The former Rottweiler champion of Malta taking a bath at Rinella Bay, Kalkara, Malta

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The Rottweiler is a medium/large size breed of domestic dog. The dogs were known as "Rottweil butchers' dogs" (German: Rottweiler Metzgerhund) because they were used to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat and other products to market. The Rottweiler was employed in its traditional roles until the mid-19th century when railways replaced droving for herding livestock to market. While still used in herding, Rottweilers are now used as search and rescue dogs, as guide dogs for the blind, as guard dogs or police dogs, and in other roles.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Rinella Bay, Kalkara, Malta, Southern Europe, European Union
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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