We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! Happy New Year from all of us, to all of you!!!

We'd like to mention two donations made to MARR at the end of the year....both were from adopters who lost their beloved MARR dogs in 2011. Corey and Deb Fulton, in memory of Roo, and Erika and Steve Sautman, in memory of Reece. Our hearts are with you and thank you for giving them their furever homes!

This rescue organization was formed because we saw a great need for a rescue network in northeast Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and western/central/southern Illinois. While some of these states have strong and successful Rescue groups, there are gaps in area coverage and some states have no Rescue at all. We now cover several Midwest states where there is a need for Rottweiler Rescue. Please e-mail us to see if you reside in our area of coverage.

Rottweilers are loyal, courageous and loving dogs. Contrary to popular belief, a Rottweiler who has been raised with children makes a wonderfully attentive guardian and best friend. As with any dog, they give what they receive. If they are abused, starved and beaten they may retaliate in self-defense. However, we have taken dogs into rescue who have been mercilessly abused, and still they continue to trust and love.

MARR receives dogs from private shelters, Humane Societies, animal control facilities, and other organizations where a dog was abandoned. In most cases we adopt from the shelters as a "last resort" adopter, giving the shelter maximum time to adopt the dog through their system.

Our organization is not accepting dogs into foster care from private individuals. However we do help the owner place those dogs on a referral basis.