GENERAL APPEARANCE : The Rottweiler is a robust dog of medium size great, neither very heavy, nor very light, of never high extremities. Its correct structure, provided, powerful and compacts demustra great force, agility and resistance.

IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS : The length of the body, measured from the esternal handle-bar to the isquiatica tuberosidad, does not have to surpass the height de la Cruz in but of 15%.

TEMPERAMENT / BEHAVIOR : With friendly and pacific tendency, kind with the children, it is a very affectionate, obedient, docile dog and with good disposition to work. Its appearance exposes original robustness. Surely of itself, nothing nervous nor easily frightened. It reacts to his surroundings with great attention.

Skull : Of medium length, wide between the ears. Vista of side, the forehead is moderately bulky; the occipital protuberance well is developed, without being too well-known.

Depression naso-frontal (STOP): Very evident.

Trufa : Developed well, rather wide that round, with relatively great windows, of solid black color.

Snout : In relation to the area of the skull it does not have to give a shortened or extended printing. Straight nasal cane, of wide insertion, diminishes moderately of width of back towards ahead.

Lips : Blacks, beaten well. The angle of the lips affluent closed; encías of preference dark.

Jaws / Teeth : As much the superior jaw as the inferior one is well strong and wide. Healthy, strong set of teeth and completes (42 pieces). The superior incisors fall on the inferior ones in scissors form.

Cheeks: Well-known zygomatic arcs good.

Eyes: Of medium size, almendrada form, dark brown color; with adherent flickers affluent.

Ears : Of medium size, pendants, triangular, very separated and of high implantation. With the stuck and placed ears affluent towards ahead, the area of the skull gives the printing of being wider.

NECK : Hard, moderately long, musculado well, slightly been nauseated in the superior margin; concise, without papada nor loose skin.

Back : Straight line, fort, and stiff.

Back : The lumbar region is short, tuerte and profúnda.

Grupa: Ample of medium length, slightly cleared, without being straight, nor with much fall.

Chest : Extensive, ample and protundo (approx 50% of the height de la Cruz), with an affluent railing developed and to costillar bulky.

Abdomen : Flanks nongathered.

TAIL : In attention, its level would have to continue the superior line. In rest it must be hanging.

Altogether : Sights front are straight and not very together. The forearms, sights of side, are straight. The inclination of escápula in relation to the horizontal is of 45º.

Shoulders : Placed well.

Arms : Beaten well to the trunk.

Forearms : Powerfully developed and musculados.

Metacarpos : Slightly elastic, strong, slightly oblique.

Front feet : Round; closed and enlarged fingers affluent. Hard pads; short, black and strong nails.

Altogether : Sights of behind are straight, parallel and not very together.

Thigh : Moderately long, wide and strongly musculado.

Leg : It releases, hard, with much musculatura, tendinosa.

Corvejón : Powerful, angulado, not raising well.

Back feet : A little but long that the forwards; fingers closed, enlarged and also strong.

MOVEMENT : The Rottweiler is a trotador, remaining its firm back and with little movement. The development of the movement is harmonious, safe, with force and frees, ample steps.

SKIN : Skin of the affluent head tightened in all the area; it forms small wrinkles in the forehead when the dog is in attention.

HAIR : Composed of external layer and lanilla it commits. The hair of the external layer is average length, hard, thick and tightened well; lanilla commits does not have to excel of the external hair. In the later members, the hair is a little more length.

COLOR : Black, with marks I mop well delimited of an alive brown-reddish color in the cheeks, snout, throat, chest and members, as well as above of the eyes and under the tail.

Height to the cross: 61-68 cm. MALES

Height to the cross: 56-63 cm. FEMALES

LACK : Any deviation of the criteria before mentioned is considered to the degree of the deviation to the standard.

· general Appearance: Slight, fragile general aspect: too high extremities; weak bones and muscles.

· Head: Head of type bloodhound, narrows, light; too much it cuts or it releases, tufa: in front flat; stop absent or little well-known.

· Snout: Pointed length or; divided nose; cane nasal type lamb (convex), or sunk (concave); fallen nasal cane (of eagle); trufa stained or of clear color.

· Lips: Nontogether, pink or with spots; angle of the lips open.

· Jaws: Narrow jaw.

· Set of teeth: Bitten of pliers.

· Cheeks: Very prominent.

· Eyes: Clear, deep, bulging or round. Loose flickers.

· Ears: Of too low implantation, heavy, long, straight, doubled backwards, as well as separated or of bearing it does not uniform.

· Neck: Too long, thin, of weak musculatura, with papada or of loose skin.

· Body: Too long, too short, narrow.

· Back: Too much it releases, weak, won or excellent (convex).

· Grupa: Fall, too short, releases or straight line.

· Chest: Thorax with costillar flat, abarrillado or narrow, backwards.

· Tail: Of too high or low implantation. Ensortijada, enrulada or with important lateral deviations.

· previous Members: Very together, nonstraight; lofty shoulders; separated elbows stuck not enough to the body or; too long, short or raised forearms; metacarpo weak or raised; squashed feet; very flat, very bulky or deteriotated fingers; nails of clear color.

· later Members: Flat muscles; extremities closed or of type are vacant; the angles of obtuse the very acute joints ú; spurs.

· Skin: Skin of the wrinkled face.

· Hair: Smooth; too short or long, wave; absence of lanilla commits.

· Color: Marks of incorrect color, too great, or delimited not clearly.

· Appearances general: Noticeable investment in the sexual character (that the male present characteristic of female or vice versa).

· Set of teeth: Superior or inferior Prognatismo, arches of the incisors off the track: absence of an incisive tooth, an eyetooth, premolar or to molar.

· Eyes: Yellow Entropión, ectropión, eyes; anisocromía (eyes of different color).

· Hair: Noticeably long or undulated.

· Color: Any discrepancy of the characteristic brown-reddish black color with spots; white spots.

· Behavior: Animals easily frightened, timid, cowardly, aggressive, exaggerated distrusted, nervous and that show fear to the firings.

NOTE : The males must have two completely descended testicles of normal appearance in escroto.

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