Mary Allen
#7 After selling their livestock, the ranchers would tie their money-filled purses around their Rottweilers’ necks to protect their money from thieves.
The local butchers also used the dogs to pull carts filled with meat.
#8 Rail transport finally replaced the drovers.
The Rottweiler almost died out. In 1882, at a dog show in Heilbronn, Germany, only a nondescript Rottweiler was exhibited. This situation changed in 1901 when the Rottweiler and Leonberger Club was formed and the first Rottweiler breed standard was written.
#9 The description of the Rottweiler’s appearance and character has changed little since then.
Rottweilers were now being used for police work, for which they were well suited. Various Rottweiler breed clubs were founded over the years, but the one with the most stamina was the Allgemeine Deutscher Rottweiler Klub (ADRK), founded in 1921.
L'ADRK va sobreviure a la Segona Guerra Mundial i va continuar promovent bons programes de cria a Alemanya i a la resta del món. Està compromès a mantenir les qualitats de treball de Rottweiler. Es creu que el primer Rottweiler va arribar als Estats Units amb un immigrant alemany a finals dels anys vint.