Romial is an intact black and red male shepherd, approximately 4 years old. He was found as a stray by a couple in another state who attempted to locate his owners, but to no avail. In the process of moving to Virginia, the couple left Romial with family members in Sussex County, Virginia, who were unable to keep him from running away and who then surrendered him to the Sussex County Animal Control. He is very smart and knows most of his basic commands. While he is not food aggressive, he always wants to be first in line for treats and is protective of toys. He has counter surfed a couple of times when food was left unattended, but he does know better. He rides quietly in the back seat of the car, walks nicely on leash and is not a barker. He has had two treatments for heartworms, but is doing well and should be available in about five weeks. After x-rays, Romial has been found to have been hit by an automobile in the past and had surgery done to add a plate to the lower portion of his spine and both rear knees. His hips were left to heal on their own and he is showing some small signs of arthritis. All in all, Romial is a very nice guy who would probably do well in almost any environment given a little time to settle in and adapt to a new home. 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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