Rottweiler Facts

Eventually, in the early 20th century, the reinvigorated Rottweiler remerged as a police dog.

The Rottweiler is one of the descendents of Roman drover dogs.

About 700 AD the local Duke of Arae Flaviae (what is now Southern Germany) ordered a Christian church built on the site of the former Roman baths. Excavations unearthed the red tiles of Roman villas; to distinguish the town, it was then named das Rote Wil (the red tile), which is of course recognizable as the derivation of the present Rottweil.

As the town increased in prosperity during the uproar of industry, the Rottweiler, called the Rottweil Metzgerhund (butcher dog), decreased considerably in popularity.

The Rottweiler was admitted to the AKC Stud Book in 1931.

The Rottweiler parent club was founded in 1971.

Source: AKC ORG