Hi everybody, my name is King, although my foster mom says I should have been named Loki after the God of Mischief. I came to my foster home 6 weeks ago. I had lyme disease and pneumonia and was horribly underweight. After a vet check, some medicine and much needed food, I am healthy and ready to find my forever home. I have been exposed to kids from 15 months to 17 years and loved them all. I am good with other dogs, especially females (I have 2 foster sisters), in fact, I would like to go to a home with at least one other dog so I don't get bored. I haven't been exposed to cats. I will need someone who knows what a dominant male GSD is capable of, and how to control my mischievous side. I am beginning to learn hand signals and to obey a bit better than I did when I first got to my foster home. I am fully house-trained. I do go in my kennel although it isn't my favorite place to be. I prefer to keep my people in sight. 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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