• Educate with regard to responsible ownership including but not limited to training, husbandry, breeding and health practices.
• Preserve the Rottweiler breed through education, rescue, placement and other services.
• Rescue and re-home Rottweilers who are not a detriment to the breed.
• Offer consults to people with Rottweilers having difficulty finding housing or insurance.
• Assist other rescue organizations in their endeavor to achieve similar goals.

Philosophies

North East Rottweiler Rescue and Referral Inc. extends its services to animal shelters, veterinary hospitals and the general public in an effort to raise public awareness of responsible Rottweiler ownership. NERR&R rescues unwanted and abandoned Rottweiler dogs and places them into appropriate, permanent homes. NERR&R promotes responsible ownership by providing free educational services. These services include pre-purchase counseling, behavior consultations and evaluations, as well as breeder, trainer and insurance referrals.

NERR&R values all Rottweilers but is committed, above all, to preserving the reputation of the Rottweiler breed. NERR&R will not knowingly place any Rottweiler that may be a danger to the public or which may perpetuate the media stereotype of Rottweilers. Rottweilers placed by NERR&R have been fully temperament tested and have lived in family situations for a minimum of two weeks. NERR&R Rottweilers have been spayed or neutered, heartworm tested and vaccinated before placement. Many have been treated for other serious afflictions and full disclosure and health records will be provided to the adopter before they enter into a contract.

NERR&R is committed to the dogs it rescues for the natural life of the dog. We continue to follow up on adoptions annually and offer support or return services for adoptions that may not work out whatever the reason. NERR&R invites other organization and breeders to step up their level of commitment to their breed and offer similar services. We welcome the opportunity to help other grass-roots rescues establish themselves and uphold the same level of commitment that NERR&R does.