Rottweiler?

**3muttsandaboston** · 03-13-2007, 03:32 PM

The vet told my friend that her rottweiler Bruno wasn't a purebred. What do you think? They found him and rescued him.
These are the best 2 that I have

The guy on the left

**Husky_mom** · 03-13-2007, 03:34 PM

well if thats not a 100% rottie...... he must´ve done some DNA tests to find that out.......

he looks 100% pure Rottie to me..... and such a cute one!!

**3muttsandaboston** · 03-13-2007, 03:36 PM

Thats what I've told her as well but she believes the vet. He is tall and lanky but definatly a rottie. Maybe a badly bred one though.

**critter crazy** · 03-13-2007, 03:38 PM

Phhhtttt.....Looks 100% rotti to me. I had a femlae Rotti once, and people kept telling me she wasnt pure. So after hearing this for a while, i went and asked a breeder. she told me, that my rotti was pure, but had a recessive gene that caused her to have longer curly hair. So just because they dont all look the same dosent mean squat! But that boy looks all Rotti to me!

**Husky_mom** · 03-13-2007, 04:00 PM

when I started with Huskies I was told a zillion times my dogs were not purebred........ (hold for it)........ because one was bieyed......( one eye blue one brown)...... that was their purebredness hint......

.. and literailly i did what i just did with the smiley thing......

and kept going my way.......

there are some traits as mentioned longer fur, longer legs, more narrow snout, broader heads, smaller ears, etc....... but that just are genetic things that some poorly bred dogs may have but they are still purebred....

**LilacDragon** · 03-13-2007, 04:15 PM

Just because the vet knows animal medicine doesn't mean that he/she has a clue about breed standards and such.

He might be a bit leggy but how old is he? He may not fill out until he is between 2 and 3.