1. Personality characteristics
The Rottweiler has a stubborn personality. Once it resists a certain training, it will be difficult to accept the owner's commands or even escape. Therefore, use several different methods during training, be measured and stop when you are good, so that the Rottweiler can maintain its interest.
If a Rottweiler gets excited, it may take a long time to calm down, because the two emotions are very slow to convert. Therefore, some relaxation time should be given before training to balance its neural activity and adapt to this process. In addition, Rottweilers have strong sexual reflexes. Once they meet a female dog, they will not be able to walk. They insist on going over to smell other people’s butts and will not listen to advice at all. Because this is an external inhibition that cannot be eliminated, the only way is to avoid the female dog for training.
Rottweilers are very emotional, they are very emotional dogs, and their personalities are relatively calm, and they are very enthusiastic about their owners and family members, but they will not lose their vigilance towards strangers. It is a good family companion dog.
2. Appearance characteristics
Purebred Rottweiler has a head of medium length and a wide skull. The eyes are of medium size and almond-shaped. The eyelids are close and moderately deep. They are neither protruding nor retracted. The nose is wide at the base and tapers toward the tip. The nose must be It is black, with medium-sized drooping triangular ears. Dark pigment is preferred in the mouth. The frontal line is moderately arched in side view. The zygomatic arch and frontonasal step are well developed. The upper and lower jaws are strong and wide. The ideal ratio of the skull to the muzzle is 3. :2.
The Rottweiler's torso is square in shape, strong and powerful, with a broad chest, straight back and sloping waist. The forelimbs are straight and muscular, and the hind limbs are bent at an acute angle. The tail is high and level, and is usually docked at the first joint.
Rottweiler’s hair is short, straight, thick at the top and fine at the bottom. The coat color is black, with yellowish-brown or reddish-brown spots on specific parts, and these spots do not exceed one-tenth of the body. The undercoat is black, gray, or light brown, but it is not good enough to be seen from the outside.
Rottweiler puppies also have some unique characteristics on their feet. Their front feet are round, but their hind feet are slightly elongated. The pads of the feet are hard. The claws are very short and have obvious black marks on the nails.
