ROTTWEILER

rŏtˈwīlər, breed of sturdy working dog developed from a Roman cattle dog introduced into S Germany more than 1,900 years ago. It stands from 21 3 / 4 to 27 in. (55.3–68.6 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 75 to 90 lb (34.0–40.8 kg). Its short, flat-lying, coarse coat is black with markings ranging in shade from tan to mahogany on the cheeks, muzzle, chest, and legs and over both eyes. The tail is docked close to the body. Named for the German township of Rottweil, a livestock center in the Middle Ages, the Rottweiler was used both as a cattle drover and as a guardian of traveling merchants. When the driving of cattle by dogs was outlawed in Germany at the turn of the 20th cent., the Rottweiler was used as a draft animal and, increasingly, as a police dog. Its police-dog ability saved the breed from extinction. Today the breed is still much used in police work and is also raised as a pet. See dog.

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books on: Rottweiler  - 90 results

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Perceptual Learning
Book by Robert L. Goldstone, Douglas L. Medin, Philippe G. Schyns; Academic Press, 1997
Subjects: Learning, Perception
...experts. The dog experts were members of Rottweiler dog organizations in the Oberlin/Cleveland...training, showing, breeding, or judging Rottweiler dogs. Stimuli were generated according...nose, and mouth features of different Rottweiler dogs were taken from various dog books...
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Guide to Imagework: Imagination-Based Research Methods
Book by Iain R. Edgar; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Dream Interpretation, Gestalt Psychology, Imagery (Psychology)--Methodology, Psychodrama, Social Psychology--Research
...but was held by a leather strap . Was it a Rottweiler? It was a pointy type of Rottweiler. An insignificant interruption maybe and...idiom, one that is good to think with. The Rottweiler perhaps currently stands at the apex of UK...
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The Garden of Ediacara: Discovering the First Complex Life
Book by Mark A. S. Mcmenamin; Columbia University Press, 1998
Subjects: Fossils, Paleontology--Precambrian
...sheepdog named Fips until a much larger but limping Rottweiler named Max tired of our antics. The Rottweiler chewed up the pine cone. Later Frieder played catch with both dogs, and the Rottweiler got quite winded. Fips was a sheepdog but was...
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Constructing Panic: The Discourse of Agoraphobia
Book by Lisa Capps, Elinor Ochs; Harvard University Press, 1995
Subjects: Agoraphobia--Case Studies, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Narrative, Panic Attacks, Personal Construct Theory
...laughter: We could have a pit bull and shepherd and part- rottweiler puppy. Ha Ha Ha Ha! Meg responds by jerking back in her...Williams proposal as a question: "a pit bull shepherd and rottweiler?" The story concludes quietly as Meg looks down at her plate...
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Not to Worry: Jewish Wisdom and Folklore
Book by Michele Klein; Jewish Publication Society, 2003
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Pentateuch--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc, Legends, Jewish, Worry, Worry--Religious Aspects--Judaism
...abyss. 13 3 When Worry Harms Relationships Whats the difference between a Jewish parent and a rottweiler? The answer: Eventually the rottweiler lets go. This Jewish joke is about worry and usually has the Jewish mother as its butt. However...
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journal articles on: Rottweiler  - 21 results

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Transferable Residues from Dog Fur and Plasma Cholinesterase Inhibition in Dogs Treated with a Flea Control Dip Containing Chlorpyrifos
Journal article by J. Scott Boone, John W. Tyler, Janice E. Chambers; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 109, 2001
...Greyhound (F) 44.5 medium 89.62 7 Rottweiler (F) 43.0 short 65.17 8 Labrador...Mix (F) 23.1 long 78.90 10 Rottweiler x Mix (M) 73.3 short 109.74 11 Mix (F) 18.7 short 58.09 12 Rottweiler x Mix (F) 72.5 short 124...
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The Cosmos as the Created Book and Its Implications for the Orientation of Science
Journal article by Mohd Zaidi B. Ismail; Islam & Science, Vol. 6, 2008
Subjects: Islam--Evaluation, Islam--Malaysia, Universe--Analysis, Universe--Religious aspects, Worldview (Philosophy)--Analysis, Worldview (Philosophy)--Religious aspects
...comes across a warning sign written in red, "BEWARE OF ROTTWEILER." If he is reasonable enough, he would pay heed to the message by leaving the place, lest he encounters the Rottweiler. But suppose that instead of leaving the place, he spends...
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Applicability of the Informational Utility Model for Radio News
Journal article by Francesca R. Dillman Carpentier; Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Vol. 85, 2008
Subjects: Behavior, Competition, Design, Information processing, Management theory, Perceptions, Reading, Studies
...Amazon.com buffer, the job recruitment story, the grading system story, the rottweiler buffer, and the Internet travel story. The second order featured the rottweiler story, followed by Internet travel, grading system, Amazon.com, job recruitment...
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Dreams as Historical Artifacts
Journal article by Abby Stein; The Journal of Psychohistory, Vol. 38, 2010
...got tangled up in it. Then my daughter arrived, with a big Rottweiler dog and wanted to get under the covers with me and the cat...to do college level work. But I am afraid to embrace the Rottweiler of my own aggression and stand-up for the cats, even as...
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The Shifting Rhetoric of Insurance Denial
Journal article by Brian J. Glenn; Law & Society Review, Vol. 34, 2000
Subjects: Sociological Jurisprudence--Periodicals
...to insure any homeowner who owns an attack dog, such as a rottweiler or a pit bull terrier. Companies can also disqualify homes...can see class distinctions in the other examples as well. Rottweilers and pit bulls are frequently associated with the type of...
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magazine articles on: Rottweiler  - 109 results

