My ears are big, but my heart is bigger. I am less than 1-year-old, and still trying to grow into my feet watch out, I spill the water dish a lot! So far, I have been extremely gentle and loving to all that I meet, dogs and humans. I am house-trained, but still have a few accidents in my crate when my foster parents leave me. My foster sister and I have so much fun together and love to play tug-of-war with all our toys. We share bones, food, water, and our beds and go on trips to the dog park and pet stores. My mom says that I am very smart and have learned to sit and lie down very quickly and off when I sneak up onto the bed! Mom likes to put her hand in my food bowl while Im eating and I dont even mind! If you are looking for a life-long companion and friend, please come and meet me. I am being fostered in Northern Virginia.

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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