Sadie Lou is a 7 month old purebred German Shepherd. She has an unusual and beautiful coat that is black and silver. Sadie ended up at a rural West Virginia shelter. She doesn't appear to be well cared for in her former life, but all that's about to change! Sadie has a great sense of humor and loves to play chase with both people and other dogs. She is very gentle and shy for her age, clearly bonding to other dogs faster than to people. Sadie is yet another "diamond in the rough", and I think she'd thrive with training, patience and praise. Once Sadie has a good grooming, she's going to be a knockout. Because Sadie is shy, she would do best in a home without small children or a lot of activity, but would love the company of another playful dog and going for walks and to dog parks. Sadie rides very well in a car too. Approved adopters are encouraged to email barbie@shepherdrescue.org to make arrangements to meet Sadie Lou. She is also expected to attend adoption events, but probably won't be available for long! 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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