Achilles is an 8 month old Shepherd mix puppy who is new to the rescue so more details will be coming soon. What we know so far is that he is a VERY sweet boy who loves people of all ages and wants nothing more than to be with his humans! In addition to his coat and coloring, he's inherited the "velcro dog" trait of the Shepherds...he will be your canine shadow and loves to snuggle and give kisses. He's currently residing with two other large breed dogs (one male, one female) and two cats. He enjoys playing with the canine foster siblings and chasing his feline foster siblings...we're working on the chasing part. Achilles has settled in very quickly to his foster home and is proving himself to be a very smart boy. He's doing well with clicker training and is very treat motivated. He LOVES toys and playing with other dogs. At this time, I would say that it would be best for him to go to a home with no cats or small dogs. Achilles knows sit and walks pretty well on the leash and is in the process of becoming housebroken. He is ALL puppy so if you're looking for someone who's housebroken, knows what is acceptable to chew and what's not and will respond to all your commands, please check out one of our many adult Shepherds! 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.