Our Process to Foster or Adopt

From time to time we get questions or complaints from those looking to adopt or foster one of our Rottweilers. They don’t understand why we go through the process we do in order to place one of our Rotties in a loving home. One of the main reasons is so this (left photo) doesn't happen! Many of our dogs come from shelters where they were within hours or even minutes of being euthanized. Others have been abused and neglected and we want to make sure that never happens again.

Our goal is to place our rescued Rottweilers and Rottweiler mixes in forever homes where they will be a vital, loved and nurtured part of a family.  Our adoption process involves learning extensively about our potential adopters or fosters so we can ensure the dog and the potential adopter(s) or foster(s) are the best possible match. Please realize that there might be characteristics of particular dogs, that you aren’t aware of, which would prevent them from being a good match for you and your family, other pets, and/or your home environment. You must directly contact the foster parent of any dog  you would like to learn more about.

In order to adopt of foster one of our rescued Rottweilers you MUST fill out our online FOSTER or ADOPTION application. SSRR will not transport any Rottweiler to anyone who has not been approved by SSRR. In order to be approved, we require a Vet reference and 3 personal references. You're dogs (and cats) need to be UTD with shots, must be spayed or neutered (unless there is a valid reason they can't be). You should have a fenced in yard. We do not allow underground fencing as the primary source of confinement for a Rottweiler. Studies have shown that despite training, very strong-willed dogs, such as Rottweilers, will cross that underground barrier if the drive to chase is strong. Further, underground fences do not keep out other animals (or children) who want to enter the yard, and therefore can allow your dog to be subjected to diseases or injuries, or to cause injury to another person or animal. This could be a source of liability for the owner and/or having to give up your dog, or have it euthanized.

The final step of our process is a Home Visit. If your application has passed the reference check process, you will be contacted by a rescue volunteer to set up an appointment.  A Home Visit is part of the adoption process required by the Bylaws of SSRR; however, a Home Visit alone does not guarantee approval to adopt, or to adopt a particular dog.

SSRR operates solely by volunteers and therefore we ask for your patience with our process.  If at any point you decide not to continue, please notify us to stop your application; this will allow our hard working volunteers to refocus their time on other adoption or foster applications.

Hadley is available for adoption. You can visit her web page at http://southernstatesrescuedrottweilers.rescuegroups.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=8250932