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Definition of rottweiler
: any of a breed of tall powerful black-and-tan short-haired dogs of German origin that are commonly used as guard dogs
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The Gilbert resident was used to calls from people at odd hours wanting to surrender their rottweilers to her pet-adoption charity, Rotten Rottie Rescue. — Rebekah L. Sanders, azcentral, "Arizona U-Haul billionaire dumps 7 sick rottweilers on dog rescue in Gilbert," 26 June 2018 The 26 breeds represented range from retrievers and rottweilers to terriers (Scottish, cairn and Jack Russell), pugs and Pomeranians. — Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, "Style Radar: Farm-focused fashion, pooch pins and Rodarte," 15 Feb. 2018 Someone spotted the 9-month-old rottweiler mix puppies trying to stay warm on a filthy blanket. — CBS News, "High school football players help rescue puppies abandoned in cold weather," 3 Jan. 2018 Nisel, a one-year-old rottweiler, really enjoys chasing her pet ducks in the backyard in Hopewell Township. — CBS News, "Dramatic video shows officers save dog from frozen pond," 21 Dec. 2017 But in 2013, Farmers Insurance decided to limit liability coverage for American Staffordshire terriers, rottweilers, and wolf mixes in the state of California. — Tom Junod, Esquire, "The State of The American Dog," 14 July 2014 The dogs involved include Kato and Kleo, a pair of Rottweilers who have been held since being ordered destroyed in 2012. — Washington Post, "Animal advocates challenge Connecticut’s dog death penalty," 10 July 2017 McAlpline, who was identified through DNA, is also charged with cruelty to animals in the shooting of the couple's Rottweiler. — Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, "Grand jury indicts man accused of killing Cleveland couple at car lot," 21 June 2017 Ralph is a rambunctious rottweiler mix who likes to bury his bones, howl at sirens and wiggle into bushes to scratch his back. — Vahe Gregorian, kansascity.com, "Stuff I like: Sports columnist Vahe Gregorian is into his dogs, Springsteen, barbecue," 2 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rottweiler.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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