Rottweiler Research Paper

One nice hot sunny day, I was busy watching TV with my beloved family members where I heard my fon ringing and I ran to get up the fon ,HELLO! ! ! Yes anna hru? Yeah I’m fine. . . . . . . actually I have a dog with me and do you want to have it as your pet? With lots of excitement and happiness I answered yes to without thinking where to keep it and how to take care. But wait!!! What breed is that dog? What color? , male or female?, big or small, naughty or good?, tall or short?, and he answered to that is it’s a Rottweiler dog, it’s a male, black and brown in color, still a baby, good but sometimes naughty and it cost about RM 1800. . . . . hmmmmmmm. . . . . . after a short silence I asked him what? RM 1800 where do you expect me to get
the money from? He answered: I will buy it for you and your work is to take care and feed him only. . . and one more thing I wont be able to send the dog home so you will have to bring papa to Ipoh and the the dog from me, I answered: I will talk to him bout this but I’m not sure that he will agree or not ?after answering to my few cranky questions he hung up, and then I told my parents about this and my mum totally disagree with my decision because back at home I have a little dog to take care and they felt that it wont be convenient to have both dogs in a place and I wont be able to take care both. . . . since I’m a dog lover I have passion in dogs and I would like to have a good breed dog where I can take my dog for a Dogs competition one day. . . . . .
It took me one whole day to convince my mum and dad so that I can get permission to keep another dog at home, even they were quite unhappy about it at last after a lot of discussion and pleasing they agreed and allowed me to have the dog I wanted so much for a long time. . can be said my dream to have one. Rottweiler so that my dream will come true one day. . . . then I asked my papa… PAPA when can we go and get the dog? Papa answered: we will see first I cant promise you that I can follow you or no, and if you want me to come with you, you will have to wait until Sunday. . . . will you?? Hmmmm answered.. no PAPA!! I want to have the dog as soon as possible, then papa said why don’t you drive yourself to Ipoh? Take the car and go with Amma. . . . if you want to have it tomorrow itself. Then it now time to convince Amma to follow me to Ipoh to get the dog I want. . . . after a long conversation with mum finally she agreed and yahoo its time to bring my dream home. . . . I picked up my hand phone and quickly rang my brother. . . HELLO!! ANNA!! I COMING TOMORROW . . . with lots of excitement. . . and he said ok then see you tomorrow. . . .
Waited and waited till its morning where I quickly woke up and took my shower and got ready to travel to Ipoh with my beloved mum. But mum said . . . .we are not moving rite now I still have to cook for papa so now you help me in cooking so that I can finish cooking fast and we can leave fast.. argghhh I feel so irritated. . .I helped her cooking and we moved around 11am. . . I drove the car and we reached Ipoh around 2.30, even near the toll I feel really excited because couldn’t really wait to see the dog. Once reach my brothers place I parked the car n jumped out, I was really impressed when the first time I saw the dog. . just exactly like I wanted to have one. . it look very innocent, big bones, chubby, cute and cuddly, playful, very obedient. Couldn’t even wait for a minute just ran towards the dog and grabbed it into my arms with lots of hope , then my sis in law came out to receive us hey welcome in first you can play with the dog later, but I couldn’t just leave him down so I carried the dog in and I didn’t was busy playing with it until I realize that I didn’t even say Hi to my sis- in law.

Opsss! ! ! ! hmmmmm anni hru ? ohhh dear u just remembered me after so long you are here ?. . . she replied, I’m so sorry I forgot since I was busy playing with the dog, she replied: its ok come lets have lunch together. I went to the kitchen and washed my hand with dettol because I was playing with the dog so my hand will be full with bacteria and sometimes virus who knows ? After having lunch, wat else ? Its time to go home, and I was more even excited because I’m taking home the dog with me I can play with it every day, but before that I took the dog for a long walk and let the dog to pee because I don’t want the car to be dirty later. Carefully carried the dog to the car but before that I placed some newspaper on the car’s seat because the dog might vomit or pee due to drowsiness in long distance travelling. Then said bye to my sister in law and I moved from their place, and when I was driving I heard a sound urweerghh urwerghh urwerghh. . . . . . hmm wat was that? Mum and I was surprised and she turn around to look at the puppy and then she told me stop the car!!! And I asked her why what happened? She said ur dog has vomited in the car, then I drove to the nearest rest house, got down and cleaned n wiped him with tissue paper and I replaced the paper in the car and luckily I placed some paper before letting him sit if no I would have been cleaning the rite now. Soon we reached home then now its time to find a place for my cute little puppy to sleep and relax. At first I just let him roam around the house compound to let him get used to the environment. Waited for my dad to get home then I took him to the pets shop to get my new dog some accessories, I bought him a collar belt, a long belt, a plate to eat and drink water, milk, puppy food, toys and biscuits.. the cashier count and count and count then the bill was RM 120! ! ! fuhh!! Having a puppy dog is so expensive, then came back home and now its time to feed my new puppy so I gave him some puppy food with milk and waited there to see the reaction of the puppy but it doesn’t want to eat, then came my father trying to convince him hmm still no improvement. I told my father: its ok pa this is the first day so we just leave it maybe its having some stomach upset so that it doesn’t want to eat. So I just left the food and went inside , I didn’t prepare a kennel for him because its still small to lock him so I just plan to collar him and long tie him up to the gate with the long belt but due to new environment and new place I just let him untied.
