Hiedie (Heidi) is a sweet girl, but takes time to warm up to strangers. Her life has been turned upside down not too long ago after her human had passed away and she is still adjusting. She would be happiest with a companion who is home most, if not all of the time. Heidi will thrive in a home that can provide physical and mental stimulation along with lots of love. She is happy and content to play ball as long as you want to, or just lie close to you while inside. She has not had to deal with being separated from her humans in the past (they were always home) but is slowly starting to understand that you will be back and is learning to respect your property that she shares. She is spunky when she gets a wild hair, and will attack a water sprinkler by jumping up in the air trying to catch every drop of water. Its a sight you would have to see for yourself; she does NOT act her age most of the time. Given her past situation, she is a little nervous/anxious and unsure if you mean good intentions or not. She is getting better at the touching part, but does not care for her feet or legs to be touched and will whine to let you know she is uneasy but comes around pretty quickly. She is used to small and big dogs but would be happiest getting all of the attention herself and will you pay you back in love and devotion furever. She is being fostered in the Newport News area of Hampton roads. 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.