Flash was picked up as a stray and appears to be from European lines. He is crate-trained and house-trained, but appears to have never been in a house with stairs before. Flash initially appeared to have never been on a collar and lead before, but quickly accepted them. He does enjoy human contact . He appears to be very intelligent and seems to learn fairly quickly. He rides well in the back of my truck. Flash has growled at approximately half the women he has met but not at very many men. Flash has also growled at a few of the kids he has met. As of 11-11-08, we have only had for 6 days and are still evaluating his temperament. He has a sharpness/defensiveness to him, but recovers very quickly from adverse situations. Flash does not appear to have much play drive but does possess a lot of prey drive. At this time, it appears he will need an adopter who has had experience with protective dogs and dogs with a high defense drive, and can give him exercise or a job to do daily. Flash is up-to-date on all his shots and was neutered on 11-10-08. He should be ready for adoption after 11-17-08. 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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