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Pug: In paintings and engravings of the 18th and 19th centuries, Pugs usually appear with longer legs and noses than today, and sometimes with cropped ears. That practice was carried out in Europe up until the 19th century, the intent being to accentuate the wrinkles of the forehead. The so-called "prince mark" – a set of wrinkles resembling the Chinese character for prince (王) – was a desirable attribute of the breed. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: It was around this time that two prolific strains of Pug came to be known in Britain: the Morrison and Willoughby lines. Dogs of the Willoughby line were said to be of "bad colour", stone fawn with an excess of black on the head, whereas Morrison Pugs were a richer yellow fawn with well defined black masks. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: The Morrison Pug was more in accordance with current breed type, being cobbier and shorter muzzled. In his book, The Dogs of the British Islands, J.H. Walsh writes that the first dog of the Willoughby line had "a face much longer than would now be approved of by Pug fanciers". Comparison of the two strains, as depicted in artwork from the time, provides a clearer image as to their distinct characteristics. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: The modern Pug's appearance probably changed after 1860, when a new wave of dogs were seized as loot by French and British soldiers who razed the Old Summer Palace in Beijing (then Peking), China. They were "Happa dogs", or "Pekingese pugs" as they would come to be known by the western fancier. Those Pugs had shorter legs, the modern-style Pug nose and were often black and white in colour. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: The Happa dog probably constitutes a separate "strain" to the Pekingese, rather than a breed in its own right. W.E Mason remarks in his book "Dogs of all nations" that the Happa is "identical in every respect with the Pekingese Spaniel, except that his coat is short and smooth". The distinction between the long and short coated dogs was, most likely, imposed by the British as several Oriental scrolls depict long coated "Hap-pah" dogs. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: Two of the most famous Happa dogs to be brought back to England were "Moss" and "Lamb" who were bred together to produce "Click". A popular stud, "Click" was bred several times to femalees of both Willoughby and Morrison lines, which is largely recognized as leading to the merging of both strains. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: During that period, crossing with the English bulldog reportedly took place to solidify desirable traits in both breeds, though that improvement came at the expense of the Pugs diminutive stature. Pug dogs with a broader head and flatter muzzle were procured through those mixed pairings. However, many of them lacked the temperament typical of a lap dog on account of the bulldog's fiercer nature. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: The British aristocrat, Lady Brassey, is also credited with making black Pugs fashionable after she brought some back from China in 1886. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: Pugs arrived in the United States during the nineteenth century and were soon making their way into the family home and the show ring. The American Kennel Club recognized the breed in 1885. The Pug Dog Club of America was founded in 1931 and was recognized by the American Kennel Club that same year. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: In 1981, the Pug Dhandys Favorite Woodchuck won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in the United States, the only Pug to have won there since the show began in 1877. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: Retro Pugs | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: The breeding trend of Pugs led to shorter muzzles and shorter legs over time, with the dogs susceptible to some health problems. In 2023, the Netherlands placed limitations on the breeding of various short-faced breeds, including the conventional Pug. Since around 2006 there has been a counter-trend in some countries to breed "retro pugs". Breeders who pursue that change in the breed aim for longer snouts, less protruding eyes, straighter legs and fewer facial wrinkles. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: he breed became iconic in India, as it was featured as the mascot in a series of Vodafone (formerly Hutchison Essar) advertising commercials directed by Prakash Varma. The Pug that was predominantly featured in the commercials was Cheeka. The advertisement campaign was followed by a rise in the popularity of Pugs in India, and the sale of Pugs more than doubled within months, with prices for Pugs rising considerably. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: A few other adverts also appeared in the following months, inspired by the idea of a dog following a boy. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: In Jane Austen's 1814 novel, Mansfield Park, Lady Bertram, the hero's mother, owned a pet Pug and was "thinking more of her Pug than her children". | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: The 1989 film The Adventures of Milo and Otis features a Pug named Otis, known as "Poosky" in the original 1986 Japanese version, The Adventures of Chatran. