VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

THE ROTTWEILER (Web link ...)

• The Rottweiler, or Rottweil Metzgerhund ("Butchers Dog"), is a "medium to large size, stalwart dog"
• Breed originating in Germany as a herding dog.
• It is a hardy and very intelligent breed.
• Rottweilers also worked as draught dogs, pulling carts to carry livestock to slaughter, meat and other products to market.
• Some records indicate that earlier Rottweilers may have also been used for hunting although the modern Rottweiler has a relatively low hunting instinct.
• The skull is of medium length, broad between the ears. The forehead line is moderately arched as seen from the side.
• The coat consists of a top coat and an undercoat. The top coat is of medium length, coarse, dense and flat. The undercoat must not show through the top coat. The hair is a little longer on the hind-legs