Please see Tasha in action at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_xCFoHKR1I Tasha is an affectionate female hugging bear who loves everyone. When Tasha came into the rescue, her undercoat hair had never been brushed out and was partially matted. After hours of brushing, washing and a professional grooming by "Rags to Riches", she now looks like a queen. This girl is a ten and she knows it! Since she has a long coat of hair, she will always require more grooming than the normal GSD. Tasha rides well in the car. She plays with balls, stuffed animals and her foster brother. She is friendly to every dog she meets but likes to be the Queen Bee. Even though Tasha is not trained yet, she is easy to live with. She is working on some basic commands and has shown that she is a quick learner. 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 $250.00 donation to VGSR, and the adoption is completed.

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