Top 10 ROTTWEILER Facts!
welcome to today’s episode of the canine
show and today I’m breaking down the top
10 facts about one of my favorite breeds
on the planet the Rottweiler who’s
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starting a list at number 10 is that
these breeds actually started in Rome
the actual origin of the Rottweiler does
remain a little hazy although it is
fought that they have an interesting
ancestry many people speculate the breed
came about when the Romans bought dogs
with them during their invasion of
Europe which they crossed with native
breeds like the Aten butcher the
greatest wish mountain dog as well as
some others all of which believed to be
the descendants of these same Roman dogs
and coming in at number 9 is that
although they might not have been
originated there they were perfected in
Germany rotties were often found in
southern Germany in Switzerland and the
breed was given their name because of so
many of them were left in the livestock
training town of Rock vile in Germany’s
southern region of the Black Forest
their main job back worm was to herd and
guard livestock and their reputation of
being loyal and courageous gradually
spreading to other parts of the land
these large impressive dogs became
popular with butchers and they were
often seen pulling carts at the time
they were known as Rottweiler Mexican
guns which translated means Rockville
butchers dog and they fought to not be
that much different from the rotties
that we still see today commenting at
number 8 is getting the name right
although it is perfectly acceptable to
pronounce the name Rottweiler the breed
is from German descent and the actual
correct way to pronounce the name is rot
viola with the W pronounced as a V as is
typical in the German language and
number seven we have that Rottweilers
are like bumper cars thanks to the
rotties history as a herder the dog has
a habit of bumping into people animals
and things when they want them to fall
in line while train what Eilers are
gentle breeders don’t recommend the dogs
for households with young children or
the addled elderly especially for this
reason coming in at number six we have
that this breed came very close to
extinction towards the middle of the
19th century paved roads and railroads
started to change how livestock was
brought to market herding dogs were no
longer needed when transporting cattle
so Rottweilers found themselves out of a
job
the number of rotties continued to
dwindle and clubs disappeared
the breed almost vanished entirely but a
small group of breeders fought hard to
keep them around in the 20th century the
breed found a new purpose serving in the
military and on police forces
Rottweilers were introduced to the
United States in 1910 but their
popularity continued to grow today
the raht ila is the tenth most popular
breed in the entire United States coming
in at number five we have that they need
very specific looks for Kennel Club
registration their height at the withers
or before males are 61 to 69 centimeters
with females 56 to 60 3 centimeters and
the average weight for males is between
50 and 60 kilos with females just 35 to
40 8 kilos rotties a large and
impressive dogs been well proportioned
powerful and extremely well muscled they
have broad heads were moderately arched
foreheads and nicely muscled cheeks dogs
have slight wrinkling on their heads
when they are alert otherwise the skin
is tight their muzzles are deep with a
well-defined stop and their noses are
black with nice wide large nostrils
their eyes are almond shaped and medium
in size being dark brown with closely
fitting eyelids is a pendant and
smallish and set high and wide on the
dog’s head and like close to the dog’s
cheek rotties boast a perfect scissor
bite where their upper teeth neatly
overlap their lower ones and lips a type
will fall away gradually at each corner
of the dog’s mouth next a fairly long
and well muscled with dogs holding them
slightly art showing a lot of power and
strength shoulders are well laid back
sloping rather along with rotties
boasting powerful well muscled front
legs chest the broad and deep with dogs
having well sprung ribs and deep
briskets and their backs are level
straight with deep strong flanks
hindquarters are broad and very well
muscled with lower thighs being muscular
at the top yet sinewy lower down back
legs are powerful and very powerful that
feat a compact round with dogs boasting
well arched toes back feet are larger
than their front ones which is quite
rare for dog breeds the pads are
extremely strong with short dark nails
and a rotties tail is quite thick and
imbalanced to a dog’s overall appearance
and it’s at level two that group when it
comes to their coat the Rotti has a
medium length coarse top coat which lies
flat to a dog’s body their undercoat is
shorter and gray black or fawn in color
but it does not show through their top
coat
the hair on the back of a dog’s front
legs and breaching is typically slightly
longer than on the rest of their body
and with this add excessively wavy or
long coats are highly undesirable under
the Kennel Club breed standard the only
accepted coat colors for the Rottweiler
is black with very well-defined tan
markings which includes a spot over each
eye on a dog’s cheek a strip on each
side of their muzzle on their throat two
triangles on each side of the breastbone
on a dog’s front legs from Karpis down
to the toes and inside of a dog’s back
