no picture yet, please check out our web site for more information. Angel is our first foster dog and we are lucky to have such a sweet little darling. She was found tied to a tree, and was very thin and neglected. Amazingly, she is very trusting and has bonded to us quickly. She is a very quick learner and knows "sit", "down" and "roll-over" already; we are working on "paw". As she loves her food and lots of fun belly rubs, she will be easy to train. Angel is very gentle on the leash and will even stop and wait for you if you fall behind. She will stop on command and she does a good job of heeling. She is beginning to enjoy the dog park, making both two legged and four legged friends, and she enjoys playing with her toys indoors. Her foster dad takes her on gentle jogs around the block which she enjoys. She enjoys car rides and seeing new places, and is just as excited to come back home and snuggle at your feet. This pretty little girl would make a great snuggle-buddy and would love to soak up all the affection her forever family can provide. Please check out our web site at www.shepherdrescue.org for more information about our dogs, our adoption process and to download an application. You must have a fully approved application on file prior to privately meeting our dogs. We do not have a facility, all our dogs are housed in private foster homes throughout MD/DC/VA areas. More information available on our web site, so please read through our web site before emailing questions, as it might save us both some time!

VGSR can only adopt dogs out in the Virginia/Maryland/DC area, no exceptions.

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 $250.00 donation to VGSR, and the adoption is completed.

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