Bella

Bella came to Rottweilers in need last September (2018), having been used as a breed bitch on a traveller’s site. Any normal household noises were alien to her, treats were an unknown quantity. Street noises were tolerated.

Very overweight, she was put on a Raw Diet with an appropriate amount of food, her weight is now manageable at 36 Kgs from the 51 Kgs she was, and a suitable weight for spaying which has now been done.

She is gradually becoming accustomed to home life with Gill Berry, who is fostering her. When she went to Gill, she was completely silent, but she has just started to greet the family in the mornings with a whimper. Bella is now most relaxed when she is out enjoying her walks, making excited whimpers when she knows its time to go.

Although there is improvement and she is starting to take notice of more things indoors, there is a long way to go before we will be looking for her forever home.

We do, of course, have to mention the folk who foster: correct rehabilitation, diet and care are their bye words and we are so very grateful for our 'friends who foster'.

And of course, we wouldn't be able to afford to care for these lovely dogs if it were not for your donations - Thank you.

*UPDATE* October 2019

Bella is progressing thanks to Gill's hard work, helped in no small way by her dog Chico, thank you Chico!.

Bella is now a lot fitter and slimmer and nothing is better than Gill's report - copied below.....

"As you can see, she has changed considerably.  Although she is still very nervous of things most particularly noises, she does not know, and she still has the wanderlust so cannot be let outside without a lead or someone watching her all the time.  We still have not heard her bark but she does whimper now when she wants something like going for her walk or most importantly breakfast (her favourite meal of the day!!)

Chico has helped her an awful lot, she depends on him all the time although she has just started to rule him a little especially when he is on the sofa and she wants to get on, she thinks nothing of sitting on his head (he just gives a little grumble and moves  along).

We still have quite a long way to go with her, but at last, we are starting to see some big improvements she will have been with us 12 months in November"

Bella is a lucky girl and the RIN team is lucky to have Gill onboard.

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And Gill's latest update, late November 2019:-

Bella has been with us for 12 months now and has improved tremendously, her character is now starting to show, she now sits on the sofa with Chico and is quite relaxed, although she has discovered that she can push Chico off and she can have the sofa all to herself (I have left them to sort it out for themselves !!)

The other improvement is she can now go outside on her own.  So far, she has not tried to wander off.   But he back door has to be left open so that she knows she can get in if she wants to.   I usually let her out in the afternoon before teatime I can call her to come for tea, it all has to be done Bella's way, but she does come in.

With the weather not being very good I think she has decided that she does quite like her creature comforts.   So hopefully it will not be too long now before we see the normal rottweiler, she looks so very different from the sorrowful little girl that arrived here last year!

Thank you Gill, superb job - well done....