By Carol Tannenhauser
If you are the owner of the dog pictured above, or know who is, please contact us at info@westsiderag.com and we will connect you with the person who is holding her.
All we know is, the dog has “No tags, but a collar with no info. [She was taken] to the vet and she is not chipped. She was found in the north woods. Earlier Tuesday afternoon.”
UPDATE: As of Wednesday afternoon, the dog’s owner has not reached out to claim her, her benefactor told WSR by phone. She said the dog is “very nice, very well trained.”
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If you haven’t already, post her to the Manhattan Lost & Found Pets on Facebook. Poor girl. I hope she gets home.
Am hoping that lovey Rottweiler is indeed just gone missing and not deliberately abandoned.
Animal Care Centers of city are full and no longer taking in dogs for time being.
Correct. They need to do more to get animals adopted. They get our tax dollars to do so. Thx WSR for caring.
As someone who has worked at a shelter, I am sure ACC is doing their best. We, as a society, need to do better by our animals so they do not end up in a shelter in the first place.
Absolutely, and thank you. As an ACC volunteer I can attest that the shelter staff work tirelessly under unfathomable circumstances. Scolding them for needing to do better is ignorant. It’s our job as a community to make their jobs easier by reducing the problem in the first place.
Well-deserved tax dollars, I might add, but unfortunately those tax dollars don’t convince people not to shop for purebred dogs, dissuade backyard breeders from continuing their shady/illegal practices, or guarantee an understanding in people about the true commitment of pet ownership. Those tax dollars only do so much.
Possibly a pandemic puppy who grew up to be a Rottweiler and the owners couldn’t handle the commitment. A big dog is expensive to feed and requires proper medical care, takes time to handle and love, and must be trained with the owner on top of it all. It’s a huge commitment of time, emotion, and money. Many kids lose interest quickly, too, after begging their parents for a pet. I once found a pure bred Malamute in the 1980s that had been abandoned by its owner. I wound up splitting the cost of grooming and boarding with a woman I met on Central Park South when we both found her. The dog loved my dog, but almost killed my cat, and that’s when I boarded her until the other woman found a friend in Vermont on a farm to take her. The Malamute had a great life until she passed away. My cat miraculously recovered and lived to age 20. My German Shepherd lived (with cats) until 16-1/2. The woman and I are still good friends 40 years later! Some lost pet stories have a good ending.
Pooch in question didn’t just grow up to be a Rottweiler. Owners knew or should have known from the start what breed of dog they had.
More like for various reasons owner(s) couldn’t handle and or afford such a large dog so they did what many (sadly) tend to do. Again with ACC not taking in anymore dogs for duration it may have influenced decision to abandon this poor pup.
Fact this pooch was found without a collar or anything else that would identify it or it’s owners reinforces my theory it simply was abandoned.
Despite their size Rottweilers can be great pets and family dogs, even with young children in household. Long as they are properly trained and socialized. However as with all large dog breeds they can be a handful in terms of exercise requirements and of course food.
Someone please give this dog a forever home. He’ appears to be abandoned.
I have a couple times seen a guy near the Great Hill – usually near one of the unpaved paths – with several dogs, Rottis/Pits, letting them ramble without collars or sometimes with collars but no leashes. Disconcerting (and illegal) but the dogs do seem trained and responsive to him at least. If the finder has posted a flyer or two in the area someone might call. (Also, huge number of morning & evening regular dog walker/owners around the Great Hill. Flyers at 106th/103rd entrances and GH bathroom/maintenance building might catch an eye. Probably have text groups too.) Good luck with her!
Poor dog. I hope she finds a good home.
I am happy to care for this pup until her owner is found, or forever if she needs. I lost my beloved dog recently and am looking to rescue a sweet big dog! Please let me know where she is
This is not a very helpful comment but I know this dog – I just don;t know the owner’s name or number. I have found the dog before, it walks around the Great Lawn. The owner is nice but does not pay much attention. It is a nice dog – I would be happy to help if needed.
Hi Klister, can you email me? Id like to connect to find the owner somehow. Thank you! This is the current dog finder
That is so sad. The “owner” doesn’t deserve that sweet dog.
Would love an update on what happened to this beautiful pup!
This dog regrets nothing.