Dogue de Bordeaux vs Rottweiler

A Dogue de Bordeaux
Photo: DJT at Dutch Wikipedia
A Rottweiler
Photo: Fabian Roudra Baroi

Side by side

Dogue de Bordeaux
Rottweiler
Adult weight
Males 50–68 kg (110–150 lb); females 45–54 kg (100–120 lb) (a peer-reviewed UK cohort)
Males 43–54 kg (95–119 lb); females 37–46.4 kg (82–102 lb) (measured in UK vet records, n = 5,321, middle 50%)1
Lifespan
Median 11.1 years2
Median 10.6 years2
Fully grown
13 months, both sexes3
Group
Pinschers & molossoids4
Pinschers & molossoids5
Coat
Short coat4
Coat of medium length5
Shedding
Sheds through the year
Moults most as the seasons change
Grooming
A brush once a week
Brushing a few times a week
Exercise
A moderate amount
Health
Inward-rolling eyelid (far more likely); Outward-drooping eyelid (far more likely)6
Bone cancer (far more likely); Elbow joint disease (much more likely)7,8
Class
Watchdog
Watchdog

Which suits you

Size
The Dogue de Bordeaux is a little larger on average: about 54 kg (120 lb) as an adult, against 45 kg (99 lb) for the Rottweiler.
Shedding
Their coats shed differently: the Dogue de Bordeaux sheds through the year, the Rottweiler moults most as the seasons change.
Grooming
The Rottweiler needs more grooming, brushing a few times a week, where the Dogue de Bordeaux needs a brush once a week.
Temperament
They differ most on intelligence (Dogue de Bordeaux: easy-going, simple routines; Rottweiler: learns readily, likes games) and on sensitivity (Dogue de Bordeaux: average; Rottweiler: hardy, takes a busy home in its stride).
Alike
Both are rated the same on affection: a lap or leaning dog.
Neither is the better dog in general. Which suits you depends on your home, your days and the care you can give.
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What they're like

Dogue de Bordeaux
Pinschers & molossoids · Giant

At home it is calm and even-tempered, and it forms a strong bond with its family. Its standard describes a vigilant, courageous guard that is slow to provoke and not aggressive by nature.

Rottweiler
Pinschers & molossoids · Giant

By temperament the Rottweiler is calm, self-assured and watchful. It is devoted to its own household but reserved with strangers.

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Breed traits

Day to day
Dogue de Bordeaux
Rottweiler
Activity
Differs
Happy with modest walks
A good daily walk and play
Intelligence
Differs
Easy-going, simple routines
Learns readily, likes games
Handler demand
Needs an experienced owner
Needs an experienced owner
With people
Dogue de Bordeaux
Rottweiler
Affection
A lap or leaning dog
A lap or leaning dog
Loyalty
Sticks close to its people
Sticks close to its people
Independence
Cooperative, with its own ideas
Cooperative, with its own ideas
Around the home
Dogue de Bordeaux
Rottweiler
Sensitivity
Differs
Average
Hardy, takes a busy home in its stride
Voice
Differs
Quiet
Barks to alert, then settles
Prey drive
Chases; needs managing
Chases; needs managing
Breed explains only about 9% of how individual dogs differ in behaviour9. Meet the dog. A good breeder breeds for temperament as well as health, and matches each puppy's personality to the right home10,11.

Puppy growth

Reference curves · both sexes
The Dogue de Bordeaux grows to the heavier adult, about 57 kg against the Rottweiler's 46 kg.
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Sources

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