About Sofie |
- Status: Adopted!
- Species: Dog
- Ear Type: Natural/Uncropped
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When we first brought this little girl home, so was so scared that we had to carry her inside and then we plopped her down on the sofa. She did not budge an inch until we carried her outside the next day, so we named her Sofie. She is WAY past that now! Our nickname for her is Little Bit. She LOVES (and I cannot emphasize this enough) to play with other dogs. For this reason, she will only be placed in a home where there is another playful dog that is willing to wrestle with her! She is still a little bit shy, but having another dog around greatly boosts her confidence. She is very, very sweet and affectionate once she knows you. 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.
