   the rottweiler  is a medium/large size breed of domestic dog. fÃ©dÃ©ration cynoiogique internationale-standard nÂ° 147/ 19. 06. 2000 / gb the rottweiler. translated by â mrs c. seidler country of origin â germany. available online at adrk website rottweiler breed standard, adrk.de the dogs were known as "rottweil butchers' dogs" () because they were used to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat and other products to market.fÃ©dÃ©ration cynoiogique internationale-standard nÂ° 147/ 19. 06. 2000 / gb the rottweiler. translated by â mrs c. seidler country of origin â germany. available online at adrk website rottweiler breed standard, adrk.de the rottweiler was employed in its traditional roles until the mid-19th century when railways replaced droving for herding livestock to market. while still used in herding, rottweilers are now used as search and rescue dogs, as guide dogs for the blind, as guard dogs or police dogs, and in other roles.adolf pienkoss, the rottweiler, 3rd ed., borken, germany: internationale fÃ¶deration der rottweilerfreunde, 2008. ==history==  although a versatile breed used in recent times for many purposes, the rottweiler is one of the oldest of herding breeds. a multi-faceted
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