Rottweilers

Rottweiler

Common nicknames

Origin

Germany

Traits
Weight	Male	50–60 kg (110–132 lb)
	Female	35–48 kg (77–106 lb)
Height	Male	61–69 cm (24–27 in)
	Female	56–63 cm (22–25 in)
Coat	Double-coated, short, hard and thick
Color	Black and tan or black and mahogany
Litter size	average 8 to 12 although larger litters are known
Life span	8–10 years

Classification / standards
FCI	Group 2, Section 2.1 Molossian: Mastiff type #147	standard
AKC	Working	standard
ANKC	Group 6 (Utility)	standard
CKC	Group 3 – Working	standard
KC (UK)	Working	standard
NZKC	Utility	standard
UKC	Guardian Dog	standard

Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)

Traits
Weight	Male	50–60 kg (110–132 lb)
	Female	35–48 kg (77–106 lb)
Height	Male	61–69 cm (24–27 in)
	Female	56–63 cm (22–25 in)
Coat	Double-coated, short, hard and thick
Color	Black and tan or black and mahogany
Litter size	average 8 to 12 although larger litters are known
Life span	8–10 years

Classification / standards
FCI	Group 2, Section 2.1 Molossian: Mastiff type #147	standard
AKC	Working	standard
ANKC	Group 6 (Utility)	standard
CKC	Group 3 – Working	standard
KC (UK)	Working	standard
NZKC	Utility	standard
UKC	Guardian Dog	standard

The Rottweiler (UK /ˈrɒtvaɪlə/ or /ˈrɒtwaɪlə/, US /rɒtwaɪlər/) is a breed of domestic dog, regarded as medium-to-large or large.The dogs were known in German as Rottweiler Metzgerhund, meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, because one of their uses was to herd and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market. This continued until the mid-19th century when railways caused droving to be replaced with herding. Rottweilers are now used as search and rescue dogs, as guide dogs for the blind, as guard dogs and police dogs.