Health Info
I would like to use this page to explain some helpful info and things I hear time and time again that are either not true or are just misunderstood or misused in meaning.
Whelping Calculator:
OFA/OVC/FCI/SV HIP & Elbow RATINGS:
Below is a chart to show the rating systems for hips and elbows. We personally use or have one of these ratings systems on each of our dogs. It depends on where we get the dog from or where we have the hips/elbows Certified at. We just thought this would be helpful so you can see the systems all side by side.
NEW BORN PUPS TO 8 WEEKS:
We personally feel as a quality and ethical/moral breeder
there are many things to know and learn when raising our pups. Right from
the start, Mom laboring and babies should be in a warm and quiet sanitary
enviroment where she can have some privacy and feel safe.
Not only does this allow her to feel safe & comfortable, But her calmness
& feelings of safety allows her to take quality care of her pups and
to be relaxed helps her labor as well. The quieter and calmer she is,
the better mother she can be to her pups and the quieter & calmer
they are they can relax and grow properly & healthy (mentally too).
Too much noise, other dogs and over stimulation of no privacy can stress
a mom with pups no matter if people say they are use to it or not, they
need privacy as well as they need. Just as dog with no pups does.
It is very important as new borns, we the breeders are the only ones during
this time handling them in the begining for the health and well being
of our puppies and the mom again not only because metally but sanitary
purposes.
As they grow and mature they are raised with our family (ie..our kids/pets)
for early stimulation & desensatization to their enviroment as they
are ready. This gives them a great start as to ease into life for over
all healthy mom, and pups!
This is how we choose to raise our pups in our home.
These dogs are smart!, they are also physical and NEED to work and play
to keep them happy! Our females are brought in our home in a quiet place
to welp alone without others dogs bothering them or their pups, our pups
are not kennel pups. This is personally what we choose to do and why for
our kennel and for the love and health of our dogs.
HIP/ELBOW DYSPLSIA EXPLINATIONS:
First off Hip & Elbow Dysplasia is a huge deal when it comes to the Rottweiler as well as many other breeds. Below you will see a couple of diagrams that are very good at showing and explaining a good hip/elbow joint verses a bad one. You will also see some information about 3 of the leading certification registries in the world all are good and it is a personal preferance on which one you send your dogs hip/elbow x rays to as you can take them here and send them to germany or canada or vise versa. The hardest thing to get new dog owners and old ones that are doing there research like they are suppose to understand is that just because a breeder tells you that they have never seen or had any hip or elbow problems. Well just because you havent seen or had any problems doesnt mean they arent there. I know this from personal experience as well as several of my friends and their kennels have seen as well. The only way to know for sure is to do the x-rays and get a certification from OFA, ADRK (German), or O OVC Canadian Certifications. Always ask to see paperwork and proof of this before you just take the breeders word for it. We want to pass this information on to you because we want you to have a lifelong companion and not go through the loss of a wonderful family member. Please do your research and do not just get a dog from a backyard breeder/junk breeder or it will cost you in the long run. Make sure that all the genetic testing is done on BOTH parents before you purchase or put a deposit down on a puppy from any litter. Many bad breeders with give you a long line of excuses but these registries will also tell you if you contact them if the dog you are wondering about is certified so feel free to contact them if in doubt. No single registry is better than the other they are all good whether you like the OFA, OVC, or FCI/ADRK certifications. Personal preferance and with that anyone who tells you that one or the other isnt as good or trying to slide past the system doesnt know how the registry works. But look at it in this very basic way HIP/ELBOW certifications passing no matter which registry or NONE at all ***(that will tell you all you need to know) Pet or show quality dogs Should no matter what anyone tells you be certified before breeding because wheather you are buying a pet or a show dog shouldnt it be healthy??? and not just because the breeder says it is but because the certifications back it up!!!!
INFORMATION ABOUT & FROM OFA: ( www.offa.org )
Veterinarians and responsible breeders of purebred dogs are well aware that hip dysplasia and other inherited diseases can be controlled by careful, selective breeding programs. OFA is one of several leading Hip and Elbow certification associations. You can do OFA prelim reports on dogs before the age of 2. To get a Certification number that is for an adult dog you must have the hips/elbows certified after the age of 2.
INFORMATION ABOUT & FROM OVC: ( http://www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/hip-elbow/about/ )
Again with OVC they to recognize that responsible breeders should do there testing for hip & elbow dysplasia. OVC is the Canadian registry for these certifications. OVC requires your dog to be 18 months old to get a permanent certification for your dog. They to are very strict with there certifications and are also one of the leading certification associations in the world.
INFORMATION ABOUT & FROM FCI/ADRK:
FCI/ADRK is the German/European Ceritication Registry for Hips/elbows. They are also a leading Association of hip/elbow certifications.
CORRECT TEETH: (Click on pic to enlarge)
CORRECT EYE COLOR: (Click to Enlarge)
Top 2 rows are the only eye colors that should be bred, with the Rottweiler Breed the darker the color the better the dog is.
CORRECT TAIL CARRY: (Click to Enlarge)
A rottweiler should NEVER have a Coiled tail.
CORRECT Names for Rottweiler Anatomy: (Click to Enlarge)
Thank You and Please contact us with any questions you might have.