The Rottweiler is a dog of many talents. He is  strong yet gentle, loyal and protective, playful and loving,  and truly your dedicated companion. The Rottweiler developed  from the Molossus dog of Italy, a mastiff type dog  bred to fight lions is roman amphitheaters and serve the army in its campaigns.  The progenitors of the Rottweiler traveled with the  Conquerers driving and protecting the cattle that fed the armies.  The Romans crossed the Alps into southern Germany in the First Century on the road to conquering all of Europe. The Romans established the town of Area Flaviae and a fortified cultural center constructing many of the cities most important building with red tile roofs.  Commoners called the village Rottwil or Red Villa. The name was later changed to Rottweil.  The city grew and became a busling center for trade, commerce and justice.  Here cattlemen used the decendents of the Roman dogs to herd their cattle to the butcher  and guard their money they tied in a sash around the dogs' neck.  As the railroad system evolved their was little use for cattlemen and their  herding dogs and the breeds' number started to decline, The breeds resurgance started in the early 20th Century when Rottweilers were recognized as potential police dogs for their intelligence, loyalty and strength.  In the  early nineteen-twenties The Allgemeiner Deutscher Rottweiler Klub was formed and the their motto stand as "Rottweiler breeding is a working dog breeding." According to the Klub "No Rottweiler can have a German Championship without first proving  his mettle as a working dog".  The Rottweiler came to the United States with the German Immigrants. The first AKC registered  their first Rottweiler in nineteen-thirty one.  After World War 2 the breeds' popularity soared as an obedience dog. Today many German-bred dogs have achieved a high level of attention as working dogs and the number of Rottweilers in Schtzhund is on a steady rise. 
The Rottweiler continues to show their companionship and loyalty as well as their strong  will to work. The Rottweiler proves to be a breed that will be around for many ages to come.