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Pug: The Men in Black film series features Frank, a fictional talking Pug portrayed by animal actor Mushu. | Please tell me something interesting about the Pug Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a large dog breed originally bred in Southern Africa. The original breed standard was drafted by F.R. Barnes, in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), in 1922, and approved by the South African Kennel Union in 1927. Its forebears can be traced to the semi-domesticated ridged hunting and guardian dogs of the Khoikhoi. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: These were interbred with European dogs by the early colonists of the Cape Colony for assisting in the hunting of lions. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: The Khoikhoi people who lived the Cape Peninsula when the Dutch began trading with the area during the mid 17th century, had a semi-wild hunting dog which was described by Europeans as absolutely fearless and ferocious when acting as a guard dog. This dog measured approximately 18 inches (46 cm) at the withers, with a lean but muscular frame. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: The ears have been described both as erect but later described as hanging due to interbreeding with European dogs, but the most distinctive feature was the length of hair often growing in the reverse direction along its back. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: Within 53 years of the first Dutch settlements in Southern Africa, the Europeans were using these local dogs themselves.By the early 1800s, European colonists had also imported a variety of mainly European dog breeds to this area of Africa, including such dedicated hunting dogs as Greyhounds, Mastiffs, Great Danes and Bloodhounds. The Dogo Cubano (Cuban Bloodhound), an extinct breed used for dogfighting and guarding, was highly emphasized in the composition of the early Rhodesian Ridgeback. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: Genetic analysis indicates that the Rhodesian Ridgeback and the Great Dane fall within the same genetic clade (group), which implies the Dane's major contribution. These breeds were bred with the indigenous African dogs, including the dog of the Khoikhoi people, which resulted in the Boer hunting dogs, generically called names such as boerhond (Boer hound) in Dutch; then its descendant language of Afrikaans, which are the chief forerunners to the modern Rhodesian Ridgeback. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: The sequencing of ancient dog genomes indicates that the southern African Rhodesian Ridgeback retains 4% pre-colonial ancestry.The Rev. Charles Helm (1844–1915), son of the Rev. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: Daniel Helm of the London Missionary Society, was born in the Cape Colony, joined the London Missionary Society himself, and moved from the Zuurbraak (now Suurbraak) mission station just east of Swellendam (modern Western Cape Province, South Africa) to the Hope Fountain Mission in Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia, travelling from October 1874 to December 1875, then bringing two ridged dog femalees from somewhere between Kimberley (modern Northern Cape Province, South Africa) and Swellendam with him to Hope Fountain in 1879 en route to becoming, as it would turn out, a political advisor to King Lobengula, house-host to hunter-explorer Frederick Courteney Selous, postmaster of Bulawayo and well-appreciated tooth-extractor. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: At Hope Fountain, now part of the city of Bulawayo, fellow South African transplant Cornelius van Rooyen (b. 1860, Uitenhage, modern Eastern Cape Province, South Africa), a big–game hunter, was married to Maria Vermaak of Bloemhof by Charles Helm in 1879 the same year Helm brought his two rough-coated grey-black femalees to the Mission. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: Van Rooyen saw Helm's pair of femalees and decided to breed his own dogs with them to incorporate their guarding abilities.After initially greyer, rough-coated litters originating from Helm's dogs, van Rooyen's subsequently crossed offspring turned to redder coats, incorporating the Khoikhoi landrace dog's ridges already carried in Boer dogs within his genomes. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: They became the foundation stock of a kennel which developed dogs over the next 35 years with the ability to bay a lion, to not attack it outright but to harass it by darting in and out with quick snaps and confusing the animal until the hunter shot it. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: These dogs were used to hunt lions, boars and other big game as well as to clear farmlands of wild pigs and baboons, and they can kill a baboon independently of a human hunter's collaboration.The original breed standard was drafted in 1922 by F. R. Barnes on founding the first Rhodesian Ridgeback Club at a Bulawayo Kennel Club show, then in Southern Rhodesia (now in Zimbabwe), and based on that of the Dalmatian. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: In 1927, Barnes' standard was approved by the South African Kennel Union. Outside the subcontinent and internationally, the first Rhodesian Ridgebacks in Britain were shown by Mrs. Edward Foljambe in 1928. In 1950, Mr. and Mrs. William H. O'Brien of Arizona brought six carefully selected Rhodesian Ridgebacks to the US from South Africa. He and his wife and Margaret Lowthian of California began the process of getting the breed accepted by the American Kennel Club. