Crossed the Rainbow Bridge
This little girl needs no further introduction… but we will give her one anyway. The rock star of AAO, aka Vanessa, is really just a humble, sweet and lovable girl. She has had a rollercoaster life but will now be in the safe, loving, and comforting confines of AAO for as long as she needs to be. She was found in a vacant house at a year old with a severe leg injury that required surgery and brought to the Rochester City Shelter.
A shelter favorite, she maintained her sweet disposition despite the hell that she had been through. She lucked out and was fostered and then adopted by Jeremy Wolf. She lived a wonderful life as a spoiled and beloved girl for several years, until the summer of 2020. At that time, a freak incident occurred where she was accused of biting the wife of a town attorney who was close friends with the town prosecutor. While the lady did not see who had bitten her, Vanessa was accused and ultimately sentenced to death by the Town Judge. But her Dad, AAO, and an army behind her would not accept this cruel twist of fate. Finally, some 10 months later where she suffered in isolation and solitary confinement, Vanessa was released to us. Despite the severe and unimaginable challenges this dog has faced, her spirit remains intact. Vanessa loves rolling in the grass, playing with her toys, and playing chase around the tree. Best of all, her Dad comes and visits her multiple times a week.
Lola
A couple of weeks before I was born, there was a raid in the Houston area where authorities found Bengal tigers, mountain lions…and 200+ rottweilers!! The Rotties became known as the Texas 200. Lots of rottweiler rescues across the country came to help, one being the fabulous Southern States Rescued Rottweilers. They took in some of the Rottweilers, one being my mom.
My mom was pregnant with me and my brothers and sisters. We had the most loving and amazing foster mom, Heather. She nicknamed me Dora the Explorer!! Once I got a little bigger I went to another foster home where I had more dog friends to play with…and then my momma saw my picture on Petfinder…and the rest is history!
I lived in Texas for a while and had 4 dog brothers, Meatball, Dozer, Toby and Oliver…and I ran the show! I would steal all their toys and put them in a pile on the other side of the room. We would play all the time and we loved chasing bubbles and playing in the sprinkler (well except Meatball, he didn’t like to play much). I really loved my brothers…and they of course loved me!
My brother Toby, who was also from Southern States Rescued Rottweilers, got very sick and momma said he is now at the Rainbow Bridge. Momma, Dozer (he was my bestie) and I then moved to Buffalo and my brothers Oliver and Meatball stayed in Texas with their dad. My first Buffalo snow was AMAZING! I ran around and played and played and played. Momma had a hard time getting me to come inside! I still love playing in the snow, especially when I am wearing my pretty pink jacket.
When my momma met daddy and they started talking about a sanctuary, Dozer and I got excited – we would have new friends and lots of room to play!