Rottweiler Did You Know?

• The Rottweiler is one of the descendents of Roman drover dogs.

• About 700 AD the local Duke of Arae Flaviae (what is now Southern Germany) ordered a Christian church built on the site of the former Roman baths. Excavations unearthed the red tiles of Roman villas; to distinguish the town, it was then named das Rote Wil (the red tile), which is of course recognizable as the derivation of the present Rottweil.

• As the town increased in prosperity during the uproar of industry, the Rottweiler, called the Rottweil Metzgerhund (butcher dog), decreased considerably in popularity.

• Eventually, in the early 20th century, the reinvigorated Rottweiler remerged as a police dog.

• The Rottweiler was admitted to the AKC Stud Book in 1931.

• The Rottweiler parent club was founded in 1971.