WHY DO WE RESCUE?

We have been asked this question many times, it's normally preceded with "Oh, you rescue Rottweilers!, aren't they dangerous?"

The usual response is a very patient explanation about how soft, gentle, intelligent & loving this extremely misunderstood breed of dog is.  My final comment is applicable not just to Rotties, but in fact to any breed of dog that is accused of being "Devil Dogs"... 

It is NOT the animal, it is the OWNERS that make the dog aggressive.

We see many rotties that have been left homeless for a great variety of reasons and they are all special in their own way, however, every now & then, there is one that really breaks your heart.....

This is Zulu's story and the reason that we rescue...

Zulu came to F.R.R. in early May 2007, he only weighed 27 kgs (a healthy adult male Rottie should weigh about 45 kgs), he was though to be about 4 years old.  Zulu's whole underneath was infected and he seemed to be incontinent.

One of our dedicated fosterers to Zulu in as we felt that kennels were really not suitable for this poor chap.  A trip to the vets, the first of many for Zulu, resulted in some medication to try & control the incontinence.  On the follow up visit, the vet felt that there had been no improvement in his incontinence, but he had put on a few kilos in weight and appeared brighter in himself.  Zulu's medication was changed and another follow up appointment was arranged.

Zulu became happy to plod around the park on his walks, occasionally summoning up the energy to chase a ball, but he was unable to mix with other dogs as we were still unsure as to the reasons behind his illness.

Then at the beginning of June 2007, Zulu took a turn for the worse, he developed double incontinence, and was also losing blood.

An emergency trip to the vets for x-rays to try and establish the cause of Zulu's problems revealed that Zulu had a fractured spine, probably caused by the abuse Zulu had suffered at the hands of whoever owned him befor he was picked up as a stray.

On the 9th June 2007, we made the extremely hard decision that the kindest thing for Zulu, was for him not to wake up from his anaesthetic...

R.I.P. ZULU  xxxxx

I apologise if this has disturbed anyone, but these are the kind of situations that we face everyday in rescue.  These are NOT vicious dogs, they are caring, intelligent animals who deserve to be treated as such...

THIS IS WHY WE RESCUE.

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