Ski came to us on Saturday, 4 September 2010, and is a wonderful boy! He is quite handsome and loves to play! He was owner surrendered, scheduled to be put to sleep unless a home was committed to take him by 3 September. Of course we couldnt pass him by! He is a joy to have in our home! He knows some basic obedience, sit, down, come, no and a short stay. He came to our home that already has 3 dogs and a cat that we rescued and is fitting in well. Our cat Tim seems very indifferent to him and Ski just seems a bit curious about the cat. Ski sniffs him and whines a little, kind of like, why dont we play! He is learning to stay off the kitchen counters; occasionally he will put his front feet up but quickly gets down when we say no or Get down. He loves being close to his foster mom and dad. He had a little bit of problem with bladder control, he tends to drip urine a little and it seems to increase if he is stressed. It has decreased some from the first day we received him. This will be evaluated by the vet this week. He is crated trained, will whine when he needs to go out, and just enjoys being close. According to his prior owner, a 10 year old child was in the house with zero issues. He loves belly rubs, playing with our other dogs and going for long walks. 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.