ola is a 3 year old GSD mix. Nothing is known about her past as she was dumped in an overnight drop at an Animal Shelter facility in rural Virginia. She is currently living in a home with two GSDs and two cats, one of them being a kitten. Lola is more comfortable with women than men but has warmed up to my husband. She can be trusted alone in the house without accidents or destructive behavior; however she does get on the furniture. She can be left alone with the cat and the kitten and has somewhat adopted the kitten as her puppy. It has taken a few weeks but she has begun to play with one of the resident GSDs. She does not appear to be interested in toys. Lola does not have any leash manners but is not a big puller. Lola rides like a dream in the car. She is content to climb up on the backseat and lies quietly. Lola is a timid medium energy dog. She can hike for an hour or lay quietly in the house. She tends to follow her foster parents from room to room. She is becoming more confident and loving each day and will make an excellent companion. 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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