At this time we are not taking "Listings" to rehome your Rottweiler.

The number one consideration in rehoming your dog is the liability you face if your dog bites someone or some other animal.

Never give your Rottweiler away to a 'good' home. Make sure you charge a fee for your dog.

Helping You Find A New Home For Your Rottweiler

Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue (SPDR) was notified of 2,000 unwanted Rottweilers in the last 48 months! Good permanent homes are very hard to find. Dogs with any aggression issues cannot be placed through SPDR. We hope that the following information will encourage you to take an active role in finding a good home for your Rottweiler.

Talk to your family, friends, and neighbors who already know and like your Rottweiler. This may be your best resource, particularly if you have an older dog, or one with a medical problem.

Contact your Rottweiler's breeder. A responsible breeder will take back a dog of their breeding at any age, or at least take an active role in finding a new home for the dog.

Place notices in your vet's office, pet supply and grooming shops, and on your office, church, and school bulletin boards. Include plenty of detailed information and a picture. Don't forget to advertise in your breed and obedience club newsletters.

It is possible to place a dog successfully through a local newspaper classified advertisement; however: *If you advertise your dog in the paper, do not offer your Rottweiler "free to a good home." This would encourage people to take a dog on impulse and regret it later. Also, a person who is not willing to spend a reasonable amount ($100 for example ) for a dog, will probably not be willing to spend the money required to care for the dog properly. A free or "cheap" purebred could be juicy bait for medical research laboratory brokers and (if not spayed or neutered) puppy mills, whether or not the dog has "papers"...and these people will say whatever you want to hear in order to get your dog! You must make a personal visit to all potential adoptive homes to protect against this happening to your dog! *Have a list of questions for prospective buyers handy by the phone before the advertisement appears in the paper. Some of the questions used by SPDR to screen adoption applicants: Have you had THIS breed before, where will this dog spend the day, the night, how many hours a day will it be alone, do you have a fence (how tall), are you willing to take the dog to obedience training…also add additional questions which relate specifically to your dog. Do not place your Rottweiler with someone who wants a "guard dog" for their home or business. The potential for abuse and neglect in such a situation is much too great. Your dog deserves a home where he will receive all of the companionship, love and affection he needs and be treated as a valued member of the family.

Have your Rottweiler spayed or neutered before placing it in a new home. This is the only way to be sure that your pet will never be used for breeding litter after litter of puppies as a cash crop. Too many of the puppies produced by so-called "puppy mills" and "backyard breeders" spend their lives being shuffled from owner to owner or leading a lonely existence chained in backyards until euthanized in animal shelters.

Above all, trust your instincts! Don't place your Rottweiler with someone who "just doesn't feel right!" Screen all potential adopters carefully - Observe how they interact with your dog in person. You must make a personal visit to any potential adoptive home before you agree to release your dog! Don't settle for anything less than a loving and permanent home! Always keep the door open for your dog to be returned to YOU if the adoption doesn’t work out.

If you have exhausted all other resources and are working against a deadline, a shelter may be your last resort. Most of our local shelters are so overcrowded with unwanted dogs, you dog will only be held a few days before being euthanized. If the shelter is seriously overcrowded, you dog may be euthanized upon entry (due to space) so it is important to ask before leaving your dog.

If you have an older dog, or one with health or temperament concerns that make it very difficult to place, you may choose to have your dog euthanized by your own veterinarian. Although this can be a very painful decision, remember that a gentle death by humane methods is much kinder to the dog than a lifetime of neglect or cruelty.

Although there may be "faster" and "easier" ways to place your Rottweiler in a new home, the goal is to help your dog find a new loving and permanent home!