Rottweiler

Maggies BIO
Maggie was born on 1 June 2000. She had 4 other bothers and 3 other sisters. Maggie layed still on Julies lap in the front of the truck which at that time as a Chevy S-10. When she arrived Julie placed her on the front yard to get her accutom to her new surrandings. Maggie would stiff the ground. More than likely to see what layed ahead. she would not wonder further than a a few feet from us. After about ten minutes we figured that was enough and it was time to let her adventure inside the house. This was were she determined if it was a palce she wanted to stay.


General info of a Rottweiler
The Rottweiler is a medium-large, robust, and powerful dog, black with clearly defined rich rusty tan markings. Its compact build denotes great strength, agility, and endurance. The ancestors of this breed were Mastiff type dogs, brought through the passes of the high Alps by the invading Romans into what is now southern Germany. They were used as cattle drovers driving by day, and guarding this precious food supply for the legions, by night. Remaining dogs continued in that occupation long after the Romans were driven out. The butchers of Rottweil, Germany for centuries used these dogs to drive cattle to market and then to protect their money bags, for the trip home. They tied the bags around the necks of their fearless, loyal dogs. The breed came to be known as the butcher's dog. The Rottweiler is basically a calm, confident and courageous dog, having a fearless expression a self-assured aloofness, that does not lend itself to immediate, and aimless friendships.
Males normally are larger, heavier boned and more masculine looking. It has a very strong eagerness to work, but is not expected to submit to excessive handling by a stranger. It must never appear reticent, and never act in an aggressive manner without just provocation.

General Information

Males 24-27 in.	Females 22-25 in.
Weight: 85-135 lb	Weight: 80-100 lb

Watchdog: Excellent

Protection: Yes

Life Expectancy: 8 - 11 years

The Rottie, as it is affectionately known, is a very devoted, protective family dog, usually wary of strangers. We believe Maggie could sense people who were possible bad. Most people she would walk right up to wagging her tail. Now if there was a person who she thought might be a the shady side she would bark and bark as her back hair would raise and stiffen. On the other hand she might have been overly protective thinking the one of us was threatened.

The Rottie requires daily mental and physical, rigorous exercise such as jogging outdoor; Maggie loved to take walks early in the morning. Julie would on many occassions get up around 5:00am to walk the many acres of freestone park. We never took the oppurtunity to take her on Thursday evening and set on the lawn and listen to the numerous free concert offered at Freestone park. I'm sure she would have enjoyed it,if only we would have taken the time instead of saying we are going over there. There were numerous times, I probbly could not count on my hand how many times Allison and Abby would fight on who would walke her after school. I was never afraid or had second thought, wondering if the girls would be safe by themselfs with Maggie.I could only wonder what she would have done if a stager was to approach the girls.

It is recommended all Rottweiler puppies have lots of early socialization and formal obedience training, and plenty of time indoors with all its family for bonding purposes. I rememder the day Julie called to tell me Maggie had climbed the stairs. Maggie was not home 2 weeks when she would folloow Julie up the stairs. Now getting up was one thing but getting down well that was something of a different story. We would have to pick her up a few times until she got the confenence to do it alone.

Rotties enjoy the cold weather, but are in danger of getting overheated in hot weather.I remember the first summer Maggie was with us. Julie and I both worked on Fridays long hours. Instead of having her outside where the temperatures would reach 110 in the shade, we would leave her in the kitchen.To prevent her from roaming through the house and possible getting into things she shouldnt be in we would place a sheet ply wood between the kitchen and living room thus trapping her inside a safe area. We would place a potty training sheet down for her to go to the bathroom on. Do you think she would do taht. No way by the time we returned home she had it toss and torn into various sizes and shapes.

As for grooming requirements, they are minimal. Regular brushing is sufficient for his coat grooming needs.


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