About Diesel

Are you looking for a dog with the markings, stealth, and sweet friendliness of a Rottweiler, but will always look like a lanky teenager with unkempt hair? If you said yes then Diesel is your boy! A mix of Rottweiler and something that looks like a retriever and runs like an antelope, he has the full black and orange of a 'pure' Rottie but a slender build and awkward gait. This sweetie has a gentle temperament and soft touch, tending to hold and lick toys rather than destroy them. He came into SSRR underweight but is now in good general health. As he has been receiving proper nutrition, he is getting back to being a dog. His morning 'zoomies' reveal the energy of a puppy despite being four years old. Diesel is currently fostered in a home with a senior Rottweiler, four cats, and two human adults. He enjoys all of their company and prefers to be near one or more of the other animals most of the time. Though food motivated, Diesel does NOT exhibit prey-drive. Even when his antics have annoyed the other animals, he does not escalate. Diesel has met more people and children, socializing in and out of his foster space, and has responded with a consistently friendly, loving nature. Diesel will likely do best with other animals and full time humans to keep company. He is responding well to basic obedience training and leash walking. He has selective hearing unless there is food involved, in which case he is laser focused - on the food. He walks happily on a leash with one handler for two dogs. He does not stay in the 'proper nose to seam' 'heel' position while walking, but he is also not as strong a puller as full-bred Rottweilers tend to be. Diesel has exactly three problems. First, he is a ninja. Completely silent, even when wearing a jangly collar, Diesel will magically appear wherever he wants to be. Second, he secretly knows that everything in your hands is really for him, even when what's in your hands is nothing. He wants to sniff and lick your palms clean even if you just washed them. He is highly food motivated. He is getting better about leaving counters alone, but be prepared to make adjustments and teach him what surfaces are not for him, because he will hunt out any 'snacks' he can reach with his nearly 6 foot reach standing on his hind legs. Third, he needs a loving permanent home. If you want a friendly companion, pet, that will adapt and get along with your whole family, Diesel is one of the sweetest fur babies you will find. Upon approval to adopt, you will be sent SSRR Decompression and Introduction requirements that we require ALL of our adopters to follow. You will be asked to acknowledge receipt of these requirements, verify that you have read them and that you will follow them.

Chesapeake, Virginia 23320