Welcome to the So Cal Branch of Mid West Rottweiler Rescue located in Los Angeles, CA. Mid West Rottweiler Rescue is a 501 c3 rescue organization with its main location in Morse Bluff, NE.  Lisa Pellegrene is the Director of the Southern California branch of the rescue. A few years ago, when Lisa rescued one of her family dogs, namely Enzo (a 120 lb. Rottweiler/Mastiff mix) she searched for a Rottweiler rescue to team up with who advocated for this breed, loved this breed as much as she did, and who was the "real deal" in Rottweiler rescue, as Lisa refers to it! Upon extensive searching, she met Tracie Jordan, President of Mid West Rottweiler Rescue, and the rest is history! Lisa learned that not only was Tracie one to help other breeds as well, as Lisa does, but she learned that Tracie truly knows and understands this breed, takes on dogs that others would have turned their back on, and truly stands up for the animals.

Lisa Pellegrene is an actress/model/vegan/entrepreneur and consultant entrepreneurs, non profits and filmmakers whose films contain social causes and of course is an animal advocate, for ALL animals but is highly involved with rescuing, and rehabilitating (when that applies) dogs who are unjustly discriminated against due to a large amount of false information which has been perpetuated about them by those who have no direct experience with them. Rottweiler and Pit Bulls for example are some of the most loyal, loving dogs around.  Simply, She is immensely DEDICATED to helping dogs who are typically discriminated against due to unjust biases perpetuated from people/media who simply don't know these loving, often misunderstood breeds. Remember, Pit Bulls, for example were the original "nanny dog"!

The dogs in her care often have been rescued from situations of abuse or neglect. They learn to trust again through love, patience, consistency, working in conjunction with a fabulous animal rehabilitator in cases where perhaps they are not fully socialized with other dogs; and in the case of Pittie, Spirit, Max, and Panther, the current rescues of the So Cal Branch of Mid West Rottie Rescue, they are definitely exceptionally sweet dogs awaiting their forever homes.

Please contact her at 858-349-1528 or via email ideaanalyst@gmail.com if you wish to volunteer your time, donate toward their care or meet them to potentially offer a fabulous foster or adoptive home for them. Thank you!!

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First, I want to thank everyone so much for visiting this page and for your support for our rescues, and not only that, but your support for these specific breeds, and all animals. My heart goes out to senior animals as well. The reason I became involved with rescue on a consistent basis was because of a dog I rescued in 2003, his name was Bandit. I rescued him from the Santa Monica Shelter. He was a 12 year old Beagle, with tumors throughout his entire body and was terminally ill. I had to adopt him, I loved him instantly. He was a bit of a grumpy little guy; who actually looked at me suspiciously when I visited him several times at the shelter before adopting him! But I did, and he was happy, as was I. He lived only 3 weeks, the day before his final day he had lost all of his strength in his back legs as we were waiting for the doggie ambulance, and yet the moment he would see me, as sick as he was he wagged his tail. The last I saw him he looked over his shoulder at me, as a vet tech carried him to his hospital kennel and I received a call in the morning telling me he passed in his sleep. I was devastated.  In those 3 short weeks, there was a very strong bond.

Rescue is about helping the dogs to be treated with love and dignity, its not about us meaning that we shouldn't focus on our loss, our heartache when we lose them ... yes it is extremely painful to lose a pet, heartbreaking, but the thing to focus on - yes, as Bandit taught me, is the joy and love that you bring them while they are here, and of course the joy and love they bring us. They say spend enough time around animals and people can learn a thing or two about how to treat others, about unconditional love, and I know that is true. He was the dog who taught me not to ever think about fear of loss from stopping one from rescuing a senior doggie for example, which of course it didn't stop me; and to remember it is about giving them joy and love in their final days. This greatly outweighs the hurt we feel from losing them. He taught me to focus on the JOY of giving them a great life. I have heard it said before from a child, dogs don't live long as us because they already know how to love unconditionally, and perhaps they are here to teach us a little about that too. I know they have taught me - through every life who has blessed mine, and the ones that continue to everyday.
 
And on a final note, why do I advocate so much for the animals? They need us, they are innocent, precious, ALL of them PERFECT beings who count on us to protect them, advocate for them, be their voice. AND ... I believe we should all be involved in things that truly make our hearts happy. Things that we loved doing from a very young age, our true passions. For me, two things from a very young age, I adored and protected animals ... we are talking not much older than a toddler! AND, one of the other things on a separate note, I loved performing. From the age of about 3 and up, I put on skits, sang, danced (and produced every performance by the way!), full blown performances whether it be my family, the neighborhood etc. So yes at a young age, I truly believe our true passions reveal themselves from a VERY young age, and quite frankly, our life's purpose. And I am blessed and so thankful to be living it today. I wish the same for all of you.

Much love, respect, peace and happiness, thank you for being here! ;)
Lisa,
actress/model/producer/ animal advocate/vegan/entrepreneur