my husband and i rescued a rottie about 12yrs ago and she resently passed on from old age. it took my a while to say yes to another. but finaly we found heidi on petfinder.com. she was in the shelter in yreka calif.we didnt know too much about her .We drove for three hrs from our home to go and get her. and we were not dissapointed. it is the best christmas gift ever. and we saved a pet.