Now the latest rescue info on the Rottie my friend rescued. She went to a rottie rescue place ...... (horrid conditions - but that's another story .) A 5 year old Rottie fell in love with Mary -- and she fell in love with him . The poor dog was "surrendered" by some idiot farmer . (I'd call him worse - but I don't want to be banned ) The dog is tall -- and 30 pounds underweight. He's 5 years old ... and skin & bones. He has a bad leg .. he limps. He has a big "lump" on his head that "isn't natural" . Mary knelt down ... he ran up to her & licked her face --- it was love at first sight. That was it -- now his life will begin .

It might not be easy .... he really doesn't know how to eat
( Maybe he scavanged? ) & he's afraid to eat anthing put in front of him. This is the strangest part .... Mary's basement door is near the backdoor ... where he has to go out to pee .... That dog is Terrified of passing that door .....it's Beyond terrified ..... he freaks out. Screams. He stays as far away from that door as he can . It breaks our heart .

Tomorrow , I'm going over there ... sit on the floor & let him come to me. I'm going to have tiny pieces of liver sausage with me. When he comes over to me ... and he gets happy with being talked to or petted , he'll get a piece.
Hopefully .... we can do this enough and break any barriers he has . I'll probably even move toward the basement door.

I feel so blessed to find these dogs and give them love. I'll update you. Thanks for listening .

i have rescued 2 great danes over the past year or so and although neither can be classified as abused (they were owner surrendered...one because of a divorce, the other because she wasn't a "cute puppy" any longer *sigh*) they both seem to know they have landed in the best place they could have hoped for!

best of luck to you and your new guy! :)

when i adopted my first dane girl, many people discouraged me because she was 7 years old. i said it didn't matter, if i have her for a day, a week, a year or 3 years, i cannot turn down a dog with a big heart on her butt. she was sent to me by my late husband who knew i always wanted a great dane and told me, before he died, that he wanted me to have one.

my second girl is younger, 2.5 years, and still quite the impish little girl. well, ok, BIG girl! :)

as you can see, it took her a while to master the couch. poor thing, i don't think she was ever allowed on the furniture at her previous residence. now, *I* am the one not allowed! :D

do you have pics of your babies to share?

All my dogs have been rescue/shelter dogs, except the one that came with my neighbor for a visit, and stayed. I feel I did rescue him since his owner, not my neighbor, didn't want him any more. He's home, now 12 years older, snoring on the couch!

Shelley

My current dog is a pit bull rescue. she is without a doubt the BEST dog I have ever had the pleasure of owning. She is easy to teach, obedient, a good watch dog, and she loves my little bitty chihuahuas. Bailey was quite young when we got her and the chihuahuas were already here. so they established dominance over her early on. The 3 dogs all share one food bowl. There is no food aggression. She is territorial though, and will not tolerate strange dogs. she is genetically programmed to be dog-aggressive. But I understand that part of her genetics and just keep her out of a situation where there will be other dogs.

With any rescue, you have to be aware of the dog's genetics and keep that in mind. Something cannot be overcome by love because there is years of genetic programming that dictate the dog's personality.