16 To The Rescue: Rosetta

In this week’s 16 To The Rescue, meet Rosetta, a 2-year-old pit bull/mix who is having trouble finding a forever home because she doesn’t show well in the kennel.

SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — In this week’s 16 To The Rescue, we meet a 2-year-old pit bull/mix who is having trouble finding a forever home because she doesn’t show well in the kennel. 

“Super sweet, loves people, loves kids, just wants to be friends with everyone. She’s just happy to be here, she’s happy to be with people,” said Ana Wohlgemuth, Griffin Pond Animal Shelter. 

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But other animals, not so much. 

Rosetta was found as a stray about a year ago and has been living at Griffin Pond Animal Shelter near Clarks Summit ever since. Now she is almost two and is still looking for her forever home, which is proving to be a bit difficult because she doesn’t do well with other dogs. 

“Initially, when she came in, she was very dog reactive, so if a dog walked by, she was barking, she was dragging. But she is very smart. We’ve worked a lot on it, now she barely pays them any mind. You just tell her to leave it, and she does. She’s very trainable,” Wohlgemuth said. 

Even with big improvements, Rosetta needs to be the only pet in the home. And Rosetta doesn’t show well in the kennel, which is why rescuers wanted to feature her this week. 

“She’s very stressed because she’s very close to other animals and she doesn’t like them, she’s very sick of her neighbors, which I mean I would be too! They’re very loud,” said Wohlgemuth.

Rescue workers say even when Rosetta is stressed, she has never shown any signs of aggression. They say she is a volunteer favorite, and every single one wants to bring her home, but they, of course, all have other pets in the home. And this pose is classic Rosetta. This is when you know she’s happy. 

“Her favorite thing to do is sploot, she likes to lie in the grass, she’ll do a little crawl. Any opportunity, on her bed, she just rolls over, and she’s on the ground,” Wohlgemuth said. 

Rosetta would love to end her day on the couch with her people, but she needs a family who will keep her active and exercised. She can go to a home with kids, but they should be older and be able to understand Rosetta’s boundaries. 

“She will need a little bit of training, a little bit of work. She doesn’t have a lot of things that are her own, so she’s a little protective of her things sometimes, food, toys, and it’s all perfectly manageable. You just have to be someone that’s aware of that and can work with her,” said Wohlgemuth.

If you would like to meet Rosetta, you can find her adoption information by clicking here.