River is a beautiful 1-year-old, 70-lb GSD with a glossy black coat and tan stockings. She is a delightfully social girl who loves to greet people of all shapes and sizes while she is out on walks; she is extremely affectionate and loves to give kisses, get belly rubs, and snuggle and play with her family and new people as well. River (who currently answers to Sophie) is house-trained, crate-trained, and started on basic obedience commands, and she is very gentle and eager to please. While her temperament is on the soft side, she is not a shy dog. She will alarm bark at strange noises or people she sees around the house (i.e., very typical female GSD behavior), but she will quiet quickly when told to do so. River is very bright and would do well with someone who is interested in teaching her various canine activities (e.g., obedience, tracking, therapy dog work). River also loves to go for long hikes and runs in the woods around Lake Frank and Rock Creek Park in Rockville, MD, where she is learning to swim and to fetch sticks and balls thrown for her. She is very good with other dogs and cats and is currently enjoying the company of 4 canine wrestling buddies and 5 groomer cats in her foster home. If you are a nurturing, loving, gentle person who can take River on lots of adventures in the wide world, River may be the one for you! Please call Michelle at 301-460-8894 to meet River.

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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