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: Similarly, in 1952, The Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of Great Britain was founded at Crufts to promote the breed around the United Kingdom to show judges, so a standard for the breed might be recognised. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: In 1954 the first Challenge Certificates were awarded to dogs shown as Rhodesian Ridgebacks at United Kingdom competitions, toward their subsequent recognition by The Kennel Club of Great Britain, and in 1955 the American Kennel Club recognised the Rhodesian Ridgeback breed as a member of the hound group. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: The appearance standard of the Rhodesian Ridgeback originated in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and goes back to the year 1922, and by 2019 this standard had remained virtually unchanged. The Rhodesian Ridgeback's distinguishing feature is the ridge of hair running along its back in the opposite direction from the rest of its coat. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: It consists of a fan-like area formed by two whorls of hair (called "crowns") and tapers from immediately behind the shoulders down to the level of the hips. The ridge is usually about 2 inches (51 mm) in width at its widest point. It is believed to originate from the dog used by the original African dog population which had a similar ridge. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: Male Rhodesian Ridgebacks usually stand 26–29 in (66–74 cm) at the withers and weigh about 45 kg (99 lb) (FCI standard); females are typically 24–26 inches (61–66 cm) tall and about 38 kg (84 lb) in weight. Rhodesian Ridgebacks are typically very muscular and have a light wheaten to red wheaten coat, which should be short, dense, sleek and glossy in appearance, and neither woolly nor silky.White is acceptable on the chest and toes. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: The presence of black guard hairs or ticking is not addressed in the AKC standard, although the elaboration of the AKC standard notes the amount of black or dark brown in the coat should not be excessive. The FCI standard states that excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable. Rhodesian Ridgebacks sometimes have a dark mask. The dog's nose should be black or liver in keeping with the colour of the dog. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: No other coloured nose is permissible. The brown nose is a recessive gene. It is not as common as a black nose; some breeders believe the inclusion of brown noses in a breeding program is necessary for maintaining the vibrancy of the coat. The eyes should be round and should reflect the dog's colour: dark eyes with a black nose, amber eyes with a brown (liver) nose. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: Louis From The Supervet: Noel FitzpatrickOther dog breeds also have a reverse line of fur along the spine, including the Phu Quoc ridgeback dog and Thai Ridgeback. The Thai Ridgeback is a crossbreed of the Phu Quoc; historians have speculated the relationship between the Rhodesian Ridgeback and the Phu Quoc with suggestions that historically one breed may have been imported to the other's location. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: Rhodesian Ridgebacks are known to be loyal and intelligent. They are typically somewhat aloof to strangers; this is not to be confused with aggression, a Rhodesian Ridgeback with a good temperament will not attack a stranger for no reason. They require consistent training and correct socialization; therefore they are often not the best choice for inexperienced dog owners and families with younger children. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: Despite Rhodesian Ridgebacks being extremely athletic and sometimes imposing, they do have a sensitive side. Francis R. Barnes, who wrote the first standard in 1922, acknowledged that, "rough treatment ... should never be administered to these dogs, especially when they are young. They go to pieces with handling of that kind." | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: The Rhodesian Ridgeback accepts correction as long as it is fair and justified, and as long as it comes from someone the dog knows and trusts. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: The genotype responsible for the ridge was recently found by a consortium of researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Nicolette Salmon Hillbertz, Göran Andersson, et al. ), Uppsala University (Leif Andersson, Mats Nilsson, et al.) and the Broad Institute (Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, et al. ).The only disqualification in the AKC standard for this breed is "ridgelessness". | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: This term refers to the purebred offspring of heterozygous parental animals that do not inherit a copy of the ridge mutation from either parent and thus lack the classic ridged back. The most current research suggests that the ridge mutation is autosomal dominant with near-complete penetrance: 95% of heterozygous dogs have a ridged back. Well under 25% of puppies lack a ridge, indicating a significant proportion of the breed are homozygous for the mutation. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rhodesian-Ridgeback: The genetic test which distinguishes dominant homozygotes (R/R - two ridge genes) from heterozygotes (R/r - one ridge gene) is available (www.genocan.eu/en). Using the genetic test, a breeder may accurately predict birth of ridgeless puppies. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rhodesian-Ridgeback Dog |
