Rottweiler - A powerful man's friend
Among the various powerful dog varieties the Rottweiler is much appraised variety. It has a good physical build. The huge body is quite athletic as well as muscular. It may frighten by the huge look but generally they have good character traits. They are believed to be originated at Germany. They are very popular as war dogs and herding dogs as well. The traces of the dogs were found even during the Roman rule. The American Kennel Club formally set standard for the Rottweiler during 1935. The lifetime of the variety of Rottweiler is between ten to twelve years.
Description of the Rottweiler
During early days these dogs were used extensively to carry marketable products and second world wars saw them playing important role as security dogs. They are even now used in police service. You can recognize the dogs by the common black color or sometimes of red color. They also have brownish shades above the eyes. These dogs have the normal length of coat, one layer of coat underneath that is water resistant and the upper layer that is uneven. The FCI standard has stated that the variety of Rottweiler weighs amid 93pounds to 110pounds. The height is amid 22 to 27 inches. It has fit and developed muzzle. They have strange cropped tails.
The Rottweiler breed can give birth to as many as twelve puppies. The breed of dogs is being complained being aggressive and many times do violence to people. They have aggressive tendency towards other animals also. They are quite powerful so many get frightened. Their harsh traits may be due to negligence by the owners, abuse to them or they are not socialized properly.
The list of antagonistic attitudes is long and since they are strong in comparison to smaller and weaker dogs their harm causes great harm. A lot of municipalities have banned this dog in the common population areas. Even in many countries many restrictions are present regarding the ownership of the dog breed. Their negative aspects have been well utilized and portrayed in many movies or TV shows like The Dark Knight or The Omen.
If you own the Rottweiler shall take proper care of their health and their lifestyle. They have dominating tendencies. They can be affected by the hip dysplasia. They are very vulnerable towards any ACL injury and Entropion and have the habit of snoring and eat in excess amount.
