Heidi is about as sweet a GSD as you will ever meet. When she was rescued, she had a serious case of bladder stones as well as bladder and ear infections. Despite her discomfort, she never had a grumpy word for anyone. Thanks to VGSR, she's healed from the surgery to remove the stones and her infections are gone. We're working on a plan to make sure she never has another one of those sturvite stones again. Heidi is an A+++ companion dog. She loves people - men, women, children, and she gets along well with other dogs. She seems to have a low prey drive. Heidi is house-trained, only chews on her dog toys, and is crate-tolerant. She loves to snuggle and wants a forever home where she is part of the action. Other than an occassional raid on the trash can, Heidi has earned the privilege of having free roam of her foster home. She walks well on a leash, likes car rides, and knows a few commands. Her favorite trick is to "speak" and she loves to catch kibbles in mid-air. Heidi is looking for a forever home that will make a commitment to give her daily exercise to help her achieve and then maintain a healthy weight. 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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