When buying Rottweiler puppy you also
need to examine its ears. Normally, when the dog is viewed from
the front the length of its ears is to be up to the middle of the
cheeks and they must have triangular shape. The ears must fit
tightly to the inner side of the head.
The more the ears are spaced apart the wider Rottweiler’s skull
will look. It is also necessary to turn attention to cleanness of
the eyes, absence of any discharge from them or lacrimation. The
eyelids must fit tightly to the eyeglobes. Fore and hind limbs of
Rottweiler puppy must be powerful, strong; the metacarpi must be
parallel to each other. Dewclaws are to be removed.
Special attention should be given to the puppy’s belly because it
may have a rupture. Coat of Rottweiler must be short and not
waved; tan color must be too intense, i.e. neither light nor dark.
Best of all if the tans are well defined and distributed
symmetrically throughout Rottweiler’s body. The tail of Rottweiler
puppy is cropped short and the presence of this characteristic is
also obligatory.
Ideal length of the tail is equal to its width. If there are
several Rottweielrs-puppies offered for sale and all of them are
quite good and have the characteristics mentioned above then you
should give preference to that one which has shorter corpus.
Anyhow you should ask a breeder about the puppy’s parents, whether
they participated in dog shows, competitions and what the
following assessments of their performances are.
Choosing Rottweiler puppy by the outside you should find your
position in advance as for the requirements specified by you
towards its pedigree. If you want Rottweiler from elite breeders
(this is connected with questions of prestige or the intention to
be involved in pedigree breeding of Rottweilers in future) then
the expenses concerning buying of Rottweiler will be very high.
But if you are going to have the animal doing a service job,
guarding the house and its inhabitants as well as just being
reliable and faithful assistant then your objections to dog
pedigree mustn’t be very great. For your information, non-elite
Rottweilers wonderfully cope with similar responsibilities.
The purchase price will be much lower in this case as well. It
goes without saying that personal characteristics of future pet
matter a lot. Certain temperamental attitudes appear too early in
Rottweiler, therefore when watching the puppies in a Kennel one
already may effectuate useful for oneself conclusions. Even the
puppies, born by the same bitch, have various personal
characteristics when can be seen during playing, feeding, etc.
In order to facilitate the supervision over Rottweilers growing in
a Kennel you may mark each of them with threads of certain color.
Some time later due to regular observations you will be able to
comprehend who of the puppies has an accommodating calm nature,
who is apt to be a leader, etc.
Among Rottweiler’s puppies one may find too wicked or, on the
contrary, too timid individuals; some of puppies become
independent very soon, and some need more time to become
disaccustomed to the separation from their mother.
