Rottweiler

Rottweilers need a large garden with a strong fence. They make alert watch dogs. Their sheer size is enough to intimidate people!

The Rottweiler originated in the town of Rottweil in Germany. He is thought to have been bred for herding and guarding cattle.

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Above: Tyson belongs to A. Potgeiter

Above: Tyson's puppies

Rottweilers are massive dogs, strong and powerful. They need careful rearing from puppyhood and must be made to obey their master. They are intelligent, obedient and trainable.

A Rottweiler would not make a suitable pet for a little old lady because of its strength. Nor should children be allowed to take the dog out for walks by themselves. The dog can overpower them. But the dogs are fond of children.

Temperament: Good natured, placid, devoted, and eager to work.

Coat: The topcoat is medium length, coarse, dense and flat. The undercoat must not show through the topcoat.

Color: black with specific tan markings on cheeks, muzzle, throat, chest, legs, over both eyes, and under the base of tail.

Height: males 61 - 68 cms at shoulder, females 56 - 63 cms.

FCI Class: Group 2 - pinscher & schnauzer type, Molossian type, Swiss mountain, & cattle dogs. (Working dogs)

Some people buy Rottweilers for the wrong reason. They want to be macho and have a dog that's a bully. It's not OK to let our dogs terrorise innocent people. A Rottweiler needs to be taken to training class. If people are frightened by a big, bully dog, they may retaliate by throwing stones. There was a man called Goliath in the Bible. He was a bully because of his size. He provoked people. But a youngster called David threw a stone at him which hit him on the head and killed him. Then Goliath couldn't terrorise people any more.

1 Samuel chapter 17

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