Kasey is just under 60 pounds, and is a very pretty, black-and-tan, six-year-old girl. At two years old, she was surrendered and subsequently adopted from a shelter, and at six years old she was put back into a shelter because she barked at children in the neighboring yard. Kasey is very shy and afraid which may be from mourning the loss of her family or from never sufficiently being socialized or integrated into her previous families (information obtained from the shelter indicate that she was primarily an outside dog). During the first two weeks in her foster home, she was slow taking her time to trust new people and gain confidence enough to eat a regular size meal. She needs to gain a few more pounds. She appears to lack interest in the other animals (foster home has four other dogs) and if other dogs invade her personal space she may show teeth to indicate she does not want to be bothered, however she has not shown aggression towards people. The longer she is in her foster home Kasey is slowly starting to be playful with the other dogs. Kasey is a very loving girl and keeps her foster dad in sight at all times. The more affection she gets, the more she gives. She is house-trained and is learning to use a doggy door. She likes to be inside the house with her friends at all times. Currently, Kasey needs and deserves a home where she can be the number one pet with an owner that can and will give her a lot of time and all the loving attention she needs. She is a very special girl with great potential to be the forever loving companion in her forever loving home. Applicants for adopting Kasey should expect her foster dad to be extra picky about the home that will get to adopt this girl. She is not for everybody. 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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