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Rottweiler
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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Rott·wei·ler
/ ˈrätˌwīlər; ˈrôtˌvīlər/
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a large powerful dog of a tall black-and-tan breed.
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ROTTWEILER RESCUER IS DOGS' BEST FRIEND
Newspaper article from: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle; 6/16/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...problems is a bored Rottweiler. It's the kind...breeding practices. "Rottweilers are natural herders...impossible for a Rottweiler to bite a child...questions about Rottweilers or when they can...screens future Rottweiler owners carefully...everyone is suited for Rottweilers, no ...
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Should rottweilers be banned? Vox dog special
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...owner wants his rottweiler to be calm, he...AND HAIRDRESSER Rottweilers aren't as dangerous...dog, not just a rottweiler, will kill if...Shinwell RETIRED Rottweilers really terrify...DISTRICT NURSE The rottweiler has become popular...indiscriminately andmore nasty rottweilers are ...
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Rottweiler attack robs girl of smile
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 2/27/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...powerful breed like a Rottweiler could become involved...Stott, who owns two Rottweilers and is secretary of...Milwaukee's Badger State Rottweiler Fanciers. "This is...Some continually breed Rottweilers with health or temperament...problems. Concerned Rottweiler owners should spay...
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Rottweilers: not for everyone
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/20/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...for Amesbury and a Rottweiler admirer. Buckley worked...and placing unwanted Rottweilers. She has found homes...calls a week from new Rottweiler owners who were in...a public fearful of Rottweilers. Owen reports that...at her, though her Rottweiler male was leashed and...
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Rottweiler attacks prompt village ordinance review
Newspaper article from: Palatine Countryside (IL); 12/11/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...bit her female Rottweiler during the October...violent attacks by Rottweilers. "I just have...allowed to have Rottweilers run free. "We...She said the Rottweiler owner let her female...lawsuit against the Rottweiler owner for $250...restrictions on Rottweilers and pit bulls...
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Rottweiler sinks its teeth into crime
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 11/9/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...of the month. Rottweilers could eventually...reputation of the Rottweiler will ensure its...about having a Rottweiler as his dog...incidents involving Rottweilers, which helped...And she said the Rottweiler made the better...shepherd and two Rottweilers. If somebody breaks...
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Deaths from Rottweilers on the rise.(Originated from Knight-Ridder News Service)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 7/2/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Silicon Valley attacks. A Rottweiler mauled a 2-year...on Monday, and two Rottweilers killed an 8-year...deaths attributed to Rottweiler attacks. In the two...recent years studied, Rottweilers killed 10 people; the...
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Vox dog special Should rottweilers be banned?
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...owner wants his rottweiler to be calm, he...AND HAIR DRESSER Rottweilers aren't as dangerous...dog, not just a rottweiler, will kill if...Shinwell RETIRED Rottweilers really terrify...DISTRICT NURSE The rottweiler has become popular...and more nasty rottweilers are being born...
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Bad breeding dogs Rottweilers
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 2/27/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...powerful breed like a Rottweiler could become involved...Stott, who owns two Rottweilers and is the secretary...Milwaukee's Badger State Rottweiler Fanciers. "This is...Some continually breed Rottweilers with health or temperament...problems. Concerned Rottweiler owners should spay...
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Rottweiler fad starting to fade: Owners abandon animals as breed's popularity wanes
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 8/11/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...has put about four Rottweilers to sleep every month...Some owners want a Rottweiler but don't think about...Big dogs, especially Rottweilers, who have a history...the wrong training, Rottweilers can be a danger to...hand. An abandoned Rottweiler was getting its shots...
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Rottweiler
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Rottweiler , breed of sturdy working dog developed...livestock center in the Middle Ages, the Rottweiler was used both as a cattle drover and...at the turn of the 20th cent., the Rottweiler was used as a draft animal and, increasingly...
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rottweiler
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
rottweiler German cattle dog. The short-backed, strong body is set on muscular, medium-length legs and the tail is commonly docked. The short, flat coat is black with brown markings. Height: to 68.5cm (27in) at the shoulder; 34–41kg (75–90lb).
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SIC 0752 Animal Specialty Services, Except Veterinary
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...the most popular breed in the United States for the 13th year in a row in 2002, to breeds growing in popularity such as the Rottweiler did in the late 1990s. In contrast to the widespread interest in purebred dog breeds, only a small percentage of cats are...
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working dog
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Dane , Great Pyrenees , komondor , kuvasz , mastiff , Newfoundland , old English sheepdog , Pembroke Welsh corgi , puli , Rottweiler , Samoyed , schnauzer (giant and standard), Shetland sheepdog , Siberian husky , and St. Bernard . See dog .
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Benedict, Pope, XVI
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Ratzinger in the past had ended up disciplined in some way, and his detractors gave him unflattering nicknames such as God's Rottweiler. Yet those who knew the new pope well described a very different individual: an erudite yet warm presence who inspired those...
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