My name is Bunny!

This beautiful girl is Bunny and she is a year and a half old Rottweiler in need of a loving home. Bunny is super affectionate and friendly and would be an excellent dog for a family with experience in the large, powerful breeds. Bunny was adopted through our program when she was 6mths old and went to a family that loved her and gave her great care. Unfortunately unforeseen changes in work schedules led to Bunny being crated for 10 plus hours and she wasn’t getting the exercise she needed as a young and active dog. The tough decision was made that this was no longer the ideal placement for Bunny and we took her back to give her another chance at a wonderful home where she can be exercised properly and have more interaction with her people. Bunny is such a love that she really needs a family that is home more with her and can give her attention and play with her and include her in family activities.



We took Bunny in to foster while we look for her forever home and she has been a pleasure to have in our home. Bunny is smart and affectionate and very well mannered. She settled in right away and has caused us no problems. Bunny is house trained and will whine or pace by the door when she needs to go out. When we aren’t home, and at night, Bunny is crated and she goes in willingly without issue and gets a treat every time. You will find Bunny resting comfortably upon your return or when you wake in the morning. She will be super happy to see you and wiggles her whole body in joy. Her little stub tail wiggles so fast it’s almost a blur. Bunny is calm and quiet in the home and doesn’t even bark when people come to the door, she just stands at the door wiggling in eager anticipation of visitors. Bunny greets people nicely and likes to sit on their feet and lean into them for pets. Bunny also adores belly rubs and usually tries to get a good belly rub out of anyone who takes the time to pet her. She gives gentle kisses to her people and loves hugs and cuddles. She is anything but the scary Rottweiler some people seem to think that this breed is all about. Bunny is a fantastic example of her breed and with continued socialization and training and affection in her new home she will continue to be the sweet and gentle dog we all know her to be.



Bunny has an overbite which makes her nose a bit longer than usual and has people sometimes asking if she is purebred or not. She is, she just has a longer snout due to her overbite. It does not affect Bunny and is not overly exaggerated or cause her any issues with eating etc. Bunny can stand to lose a little weight and we are working on that. She gets a lot of exercise in her foster home and is a very happy dog because of it. We take Bunny on long walks regularly and play ball with her in the yard, but she also has a foster dog sibling who she adores and they play non stop, running and wrestling and she comes away from these play sessions puffing and her tongue hanging out and a huge smile on her face. Bunny is being fostered with other dogs of various sizes from small to giant and she does well with all of them but she is particularly fond of Wiley, a Shepherd/Border Collie, who is closer to her age and is very playful. Bunny is a dominant female dog so she should not go to a home with another female dog, but she would love a home with a good natured, young and playful male dog that she could become best friends with. Bunny is also being fostered with cats and she is good with them although has to be reminded that she is not to chase them. She would be fine in a home with a cat that would be calm when a dog is around and would not freak out and run. Excitement spurs on Bunny so a calm cat will get little reaction from her whereas a cat that hisses and spits at her will make her want to engage and chase it. Bunny is not aggressive with the cats and does not hurt them, it is all in play. Bunny would be a fine dog for a home with children as she is so good natured and affectionate. Rottweiler’s make wonderful family dogs if trained and raised properly.



Her family was having an issue with Bunny in that she would bark and lunge at other dogs on walks and they felt she was being aggressive. Having lived and worked with Bunny now we can absolutely assert that Bunny is not at all dog aggressive, she loves other dogs, she was acting out because she wasn’t getting properly exercised and had built up energy which came out as anxiety and over excitement when she would see a dog on a walk. Her first few walks with us we could absolutely see the over excitement in her as she hadn’t been getting out and walks were so very exciting for her. We now take her out all the time and have seen drastic improvement in Bunny. We are working on controlled greeting of other dogs and she is doing remarkably well. We even had her at 2 promotional events over the weekend and she had the opportunity to meet many other dogs and she was very well behaved. Bunny needs an authoritative handler who is experienced in handling powerful dogs and can take the lead and show her that they are in charge. Bunny is very responsive to authority and she respects the alpha leader. When new dogs approach we worked on a controlled “sit” and rewarded good behaviour with treats and praise and when calm she was allowed to approach the new dog and she was friendly and happy with all the dogs. Of course when we see another dog that is too excited or acting out these are not dogs that we allow Bunny to approach as we don’t want the work we are putting into her to be ruined by an unruly dog. We train and walk Bunny on a Gentle Leader head halter and she likes this training halter and it allows us to be able to control her in a gentle manner. Anyone interested in Bunny will be required to attend many levels of obedience training with her so that she can continue to be a well- trained and well behaved dog. Bunny has been a great dog to work with; she is so smart and so responsive to training, she is a wonderful dog to train. She is food motivated so that makes positive reinforcement training very successful but we also praise her a lot and that works wonders as well, Bunny wants to please her people and is happy when you are happy with her.



Bunny is in need of a home that has a fenced backyard where she can play ball and run around, hopefully with a dog buddy. If her home doesn’t have another dog then she should have some dog friends that she can interact with regularly to keep up her socialization. Bunny needs an active family that will make sure she gets the running and playing exercise that she needs along with long walks. Bunny is athletic and healthy and needs to play. She loves to lie like a frog with her back legs out behind her (its SO cute) so we know her hips are in good shape and have a lot of flexibility which is great for a big dog. Bunny needs people familiar with Rottweilers and capable of being her authority figures and trainers. She has all the basic obedience skills down so she needs to push her skills further and be challenged and use her brain. Upper levels of obedience training and even dog sports will give her the challenge she needs and will further define her new people’s roles as leaders of her. Bunny will be your best dog ever. She is so sweet and loving that she wins friends wherever she goes. In fact we met one woman who was totally enamored with Bunny and was loving her up and cuddling her and then she asked what breed she was. We said “Rottweiler” and the woman was astonished and said “But she’s not mean at all!” Bunny will help change the public perception of the Rottweiler breed with her absolute gentle and affectionate manner. We love that about Bunny. She is a very easy dog to love and whatever love you give this dog you will get back ten fold. Bunny is looking for her true forever home now and is hoping for active people who want a goofy, loveable, huggable Rottie to come along real soon.

All Pound Dog Rescue dogs are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, heartworm tested, de-wormed (if required), and microchipped prior to adoption. The adoption donation of $400 is applied to assist in the costs of veterinary care and the overall care of the dog. For more information and adoption applications please consult our website at www.pounddog.ca.