Shepweiler

The Shepweiler has not been around long enough to have their own history so it is necessary to look at the backgrounds of the German Shepherd and the Rottweiler. The German Shepherd was developed in Germany in the late 1800s by a man named Max von Stephanitz who was a captain in the German Cavalry. He was a breeder with a fondness for the breed and helped to create the perfect standard of German Shepherd by mating local shepherd dogs with different types of haircoat. These dogs were originally used for herding but later were used by the military to make food deliveries and other supply runs. Their name went through some changes for a time when the German name was not approved of and they were known as the Alsatian Wolf Dog in England as well as other names in other countries. The name was changed back by the American Kennel Club when the breed was accepted in 1908 where they are the second most common dog in the United States. The Rottweiler was also a German dog bred from German Shepherds mixed with Mastiffs and Roman Drover dogs in the 7th century. The soldiers from the Roman Empire are thought to be the ones who developed the Rottweiler for the purpose of guarding their camp and to herd cattle. They were named after the area they were brought up in, which was called Rottweil, after the red-tiled roofs on the small villas in town. These strong and intelligent dogs were used for pulling carts and wagons after cattle driving became illegal and then they became popular with butchers to pull meat carts, which is how they got the nickname Rottweil Butcher dog. Now, they are typically used as police dogs and guard dogs as well as companion pets. They were recognized by the AKC in 1931 and they are the 8th most common dog in the United States.