my friend keeps on saying that he has seen a long haired rottwieiler i want to see if that is possible
2007-03-30 01:12:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
as you can see by my address name i breed rottweilers, yes there is a long haired rottie,to me they are not as pretty, as the short haired,if you look at rottweiler images, you could find one
2007-03-30 01:17:21 · answer #1 · answered by hotrotties08 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Generally No Purebred Rotweilers have short hair and are disqualified for "long hair". I dont have anything to do with the breed but it is possible that there is some sort of genetic mutation the occaaisionally results in long hair or that is a recessive factor from one of the original crossed used to establish the breed that lies dormant in some dogs.
Refer to the standard:
http://www.akc.org/breeds/rottweiler/index.cfm
Apart from the possible genetically defective dog.. there are are no long hair versions of the breed.
Excluding a gentic abnormality....your friends Rotty is likely to be cross bred- it may look like one but nonethelss it is only part Rotty. Most crossbreds are easily identifiable as not purebred but a cross back to a purebred makes them much harder to tell. Your friend may have 3 part bred Rotty achieved by crossing purebred to a long haired dog of a similar size and possibly similar colour then breeding one of the long hair ones that looks a lot like a rotty back to purebred and thereby get a realistic looking rotty except for the long hair!.
2007-03-30 02:12:39 · answer #2 · answered by possumdes 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is a recessive gene that can cause a longish coat to pop up every now and then in some families. Understand this is NOT a sweep the floor Yorkie coat. Still it is NOT considered desirable (show ring disqualification) as such dogs require more grooming
PS unless the pure relative carries the long coat gene, the fist generation mix of a short hair breed & a long one is short haired!
2007-03-30 01:17:00 · answer #3 · answered by ragapple 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Im a dog groomer and we have a long haired rotti that comes in for grooming several times a year. By long haired I dont mean like a shih tzu or a poodle, more like a golden retriever type coat with feathers and fluff on his rear end and ears. Very cute!!
2007-03-30 02:03:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen Rottweilers with ruffly or wavy coats where the hair is not as sort or as close to the body. I think the AKC standard is short hair, close to the body- no fluffy or ruffly wavy hair. Like humans, different genes produce different attributes.
2007-03-30 03:30:00 · answer #5 · answered by rottymom02 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can have a long haired rottwieler, according to the AKC (www.akc.org). It is an immediate disqualification from showing, though.
2007-03-30 01:21:26 · answer #6 · answered by erinn83bis 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have a long haired rottie. Its not uncommon. She is pure bred and not mixed with anything. It is a genetic defect. I have to shave her beard on occassion.
2007-03-30 20:40:25 · answer #7 · answered by cls752001 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! maybe he thought it was a long haired rot, but it's skin was just hanging from it's body cuz it was old! lol
2007-03-30 01:19:41 · answer #8 · answered by Lovely_T 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes but its probly a mixed breed rotwiler and longhaired dog tho
2007-03-30 01:15:08 · answer #9 · answered by alex 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not if it is an AKC registered purebred. It is not in the breeds acceptablility
2007-03-30 01:28:15 · answer #10 · answered by debbie v 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