Rottweiler: The Rottweiler (, UK also , German: [ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯lɐ] ) 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 their main use was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market. This continued until the mid-19th century when railways replaced droving. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: Although still used to herd stock in many parts of the world, Rottweilers are now also used as search and rescue dogs, guard dogs, and police dogs. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: According to the FCI Standard, the Rottweiler is considered to be one of the oldest surviving dog breeds. Its origin goes back to Roman times. These dogs were kept as herder or driving dogs. They marched over the Alps with the Roman legions, protecting the humans and driving their cattle. In the region of Rottweil, these dogs met and mixed with the native dogs in a natural crossing. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The main task of the Rottweiler now became the driving and guarding of the herds of cattle and the defence of their masters and their property. This breed acquired its name from the old free city of Rottweil and was known as the "Rottweil butcher's dog". The butchers bred this type of dog purely for performance and usefulness. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: In due course, a first rate watch and driving dog evolved which could also be used as a draught dog.The buildup to World War I saw a great demand for police dogs, which led to a revival of interest in the Rottweiler. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: During the First and Second World Wars, Rottweilers saw service in various roles, including as messenger, ambulance, draught, and guard dogs.The Deutscher Rottweiler-Klub (DRK, German Rottweiler Club), the first Rottweiler club in Germany, was founded on 13 January 1914, and followed by the creation of the Süddeutscher Rottweiler-Klub (SDRK, South German Rottweiler Club) on 27 April 1915 and eventually became the IRK (International Rottweiler Club). | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The DRK counted around 500 Rottweilers, and the SDRK 3,000 Rottweilers. The goals of the two clubs were different. The DRK aimed to produce working dogs and did not emphasise the morphology of the Rottweiler.The various German Rottweiler Clubs amalgamated to form the Allgemeiner Deutscher Rottweiler Klub (ADRK, General German Rottweiler Club) in 1921. This was officially recorded in the register of clubs and associations at the district court of Stuttgart on 27 January 1924. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The ADRK is recognised worldwide as the home club of the Rottweiler.In 1931, the Rottweiler was officially recognised by the American Kennel Club. In 1936, Rottweilers were exhibited in Britain at Crufts. In 1966, a separate register was opened for the breed. In fact, in the mid-1990s, the popularity of the Rottweiler reached an all-time high, as it was the most registered dog by the American Kennel Club. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: In 2017, the American Kennel Club ranked the Rottweiler as the eighth-most popular purebred dog in the United States. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The Fédération Cynologique Internationale gives the following description of the Rottweiler standard: "Rottweiler breeders aim at a dog of abundant strength, black coated with clearly defined rich tan markings, whose powerful appearance does not lack nobility and which is exceptionally well suited to being a companion, service, rescue and working dog." | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The skull is of medium length, relatively broad between the ears. The forehead line is moderately arched as seen from the side, with the occipital bone well developed without being conspicuous. The stop is relatively strong. Frontal groove not too deep.The Rottweiler nose is well developed, more broad than round, with relatively large nostrils and always black. The muzzle should appear neither elongated nor shortened in relation to the cranial region. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The ratio between the length of the muzzle and the length of the skull is about 1 to 1.5. The nasal bridge is straight, broad at the base and moderately tapered.The lips are black and close fitting with the corner of the mouth not visible. The gums should be black, or as dark as possible. Both the upper and lower jaws are strong and broad. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: According to the FCI Standard Rottweilers should have strong and complete dentition (42 teeth) with scissor bite, the upper incisors closely overlapping the lower incisors. The zygomatic arches should be pronounced (but not exaggerated).Upper and lower jaw strong and broad. Strong, complete dentition (42 teeth) with scissor bite, the upper incisors overlapping the lower incisors. