Odessa was originally rescued from the shelter, when she was about a year old. She has lived a happy, healthy, 10 years with her most recent owner. She is being given up because her owner is going through a separation and can't care for seven dogs and two cats. Odessa is a fairly energetic older girl. She will run and play with my dogs at times. She gets along with my kids and reportedly got along well with her feline companions in her old home. She was checked out at our vet and she doesn't appear to have any significant health issues. Odessa is allowed to have free run of the downstairs at night, but you need to make sure there is no food on the counters and the doors to the bathrooms are closed. She will counter surf and lifts the lid to the toilet to drink the water. She will also chew dirty laundry, if she can get to it. She can open some latches to gates, so additional methods of securing them may be necessary. Odessa has a mild sensitivity to thunderstorms. She will whine and become restless, if confined away from you. If she is loose and can be near you, she is OK. Odessa can play kind of roughly with other dogs. If a dog becomes pushy with her, she will stand up for herself. If she sees "wild game" on a walk, she may try to chase it. She rides well in the car. Odessa is fairly mild tempered, but she will take advantage of an owner who does not set limits for her. 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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