Ellie is yet another very sweet girl. She was picked up as a stray in Orange County, VA, and brought to me very skinny and with a skin condition on her back legs and rear end which is currently being treated with antibiotics and medicated shampoo. This poor dear looked in bad shape when I first got her but after a bath and a regular diet she's looking better each day. Last week she weighed 73 lbs. at the vet, but probably needs to put on another 8-10 lbs. She's a tall girl with a long, narrow face, dark beautiful eyes and a big smile as she comes trotting towards you! She loves the company of my other dogs, but would do just as well being an only dog. She has impeccable house manners, is quiet, has a good appetite and spends much of each day taking it easy in one of her favorite nap spots in the house. She gets along fine with other dogs, but has not been tested with cats. She did fine with all the kids who were in her face at the adoption day, too. This sweet girl needs a forever home where she'll get continued TLC and affection. Is that your family? Please check out our web site at www.shepherdrescue.org for more information about our dogs, our adoption process and to download an application. You must have a fully approved application on file prior to privately meeting our dogs. We do not have a facility, all our dogs are housed in private foster homes throughout MD/DC/VA areas. More information available on our web site, so please read through our web site before emailing questions, as it might save us both some time!

VGSR can only adopt dogs out in the Virginia/Maryland/DC area, no exceptions.

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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