'Rottie' Appearance & Health Problems
THE ROTTWEILER BREED STANDARD.
The Rottweiler has a black coat, which is straight course and dense with clearly defined rust markings; they should not exceed 10 percent of the full body colour. The rust markings should occur with a spot over each eye, on the cheeks, as a strip around each side of the muzzle, but not on the bridge of the nose.
The markings should also be on the throat, triangular marks on either side of the breastbone, on the forelegs from the carpus downwards to the toes. On the inside of the rear legs showing down to the front of the stifle and broadening out in front of the rear legs from the hock to the toes, but not completely eliminating black from the back of the legs, the rust markings are also under the tail. Black pencil like markings run down the toes. The Rottweilers undercoat is grey or black.
The Males are thicker set, heavier
boned, being 24inches to 27inches inches to the shoulder -/ Females
are 22-25 respectively.
Cheekbones and stop are well developed and the length of the muzzle
should not exceed the distance between the stop and the occiput (the
back of the head/skull).
The nose and lips are always black with 42 teeth meeting in a strong
scissors bite. Eyes are a darker shade of brown. Ears triangular set
well apart so the head appears even broader when the dog is alert, and
they are held tightly against the cheek. Neck should have a slight arch,
with a deep chest reaching to the elbow.
Well sprung ribs and tail is normally docked short (until last year),
carried horizontally and only carried slightly higher when the dog is
excited. Elbows tight and well under the body. The distance from withers
to elbow and elbow to ground is equal. Toes - the pads are thick and
hard, the nails are short, strong and black. Dewclaws are normally removed.
The angulations of the Hindquarters balances that of the forequarters
and stifle joint is moderately angulated.
Syd's dad, Vinnie |
Syd's mum, Sophie
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Health problemsAs with many large breed dogs,
the fast growing Rottweiler puppys can be prone to hip displasia
and cruciat ligament problems. Also as with the Dogue de Bordeaux
breed, a deep chested stature give rise to the possibility of
twisted gut and bloating problems if exercised on top of large
amounts of food or water. The heavier of the breed can also endure
calluses on the elbows through ‘flopping to the ground’
as some ‘lumbering’ specimens tend to do.
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