Standard del Rottweiler

The Rottweiler is one of the oldest dog breeds. Its origin dates back to Roman times. It was then a guard dog and shepherd. He escorted the Roman legions when they crossed the Alps, protecting the men and driving the cattle. When the legions settled in the region of Rottweil, these dogs were in contact with the indigenous dogs and there were intersections between the two varieties. The main tasks of the Rottweiler were left guard and conduct of large herds, as well as the defense of the owner and their property. The ancient imperial city of Rottweil ended up giving him his name: dog of Rottweil butcher. The butchers bred these dogs only in terms of their performance as utility dogs. Thus he developed, over the years, a very unique breed of guard dogs and herd, also used as a draft animal. When , the early twentieth century the police needed to service dogs, also he tried the Rottweiler and saw that it was a dog perfectly suited to the tasks of a police dog. It was officially recognized as such in 1920. The breeding of the Rottweiler is geared towards a dog full of energy, nero, well demarcated by markings, whose massive general appearance does not alter in any way the distinction and that lends itself so very special use as a companion dog, service and utility.

General Appearance

CODE FCI	147
GROUP	2 – TYPE OF DOGS AND SCHNAUZER PINSCHER- Molossian and Swiss Cattle
SECTION	2A – MOLOSSOIDI
KIND	MASTINO TYPE

