*** HARRY IS A COURTESY LISTING. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT HARRY AND/OR ADOPTING HIM, PLEASE CONTACT HIS FOSTER AS NOTED BELOW. Don't let that white hair fool you. Harry is about 7 years old, but he's more active than many younger dogs. That's not all gray hair either, Harry has some white markings that make him look older than he is. We are not sure what Harry is, maybe part German Shepherd. Everyone that meets him has their own opinion and someone recently thought his head and the texture of his coat looked like a deerhound. Harry loves people, and particularly people with food. He will sit and give you his paw to get your attention. Harry gets along fine with other dogs that he knows, but he's not fond of cats. He is an "easy keeper," not too demanding and he does fine outdoors as long as he has good shelter and a soft place to sleep. He has some weakness in one rear leg, but he can still outrun his current foster dad. If you have a place in your heart and home for a nice senior dog, please can contact his foster home at vadogrescue@aol.com to meet Harry. Harry is being fostered through Animal Connections http://www.animalconnections.org), but is making frequent appearances in Northern Virginia with Virginia German Shepherd Rescue. Your application with either group can be applied to Harry. 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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