Tip is a five year old neutered male shepherd. His owner died and the family was not able to take him. He is very friendly, but a little shy at first because he hasn't had a lot of experiences outside the pen that he's lived in all his life. Still, he craves human contact and attention. He know's "sit" and "rollover", and he comes when his name is called. Tip is fully vaccinated, heartworm negative, and ready to start a new life. He was fine with the owner's grandchildren and he gets along fine with other dogs. He hasn't been exposed to a cat, but given his personality, I expect that he wouldn't bother with a cat who knew how to handle a dog. He has a good alert bark, but isn't a nuisance barker. Tip hasn't been housetrained, but he is fine in a crate and should be easy to train, particularly if there is another dog in the household. You can contact his foster home at vadogrescue@aol.com if you have any questions or would like to meet this boy. ** Tip is only available for adoption to residents of DC/MD/VA. Please check out our web site at www.shepherdrescue.org for more information and to download an adoption application. 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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