Adoptions and Owner Surrenders

Puppy rottweiler for adoption

Adoption Guidelines

  • Please email us with your full mailing address for an application.
  • Our adoption fees vary from $100 to $300 depending on each dog’s medical needs and vet care.
  • All adoptions require a fenced in yard (underground is acceptable), contract, and home visits.
  • Fosters and volunteers welcome. All fosters will be screened with the same process used for our adopters!

Surrender Guidelines

Please send us the following information:

  • Dogs name, age, male or female.
  • Vet care including spay or neuter, vet’s name and telephone number to verify care.
  • Is your dog on any prevention for heartworm or flea and ticks?
  • Why do you need to place your dog?
  • Any issues or aggression with food, people, children or other animals?
  • Is your dog crate trained, leash trained and housebroken?
  • Is your dog kept inside or outside?
  • Has your dog ever bitten anyone?
  • Has you dog ever bitten or killed an animal?
  • Is your dog socialized?
  • How is your dog with other dogs, both male and female?
  • Send 3 pictures of your dog, a front, one sitting and whole side body shot.
  • It is important that you be honest in answering all questions.

Surrendering a Rottweiler

If you are considering surrendering a Rottweiler that you own, read the following information before you contact us.

  1. We wish our rescue group had enough volunteers to take in every unwanted or homeless rottweiler that we are contacted about. The reality is there are not enough foster homes to take in all but a few of the dogs we are contacted about because there are very few people involved with Rottweiler rescue in the state of Georgia. RGRAR is not a shelter where you can drop off your unwanted dog! Our rescue group is made up of unpaid volunteers. We are involved with rescue because we deeply love our breed. It is our passion. We are pet owners, just like you are, not a publicly funded organization. For most people that contact us about surrendering a dog, please understand that the waiting list can be long. Urgent messages or threats of taking your dog to the pound are not what motivates us to rescue a dog. We simply cannot save every single dog that we are contacted about, and we can’t drop everything to rush to your house to rescue your dog. Your pet became your responsibility when you purchased, found or adopted him/her. Do your dog a favor and if you know your circumstances are changing, make plans for your dog far enough in advance to find him/her a good home. Only when you have exhausted all of your options should you contact rescue. If your only option is to turn your dog over to a rottweiler rescue group, please understand that you must have patience and some time for the details to be worked out. Your decision to give up your dog probably did not happen overnight, so do not expect us to react with urgency when it comes down to lack of planning ahead.
  2. RGRAR does not accept dogs with a bite history or a history of aggression under any circumstances. Unfortunately, there is no magic that can make the influence of bad genes, poor training and lack of socialization go away. Sometimes these factors combine to create a vicious or unpredictable dog. These dogs are not candidates for rescue. If you have such a dog and you are compelled to give him/her up, the best thing for you to do is put your dog to sleep. Please do not try to make the problems you have with your dog someone else’s problem, or someone else’s liability.
  3. RGRAR is not a free or low cost veterinary clinic for dogs. The fact is we get precious little in monetary donations, and our rescuers regularly dip into their own pockets to cover the expenses of foster dogs, not to mention the costs they have associated with the care of their own dogs. Your veterinarian can refer you to organizations to which you can apply for a low interest loan to cover your pet’s medical expenses. In cases of true financial hardship, there are organizations to which you can apply to for assistance. RGRAR is not one of these organizations. We do not make any donations to help you cover the costs of medical care or surgery for your dog. We do not dispense free heart worm medication, flea preventatives, or vaccinations. Vet care is part of pet ownership, just as health care is part of parenting. If your dog is old and suffering, please, put an end to that suffering. It is hard to do, but you have to consider the quality of your dog’s life. If he/she can no longer get around on their own or your dog is in pain, they are not enjoying their life. Please be responsible and do the right thing by your dog.
  4. RGRAR is a purebred Rottweiler rescue. Most of our donations come from other rottweiler lovers that support purebred rottweiler rescue. It is difficult enough for us to find good, qualified homes for purebred rottweilers. We can’t take on Rottweiler mixes because:
    1. people don’t look to purebred rescues for mixed breed dogs, and
    2. we do not have the financial resources to rescue every dog that is mixed with a Rottweiler. Every dog that is fostered means a place for another homeless dog is taken. The sad reality is that mixes take longer to find homes. If we take on mixed breeds, we simply do not have enough room to take on a purebred Rottweiler that also need a foster home.
  5. If you would like to have your dog considered for rescue, we require:
    1. clear, recent photographs to accompany every rescue request;
    2. veterinary records that include vaccination history and health history;
    3. the reason why you wish to surrender your dog; and
    4. a temperament evaluation. If you meet the above criteria for rescue, contact Pam.

Foster Homes Needed

RGRAR is always in need of good foster homes in the Butler and Macon area. If you are interested in providing a foster home for a homeless rottweiler, please contact Pam. All foster homes must be interviewed, inspected and provide veterinary references.