Rottweilers usually have strong, stable nervous system, resistant
to exogenous irritants, and that considerably facilitates work of
a trainer when he teaches the dog. Nature of Rottweiler is
well-balanced; the animal is friendly towards the wider public
including children.
In most cases Rottweiler is able to get accustomed to its owner
very quickly, respond to his commands and eagerly execute them. It
is not still teeth presentation but the preparation for it is
apparently in progress!
Mental and working abilities of Rottweilers have developed over
centuries, this dog breed has evolved and main requirements for
breed standard have been elaborated on. Therefore not only good
exterior but also the highest standards of efficiency affect the
further career of Rottweiler and relationship with its owner.
It is very important for the dogs of this breed to have the
following characteristics which are responsible for their behavior
and achievements in utility work; confidence, fearlessness,
carefulness, moderation, aggressively, energy, endurance, well-
developed watch qualities. Confidence of Rottweiler is correctness
and precision of the dog’s actions in both familiar habitual
surroundings and in unforeseen, extreme situations.
In the first instance fearlessness is the ability of the dog to
keep its balance and not to show any signs of fear or nervousness
in the hour of danger. Self-assertion and stamina are necessary
for Rottweiler during complex situations when it is the necessity
to perform the heavy lifting before it though it involves
unfavorable collateral circumstances.
Carefulness is extremely important when it needs for Rottweiler to
keep its mind on some object pointed at by its owner. As
Rottweiler is a tracker dog then it is also very important for it
to be able to perform a trace job, i.e. to find the objects
indicated by its owner when following the scent.
Stamina and bravery are the qualities common to Rottweilers since
birth.
These temperamental attributes help the dog to come to fight with
opponent determinately and counter without retreating and
capitulating. In this case it is also very important for
Rottweiler to have inborn fighting abilities because when
exercising them the dog gets properly hardened, as well as
strengthens and trains its musculature.
Rottweiler must also be able to respond to dangerous, unfavorable
irritants, actions, objects, etc. shortly and hardly. Incredulity
of the dog enables the development of proper reaction to unknown
objects and aggressive actions, prevents Rottweiler from making
excessively amicable contact with the people the dog has never met
before.
This attitude towards to strangers is quite reasonable because the
behavior of unfamiliar person may be dangerous for the dog and it
owner in some instances. Presence of inborn watch abilities
provides the ability of Rottweilers as well as other tracker dogs
to guard an entrusted to the dog territory from invasion of
unknown people in there, protect its owners from possible attack
or other dangerous actions of strangers.
Persistence as well as endurance and stamina make Rottweilers
distinct since the time of the breed evolution. Here it is meant
that Rottweiler should be ready for determined, courageous actions
even in complicated for it situations (when beaten, wounded and
very tired).