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Stereography on Rottweiler
Magazine article by Lenny Lipton; American Cinematographer, Vol. 63, October 1982
Stereography on Rottweiler by Lenny Lipton Face...not the heat, its the Rottweilers. They snarl and make...shooting the feature film ROTTWEILER in 3-D, just so we...themselves against a sudden Rottweiler attack, or the snakes...
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When Humphy Met Tracey: What's Happened to the Rottweiler on 4?
Magazine article by Antonia Quirke; New Statesman (1996), Vol. 140, May 23, 2011
Subjects: Humphrys, John--Works, Radio hosts--Works, Today (Radio program)
When Humphy Met Tracey: Whats Happened to the Rottweiler on 4? by Antonia Quirke Today Radio 4 If youve ever wished for John Humphrys in a wholly blissed-out, alpha state, then dont...
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Benedict the Unexpected: Modest, Musical and Concerned with Christian Love, This Pope Is Nobody's Rottweiler, Writes Melanie McDonagh
Magazine article by Melanie Mcdonagh; New Statesman, Vol. 135, April 10, 2006
Subjects: Benedict XVI, Pope--Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Benedict XVI, Pope--Behavior, Catholic Church--Officials and employees, Christian-Muslim relations, Christianity and other religions--Islam, Popes--Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Popes--Behavior
Benedict the Unexpected: Modest, Musical and Concerned with Christian Love, This Pope Is Nobodys Rottweiler, Writes Melanie McDonagh. by Melanie McDonagh Its remarkable what a year, and a change of name, can do for a man. The transformation...
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Can Rottweilers Be Trained as Guard Dogs?
Magazine article by Mark Thomas; New Statesman, Vol. 130, July 30, 2001
Subjects: Blunkett, David--Political activity, Bullets--Laws, regulations, etc., Firearms industry--Products, Riot control--Safety and security measures
Can rottweilers be trained as guard dogs by MARK thomas Can rottweilers be trained as guard dogs? If so, will Blunkett...plastic bullets on rioters, left me wondering whether rottweilers could be trained as guide dogs and if he might consider...
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A Record Book for Small Farmers: Had Her Father Been a Coward All These Years, His Reticence a Cover for Things He Was Afraid to Say?
Magazine article by Anna North; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 295, January 2005
...After the second one we got the Rottweiler. You know, Tim, the one chained up...anyone with a pound of steak can keep a Rottweiler quiet. I told the police that when...heard of cases where you can shut a Rottweiler up with hamburger, or even a salami...
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newspaper articles on: Rottweiler  - 1673 results

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Rottweiler Savaged My Dog in Front of Shoppers; ORDEAL: Grandad Tells of Terrifying Attack on His Pet outside Busy City Supermarket
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), March 10, 2006
...Valler AN OUT-ORCONTROL rottweiler mauled a Yorkshire terrier...Avenue, Whoberley, said the rottweiler, which he believed must...Winsford Court. He said: "The rottweilers owner had two dogs - the...they got close to us the rottweiler pulled towards Zoe. I pulled...
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LITTLE ARCHIE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE; Aunt's 6-Min Battle with Killer Kids Feared Vicious Rottweiler
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), December 30, 2007
...Battle with Killer Kids Feared Vicious Rottweiler. Byline: By BETHANY USHER, SIMON...WHITTINGHAM A TEENAGE girl fought a killer Rottweiler with her bare hands in a desperate attempt...of the neighbours who had feared the Rottweiler since it arrived in the street six months...
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Rottweiler Ripped My Tiny Dog Apart; ATTACK: Owner Tells of Horror as He Walked His Young King Charles Spaniel
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), December 31, 2008
Subjects: Baker, Richard
Rottweiler Ripped My Tiny Dog Apart; ATTACK...to be alive after being savaged by a rottweiler while out on an evening walk with his...which was ripped apart by the crazed rottweiler during the ambush, is held together...
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Our Rots Have Got the Lot; THE RECORD REUNITES THE 10 ROTTWEILER PUPS HAND-REARED AND FOUND LOVING OWNERS BY THE SCOTTISH SPCA
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), April 22, 2009
...I know I have taken on a Rottweiler. I have been reading up...her. She really is happy. Rottweilers have a stigma attached but...Kellie ONeill HAVING rehomed a Rottweiler last year, Kellie had no...Ayrshire said: "I grew up with Rottweilers as my grandparents had them...
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'That Rottweiler Could Attack a Child Next Time' Beagle Assaulted by Big Dog While out for Walk
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), May 5, 2011
Subjects: Dogs
That Rottweiler Could Attack a Child Next Time Beagle...McCarthy A BEAGLE was attacked by a Rottweiler after it bounded through traffic to...having been pinned to the ground by the Rottweiler. The 37-year-old said: "It ran...
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encyclopedia articles on: Rottweiler  - 3 results

 
 
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Rottweiler
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ROTTWEILER rot wil r, breed of sturdy working...livestock center in the Middle Ages, the Rottweiler was used both as a cattle drover and...at the turn of the 20th cent., the Rottweiler was used as a draft animal and, increasingly...
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Working Dog
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Dane , Great Pyrenees , komondor , kuvasz , mastiff , Newfoundland , old English sheepdog , Pembroke Welsh corgi , puli , Rottweiler , Samoyed , schnauzer (giant and standard), Shetland sheepdog , Siberian husky , and St. Bernard . See dog...
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Doberman Pinscher
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Louis Dobermann of Apolda, Germany, who developed the breed by crossing native German sheepherding-dog stock with the Rottweiler, Manchester terrier, and the old German pinscher. The Doberman was first used as a guard dog and pet. Later, when its...


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