Gretel came to VGSR along with Kaiser when their owners didn't want to move the dogs with them to Texas. They were well cared for at one time, and show no shows of abuse, but apparently they were no longer important in their owners' lives. Gretel had been raised by the prior owner from a pup and comes from a line of dogs from Hungary. She is now 9 years old, spayed, current on shots, and in good health, still quite active and playful with her younger buddy, Kaiser. Gretel has had some obedience training and is calm and well behaved. She is fine with people and was reported by prior owner as being "so-so" with other dogs. She would probably do best as an only dog or with another male dog. We will be learning more about her. She has never been around cats, but was raised around the prior owners' children. Gretel and Kaiser can be adopted singly or together, they just need a new home with someone who cares a bout them and is prepared to see through a lifetime committment. Gretel is being fostered near Charlottesville, VA, but will attend some northern Virginia adoption events. You can contact her foster home at vadogrescue@aol.com if you have any questions about Gretel. 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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