Hi all I have a Rottweiler and some people say he’s not a purebred because he has a bit of brown behind his ears and on his belly he’s got brown/gold hair, but both his parents are purebred Rottweilers the mother had nice markings but the father had a white patch on his chest and even the vet told me he isn’t a purebred but when I see other rotty pups he looks the same as them besides his off markings he’s got on his ears and belly.
Is it common for Rottweilers to be a purebred and just have off markings???
2007-02-24 04:40:11 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Yes its very possible your Rotti is just mismarked. he could be mixed if the owners were NOT very responsible breeders or witnessed the breeding. Though he probably is purebred and some common mismarks are white spots, or blonde tips, brown in the wrong places are common with badly bred rots. Just because he doesnt have the perfect pinpoint deep black and mohagany coat does not mean he's not purebred. Grandparents could have been a mix or something but not necessarly. Many breeds have mis-mark problems. Coats and Colors dont always want to follow the correct standard rules, Genes mutate all the time, if they didnt we wouldnt have the thousands of diffrent breeds and colors of dogs we have today. I fostered a Beagle/lab/shep mix that look like a minature rottweiler. Perfect rott markings, so if i took him to your vet would your vet say... i think this is a mini rottie... hahah not likely.. you rott is probably just mis-marked.
ADDITIONAL INFO: If the parents were papered with AKC you can still register a mis-marked dog, you just cant SHOW them they will be disqualified, just because a dog is mis-marked doesnt mean they are not purebred. They are just not standard for that breed and shouldnt be bred. The will only continue to pass on the mis-marking. The father Rott should not have been bred, but it was done and now you have your mis-marked rottie. Doesnt make him any less of a loving wonderful dog. Just not showable.
2007-02-24 04:55:43 · answer #1 · answered by I luv Pets 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-09 20:57:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-29 11:01:23 · answer #3 · answered by theriot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait until he is about 6 months old to see what his color pattern really is. There are many mismarked purebred Rottweilers. It has nothing to do with being able to register them. AKC doesn't care what crop-out colors show up, but only that the parents are registered. I have seen all black Rotts and all red Rotts..They just can't show in conformation, but can still be pure Rottweilers..they can show in all other disciplines.
So, if all else appears to be Rottweiler, and parents were pure, your pup may well be a pure Rottie.
2007-02-24 05:09:28 · answer #4 · answered by Chetco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a purebred Rottweiler, and people have told me he is not purebred because he's missing the markings above the eyes. A lot of people are quick to be dog experts, but if both parents have papers your dog is 100% purebred without question.
2007-02-24 04:54:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have the Pedigree Papers on him you know beyond a shadow of a doubt. Without Pedigree Papers you have a pet quality Rott. AKC is only a registry that allows all registrants the right to compete in any sanctioned events they have. So that you can work towards a championship. But just because you have AKC papers doesn't mean you have a pure breed good quality dog.
Check out the Breed Standards for Rotts and see if the brown spots would disqualify him for competition and check out all the standards to see if your dog even measures up to the standards.
I believe you have a pet quality Rott and he should not be bred. He makes you a good pet but breeding him will add more faults to any of his pups.
2007-02-24 04:58:57 · answer #6 · answered by bluebonnetgranny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can determine a dog's parents by two things:
DNA or markings
So match the markings to the parents. If the markings match, and the parents both have papers saying they are purebred, it too is purebred.
2007-02-24 04:44:19 · answer #7 · answered by bluenbri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course he is! The people that sold him to you said he was, right? You have no reason to believe they'd lie, do you? NO ONE EVER lies about puppies!
In reality, were his parents registered purebreds? Most people that are going to breed purebred dogs will have the animals registered in the AKC, or a similar origanization. Those breeders generally keep that paperwork available for review. Rule of thumb is - no paper; not pure.
2007-02-24 04:50:37 · answer #8 · answered by Mangy Coyote 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we bought our Lab we got papers about the family, like mother&father, grandma&grandpa and what colors they are/were. Maybe if you could find those papers and look around and see what colors they were and if they were rottweilers!
Besides, i LOVE rottys! People say that they can be mean, but that isnt the dogs fault then, its the owners! Good luck with youre little baby (thats what i call rottys cuz they are so cuuuute!)
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2007-02-24 05:31:01 · answer #9 · answered by Danny Stryder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can have off markings and still be a purebred. The dog can not be AKC reg. or anything like that though. I would have to see a pic of the dog to tell you for sure if its purebred or not.
2007-02-24 04:46:05 · answer #10 · answered by angel01182 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