Rotties 101

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Strong, courageous and protective, the Rottweiler has a face that says “Make My Day” and a heart that belongs to family. Intelligent and agreeable, the breed is relatively easy to train and athletic enough to enjoy an active life.

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Big goofball until you mess with their people.

Because of the breed’s suspicious nature towards strangers, early socialization and manners training helps to mold model canine citizens. They do best with families experienced with large, determined dogs. Rottweilers do best with energetic regular exercise and do well in a variety of canine sports. They’re generally good with children and with other family pets, but because of their large size they may be too much dog as adolescents for small children and elderly relatives.

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Bark level
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Size
22 to 27 inches tall
Group Size X large
Lifespan
9 to 10 years
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Weight
80 to 135 lbs
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Mature adult Rottie

5 years to 6 years

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Senior Rottie

7+ years

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Rottie puppy

0 to 1 year

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Cherry eye (prolapsed 3rd eyelid)

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Young adult Rottie

1 year to 4 years

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Mature adult Rottie

5 years to 6 years

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Senior Rottie

7+ years

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Rottie puppy

0 to 1 year

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Young adult Rottie

1 year to 4 years

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In the aftermath of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, many dogs were deployed to Ground Zero in New York City. One was Gunner, a search and rescue-certified Rottweiler, who arrived Sept. 17 with his owner/trainer John Randall, a combat-wounded U.S. Army veteran. Gunner served as a therapy dog, performing tricks to bring smiles to the faces of first responders on site.

Rottweiler coat care and colors

The coat of the Rottweiler is easy to care for: Sleek and short, all it needs is weekly brushing and an occasional bath to keep it in perfect condition. The distinctive markings don’t offer much in the way of variety: The Rottie is a black dog, with three colors of accent markings: rust, tan or mahogany.

Many predominantly black dogs have black nails, making it sadly too easy to hit the vein in the middle of the nail, called the quick, during trimming. Grinding the nails instead of clipping may be the best way to avoid pain or bleeding. Avoid wrestling matches in adult dogs by acclimating puppies to having their feet handled and nails attended to.

Rottie exercise & training

Loves walks

Exercise level

A well-trained Rottweiler is an excellent partner for walk or runs. As with many dark-coated dogs, though, heat may be a problem for them.

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Trainability

Rottweilers are intelligent, but they may trust their own judgement more than yours. Consistency is key to teaching good manners.

Rottie fun facts

Top girl names for Rotties

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Top boy names for Rotties

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