Hi! My name is Jessica. I am a very sweet, loving and energetic pure-bred German Shepherd Dog. I don't know what I did wrong, but my family dumped me at the pound, and I was so sad I didn't eat for the 2 weeks. Finally, a really wonderful lady rescued me and took me to my new foster mom. When my new foster mom took me to this place called a vet's office, the vet told her that I am about 3 years old, and that my other family must not have taken good care of me because I was full of yucky parasites and to top it all off, I was pregnant. Unfortunately, because of the stress of being in the shelter and me not eating for so long, I lost my puppies. The good news is I'm getting healthier a lot quicker now, and am ready for my forever home. I weigh about 55 pounds and need to gain another 10 or so. I have now been spayed and am heartworm negative. I love the children in my foster home (ages 12, 10 and 5) and I try to play with 2 of the other dogs. I am fully crate-trained but we're not sure about me being house-trained. I would benefit from obedience training. I am a very smart girl and I will chase a ball as long as you will throw it, although you might have to chase me some to get it back.

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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