Rottweiler
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The Rottweiler is a breed of domestic mastiff type dog, regarded as medium-to-large or large. The dogs are known in German as Rottweiler Metzgerhund, meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, because their mai
Rottweiler standing facing left
Rottweiler memorial in Rottweil
A litter of seven Rottweiler puppies at 3 weeks old
A Rottweiler herding sheep
Droving
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Droving is the practice of walking livestock over long distances. It is a type of herding, often associated with cattle, in which case it is a cattle drive. Droving stock to market—usually on foot and
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…main use was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market. This continued until the mid-19th century when railways replaced droving. Although still used to herd stock in many parts of the world, Rottweilers are now also used as search and rescue dogs, guard dogs, and police dogs…
Drovers in Australia c. 1870
Drovers in New Zealand c. 1950
A modern small-scale cattle drive in New Mexico, U.S.
The Drover's Departure by Edwin Landseer, 1835