Troy is a beautiful young male GSD who's had a tough time in his life, so he needs LOTS of love and attention. He was adopted out over a year ago but was left alone inside too long every day and developed a habit of chasing and biting his tail, so he was returned to us recently. In the past month, Troy's proven that he'd much rather play ball, go for walks or even just sit outside in the yard rather than chase his silly ol' tail. Troy gives kisses and loves to be scratched and doesn't get into anything he's not supposed to. Troy is a strong boy who can be stubborn sometimes, so he'll need an assertive, German Shepherd-experienced owner who is home most of the time so he doesn't get bored or lonely. At first, he'll try to dominate any dog but once he gets to know them he's happy to have someone to run around with. Troy is great with kids and his big alert bark would make anyone feel safe with him in their home!

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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