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grimhilde00 posted...

So? One is European standard, one is American standard. They made a joke about euro rotties being smaller, when _officially_ they aren't and in fact is the opposite.

Anecdotal mutts/non-show dogs aside. That's the official standards.

...no, that's only the SHOW DOG standard. That means all of the ones larger than that -- which are tons -- don't count as show dogs of that breed because of arbitrary standards. Meanwhile the rottweilers he was talking about -- the ones people aren't see -- are by means show dogs and they tend to be bigger than that by a lot. It's a deceptive argument. You've clearly pigeonholed and are pretending that that a niche activity (the dog show circuit) is somehow the norm.

And, in fact, you see a *lot* of show dog and pedigreed sites whining about how much bigger non-show American rotties are and decrying that Americans don't take the breeding that seriously:
https://bigdogden.com/german-american-rottweiler-differences-similarities/

So what is the story about these American specimens being so tall, leggy and with small heads? There is an explanation for this. Unfortunately, as with many other breeds, the Rottweiler breed has suffered indiscriminate breeding by breeders who care less about adhering to the breed standard and want to make quick money. They just breed anything that is large, black and tan and slightly looks like a Rottweiler. These specimens, may look like a far cry from that beautiful Rottweiler you may have seen in your dog breed book or on the AKC website. However, it is also true, that many American code of ethics breeders may still produce wonderful specimens that compete in the show ring and are proud ambassadors of the breed.

Because larger-than-average rotties seem to be the norm for America, not the show dog standards which are likely more stringent in the US because of this practice.

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