Germany is a Western European country with a landscape of forests, rivers, mountain ranges and North Sea beaches. It has more than 2 millennia of history. Berlin, its capital, is home to art and nightlife scenes, the Brandenburg Gate and many sites related to the Second World War. Munich is known for its Oktoberfest and its breweries, including the 16th century Hofbräuhaus.
Frankfurt, with its skyscrapers, is home to the European Central Bank. The town of Rottweil, located east of the Black Forest, in southern Germany, dates back to Roman times. Rottweilers are descended from Molossus, a mastiff-type dog. Their ancestors marched to Germany with the Romans, driving the cattle that supported them while they conquered the known world.
While the military traveled, large dogs would mate with dogs that were native to the areas they passed through and laid the foundations for new breeds. Rottweilers are considered to be one of the oldest breeds. They accompanied the Romans through Germany, driving their cattle and guarding the outposts. Many were left behind and, in the southern German town of Rottweil, they became the breed we know today.
Rottweilers are considered to belong to the mastiff family. The Rottweilers played a decisive role in the development of the Doberman Pinscher much later. Rottweilers were first developed by crossing Roman Mastiff dogs with German shepherd dogs. They were originally bred to be herding dogs.
However, because of their large size and strength, butchers used them to throw meat carts to the market. In addition, Rottweilers were also bred to protect owners from thieves and attackers. Reproduction records were organized and the standard was set to preserve the Rottweiler's working qualities. Rottweilers may develop progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), cataracts, eyelid deformities, and other visual and eye problems.
Rottweilers are more likely than many breeds to develop bloating, a condition in which the stomach is distended by gas and can twist on itself (called gastric torsion), interrupting blood flow. For this reason, the various Rottweiler breed clubs have established X-ray testing regimens for many years. The site allows you to be very specific in your requests (for example, internal training status) or very general (all Rottweilers available on Petfinder throughout the country). However, Rottweilers were among the first police dogs to have the honor of responding to a higher vocation.
The American Rottweiler Club requires its member breeders to test all breeding dogs for hip dysplasia. The Rottweiler has a fairly good natural balance, barks forcibly when necessary and when cattle work it uses a very intimidating load. For example, the city of Royal City in Washington State does not allow its citizens to own Rottweilers, since the local government has considered them a “dangerous dog”. The next time you see a Rottweiler, you'll know you're seeing a dog with centuries of history.
Well-socialized Rottweilers get along well with people and other dogs, but males in particular can be a bit aggressive and dominant. In fact, the Rottweiler is considered to be one of the oldest breeds because it descends from the muleteer dogs used by the Roman legions. Along the way, Roman dogs were bred with local dogs, and in the town of Rottweil, the result was strong dogs used by butchers to bring cattle to the market. Rottweilers are prone to other conditions, such as VonWillebrand disease (an inherited disease that affects the blood's ability to clot), hypothyroidism, Addison's disease (an adrenal gland disease), gastroenteritis, folliculitis, and a fairly high rate of cancer.
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