Rottweiler body parts “head “


CRANIAL REGION

Skull / of medium length, relatively broad between the ears. Forehead line moderately arched as seen from the side.
Occipital bone well developed without being conspicuous.
Stop /relatively strong, frontal groove not too deep.

FACIAL REGION
Nose / well developed, broader then around with relatively large nostrils, always black.
Muzzle / The foreface should appear neither elongated nor shortened in relation to the cranial region.
The ratio between the lengths of the muzzle ad length of the skull is about 1 to 1.5.
Straight nasal bridge, broad at base, moderately tapered.
Lips / Black, close fitting, corner, of the mouth not visible, gum as dark as possible.
Jaw and teeth / Upper and lower jaw strong and broad. Strong, complete dentition 42 teeth with scissor bite, the upper incisors closely overlapping the lower incisors.
Cheeks / Zygomatic arches pronounced.
Eyes / of medium size, almond shaped, dark brown in color. Eyelids close fitting.
Ears / Medium-sized, pendant, triangular, wide apart, set on high. With the ears laid forward close to the head, the skull appears to be broadened.

FCI standard
ADRK Standard

Correct head type is very important. Proportion and type must be correct. We have few variation including atypical head block on block, full of lose skin or to weak ‘’ out of proportion.
The head must be observed from two points of view, the inside and outside.
Inside of the head ‘’ bones ‘’ give to the head basic shape, proportion and size.
Outside ‘’ears, eyes, nose, lips, skin and coat ‘’ show us characteristics that create expression.
Type of the head is same for male and female just male head must show masculinity expression and female feminine expression.  
Faults on the head ‘’ oversized, too much overemphasized forehead, strongly wrinkled between ears and on muzzle, too heavy cheeks and too short muzzle.


Torma House

Branko Torma FCI Rottweiler special judge . Trainer and breeder.

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