Lady is a real sweetheart and has a way of winning everyone's heart. She is very affectionate and likes to stick close to her people. She gets along well with the 4 big dogs in her foster family and quickly established herself as the alpha female of the group. She knows sit and is learning down and to come when called. She learns quickly and is eager to do as asked. She walks well on a leash but gets very excited over squirrels and birds and seems to have a high prey drive. She enjoys chewing on bones and retrieving a ball. Lady came without much muscle tone but she enjoys her walks and is getting stronger each day. She will do great in a home looking for a sweet, laid back shepherd. Lady is not very high energy and she is very easy to live with. She would do best in a home where she was the only dog or with another more submissive dog, as she likes to be in charge. She is a resource guarder of bones, her crate and any food around other dogs but she will gladly give her people whatever they want. 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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