Bear is an incredibly sweet 3 year old male Rottweiler that was surrendered to a Virginia Beach shelter by his owner due to them moving. Poor Poor Bear does not appear to have been taken care of very well at all. He has hair loss on his back from what is thought to be excessive flea bites. He has calluses on his butt which are most likely from sitting on pavement for a very long time. Along with those issues, he is also Heartworm positive. Bear looks to have been an outside dog, even though his family said that he is good with and grew up with children ages 2, 5, 7 and 9.

Even with everything he has going on, Bear has still got to be one of the friendliest boys you’ll ever meet. He absolutely LOVES people! He did just fine with the cats he met. Actually, he was more afraid of them than they were of him. Bear also gets along with the other dogs in his foster home. He had no signs of aggression at all. He loves tennis balls! When you show him one, his entire body wiggles as he’s sitting waiting for you to throw it to him but he will let you take it right from his mouth without any problem at all. Bear knows sit, lay, and give paw.

Bear is doing wonderful at his foster home and will be undergoing Heartworm treatment in the very near future. He will be available for adoption once he has completed his heartworm treatment and has recovered from the neglect he was forced to suffer through. If you would like to donate to Bear's heartworm treatment and vet bills, please click on the Sponsor This Pet link below Bear's photo above.

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Step 1:   Please complete the adoption application in full; incomplete applications WILL NOT BE PROCESSED

Step 2:   Our Lead Adoption Coordinator will contact you and confirm your application has been received (please use our Contact Us form if you have not gotten a response within 7 days).

Step 3:   After you have received confirmation from our Lead Adoption Coordinator, your application will then be forwarded to communicate with one of our Adoption Coordinators.  The Adoption Coordinator is your point of contact during the adoption process.  

Step 4:   Once the Adoption Coordinator has finished processing your application, a volunteer will be selected to contact you to schedule a home visit. Home visits allow us to see where the dog will live, discuss any questions you have and review our adoption contract.

Step 5:   Once the application process is completed, the adoption package goes to the board of directors for a 24 hour review.

SSRR is very serious about the homes our dogs are placed in and want to ensure they never end up homeless again.  If you have any questions, please email us at rottie.info.ssrr@gmail.com . Thank you for your interest in adopting a rescued Rottweiler!

If you are interested in adopting this Rottweiler, please fill out an Adoption Application today.