3 Weeks Old!

Well the weeks have just flow by, but here we are now and the puppies are already 3 weeks old!

All of our puppies are hand raised, cleaned, cared for and played with on a daily basis. They will have excellent personalities.

As you can see they also get plenty of attention from our 2 year old daughter and will make a great loving addition to your family!

Here is is the rest of the gang just after a bath.

Green thinks getting bathed is a tiring task!





White (female) has beautiful mahogany markings.

Staring down the camera (one of the males).

















Just a gorgeous head!

Our midnight arrival!

After expecting all day for the puppies to come, Chloe's temperature made me think that I had another day! Boy was I wrong: Puppy #1 came at 12:30 am. He was followed by 5 healthy brothers and 3 healthy sisters, all weighing within 14-17oz.


Rachael couldn't wait to hold the new babies!




















Chloe is such an excellent (and worn out) mother!

German vs. American Rottweilers

Below is a link to an interesting article on the differences in the Rottweiler breeding:

http://www.amrottclub.org/gvamerican.pdf

"There is only one Rottweiler, correct in type and construction according to the standard. No doubt untypical and poorly constructed specimens are everywhere."

CoutsFaol Rottweilers are bred to the true Rottweiler standard! See the post "What is CoutsFaol Rottweilers all about?" for details.

What is CoutsFaol Rottweilers all about?

At CoutsFaol Rottweilers our goal is to breed Rottweilers with superior temperament and personality while promoting the physical breed standard recognized by the AKC, CKC and other rottweiler organizations.

The following is a brief synopsis of the Rottweiler breed standard.

From http://www.akc.org/:

Size, Proportion, Substance
Dogs--24 to 27 inches. Females--22 to 25 inches, with preferred size being mid-range of each sex. Correct proportion is of primary importance, as long as size is within the standard's range. ...The Rottweiler is neither coarse nor shelly. ...His bone and muscle mass must be sufficient to balance his frame, giving a compact and very powerful appearance.

This gives us a very good idea as to what a "true" Rottie should look like, but leaves a little ambiguity in the weight and proportion of height to weight in the correct Rottweiler. For that we go to http://www.usrconline.org/. The USRC (United States Rottweiler Club) is a more exclusive Rottweiler organization with direct ties to Germany and offers a more specific breed standard:

The "large - correct height" male is 65-66 cm at the withers (25.6 to 26 inches) and approximately 50 kg (110 lbs)

The "large - correct height" female is 60-61 cm at the withers (23.6 to 24 inches) and approximately 42 kg (92 lbs)

From this we get an approximate height to weight ratio of .232 inches/lbs to .236 inches to lbs for males and .254 inches/lbs to .259 inches/lbs for females. Using the AKC breed standard for height we get the following AKC breed standard for size:

Males: 24 to 27 inches, 101 to 117 lbs; Females: 22 to 25 inches, 85 lbs to 99 lbs.

As you see, the Rottweiler is NOT a mastiff! If you want a giant breed, there are many wonderful ones out there, but the Rottweiler is not one! I have seen a few gorgeous Rotties at around 120lbs, but honestly much larger than that and the dog is no longer what a Rott was meant to be.

Please note there are no such things as "American Rottweilers." Although I have not heard that term used in Utah as much as other places, it really just means "crappily bred" rottweiler or "Nottweiler" as I like to refer to them! I own one of these: she was a rescue and of course is spayed. She is a beautiful and sweet dog, but I can attest, she is no Rottie! At 27 inches and 105 lbs, she is what many would call an "American Rottweiler" and even is registered with the AKC! But the things I love about my true Rottweilers, she lacks: 1) she is not confident in herself and as a result is shy around strangers, and barks - Rottweilers are not a barking breed! 2) She sheds like crazy: Rottweilers are a minimal shedding breed that do not require the extensive grooming a longer haired breed would.

So be careful out there! You get what you ask for with these nottweilers and ultimately what you pay for! If you are looking for a true Rottweiler, you have come to the right place as we are expecting our first litter in mid-June (2010).

The Sire: Dieselkumpan Vom CoutsFaol, "Diesel" - 25 inches, 105 lbs
Diesel has excellent temperament, personality, and conformation. He is great with children of all ages and is never aggressive in any manner: my 2 yr old daughter has been known to take food out of his bowl while he's eating! He is also incredibly intuitive and very protective of his family when required, which hasn't been very often. As with all Rottweilers he is very intelligent and is "snap" trained (my version of the clicker), but most of all he is OBSESSED with the tennis ball, which makes him great fun for our daughter any anyone else who doesn't mind picking up a slimy ball!


The Dam: CoutsFaol's Chloe Vom Lochaven, "Chloe" - 23.75 inches, 93 lbs
Chloe was the pick of her litter and comes from Champion bloodlines (both AKC and working titles), but beyond her appearance she is as sweet as any dog I've ever owned and this is one of the reasons we chose to breed her to Diesel. Although still an incredibly active dog she is very calm around our young daughter. She intuitively knows to be "careful" around her young master and would do anything to protect her. She has also grown to love the tennis ball and takes great pleasure any time she can beat Diesel to it, the only problem is she doesn't trust him not to steal it back, so she has trouble dropping it! The key to keeping the game alive with the two of them: two tennis balls!


I do want to clarify when I call my dogs "sweet" or "nice." They are still Rottweilers, and when they are put in a situation where one of they're family members is threatened or physically uncomfortable, their protective instincts kick in to high gear. This is what Rottweilers were bred for: Love them like a family member and they will be just that: a family member. There is no need to train them to "guard" you or your house, as they are not a guard dog. They are a protection dog, and trust me, these dogs will know when you need that protection!