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they got their name from a town called Rottweil

Rottweil is a town in the south west of Germanyand is the oldest town in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg.

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It was bred in the German town of Rottweil, in Wurttemberg, and was probably a descendent of the Italian Mastiff.

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Rottweil in Germany

The Rottweiler got it's NAME from Rottweil, Germany. History tells, the Rottweiler actually originated from Italy. One of it's ancestors is the Italian Mastiff.

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Rottweilers descend from the Molossus, a mastiff-type dog. Their ancestors marched to Germany with the Romans, driving the cattle that sustained them as they conquered the known world.

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Rottweilers originate from Germany from a market town called Rottweil. Original name of the breed is Rottweil Metzgerhund (Butcher's dog) and it was used as a herding dog.

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It comes from the Roman Rottweiler. It looks prettt much like a German rotwailer.

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They originated in Germany...

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Rottweilers originate from germany.

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