Are Rottweilers A Relative Recent Breed Of Dog?
No, the Rottweiler that we are familiar with today has been in existence for several centuries. It was bred as a cattle dog and named after the town of Rottweil, the oldest town in south west Germany. Centuries ago, it was used by Teutonic knights when they went hunting wild boar. But by the first half of last century, there were real fears that the breed was beginning to die out. Shortly after the end of the Second World War, a new Rottweiler Club was formed in Germany and the breed was successfully revived. As a drover’s dog, the Rottweiler excels, but for some time now the breed has been put to work in a number of different roles including guide dog, police tracker and army dog. More recently in the UK, it became a symbol of Chav-ness and unfortunately hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons after mauling or killing several people. However, these incidents probably said more about the owner’s inability to look after such a strong and powerful dog than it did about any inherent t