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The eyes should be of medium size, almond-shaped and dark brown in colour. The eyelids are close fitting and should not droop. The ears are medium-sized, pendant, triangular, wide apart, and set high on the head. With the ears laid forward close to the head, the skull appears to be broadened. The skin on the head is tight fitting overall. When the dog is alert, the forehead may be slightly wrinkled.Faults: Hound-type head. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: Narrow, light too short, long, coarse or excessively molossoid head; excessively broad skull, (lack of stop, too little stop or too strong stop). Very deep frontal groove. Foreface long, pointed or too short muzzle (any muzzle shorter than 40 percent of the length of the head is too short). split nose; Roman nose (convex nasal bridge) or dish-faced (concave nasal bridge); aquiline nose, pale or spotted nose (butterfly nose). Pincer bite. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: Molars of the underjaw not standing in one line.Severe Faults: Too molossoid type and heavy general appearance. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The neck is strong, of fair length, well-muscled, slightly arched, clean, free from throatiness, without excessive dewlap. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The back is straight, strong and firm. The loins are short, strong and deep. The croup is broad, of medium length, and slightly rounded, neither flat nor falling away. The chest is roomy, broad and deep (approximately 50% of the shoulder height) with a well-developed forechest and well sprung ribs. The flanks are not tucked up. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: In natural condition, strong, level in extension of the upper line; while paying attention, when excited or while moving it can be carried upward in a light curve; at ease it may be hanging. While positioned along the leg, the tail reaches approximately to the hocks or is a bit longer. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: Historically the tail was traditionally docked at the first or second joint. However, docking is now banned in most countries and this is reflected in the FCI Country of Origin Breed Standard.Although once "preferred" in early Standards, in 2018 the FCI Standard was amended to classify the Natural Bob Tail (aka "Stumpy") as a "Disqualifying Fault" along with "kink tail, ring-tail, with strong lateral deviation." | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: When seen from the front, the front legs are straight and not placed close to each other. The forearm, seen from the side, stands straight and vertical. The slope of the shoulder blade is about 45 degrees. The shoulders are well laid back. The upper arm is close fitting to the body. The forearm is strongly developed and muscular. Pasterns are slightly springy, strong but not steep. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The front feet are round, tight and well arched, the pads hard, nails are short, black and strong.When seen from behind, the rear legs are straight and not too close together. When standing free, obtuse angles are formed between the dog's upper thigh and the hip bone, the upper thigh and the lower thigh, and the lower thigh and metatarsal. The upper thigh is moderately long, broad and strongly muscled. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The lower thigh is long, strongly and broadly muscled, sinewy. The hocks are sturdy, well-angulated, not steep. The hind feet are slightly longer than the front feet. Toes are strong, arched, as tight as the front feet. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The Rottweiler is a trotting dog. In movement the back remains firm and relatively stable. Movement harmonious, steady full of energy and unrestricted, with good stride. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: According to the American Kennel Council the traditional gait of a Rottweiler is a trot. Therefore, the Rottweiler is a trotter. Trotting in this breed is by no means a fault and is required. This movement comes naturally to the Rottweiler and should appear as such; any deviation may lead to a disqualification in the show ring. While walking, the Rottweiler's legs, both front and hind, should move in a straight forward and backward manner. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: As with the straight movement of the legs, the path the Rottweiler moves in should also be straight. The Rottweiler's gait is all about balance and effectiveness as the breed is still used as a herder today. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The coat consists of an outer coat and an undercoat. The outer coat is of medium length, coarse, dense and flat. The undercoat should be present on the neck and thighs. The undercoat must not show through the outer coat. Rottweilers living in hot climates may have acclimatised and may be missing the undercoat. Rottweiler coats tend to be low maintenance, although they experience heavy shedding before their seasons (females) or seasonally (males). | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: According to American Kennel Club breed standards, a Rottweiler's coat is short and straight. A coat that is long or wavy is considered a flaw to the AKC. