Max is a gentle, 5-year-old, male German Shepherd Dog who has been a country dog for his entire life. His owners surrendered him to the shelter with the comment that he is an escape artist. While true, it is obvious that he has had insufficient attention paid him. He knows the basic obedience commands and responds to "come", "sit" and to his name, all evidence that someone worked with him. But he lives to please, and relishes attention. That said, he will not cling nor be under foot at all times. He is happy to be near you. With an 18-month-old in the house, he is careful not to bump or play roughly, but walks carefully around and watches over her. He is very friendly towards all people, and is at ease among dogs and cats, and made no fuss with the dog-of-the-house upon his arrival. His country background lends itself to his love of getting out to run and explore. He is high energy when outside exploring, but is very calm around the house. He appears somewhat cautious about playing but enjoys the attention, and he is putting on some well-needed weight while getting plenty of exercise in his foster home. This boy will be/is the quintessential family dog with his good nature, great people and animal attitudeneeds love and attention and 'lots of exercise. He is a wonderful dog. If interested, contact boron48@yahoo.com for more information.

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 $200.00 donation to VGSR, and the adoption is completed.

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