Tigger's a very calm boy, content to stay with you in whatever room you are in, and either sit near you or lie down somewhere in the room. He likes to keep you in his sight! He frequently will come over to us and put his head on our leg so we will pet him! Like I said, he is a LOVE BUG!! Very calm and well-behaved indoors and out. He's also very well-behaved in his crate and will just walk right in and sit down with no problems. We crate him only when we are leaving and other than that he has free roam of the house and has not had a single house-training accident yet. Despite his "stocky" appearance and couch potato demeanor inside, Tigger LOVES to go for walks and is well-behaved on a leash. He will walk and walk until WE get tired and go home! He could stand to lose a few pounds, so frequent walks would be a plus! In addition to loving his walks, he LOVES car rides and does very well in the car!! Overall, Tigger is a very sweet boy, once he is comfortable with you. He is a little on the shy side, but once he opens up to you, he is wonderful. He would make an excellent "first dog" for someone since he is so well-behaved. One odd thing I've noticed is that he will not play with any dog toys, whether that's a stuffed kong, squeaky toys, tennis balls, or other chew toys that we have. I don't think he was ever given a toy before, poor guy! So we're working with him on that! But really, he's most content just being a couch potato! 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 $200.00 donation to VGSR, and the adoption is completed.

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