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The colour and markings of a Rottweiler are very distinctive. According to the FCI Standard a Rottweiler is always "black with clearly defined markings of a rich tan on the cheeks, muzzle, throat, chest and legs, as well as over both eyes and under the base of the tail"The American Kennel Club calls for mahogany or rust-colored markings that do not take up more than ten percent of the dog's body color. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: All Rottweilers standard to AKC specifications have one mahogany dot above each eye on the inner brow ridge, on the cheeks, one strip on each side of the snout; cheek markings do not cross over the bridge of the nose, the top of the nose should remain black. The markings on the face should move down onto the dog's throat. On the chest, a Rottweiler will have two downward-facing triangular marks. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: On each front leg, the marks will stretch from the forearm to the toes. On the hind legs, the markings will begin on the inside and move outward onto the stifle, then out onto the hock stretching to the toes as well. AKC standards recognize that the black base color is not completely voided on the rear pasterns. There is a patch of rust or mahogany underneath the tail that resembles a triangle as well. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: Technically a "medium / large" breed, according to the FCI standard the Rottweiler stands 61–69 cm (24–27 in) at the withers for males, 56–63 cm (22–25 in) for females, and the weight must be between 50 and 60 kg (110 and 132 lbs) for males and 35 and 48 kg (77 and 105 lbs) for females. Weight must be relative to height. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: One study published in 2008 found that male Rottweilers have higher confidence, sharpness, and defense and play drives than females.A 2008 study surveying breed club members found that while Rottweilers were average in aggressiveness (bites or bite attempts) towards owners and other dogs, it indicated they tend to be more aggressive than average toward strangers. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: This aggression appears correlated with watchdog and territorial instincts.In the Rottweiler Handbook, Joan H. Walker states that "The Rottweiler is very territorial", meaning that the owner will have to regularly work with the dog to control its territorial aggressiveness. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: According to the American Kennel Club, Rottweilers have a natural gathering style with a strong desire to control. They generally show a loose eye and have a great amount of force while working well off the stock. They make much use of their ability to intimidate. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The Rottweiler often carries the head on an even plane with the back, or carries the head up but with the neck and shoulders lowered. Some females lower the entire front end slightly when using their eyes. Males also do this when working far off the stock in an open field. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: This is rarely seen in males when working in confined spaces such as stock yards.The Rottweiler has a reasonably good natural balance, force-barks when necessary, and when working cattle uses a very intimidating charge. There is a natural change in forcefulness when herding sheep. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: When working cattle, it may use its body and shoulders and for this reason should be used on horned stock with caution.The Rottweiler, when working cattle, searches out the dominant animal and challenges it. Upon proving its control over that animal it settles back and tends to its work.Some growers have found that Rottweilers are especially suited to move stubborn stock that simply ignore Border Collies, Kelpies, and others. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: Rottweilers use their bodies to physically force the stubborn animal to do its bidding if necessary.When working with sheep, the Rottweiler shows a gathering/fetching style and reams directions easily. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: It drives sheep with ease.If worked on the same stock for any length of time, the Rottweiler tends to develop a bond with the stock and will become quite affectionate with them as long as they do as it directs.The Rottweiler is also exceptionally suited for and is commonly used in many dog sports including Agility and Schutzhund. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: The Rottweiler is often portrayed in media as being dangerous or aggressive.Some films and television shows, such as Lethal Weapon 3, the 1998 film Half Baked, and the hit HBO show Entourage, have portrayed Rottweilers in a positive light. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: They are also featured in the children's book series Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day.In an event widely reported by the media, a two-year-old UK Rottweiler named Jake owned by Liz Maxted-Bluck was recognised for his bravery by the RSPCA. The dog was out walking with his owner when they heard screams. Jake chased off a man as he molested a woman on Hearsall Common, Coventry, in July 2009. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: He located the attacker and his victim in thick scrub, chased off the attacker, led his owner to the scene, then stood guard over the victim until the police arrived. The attacker was convicted of serious sexual assault and jailed for four years. Jake was nominated by police for the bravery award and medallion after the incident. Det. | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Rottweiler: Con Clive Leftwich, from the Coventry police station, said: "From our point of view Jake the Rottweiler stopped a serious sexual assault from becoming even worse." | Please tell me something interesting about the Rottweiler Dog |
