Roc passed away August 4, 2023, after a brief illness that escalated quickly. He was suffering so we humanely let him go. The last few years of Roc’s life he became an “inside dog”, which was challenging because for the first 5 years he became very anxious when he was brought inside. He became a Sanctuary Dog and was was taken off the adoption floor to be integrated with all the resident dogs. The last year he actually WANTED to come inside, which was a HUGE success considering how terrified he was to come in prior. He had his own room and he finally got to live the life he should have! Roc had become very afraid of thunderstorms and fireworks towards the end of his life, We miss Roc very much and thank everyone who supported him during his 6 years at Roseys Rescue.
Roc was surrendered to a local animal shelter November 2017, when his owner had an organ transplant and was no longer able to care for him. He has been an outdoor dog all of his life. When we tried to bring him inside, he became very stressed in the new environment and tried to get back outside. He clearly doesn’t like to be indoors, as he will try to get out a closed window.
He gets along with other dogs, but not cats. He is very tolerant of other dogs with high energy levels, but doesn’t like when they jump on his head. He will give a warning but has never shown any aggression whatsoever.
He is the biggest love bug and will climb right onto your lap and let you know how much he loves you. Roc is EXTREMELY sensitive and does better with little changes. Roc doesn’t like when his schedule is upset. It causes him severe anxiety.
He doesn’t make a connection with strangers. He’s too busy watching my every move. Roc is quite content being here and because of his severe anxiety and destroying a house to get outside, he will remain here as a sanctuary dog.
If you would like to help with his long-term care, use the PayPal donate button on Roseys Rescues or gypsydoodle5@hotmail.com. I cannot continue to rescue the dogs set for euthanasia without your kind donations.
Thank you for your support.