The Rottweiler is a breed o domestic dug, regairdit as medium-tae-lairge[1][2] or lairge.[3][4] The dogs war kent in German as [Rottweiler Metzgerhund] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help), meanin Rottweil butchers' dugs, acause ane o thair uises wis tae herd fermstockin an pull cairts laden wi butchered meat tae mercat.[1] This continued till the mid-19t century whan railweys replaced droving for herdin. Rottweilers are nou uised as rake an rescue dugs, as guide dugs for the blind, as guard dugs an polis dugs.[5]
| Rottweiler |
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| Oreegin | Germany |
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| Traits |
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| Wecht |
Male |
50–60 kg (110–132 lb) |
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Female |
41–48 kg (90–106 lb) |
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| Hicht |
Male |
61–69 cm (24–27 in) |
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Female |
56–63 cm (22–25 in) |
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| Coat |
Dooble-coatit, short, haurd an thick |
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| Colour |
Black an tan or black an mahogany |
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| Bruid size |
average 8 tae 12 awtho lairger litters are kent |
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| Life span |
8–10 years |
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| Domestic dug (Canis lupus familiaris) |
- ↑ a b "Rottweiler breed standard" (PDF). FCI. Retrieved 28 Februar 2016.
- ↑ "Rottweiler". Australian National Kennel Council. Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 28 Februar 2016.
- ↑ "Rottweiler". The Kennel Club. Retrieved 28 Februar 2016.
- ↑ "Rottweiler". New Zealand Kennel Club. Retrieved 28 Februar 2016.
- ↑ Adolf Pienkoss, The Rottweiler, 3rd ed., Borken, Germany: Internationale Föderation der Rottweilerfreunde, 2008.
