Trixie has made great strides in her housebreaking. She will now signal by running back and forth between us and the door. Weve discovered that Trixie is an incredibly playful little girl. Of all the toys scattered around the house she picked out a red rubber ball as her special toy. She carries it everywhere and she love to play catch outside. Sometimes its a challenge to get her to return the ball for another throw but once she does she loves to tear across the yard to get that ball again! She loves to be with her family and join in all activities. Trixie is a sweet, cheerful and devoted companion. Her foster family has found her to be a joyful friend and very easy to care for. This long haired beauty is Trixana, known as "Trixie" to her friends. Just over 3 years old, she was pampered by her former owners. When they unfortunately developed health issues, they chose to surrender her to VGSR to ensure that she would continue to be spoiled by a loving family! Trixie lived in her own spacious accommodations outside of the main house, and was not housebroken. She is improving in this area, but still has occasional accidents. Since she is accustomed to spending a lot of time outdoors, she loves to race the wind! She is a magnificent runner and a sight to behold as she flies across green pastures! She is fully trained on an electric fence, and stays within the fence border perfectly regardless of how fast she is running or what temptation is beyond. She is very frisky, and we believe that she would chase cats given any opportunity. She can hold her own in a game of catch outdoors, and loves to play with squeaky toys in the house. Trixie is fascinated by all of the new sights and sounds she has encountered since leaving her prior home, so she is constantly on the move trying to absorb all of the new experiences. When she is inside she is happy to lay quietly close by the rest of the family, but at the same time she is always very alert. She knows basic commands like sit, down and come. She needs further training on a leash. She is a very loving and sweet little girl, weighing just 60 pounds. She seems to adore children. She is crate trained and rides nicely in the car. 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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