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FCI Standard N°147 / 19.06.2000
ROTTWEILER
ORIGIN: Germany
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD:
06.04.2000
USE: pet dog, Service and Utility
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. Group 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer
Molossian and Swiss Cattle
Section 2.1 Mastiff type Molossoid
BRIEF HISTORICAL OUTLINE: The Rottweiler is one of the most dog breeds
ancient. Its origin dates back to Roman times. It was then a guard dog and
shepherd. He escorted the Roman legions when they crossed the Alps, protecting
men driving cattle. When the legions settled in the region
Rottweil, these dogs were in contact with the indigenous dogs and there were intersections
between the two varieties. The main tasks of the Rottweiler were left guarding and
conduct of large herds, as well as the defense of the owner and their property.
The ancient imperial city of Rottweil ended up giving him his name: butcher's dog
Rottweil. The butchers bred these dogs only in terms of their performance
as utility dogs. Thus he developed, over the years, a very unique breed
guard dogs and herd, also used as a draft animal. When , at the beginning
of the twentieth century the police needed to service dogs, also he tried the Rottweiler
and he saw that it was a dog perfectly suited to the tasks of a police dog. Fu
officially recognized as such in 1920. The breeding of the Rottweiler is oriented
to a dog full of energy, nero, well demarcated by markings, whose appearance
General solid it does not alter the distinction in any way and that lends itself so the
very special use as a companion dog, service and utility.
GENERAL APPEARANCE
The Rottweiler is a sturdy dog ​​medium to large size, or heavy, neither
light, neither leggy, born levrettato. Of harmonious proportions, its appearance
stocky and vigorous leaves guessing force, elasticity and resistance.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS
• The length of the trunk, measured from the tip of the shoulder to the tip
buttock must not exceed the height at withers of 15% al
maximum.
BEHAVIOR-CHARACTER
On the amiable and calm mood, He loves children; It is very fond, obedient,
docile and works with pleasure. His appearance manifests a natural strength. It is safe to
see, It enjoys a perfect nervous balance and is hard to impress. It reacts very
carefully to his surroundings.
HEAD
REGION OF THE SKULL
Skull of medium length; wide between the ears; profile the forehead is
moderately convex. well developed occipital protuberance, but not
too important.
Stop well marked.
FACIAL REGION
well developed truffle, rather broad than round, from relatively nostrils
great. It is always black
Muzzle should be neither too long nor too short compared to the skull. Muzzle
straight from the large base, which is decreasing moderately in
width from back towards the front
Labbranere, ben tese, labial closed. Gums as dark as possible.
Jaws / Teeth: powerful and wide jaws, both the upper that the lower.
Teeth powerful and comprehensive (42 teeth). The upper incisors
articulated scissor on those of the lower jaw.
Cheeks zygomatic arches well marked
Medium sized Eyes, almond, dark brown; Tightly fitting lids to
eyeball
average ears, pendants, triangular, widely spaced from one another and attached
alti. Rivolte forward and adherents, they seem like the large head
what it actually is.
powerful NECK, half-length, well muscled, with upper profile of the
slightly arched neck. It is dry, without dewlap, or skin released
throat.
BODY
back right, powerful and retainer
Rene short, strong and tall
Croup wide, half-length, slightly rounded. It should not be either
straight or falling away.
Chest spacious, broad and deep (circa 50% height at the withers) with a chest well
developed and well sprung ribs
Belly: Flanks not returned
CODAallo natural state, horizontal extension of the topline; a
rest period may be pendant.
MEANING
FRONT
Typically seen from the front, the front legs are straight and not close together. Seen from
profile, the forearm is vertical. The scapula form with the horizontal an
angle of approximately 45 °.
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well positioned Shoulder
well-fitting to the trunk Arm
Forearm vigorously developed and well muscled
Metacarpo slightly elastic, powerful, slightly inclined
Feet round front, with toes tight and arched. still bearings. fingernails
cut, black and solid.
POSTERIORI
Typically seen from behind, the hind legs are straight and not close together. In
railway station, the hip joint articulations, tibiofemoral (knee) it is to
Tibi-tarsica ( garretto) form of obtuse angles.
Thigh medium length, large and heavily muscled
Gmbludag, powerful and wide for his nervous muscles
Hock: Powerful, correctly angled. It should not be too straight
Feet slightly longer than the front rear, with equally strong fingers,
arched and close
Gait The Rottweiler is a trotter. At the trot, the back remains firm and
relatively immobile. The gait is smooth, free, powerful and dissolved,
with good reach.
Skin on the head, the skin is stretched tight; in moments of great attention may
forming slight wrinkles on the forehead.
COAT
HAIR: The coat consists of a top coat and an undercoat. The top coat
of medium length, hard to the touch, smooth and well adherent to the body. The
undercoat must not exceed the outer coat. The hair is a little 'more
long on hind legs.
Black colour, with well defined markings of a deep brown-red tone on
cheeks, muzzle, below the neck, chest, the limbs as well as above the eyes and
under the root of the tail.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
Height at the withers of the males: 61 – 68 cm
• 61 – 62 cm: small
• 63 – 64 medium cm
• 65 – 66 cm. great (size desired)
• 67 – 68 cm. very big
Weight: 50 kg. circa
females: 56 – 63 cm
• 56 – 57 cm: small
• 58 – 59 cm: great
• 60 – 61 cm: great (size desired)
• 62 – 63 cm. very big
Weight: 42 kg. circa
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DEFECTS: any deviation from the above must be regarded as defect
which will be penalized according to its severity
– general Appearance: Lightweight or tucked up or leggy; weak bone structure;
slight muscle
– Head : head hunting dog; narrow or light-headed or too short or long or
massive; flat front (missing or poorly marked stop)
– muzzle: Long or pointed; arcuate nose or divided; concave muzzle,
convex or ricadente; light truffle or depigmentation spots.
– Lips: fluctuating or pink or depigmented parts; open labial
– Jaws: narrow lower jaw
– Teeth: closing pincer
– Cheeks: too prominent
– Eyes: chiari, too deep set or on the surface of the head, round; eyelids too
released.
– ears: attached too low or heavy or long or floppy, or brought back or
deviating from the head or in a different way brought from one another.
– Neck: too long or weak, little beefy; dewlap or skin
too throatiness
– Body: too long or too short, strict
– Back: too long, weak or insellato, back carp
– croup: endorsed, or too short, or too flat or too long
– Chest: ribcage flat or too rounded ribs (barrel) or missing
width at the rear
– Coda: attached too high or too low
– forelegs: close together or not upright; shoulder straight; elbows
sufficiently close to the body or revealing; too long or too short arm
or insufficiently oblique; pastern too straight or too bent; day
apart or too flat or too arched or deformed; clear nails
– Hindquarters: flat thighs; Cowhocks or directed outwards (barrel);
corners too sharp or too obtuse articulations; presence of spurs.
– Skin: skin wrinkled head.
– Fur: too soft or too long or too short or corrugated; lack of
undercoat
– Color: tan color defective or poorly demarcated or too extended.
ELIMINATING FAULTS
– general Appearance: marked reversal of sexual characteristics (effeminate male,
female masculine
– Teeth: enognatismo on prognatismo, arch incisors deviated; absence of
an incisive, a canine, of a bicuspid or a molar
– Eyes: entropion, ectropion, yellow eyes, different colored eyes (eterocromia)
– Coda: broken tail, rolled up, flow very deflected laterally
– Fur: sleeping much too long or wavy
– Color: not comply with the characteristic black and tan Rottweiler; stains
white
– Behavior: fearful dog, fearful or cowardly, who is afraid of shots
fire, aggressive, overly suspicious or missing Nervous balance.
N.B. Males should have two apparently normal testicles
fully descended into the scrotum