Specific breed brochure - Breed Nutrition

The fat mass – or adipose tissue – represents
a dog’s biggest energy reserves.
Its preferred gait is trotting and the standard
states that when it trots ‘the back remains
firm and relatively immobile. [The] gait is
harmonious, bold, powerful and relaxed,
characterised by good amplitude’.
Rottweilers,
world-class working
and sporting dogs
The German discipline Vielseitigkeitsprüfung
(Schutzhund, RCI), which consists
of three levels, is a good test of the most
sought-after qualities in Rottweilers: endurance,
obedience, sociability and defence.
The ADRK even requires a dog to have an
elementary certificate in the discipline before
it is authorised to breed. The Körung
rewards the best dogs.
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100
Comparison of the body composition
of various large dogs
The French Rottweiler club has developed
a number of tests to evaluate a dog’s temperament
and physical aptitudes. These
tests are among the toughest employed
by any breed club. The endurance test for
instance requires the dog to complete a
12? mile (20 km) course at an average
speed of around 6-9 miles an hour, with three breaks of 15-20 minutes each. A successful dog
proves that it can work at a given intensity without showing overt signs of fatigue.
80
60
40
20
0
Boxer
(4)
9
Great
Dane
(6)
(data from Royal Canin Research Centre, unpublished)
German Rottweiler
shorthaired (3)
Pointer
(4)
German
Shepherd
(12)
Saint
Bernard
(3)
Golden
Retriever
(3)
Lean mass
Fat mass
Labrador
(8)
With an average 78% lean mass* and 22% fat mass,
the Rottweiler’s body composition is equivalent to that of the German Shepherd.
© J.-M. Labat