Hi, I'm Maya and I'm a very sweet little girl. I'm just a pup and I was given up to a shelter because my family thought I would get too big for their apartment. Thankfully VGSR saved me and now I'm living in a foster home with a really cool foster sister. We play and wrestle ALL the time. There are some older dogs here too and they really boss me around. They tell me what to do and when to do it. Sometimes I protest a little but they always get the best of me. And I really love them and I like having older brothers and sisters so mostly I listen to them really well. They are teaching me all kinds of things. I love other dogs. I'm not sure who my mom or dad are so it is hard to say what I am. The shelter said that I was part German shepherd and part mastiff. I do look like that but I probably won't get to be huge. Since I'm about 40 lbs right now, I probably won't grow to be more than 60 - 80 lbs. I'm quite the snuggler and love to be with people. It is sooooo exciting that my foster family lets me sleep in bed with them. I love that. And I love to have my belly rubbed. And I'm working so hard to be a good girl. I mostly go potty outside and I sit politely until I get my food. I know how to sit and shake and I can learn other tricks too. I'm smart and really eager to please. Life is good when you are a puppy. I could not be happier and more curious and more sweet. I'm looking for a wonderful forever home. If you would like to meet me, please contact my foster mom at dmmarson@hotmail.com or come see me at one of the adoption events. 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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