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Rediscovering the breed At the beginning of the 20th century, the Rottweiler was close to ex- tinction. But the drive and character of the breed came to its rescue. In 1910, the Rottweiler was officially recognized as the fourth dog breed of the German Police Dog Association. The first two Rottwei- ler recruits were Max von der Strahlenberg and Flock von Hamburg. This new role enabled the breed to flourish once again. The first Rottweiler club in Germany, the Deutscher Rottwei- ler-Klub (DRK, German Rottweiler Club), was formed in January 1907, followed by the creation of the Süddeutscher Rottweiler-Klub (SDRK, South German Rottweiler Club) in April of the same year. The DRK registered around 500 Rottweilers, the SDRK some 3,000 Rottweilers. The goals of the two clubs were different. The DRK wanted to produce working dogs and the SDRK tried to produce a

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