Jessie came to us as an owner-surrender. She is a 5-year-old, stunning GSD with black and tan markings. She is smaller at only 62 pounds, but Jessie has extremely fluffy fur and will require regular brushings to keep up with her beautiful coat. After only a few days in her new foster home, she has proved to be 95% house-trained, crate-trained (a little talkative when she first goes in the crate, but easily corrected with a water bottle), WONDERFUL with people including my 4-year-old daughter, and tolerates our other dogs that vary in ages from 6 months to 4-years. Jessie knows sit and a short stay. She is relaxed on a leash with a confident handler and would make a good walking companion. She is a fast learner and is catching on quickly to other commands. Jessie seems to have been an only child and would probably be happiest in a home where she can either be an only child again or with maybe one other dog. She needs an experienced dog handler when being introduced to other dogs, but we will continue to work on this with more socialization. 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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