Grace is a young gentle, calm girl and very pretty with it! She is a cross between a German Shepherd and Greyhound, she has a German shepherd face and colouring and a greyhound body. Despite her part Greyhound status she does not really like to run and prefers to amble and play with other dogs when she get to the dog park. She is very friendly with other dogs but knows when they are not interested and is happy to back off. She has no aggression at all and is happiest when with humans and loves children. She is independent however and sometimes takes herself off upstairs for a sleep or a potter about. When I go out she sleeps and chills out in her bed and is very good in the house, I have not tried her in a crate as I find there is no need for her to be crated. She loves her walks and is good on the leash, pulls at first but quickly calms down once we are out. She is very bright and picks things up very quickly, she knows all her commands, sit. stay, paw. the stay is a bit difficult sometimes when there are exciting things going on but we are working on that. Grace would make a wonderful addition to any family, her only asks are love, cuddles and walks! 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.