IRUMR Breed Standard for Performance Class

Roman Utility Molosser "Performance" AKA Roman Rottweiler "Performance" Breed Standard

Description: A large to very large noble, athleticly built, powerful body, lean muscular build. These dogs are built for speed, endurance, agility, power, and a focused atitude and it should show in their apperance that they are a serious athlete. The head is broad, heavy, and strong. Some wrinkling. The skull is broad and large, broad back skull. Stop deep to medium length and well defined. Muzzle broad, full and square. Lips are well-developed, thick, with moderate to large flews, and pendulous lower lips. The muzzle is full with a scissor bite. Eyes are almond shaped, deep set, expressive, well apart, and are dark. Ears are pendant, triangular, carried forward, and set well apart. Ear leather is thick and fur is soft. The nose is wide and black, unless a color other than the base color of black then the nose color is the base color like red coat red nose blue coat blue nose. Mouth is dark in color. 42 teeth. Teeth are large and strong. The neck is powerful, well muscled, moderately arched, with a dewlap. The chest is broad and deep, well-pronounced forechest with well sprung oval ribs. Hindquarters are powerful, muscular.

Front feet are compact and well arched. The tail may be docked leaving one or two vertebrae or left natural, if left natural it is curled over the back when excited or moving. Dewclaws may be cut, back dewclaws/double dewclaws are common at birth.

Coat is thick and ranges from smooth to plush long coats are permissable but not desired. The coat color is black/tan, black/rust, black/dark rust, black/mahogany and can also come in red/tan, blue/tan or black, and other colors are excepted in the Roman Rottweiler but not desirable.

Gait the rottie is a trotter. Strong forereach and powerful rear drive. Effortlessly covering the ground.

Temperament: Calm, confident, trainable, athletic, courageous, protective, reliable, and devoted. It is aloof with a wait-and-see attitude. These dogs are extremely versatile. They can be used for flock guarding, herding, schutzhund, weight pulling, carting, family protector/companion, therapy work, guide dog, agility, water sports, hunting/retrieving, police work, military work, tracking, and obedience.

Adult Size: Generally adult height is reached at a year to two years, and adult weight is reached at 4 to 5 years. The Roman Rottweiler takes longer to mature and is very slow growing than standard rottweilers because it is larger. It is more important that the dog is well porportioned in weight for it's height, than to make a set standard in weight.

Males:

Height: at least 26 ½ in. Weight: at least 120lbs. at maturity

Performance(Ideal Size) - Males 27in. - 29in.(muscular/athletic body build)

Females:

Height: at least 24 1/2in. Weight: at least 80lbs.

Performance(Ideal Size) - Females 25 - 28in. (muscular/athletic body build)