Rottweil is a city lying on the banks of the River Neckar in the Land of Baden-Würtenberg, between Stuttgart and Freiburg. The city of Rottweil used to have a famous cattle market, where this dog was used as a cattle drover, hence its name "Rottweiler".
The city itself dates back to 73 A.D. when it was founded by the Romans and baptized Arae Flaviae.
The cattle-dealers swept the country around Rottweil, buying cattle and driving them to market. Their dogs not only had to possess excellent driving abilities, but they also had to be intimidating to protect their owner from thieves and bandits that infested the region. The dogs were so trusted that it was common practice to attach the moneybags required for trade to the collars of the dogs and it was said that the neck of a Rottweiler was safer than any bank vault.
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