Calhoun was left in a duplex, in Arkansas, for over two weeks without food or electricity, after his owner moved out. He was left there with four other dogs, all of them living in filth. A previous neighbor caught wind of the woman moving, inquired about the dogs and made the horrible discovery that they had all been left. Calhoun was removed from the home, and brought to The West Memphis Animal Shelter. He was tested with all of the dogs he came in with along with others, and did very well with each of them. He’s also non-reactive with cats.

Calhoun is an energetic 1-2 year old (probably closer to 1) male Rottie . He weighs approximately 85 lbs, and is a little taller than his 100 lb female Rottie foster sister. He gets along with her great! They are like best friends. He has no medical problems, he is on heartworm prevention. He is a happy dog!

Calhoun did not have a lot of training when he came to us, however, since he has been with us, his foster family has taught him to sit and are working on down. He’s crate trained as well as house trained. Calhoun loves to go on long walks and play in the water. He likes to be sprayed from the hose and likes to go to the beach. Tennis balls are his favorite things and he tries to fit as many as he can into his mouth.

If you are looking for a very handsome boy who is cat and dog friendly then Calhoun is your guy!

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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.