Gracie is a spayed female, about 1.5 years old. She is already crate trained and we are working on housetraining (no accidents, but we are keeping a close watch, still). She has a diagnosed grass allergy, but that only requires a shot 3 times each year. She is in our home with a 3 year old male chow/shepherd mix, 3 cats, and 3 young children (all under 8). Our favorite thing about Gracie, so far, is that she knows TRICKS! She already has sit, down, stay, and shake. We are working to discover what other tricks she may still have up her sleeve. She is well behaved enough that our 3 year old daughter can ask her to sit and shake, and Gracie does this without question. She does get excited when seeing cats, but has not shown any aggressive behavior toward them. She plays with our male dog well, but is dominant and quickly lets him know when his behavior is unwanted. Gracie would make a great jogging partner. Though her leash skills are still a work in progress, she learns quickly and is able to walk with another dog without incident. She is generally quiet in the house, and goes to her crate easily. She is not a chewer, does not appear to be a jumper, rarely barks, and would make the right family an incredible pet. She is fostered in WV near MD and VA. 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.
Other Pictures of Gracie #6 (click to see larger version):
