Breeding with judgement
Health and genetics in the Rottweiler
No test and no promise can guarantee that a dog will never fall ill. What can be done is to choose with judgement, check before deciding and take care of the first weeks. This page explains that approach in general terms.
Loyalty and nobility. Temperament and strength.
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Health begins before the mating
The decision that most affects a litter's health is taken before the litter exists: choosing the parents. Before we consider a mating we review each dog's general condition with our veterinary team and weigh whether this is the right moment and the right pairing. If something does not fit, the mating simply does not happen.
We do not publish each dog's specific figures here. Those are matters we prefer to discuss in conversation, with context and with the dog in front of us, rather than turn into a selling point on a web page.
- Veterinary review before any mating is considered
- A reasonable doubt is enough to set a combination aside
- We breed rarely, well in advance, and never on demand
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Genetics does not explain everything
The Rottweiler is a large, fast-growing breed, and that shapes its development. Weight, exercise and nutrition through the first year matter as much as the starting point: a puppy guided well through those months reaches adulthood in far better shape.
That is why the work does not end when the parents are chosen. How the puppies are reared through their first weeks, and the guidance each family receives afterwards, are part of the same judgement.
- Controlled growth through the first year
- Exercise suited to the age, never straining developing joints
- Nutrition matched to a large breed still growing
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The first weeks, at home
Puppies are born and raised inside the house, with daily monitoring through the neonatal period and gradual exposure to sounds, surfaces, handling and people. None leaves before eight weeks of age.
Every puppy goes home microchipped, with veterinary records up to date for its age, its paperwork and a short guide for the first days. After that we stay available.
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What you can ask us
Any family considering a Rottweiler is entitled to ask how we work, how the dogs live and what we base a recommendation on. We answer plainly, including when the honest answer is that this may not be the right breed for them.
One thing is worth saying from the start: in Spain the Rottweiler is classed as a potentially dangerous breed, which means ownership requires a licence and insurance.
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