The Rottweiler Club of Canada just released it’s position statement on a recent bout of “Miniature Rottweilers, Toy Rottweiler or Rottie Bears” being advertised for sale. These are NOT Rottweilers, not only is there NO standard for this non-existent breed and… the strong likelyhood that no actual Rottweilers were involved… ever. Most of these so called Mini Rotts are pug mixes.
The Rottweiler Club of Canada does not condone or recognize any breed other than the Rottweiler as defined by the Canadian Kennel Club. As the official Rottweiler breed club of Canada we would like to take this opportunity to share our statement with regards to Toy/Mini/Bear Rottweilers.
In this day & age, we are seeing an explosion of so-called “new” breeds of dogs. Designer dogs have been around for many years as evidenced by the popularity of ‘cockapoos’ or ‘valley bulldogs’. So what exactly is a designer dog? It is simply the product of two different breeds of dog mated to create a mixed breed with a new name. Rarely are the parents of these puppies tested for health concerns, and almost never are the parents even good examples of their own breed. A good, ethical breeder will NEVER allow one of their dogs to be mated with a dog of another breed. The purpose & ultimate goal of breeding dogs should always be to PRESERVE the appearance, temperament & working abilities that a dog is known for.
It has come to our attention that one of these designer dogs being advertised is the Toy Rottweiler. Also called Miniature Rottweilers or RottieBears, this mixed-breed dog is typically a pug with any amount of a dozen additional breeds; rarely is an actual Rottweiler anywhere in the pedigrees of these dogs. Once a desirable example is born, it is bred back to another in an attempt to maintain any sort of consistency. In essence, this is a pug mix bred to a pug mix. We can only speculate on what other breeds have been introduced to create the black & rust markings sometimes seen. However, unlike Rottweilers where the ONLY acceptable colour is black, these mixed breeds come in reds and creams….
Read the full Rottweiler Club of Canada article here
