BENSON
Sex/colour: Male Black and tan
D.O.B: Late 2011
Breed: Rottweiler
Came to AfG: December 2012
BENSON was brought home by AfG supporter, David, working near London on an engineering job, for an owner of a warehouse and in his home.
When at the home, a bouncy Rottweiller came bounding in.
The owners quickly put him back outdoors, explaining, they dont allow animals in the house.
He was not badly treated but was housed in a big shed in a large garden.
The owners explained to David, they previously had a German Shepherd stolen from their garden, worried that now, with shorter daylight hours, the same may be so for Benson.
They explained they did not plan to have another dog but he started as a pup with one family member, who was in a ‘no pets’ flat and once the landlord found out the dog was to go or the tenent be evicted.
Benson was then passed to a 2nd family member with a female Rottweiller a toddler and a baby.
Once they realised they had taken on too much, he was again passed on to the current home.
David contacted AfG to check if we were able to take him, we could but as such short notice, would have to arrange emergency boarding kennels until a foster home would be found and we need to get to our vet first to start his annual vacines which were due as he could go to the kennels in their isolation block with the 1st vaccine done.
So David was given Benson.
We noticed Bensons choke chain collar was very tight and could not be removed over his large skull, so the vet had to cut the collar off.
At the vet, another AfG supporter was at reception (sadly paying the bill for her elderly hound recently p.t.s).
She saw Benson and asked how AfG had aquired a Rottweiller. We explained he was a short notice rescue about to go to boarding kennels
She had 2 young boys, used to big dogs and was an experieced dog rescuer.
We already knew Benson was used to being in the company of lots of children.
So as fate would have it..Benson did not go to kennels but to his foster home.
The only health issue really with Benson was being borderline obese with a sensitive gut, because the children of the previous family had fed him cakes and bisuits and all sorts of unsuitable food.
Once settled into yet another home poor lad, Benson soon got used to his new routine and once he was put onto a gut freindly diet, he soon improved.
Within a few days, Bensons foster carer adopted him.
Benson enyoyed his new life with all his new adventures.
In 2013 Benson was joined for a short time with foster Lurcher ( see: ARCHIE-Other Sighthounds) until he found his forever home.
In 2015 Benson was joined by another foster hound (see: MEG-Other Sighthounds) who soon joined Benson in their forever home together.
In his seniour years, Benson had and recovered well from a knee operation ( a condition common to some Rottweilers).
Had it not been for the concern of David, it is worrying to think what Besons life would have been, after already being passed on 3 times at age 1 year.
