Woman Reunites With Her Rottweiler At Vermont Shelter After Two Years Apart

Nov 17, 2019 by apost team

Bella, a beautiful Rottweiler, has had a hard life but her happy future has been assured. Bella ended up at the Humane Society of Chittenden County after she tore her CCL. Her current owners couldn't afford surgery to repair the injury (which can cost three to five thousand dollars!) and couldn't bear watching her limp painfully around, so they took her to the shelter seeking help.

After receiving Bella, the shelter found a local veterinarian who agreed to do the surgery for free. The Humane Society staff wanted Bella to be able to recover from the surgery in her forever home rather than in a kennel, so they started looking for someone to adopt her.

The campaign to find Bella a home came to the attention of Jenn, who couldn't believe her eyes when she saw pictures of Bella. It seemed to be her dog! Bella had mysteriously disappeared during a messy divorce a couple of years prior, and Jenn had no idea where Bella had ended up and had resigned herself to the idea that Bella was no longer alive. But then she saw those pictures ...

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As the Humane Society wrote on their Youtube Channel, "Last weekend, we got a call from a woman who said she thought Bella was her dog, whom she had lost in the process of a messy divorce two years ago and had been missing ever since. Today, Jenn came by to see if Bella was actually her dog."

But then, when Jenn walked into the shelter, Bella's emotional reaction and obvious recognition of Jenn left no doubt that she was, indeed, Jenn's missing Rottweiler. The shelter staff were overjoyed that Bella would not only get the surgery she needed but she would also get to finally go home with her beloved owner!

The CCL in dogs is analogous to the ACL in the human knee. It is a ligament that stabilizes the knee (more properly called the stifle in dogs). Just as ACL tears in humans are fairly common, CCL tears are also common in dogs. CCL tears in dogs can be caused by jumping down from a height or making a sudden, sharp turn while running. Having a docked tail and being overweight increase the risk of a dog tearing its CCL. Torn CCLs are usually repaired with a surgical procedure called a TPLO.

Consider discussing this amazing story of a long-lost dog reuniting with her heartbroken owner with your friends and family. And don't forget to microchip your dog and keep the microchip information up to date!