Modern Rottweiler Influences

If one dog is generally admitted to be one of the most influential in modern breeding, it’s Ives Eulenspiegel, here in picture. It was born at Marianne Bruns’ kennel, a woman who devoted more than 50 years of her life to the Rottweilers. Ives represented a new bloodline in Germany: actually, from his father Astor V Landgraben, he descended from Scandinavian lines, among which was the famous Thor. Ives left in breeding all the tenors from the late 70’s: let’s name only a few here: Dingo V Schwaiger Wappen, Nero V Schloss Reitheim, etc. Those dogs were accomplishing the majority of the matings in the early 80’s.

As years went by, the fame and value of a stud dog were fortunately not only the results of its titles, but mostly of its long term influence on breeding and of its own qualities (Körung, DH, SchH, etc.). Despite what some purists may think, the two dogs below: Noris Vom Gruntenblick, on the left, and Doc Von Der Teufelsbrücke, on the right, are unavoidable studs in today’s selection, and this is true not only in Germany, but also in the majority of the European countries.

 

 

 

 

 

Closer to us, i.e. in the past 15 years, new studs have taken over: just to name a few, they are: Jackomo Von Der Bleichstrasse (a direct son of Noris), top left, and Rick Von Der Burgthann (a son of Doc), top on the right.

THE IN BETWEENS

Other dogs also played an important role in between these star studs, and left their marks in today’s selection, in a complementary way to the above mentioned dogs:

Ari Von Hertener Wappen, renown for giving to its descendents a strong character, but also a lot of type. Pascha V Hegestrauch was the best example of this. It’s quite funny to note that Ari was a direct descendent of Buli V Hungerbuhl ZB #42465, the very first ADRK Klubsieger, in 1971, in Rottweil, and which also won the year after in Cologne. 

 

 

Hassan Von Königsgarten, a descendent from the Ives Eulenspeigel line, left its mark with its sons and grandsons, Chris, Irk, et Pascha Vom Obergrombascher Schloss, Matcho V Burgthann and Endy Von Der Kurpfalz etc.

 

 

Falco Von Der Tente, a small male which left famous descendents like Ingo, Iwan, and Ilco, 3 brothers from the same litter born at the Von Fusse Der Eifel Kennel.

 

 

 

The Head

There’s a determining element which one should not forget to mention in this article about the Rottweiler, and it’s the head, the appreciation of which can vary depending on the judges. Below are the heads of two great champions from the last 3 years, and yet they are quite different.This may be surprising for the neophyte, as this is also true in the native country of the breed. On the right, the Klubsieger 2000, Arko, a dog which won almost everything that year, and on the left Mambo Von Der Crossener Ranch

 

 

 

 

 

Contrary to what has often been written or said about Germany, mass breeding never was a common practice in the country. There never was the same phenomenon which crossed the whole world, and which caused a boom in the number of births. Anyway, there’s a compulsory test, the ZTP, for any future reproducer in Germany: excessive size, lack of character, result of hips exam ++ or +++, damaged elbows (ED), lacking teeth, yellowish eyes, and the dog fails the test!