I was cracking my head… for what? What to the name the puppy? Actually the vet have given him a name when the dog got its first vaccination and it was COLUMBA but I don quite like the name, a dogs name must be short and nice, I bugged my dad mum and everyone at home and I got all sorts of name such as MAMBO ? SIMBHA ? JACK ? JOHNY ? BLACKIE ? DONNY ? DANIIE ? JOSH ? RUSTLE ? SHAGY ? JOCKIE ? at last I found a name for my lovely dog I named it as ZUMBHA… everyone must be wondering what does the name mean.. actually I myself don’t know the meaning? But since I like the name very much I choose to name I tat way.
Then its time for me to study about Rottweiler because I wanted to take this dog for competition I cannot just take care of the dog without some knowledge about it because dog are very sensitive especially imported breed dogs need special attention and care as well… so I just browsed the internet and got some information follows:

The Rottweiler is a medium to large size breed of domestic dog that originated in Rottweiler, Germany.
The dogs were known as "Rottweiler butchers' dogs" (German: Rottweiler Metzgerhund) because they were used to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat and other products to market. Some records indicate that earlier Rottweiler’s may have also been used for hunting, although the modern Rottweiler has a relatively low hunting instinct.
The Rottweiler was employed in its traditional roles until the mid-19th century when railways replaced droving for getting livestock to market. While still used in herding, Rottweiler’s are now also used in search and rescue, as guide dogs for the blind, as guard or police dogs, and in other roles. Although a versatile breed used in recent times for many purposes, the Rottweiler is primarily known as one of the oldest herding breeds. A multi-faceted herding and stock protection dog, it is capable of working all kinds of livestock under a variety of conditions. The breed's history likely dates to the Roman Empire. In those times, the Roman legion traveled with working dogs to herd the cattle needed to feed the army. The skull is of medium length, broad between the ears. The forehead line is moderately arched as seen from the side, with the occipital bone well developed without being conspicuous. The stop is well
defined.
The Rottweiler nose is well developed, more broad than round, with relatively large nostrils and always black.
The muzzle should appear neither elongated nor shortened in relation to the cranial region. The nasal bridge is broad at the base and moderately tapered. The lips are black and close fitting with the corner of the mouth not visible. The gums should be as dark as possible. Both the upper and lower jaws are strong and broad. According to the FCI Standard Rottweiler’s should have strong and complete dentition (42 teeth) with scissor bite, the upper incisors closely overlapping the lower incisors.The zygomatic arches should be pronounced. The eyes should be of medium size, almond-shaped and dark brown in color. The eyelids are close fitting. The ears are medium-sized, pendant, triangular, wide apart, and set high on the head. With the ears laid forward close to the head, the skull appears to be broadened. The skin on the head is tight fitting overall. When the dog is alert, the forehead may be slightly wrinkled. The neck is strong, of fair length, well muscled, slightly arched, clean, free from throatiness. The back is straight, strong and firm. The loins are short, strong and deep. The croup is broad, of medium length, and slightly rounded, neither flat nor falling away. The chest is roomy, broad and deep (approximately 50% of the shoulder height) with a well-developed fore chest and well sprung ribs. The flanks are not tucked up. Docking is banned in many countries,
but remains legal in others, Rottweiler tail is "level in extension of the upper line; at ease it may be hanging “When seen from the front, the front legs are straight and not placed close to each other. The forearm, seen from the side, stands straight and vertical. The slope of the shoulder blade is about 45 degrees. The shoulders are well laid back. The upper arm is close fitting to the body. The forearm is strongly developed and muscular. Pasterns are slightly springy, strong but not steep. The front feet are round, tight and well arched, the pads hard, nails are short, black and strong. When seen from behind, the rear legs are straight and not too close together. When standing free, obtuse angles are formed between the dog’s upper thigh and the hip bone, the upper thigh and the lower thigh, and the lower thigh and metatarsal. The upper thigh is moderately long, broad and strongly muscled. The lower thigh is long, strongly and broadly muscled, sinewy.
