Maddie is a beautiful, petite girl that was rescued from a shelter where she was brought in as a stray. The day after arriving at the shelter, Maddie had a litter of puppies and the entire family was rescued by VGSR. Unfortunately, the puppies did not survive, however Maddie has been examined by the vet and declared to be in good health. She also seems to be in good spirits (thankfully), and is such a good girl. She loves to be petted and will snuggle right up to you, and if you sit down, you may just find yourself with a 47 pound lap dog! Speaking of pounds, she does need to put on a few after having the puppies just 2 weeks ago. With a few more good meals (she likes a bit of canned food mixed in with her dry), we think she'll begin to fill out and will complete the transformation from beautiful to GORGEOUS! Her pictures do not do her justice - she is much prettier in person! She walks very well on a leash with just a little bit of exploratory pulling on occasion, but for the most part will stay right with you, even sitting when you stop walking. Her favorite things seem to be being petted/cuddled, going for walks and playing with her toys. She also rides very well in the car, and so far has not had a house-training accident yet. She really is a wonderful little girl and is very attentive to her foster family, especially her foster mom. She likes to go for walks with our 8-year-old daughter and play with toys with her, but she does enjoy just calm, family time. Maddie will be spayed the first week of July, and will then begin being introduced to other dogs, cats etc. She will be attending adoption events in Gainesville. 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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