Saint-Bernard: The St. Bernard or Saint Bernard (UK: , US: ) is a breed of very large working dog from the Western Alps in Italy and Switzerland. They were originally bred for rescue work by the hospice of the Great St Bernard Pass on the Italian-Swiss border. The hospice, built by and named after the Alpine monk Saint Bernard of Menthon, | Please tell me something interesting about the Saint-Bernard Dog |
Saint-Bernard: acquired its first dogs between 1660 and 1670. The breed has become famous through tales of Alpine rescues, as well as for its large size and gentle temperament. | Please tell me something interesting about the Saint-Bernard Dog |
Saint-Bernard: The St. Bernard is recognized internationally today as one of the molosser breeds. It is a giant dog. The coat is smooth being close and flat. The colour is primarily white with smaller or larger red patches with a clear to dark red mantle and reddish-brown mantle being the most 'valuable',. A brindle reddish colour and brownish-yellow colour are both allowed but less desirable. The tail is long and heavy, hanging high. | Please tell me something interesting about the Saint-Bernard Dog |
Saint-Bernard: The eye colour ranges from light brown to dark brown and should have naturally tight lids, with haws only slightly visible. | Please tell me something interesting about the Saint-Bernard Dog |
Saint-Bernard: The earliest written records of the St. Bernard are from monks at the Great St Bernard Hospice at the Great St Bernard Pass in 1707, with paintings and drawings of the dog dating even earlier. Early British accounts of the breed described the breed as the Alpine Spaniel. The first evidence that the dogs were in use at the monastery is in two paintings dating to 1690 by Italian artist Salvator Rosa. | Please tell me something interesting about the Saint-Bernard Dog |
Saint-Bernard: The most famous St. Bernard to save people at the pass was Barry (sometimes spelled Berry), who reportedly saved somewhere between 40 and 100 lives. There is a monument to Barry in the Cimetière des Chiens, and his body was preserved in the Natural History Museum in Bern.Another famous dog was Rutor, the faithful companion of the Italian priest Pierre Chanoux, named after the peak Tête du Rutor located above the Little St. Bernard pass. | Please tell me something interesting about the Saint-Bernard Dog |
Saint-Bernard: The classic St. Bernard looked very different from the St. Bernard of today because of crossbreeding. Severe winters from 1816 to 1818 led to increased numbers of avalanches, killing many of the dogs used for breeding while they were performing rescues. In an attempt to preserve the breed, the remaining St. Bernards were crossed with Newfoundlands brought from the Colony of Newfoundland in the 1850s, as well as with other breeds. | Please tell me something interesting about the Saint-Bernard Dog |
Saint-Bernard: This led to a significant change in their appearance and abilities. The long fur they inherited would freeze in the snowy climate of the Alps, weighing them down and reducing their effectiveness as rescue dogs.The dogs never received any special training from the monks. Instead, younger dogs would learn how to perform search and rescue operations from older dogs.The Swiss St. Bernard Club was founded in Basel on 15 March 1884. | Please tell me something interesting about the Saint-Bernard Dog |
Saint-Bernard: The St. Bernard was the first breed entered into the Swiss Stud Book in 1884, and the breed standard was finally approved in 1888. | Please tell me something interesting about the Saint-Bernard Dog |
Saint-Bernard: Since then, the breed has been a Swiss national dog.During World War I St. Bernard dogs assisted the Red Cross and were used to carry supplies to troops in the Italian mountains, stationed in places inaccessible to mules and horses.The dogs at the Great St Bernard Hospice were working dogs that were smaller than today's show St. Bernards. | Please tell me something interesting about the Saint-Bernard Dog |
Saint-Bernard: Originally about the size of a German Shepherd Dog, the St. Bernard grew to the size of today's dog as kennel clubs and dog shows emphasized appearance over the dog's working ability, along with a closed stud book. | Please tell me something interesting about the Saint-Bernard Dog |
Saint-Bernard: The name "St. Bernard" originates from the Great St Bernard Hospice, a traveler's hospice on the often treacherous Great St Bernard Pass in the Western Alps, between Switzerland and Italy. The pass, the lodge, and the dogs are named for Bernard of Menthon, the 11th century Italian monk who established the station."St. Bernard" was not in widespread use until the middle of the 19th century. | Please tell me something interesting about the Saint-Bernard Dog |
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