Rikku is a caramel-colored German Shepherd that is 3 years old. She is very energetic and fun-loving. She loves to play fetch and swim. Her favorite toys include dolls and squeaky toys. She can be very shy in new situations, and feels most comfortable at home. She is a house dog and she prefers to be at your side a lot. Rikku has been crate-trained, but that method has been minimally used over the past 12 months. She is able to stay in doors with free rein. This dog does not destroy property or soil the carpet. She prefers windows and loves to "keep tabs" on the neighborhood. You will find her relaxing by a window, watching who is coming and going. She is also a barker. This is during the day more than at night. She is used to fairly quiet neighborhoods with little traffic other than 3 -4 neighbors. She needs to be in a single dog home. She does not socialize well with other dogs, thinks that cats are squeaky toys, and is very good with children, and quite tolerant of them. However, she is wary of adults. 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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