Jake, is a pure bred Belgian Malinois, who is looking for a experienced owner who knows the breed. He is intelligent, eager to please, focused, sensitive and happiest when he is utilizing all of his energy. He is leery when he first meets strangers, which is a typical Malinois trait. He loves to grab your hand / arm for attention, so he needs a home with no small children. Jake needs his human(s) to be the pack leader(s) or he will assume the role himself. He is working on his dog social skills and learning to understand when another dog is telling him no. He lives with his foster pack, but needs constant monitoring. He plays great with his foster sisters. But will react aggressively to his foster brothers since he a dominant male. He was turned into animal control when his family moved, but they did leave his papers. He was breed from Wolfriver Malinois his sire Sky of Vitosha his dame is Annabella Mae. 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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