Ellie is a 6-year-old, female German Shepherd Dog. She is gorgeous and has a wonderful, laid-back personality to match. She had been owned by a breeder who finally got out of the business. Ellie has probably produced many litters of excellent pups and it is now time for her to retire from that line of work and enjoy life. She hasn't had the benefit of being a housedog, but she has been well cared for and it shows. Ellie is calm, sedate, and dignified. She moved into a new living situation in her foster home and is fine with the other dogs she has met so far. Ellie is spayed and current on vaccines. City life will be a new experience for her and she will need some time and help to adjust to civilized niceties like leash walking. Anyone willing to give this girl a chance at a new and better life will be rewarded many times over with the intense devotion that female shepherds are known to give. You can contact her foster home at vadogrescue@aol.com if you have any questions. Ellie will attend adoption outings in Sterling and Gainesville and maybe others, contact the foster home for availability. 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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