She mentioned that he's not housebroken yet. But she'll work on it! Aly, I think the perfect solution is for you to Foster him, until her Rottie is well enough for his new little brother to come home. Can you imagine a cuter pair! Big black and shiny, small, gold and scruffy!
And you'd get to love him up, teach hima little, and know he's going to a great home - AND that way your mom won't have to dogsit him, too, come October!