The hocks are sturdy, well angulated, not steep. The hind feet are slightly longer than the front feet. Toes are strong, arched, as tight as the front feet. Rottweiler’s are a powerful breed with well-developed genetic herding and guarding instincts. As with any breed, potentially dangerous behavior in Rottweiler’s usually results from irresponsible ownership, abuse, neglect, or lack of socialization and training. However, the exceptional strength of the Rottweiler is an additional risk factor not to be neglected. It is for this reason that breed experts recommend that formal training and extensive socialization are essential for all Rottweiler’s.

A Rottweiler is self-confident and responds quietly and with a wait-and-see attitude to influences in its environment. It has an inherent desire to protect home and family, and is an intelligent dog of extreme hardness and adaptability with a strong willingness to work, making them especially suited as a companion, guardian and general all-purpose dog. Rottweiler’s have a natural gathering style with a strong desire to control. They generally show a loose-eye and have a great amount of force while working well off the stock. They make much use of their ability to intimidate.
The Rottweiler often carries the head on an even plane with the back or carries the head up but with the neck and shoulders lowered. Some females lower the entire front end slightly when using their eyes. Males also do this when working far off the stock in an open field. This is rarely seen in males when working in confined spaces such as stock yards.
The Rottweiler has a reasonably good natural balance, force-barks when necessary, and when working cattle uses a very intimidating charge. There is a natural change in forcefulness when herding sheep. When working cattle it may use its body and shoulders and for this reason should be used on horned stock with caution.
The Rottweiler, when working cattle, searches out the dominant animal and challenges it. Upon proving its control over that animal it settles back and tends to its work.
After a long study about this I have learned a lot in how to take of the dog I owned. As usual days went and it has been a week plus ZUMBHA staying with us, naturally it was a very playful and active dog but after about a week it doesn’t want t drink anything and it always looked very inactive and sad… I gave him all kind of food even the canned foods which dogs always love but it doesn’t want to eat anything but why? So the next day I took ZUMBHA to the vet nearby to my house. The doctor checked him and asked me what happen to your dog so I told him that its not eating from yesterday and its having diarrhea and vomiting, then the doctor gave him a few injection and a few medicines and for the first time I saw such a big injection for such a small dog? I feel pity for the little fellow it screamed loudly till my father who waited outside came into the room. Then we went back so I gave him the medicines according to the doctor’s prescription but its condition was still not good as it didn’t stop vomiting and its diarrhea continous so I got even more scared but unfortunately it was Saturday night and almost all the vet will be closed by that time, I called up so many friends to find out whether is there 24hours vet anywhere and at last I found one so I quickly rushed and the nurse came out as I was carrying ZUMBHA in my arms. The nurse asked: what happen to your dog and I answered her and without any answer about the dog she just continued saying that ms its now over consulting hours so once the doctor check your dog the consultation fees will be RM 90 but when I look at the dog I think we will admit it and the deposit for the admission will be RM 700... STOP!!!! I shouted at her what kind of clinic is this u don even touch my dog? U don’t even let me in to see the doctor and u stop me in front of the gate and you are talking about money while my dog is sick… your attitude is more worst than a dog… I told her directly : look I don’t mind paying you but your service is very bad when u don even check my dog and all u want was money!!!!!!
That night I couldn’t sleep I was giving ZUMBHA some glucose due to its condition was getting weak and helpless…. I stayed up till the next morning pumping glucose water every one hour but it continued vomiting and started to diarrhea blood. I got even more scared about him and I was worried what’s going on with this little boy? Waited for the next morning and I took him to the vet that I know, the doctor took its blood and checked him and gave him some drips in a few minutes the doctor gave me the results, actually ZUMBHA was infected with virus named as PARVOVIRUS which is very common among Rottweiler’s and he said no promises but I will try my best to save him, I felt very sad and the doctor admitted the dog and I went back home. As it was Sunday the clinic was closed and the doctor’s next check up will be at 8, he called me n told ZUMBHA’s condition is even more worst than afternoon there is where I lost hope, I was sleepless the whole night waiting for the next morning because I wanted to visit ZUMBHA but before that I received a call from the doctor around 8 am saying that the dog is dead and you can collect it……………… cracked and crushed all my dream and hope to have a good dog….