also used as search and rescue dogs, guard dogs, and police dogs.
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The Rottweiler is a medium-to-large domestic dog breed originally developed in Germany to herd livestock and haul carts of butchered meat to market, a role that ended when railways became common in the mid-1800s. Today, while still used for herding in some places, Rottweilers serve various modern purposes including search and rescue, guard work, and police duties.
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Key facts
- Dogbreed.country
- Germany
- Dogbreed.image
- Rottweiler standing facing left.jpg
- Dogbreed.name
- Rottweiler
- Dogbreed.coat
- Double-coated, short, hard and thick
- Dogbreed.color
- Black and tan, rust, and mahogany
- Dogbreed.litter_size
- 6-12 puppies
- Dogbreed.kc_name
- VDH
- Dogbreed.kc_std
- https://www.vdh.de/welpen/mein-welpe/rottweiler
- Dogbreed.fcistd
- http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/147g02-en.pdf
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Description
- Head
- Neck
- Body
- Tail
- Limbs
- Gait
- Coat
- Colour and markings
- Size
- Temperament
- Working style
- Health
- Media portrayal
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Rottweiler (, , ) is a breed of domestic mastiff type dog, regarded as medium-to-large or large. The dogs are known in German as , meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, because their main use was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market. This continued until the mid-19th century when railways replaced droving. Although still used to herd stock in many parts of the world, Rottweilers are now also used as search and rescue dogs, guard dogs, and police dogs.
==History==