Rottweiler is a brave defender that will never betray and will stand up for you in extreme situation! Powerful, well-built, muscular canine can work for K9, military units, be a guard dog and carry heavy weight. But this brave is not always serious. Rottie may be sweet and touching. Unfortunately, nowadays people are afraid of them more than admire. This is wrong because Rottweiler's aggression and aberrant behavior is the fault of their owners! Actually, Rottweiler is smart, even-tempered, faithful and calm dog.
 

Rottweiler breed origin is in Germany. It is considered that Rottweiler ancestors were Roman cattle dogs, which had been used as shepherds and draft animals. Later, in golden ages of landowning, Rottweilers, which were called in honor of the German city, had been used as butchers' dogs. They protected the cattle and the owner, carried carts with meat and served as alive safes: butchers hung up burses with lots of money on dog's neck. The first Rottweiler breed standard has been accepted in the twenties of the 20th century, but thirty more years left before Rottweiler's popularity.

Rottweiler Breed Characteristics and Temperament

Rottweilers serve people faithfully for centuries. That is why they have special charm. Rottweiler is brawny and nice dog with 50 kilograms in weight and about 68 cm in height. This is a real jumbo! The dog has a large head with charming round eyebrows of brown color. Rottweiler has powerful jaws. Their bite pressure can reach 22 atmospheres. All representatives of the breed have a standard color: dark lips, black short coat with brown spots on mouth, paws and shoulders. Purebred Rottweiler has deep and wide chest and straight long back. The dog has proud posture and strong legs.

Rottweiler is self-confident, reliable and brave dog. They radiate calmness and never do reckless actions. But good manners don't appear without training. Rottweilers need obedience training, as well as any guard dog. Otherwise the dog will be disobedient. Dominating dog is dangerous as the loaded gun. So take your Rottweiler puppy to experienced trainer first of all. The dog will learn new skills very easily due to sharp mind.
 
Well-mannered Rottweilers are modest and peaceful. They are not very active inside, but playful outside. Play with them and praise them more often! They adore attention and answer with kindness. Rottweilers like children. They may be friends with the other animals if have got acquainted with them in puppyhood. Rottweilers don't like strangers: they become suspicious and concentrated at once. Therefore be attentive during walks.

In general, all representatives of Rottweiler breed prefer quiet and measured life. Rottweilers become disturbing and aggressive in the families, where shout much and quarrel.

Rottweiler Health Care

Rottweiler is short-haired dog, which is rather easy to take care of. Dogs don't shed much, but their coat should be combed once in 2 weeks at least. The dog needs much food and you need to balance its ration to avoid obesity. Be sure, the dog will steal everything tasty you leave on the table if you don't keep up. Your dog's development will be healthy and the dog will be more active if to minimize fatty food intake and to add more proteins. It is you, who decide whether to feed your Rottweiler with dry or natural food, but the last one prolongs your dog's life. Kibble has also advantages, such as all the necessary vitamins containment that will support your Rottie's health during the whole life.

Rottweiler Training

Rottweiler is very skillful dog, but its inborn laziness together with intellect may slow down training process. Rottweiler can be trained as a guard, shepherd and hunting dog. It is better to take your dog to professional trainer to avoid problems with domination. The dog needs much attention. It should be socialized and regularly trained from the early puppyhood. Cruelty and physical punishment are forbidden for disobedience. Rottweiler likes to eat so you can control it with the help of treats.