Rottweiler

Rottweiler
Common nicknames	Rott Rottie
Origin	Germany
Traits Height Males 61–69 cm (24–27 in) Females 56–63 cm (22–25 in) Weight Males 50–60 kg (110–132 lb) Females 35–48 kg (77–106 lb) Coat Double-coated, short, hard and thick Color Black and tan or black and mahogany Life span 8 years
Kennel club standards VDH standard Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

The Rottweiler (/ˈrɒtwaɪlər/, UK also /-vaɪlər/, German: [ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯lɐ] ^ⓘ)^[1][2] is a breed of domestic dog, regarded as medium-to-large^[3][4] or large.^[5][6] The dogs were known in German as Rottweiler Metzgerhund, meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs,^[7][8] because their main use was to herd livestock^[3] and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market.^[7] This continued until the mid-19th century when railways replaced droving. 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.^[9]