Sheba is a 2-year-old, black-and-tan, German Shepherd. She is spayed, house-trained, and up-to-date on all her shots. Sheba is a great companion dog and wants nothing more than to be with her owner at all times. She will follow you around the house and lie down and wait outside doors when you are in another room. She is very submissive to other dogs, and gets along well with children & cats. Sheba was reported to have separation anxiety issues, but I have not personally encountered this issue to date. Of course, she is never alone in our house as our 3 GSDs are always there for company even when the humans are not. I believe it is being all alone in a quiet house that brings out her reported separation issues, thus I would not recommend a home where she will be alone by herself during the day or long stretches of time. Sheba is being fostered in the Shenandoah Valley.

Although donations of all types are needed, our primary need is foster homes for our lovely dogs while they wait for their new family to find them. Fostering is an extremely rewarding experience. Vet care is paid for by our rescue, and we can even provide you with food. All YOU need to add is love and security.

The adoption process starts with the applicant filling out the adoption application. This can happen at any time during the process, before or after having met a GSD that might be the ideal companion. (It's an advantage to have a pre-approved application on file with VGSR. It should be stressed here that being pre-approved does not mean that any potential adopter can select any available dog at will and take that dog home immediately. VGSR will exercise its best judgement as to which GSD will be the best match for that specific adopter based on a number of qualifying criteria. Many GSDs that come to us are matched up with their new people very quickly because their people have been pre-approved.) The applicant then submits the application form with a non-refundable $10.00 processing fee. VGSR reviews the application, then schedules an interview and home visit during which a number of questions are asked and the home is reviewed to be sure there is a contained/safe yard, and to meet the family involved. Once the application is approved, the applicant is asked to submit a $200.00 donation to VGSR, and the adoption is completed.

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