Welcome to Landschaft Rottweilers
"The Rottweiler is a medium to large size, stalwart dog, neither heavy nor light and neither leggy nor weedy. He is correctly proportioned, compact and powerful build leads to the conclusion of great strength, agility and endurance...... Good natured, placid in basic disposition and fond of children, very devoted, obedient, giddable, and eager to work. His appearance is natural and rustic, his behaviour self assured, steady and fearless. He reacts to his surroundings with great alertness"
| OFA Statistics |
Ranking Statistics chart for Rottweilers
Registry
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Rank
|
Evaluations
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Percent Abnormal
|
Percent Normal
|
BAER HEARING TEST |
N/A
|
1
|
0.0
|
100.0
|
CARDIAC |
30
|
2,732
|
0.3
|
99.3
|
ELBOW |
2
|
10,148
|
40.9
|
58.5
|
HIPS |
29
|
86,551
|
20.5
|
77.6
|
PATELLA |
55
|
175
|
1.1
|
98.9
|
THYROID |
39
|
454
|
3.7
|
82.8
|
Direct quote from OFA: What can breeders do?
Hip dysplasia appears to be perpetuated by breeder imposed breeding practices, but when breeders and their breed clubs recognize HD as a problem and establish reduction of HD as a priority, improvement of the hip status can be accomplished without jeopardizing other desirable traits. Prospective buyers should check pedigrees and/or verify health issues with the breeder. If suitable documentation is not available, assume the worst until proven otherwise.
Do not ignore the dog with a fair hip evaluation. The dog is still within normal limits. For example; a dog with fair hips but with a strong hip background and over 75% of its brothers and sisters being normal is a good breeding prospect. A dog with excellent hips, but with a weak family background and less than 75% of its brothers and sisters being normal is a poor breeding prospect.
OFA's Recommended Breeding Principals
*Breed normals to normals
*Breed normals with normal ancestry
*Breed normals from litters (brothers/sisters) with a low incidence of HD
*Select a sire that produces a low incidence of HD
*Replace dogs with dogs that are better than the breed average
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