I think this dog is so dang pretty.....but......he is so small for a Rott. He is proportioned perfectly but lacks about two inches of height and fifteen pounds of being a really great dog. Oh well. I will take the little guy as he is and hope for good hips and his continued good health. He might be undersized but his heart isn't. When anything happens around the house Gus is up and ready to protect and with doing minimal sleeve work with him I have no doubt he will protect us with his life. While he does not really want to do as his mom says you can tell that he will protect her with more aggression and tenacity than with me. What a handful and joy he is!