legs that goes from the hock to their
toes coming in at number four we have
American rotties versus German rotties
German clubs have different breed
standards than the American Kennel Club
German rotties tend to be a little
larger and have long tails in the United
States breeders tend to still favor the
doc tail although the trend is beginning
to shift towards keeping the tail intact
especially with countries like here in
the UK completely banning tail docking
and ear cropping for cruelty purposes
unless there is a medical or working
reason for them to be removed which must
fall under one of the following
categories Iver for law enforcement
activities of the Armed Forces emergency
rescue lawful pest control or the lawful
shooting of animals before we get into
our top three facts here’s some
positives and negatives of the
Rottweiler feed to take into account if
you’re considering getting one of these
noble powerful dogs some of the
positives include that Rottweilers are
highly intelligent and very confident
dogs and they’re known to be extremely
loyal and devoted they’re easy
maintenance on the groom in front and
they’re low to moderate shedders they
are natural watchdogs being very
protected by nature that should also
make helps make them very loyal and
protective of their owners and their
owner’s property however there are some
negatives as there is with every single
breed of dog and it might be that
Rottweilers are not necessarily good
choice for first-time dog owners and
early socialization and training is an
absolute must they can be very demanding
on quite a lot of fronts and there are
large dogs and therefore need enough
space space to express themselves as
they should
rathi puppies are extremely boisterous
and exuberant you can sometimes show
aggression towards other animals
especially if they aren’t socialized
well coming in at number 3 factors that
they have an incredibly strong bite
force thanks to their large heads
Rottweilers have an impressively strong
bite their jaws are stronger than German
Shepherds and pitbulls with a force of
eight pounds per square inch that’s
about half of a shark’s bite force at
six hundred and sixty nine pounds and
number two we have the excellent
training is mandatory just like people
every what Riley is different it’s very
important to train your dog early and
diligently to ensure that they’re a
gentle loving pet these are very
powerful dogs and they need to be taught
when to use that power and when to stand
down
thankfully the Rottweiler is one of the
most intelligent dogs on the planet and
therefore they learn new things
extremely quickly the downside to this
is a Rottweiler will be just as pick
quick to pick up any bad habits as they
are the good they need to be handled
with a firm yet sympathetic approach
that is always consistent right from the
word go and throughout their lives which
is one of the reasons they are better
suited to people who are familiar with
their needs
Rottweilers need to be well socialized
when they are puppies and it can be not
stressed strongly enough that their
training must start as early as possible
failure to socialize a puppy or trainer
young dog correctly is a recipe for
disaster both for a Rotti and their
owners they are extremely intelligent
but they also boast a very dominant side
to their natures and as such they need
to be well trained by someone who has
experience with this type of breed they
are amongst two breeds a super sensitive
to a person’s voice and as such respond
well and extremely quickly when they’re
given a command with this in mind it’s
worth noting a great care has to be
taken when training arathi to avoid
getting them too excited which could
result in a dog becoming unruly and
unmanageable and our number-one fact to
my absolute favorite out this breed is
that they are insanely loyal dogs
Rottweilers have been bred as guard dogs
so they are known to form strong bond
bonds with their owners often they will
follow their family members from room to
room and these loving dogs generally do
not do well spending too much time by
themselves and love the company of
others they’re fiercely loyal and they
have strong guarding instinct that makes
them very protective of their family the
Rottweiler is known to be an active dog
and one that needs lots of exercise as
well as mental stimulation for them to
be truly happy well balanced characters
as previously mentioned they might not
be the best choice of first-time owners
because they do need to be handled by
someone who has the right experience
with this kind of intelligent impressive
powerful dog although arathi does make a
good family pet their sheer size means
taking care when they’re around younger
children there are a very good choice of
people who work from home
more for families well one person
usually stays at home and everyone else
is out of the house a fully mature
Rottweiler is an extremely strong dog
and one that can be very demanding as
well as arrogant at times and this
instinct to guard is a trait that is
deeply embedded in their psyche which
must be well understood when sharing a
home of this rotties with this said the
Rottweiler thrives in a home environment
and they are never happier than when
they can be with their owners and their
families and they’ll follow them around
just to be with them and to check that
everything that’s going on in their
environment is ok and they will look
after you no matter what
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