Working Rottweilers

[Leema]

This thread is being created for a friend. :)

Who would like to know:

1) Which Australian Rottweiler breeders breed for IPO Sport?

2) Which Australian Rottweiler breeders breed from working lines? (And what work do these dogs actually do?)

Thank-you.

[Dory the Doted One]

Good Luck!

And expect to pay a premium price, for puppies bred from dogs that haven't been titled themselves, but 'may' have been from titled parents. If you find something bred from anything higher than IPO1, you're doing well. Unless it was from semen, probably put to a bitch that's never seen a trial field.

[grumpette]

This thread is being created for a friend. :)

Who would like to know:

1) Which Australian Rottweiler breeders breed for IPO Sport?

2) Which Australian Rottweiler breeders breed from working lines? (And what work do these dogs actually do?)

Thank-you.

Why IPO sport titles only? Why not ANKC working titles?

Some states do not allow IPO Sports.

[Dory the Doted One]

This thread is being created for a friend. :)

Who would like to know:

1) Which Australian Rottweiler breeders breed for IPO Sport?

2) Which Australian Rottweiler breeders breed from working lines? (And what work do these dogs actually do?)

Thank-you.

Why IPO sport titles only? Why not ANKC working titles?

Some states do not allow IPO Sports.

Because ANKC doesn't test a dogs nerve strength.

Depends on what you want too. Some people like hard dogs, some like prey monsters, some like dogs that walk that little on the edge.

There is no guarantee a 'working' litter will even produce the goods. A higher propensity, sure. But again, depends on your goal.

[grumpette]

This thread is being created for a friend. :)

Who would like to know:

1) Which Australian Rottweiler breeders breed for IPO Sport?

2) Which Australian Rottweiler breeders breed from working lines? (And what work do these dogs actually do?)

Thank-you.

Why IPO sport titles only? Why not ANKC working titles?

Some states do not allow IPO Sports.

Because ANKC doesn't test a dogs nerve strength.

Depends on what you want too. Some people like hard dogs, some like prey monsters, some like dogs that walk that little on the edge.

There is no guarantee a 'working' litter will even produce the goods. A higher propensity, sure. But again, depends on your goal.

Very true, different drives for different purposes.

However, ANKC do test a dog's character in other ways. Both have tracking. Both have obedience. ANKC also has herding, Rally O, agility. A few clubs are also working on getting carting recognised, and there is weight pull. All activities that a Rottweiler should be able to perform extremely well in.

There is also the NRCA breed survey.

[Dory the Doted One]

I've seen the breed survey, it's not bad. But there is no true engagement with the Helper, this is where you see what the dog really has.

[Starkehre]

Siegertal Rottweilers (Paula Cochrane) breeds dogs suitable for dog sport. She also health tests. She is based in Kooweerup, Vic. She has a breeder listing on DOL and also usually in the Vic Dog gazette.

Paula is a super knowledgable breeder, has been involved in the breed for a very long time and many of the dogs she breeds are working in IPO.

Edited May 21, 2015 by Starkehre

[Dory the Doted One]

I know of only about 5 Rotts that have trialled/training to trial in IPO sports in recent times.

I'm keen to see others. Where are they training? BH is not a true title, it's a prelim. And shouldn't be seen as an accurate or representative guide to a dogs suitability to be called a good/excellent working dog. Let alone to breed from it and call the litter a 'working' litter.

There were many years ago more Rotts worked and trialled, but bad press for Rotts and the Sport put a bit of a halt to that.

Would be very nice to see more out there.

[Mal1]

I think there's an IPO club in SA, might be best to contact them re IPO breed Rottweilers.

[Podengo]

There are some working rotties in NZ, looking through the trial results I have seen a few IPOIII titled dogs. May be worth getting in touch with a club as they will know who the titled dogs are.