DEFECTS

 
DEFECTS: Any defect from the above mentioned points is considered as a defect. Information regarding the seriousness of the defect, the degree of the defect, and the health of the dog is considered accurate.
 
General Appearance: Weak, skinny and long-legged appearance, weakness in bones and muscles.
 
Head: Hound dog style head structure, Narrow, weak, too short, too long or coarse head structure, Flat forehead (without a stop, a little stop, or a lot of stop)... very deep forehead line.
 
Face: Long, pointed or very short mouth structure, (a mouth shorter than 40% of the head length is added as very short.) Split nose, Arch nose (with a bulbous nose view), Bowl nose (with a hollow nose view), Beak nose, Pale colored or spotted nose (butterfly nose).
 
Lips: Sagging, pink or patchy, Lip characters are prominent.
 
Jaw: Narrow lower jaw. Bite: Teeth closing like pliers. Lower jaw molars not being in a line.
 
Cheeks: Too much processing. Eyes: Light-coloured, deep-set eyes, also very large and round eyes, and drooping eyelids.
 
Ears: Very low, distorted, long-standing, inverted ears, as well as ears that float a lot or are not carried symmetrically.
 
Neck: Very long, weak, muscleless neck structure, visible chin or larynx.
 
Body: Body structure that is too tall, too short or too narrow.
 
Back: Very long, skinny back structure, hunched or low back.

Haunch: Too curved, too short, too straight or too long.
 
Chest: Flat ribs or sleeve-shaped chest structure. Very narrow back. ​
 
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Tail: A tail carried too high or too low.
 
Front: Crooked front legs that are narrow or not parallel, shoulders that are too upright, elbows that are loose or weak. Upper arms that are too long, too short, or too straight, Weak or overly steep pasterns, Feet turned outward, Toes that are too straight or too curved, Deformed toes, Light colored nails.
 
Back: Flat hips, knees too close together, cow-like or beehive-shaped knees, joint angles too narrow or too wide, nail loss.
 
Skin: Wrinkles on the head.

Fur: ​​Soft, too long, too short, wavy, lack of underlayer fur.
 
Colour: Wrong colored breed spots, unclear breed spots, very common breed spots. ​
 
SEVERE DEFECTS:
 
General appearance: Very bulky and heavy general appearance.
 
Skin: Obvious wrinkles on the scalp, deep wrinkles on the forehead, cheeks and corners of the mouth, prominent jowls.
 
Walking: Moving slowly at a trot. ​
 
DISQUALIFICATION FAILURES:
 
Dogs with a tough temperament or very shy Any dog ​​showing any physical or behavioral abnormality should be disqualified.
 
Behavior: Anxious, shy, fearful, insecure, aggressive, overly suspicious and nervous animals.
 
General Appearance: Change of gender types, female-like males or male-looking females.
 
Teeth: Overshot (where the upper teeth completely cover the lower teeth) or Undershot (where the lower teeth completely cover the upper teeth) bite style, crooked mouth structure, missing one of the incisors, canines, premolars or molars.
 
Eyes: Entropion (eyelids turning inwards), Ectropion (lower eyelids turning inwards), Yellow eyes, Different colored eyes.
 
Tail: Curled tail, ring-shaped tail, distinctly tilted tail, naturally short tail.
 
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Coat: Too long or wavy fur
 
Color: Dogs that do not have the typical Rottweiler colors with brown spots on black, white spots.

 

FOOTNOTE:
 
Male dogs should have two normal-looking testicles that hang completely towards the scrotum. Only breed-approved, functional and clinically healthy dogs should be used in production. ​
 
FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL) SECRETARIAT GENERAL: 13, Place Albert 1er B – 6530 Thuin (Belgique)