Virginia German Shepherd Rescue, Inc. Main

Welcome to Virginia German Shepherd Rescue, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, all volunteer

organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing of the German Shepherd

Dog. We provide a safe haven for German Shepherds (and, sometimes, other breeds/mixes)

who are left in shelters to await uncertain fate; are owner surrenders (moving, illness, divorce,

death, etc.); or are victims of abuse or neglect.We adopt dogs to loving, responsible and

secure homes, typically, in Virginia and the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. In the

eight plus years that we have been in existence, we have found homes for over 2,600

deserving dogs, 247 in 2009 alone. We receive our funding from private donations and

adoption fees.

Current Events - Adoption Day

An Adoption Day is a wonderful opportunity to meet some of the great German Shepherds that are available

through VGSR. If you are just beginning to think about adopting; have completed an adoption application; or

just want to learn more about our terrific breed, please come and visit us at an Adoption event.

Please click on Current Events for announcement details and attending dogs.

Adoption Event;

Sunday, August 1, 2010 - Winchester Petsmart - 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

PLEASE JOIN US! - Golf Tournament and Auction
We are pleased to announce that our 3^rd Annual VGSR

Golf Tournament and Auction will be held on October 1,

2010 at the Blue Ridge Shadows Golf Club in Front Royal,

Virginia. More information can be found on our Current Events page.

Please take the opportunity to look at the wonderful items that will

be available for auction and/or raffle during the Tournament.

The attached Auction Catalog will be updated, as new items

become available.

Foster Homes Needed

There are still German Shepherds waiting in shelters for a foster home. We

would love to place many of these beautiful animals in a safe and loving home

where they will get the care and attention they need until they are adopted.

We are seeking people with German Shepherd experience or those willing to

learn the breed who would like to share their home with a deserving GSD.

Please see our “Volunteer” section for more information or

“Required Forms” for a Foster Application.

Urgent - Please Help

Along with Lilly below we have another Shepherd, Sidney, who is in desperate need of an operation to correct her

hips. Sidney (listed in Available Dogs) and Lilly are costing the rescue a bit more than usual. We are also under time

restraints in that they need the operation soon. If everyone reading this could just send in $25.00 we can allow these

companions to lead the life they deserve. Please follow the directions below for donating to their cause - please

specifiy their names. You can also make out a check to Virginia German Shepherd Rescue and mail it to the following address;

Sidney - Lilly Fund

C/O Corporate Security Concepts

P.O. Box 3173

Leesburg, Virginia 20175

(This is not our usual address for donations, we just need track these specific funds and get Sidney and Liily on the way to recovery. We will announce when the goal has been met - any extra funds will be used for other special need dogs.

We also ask that you email the foster at paul.geaneas@thegarlingroup.com to better track the funds coming in.

Please send a quick email with the dollar amount contributed. Thanks

Special Needs

Often we are faced with finding the funds to pay for necessary, but expensive

treatments for one of our “Special Needs” foster dogs. Lilly is one of the many

dogs in VGSR’s care at the moment that needs more attention than any of our

other dogs. Lilly showed some discomfort in her hips and x-rays showed what

appears to be a pellet or bullet fragment in her hip. We consulted an orthopedic

surgeon who said that the pellet can be safely removed and any damage to the hip

repaired. Please consider helping Lilly achieve the pain-free life that this wonderful

dog deserves by making a donation in Lilly’s name. Donations can be mailed to

VGSR (P.O. Box 126, Sterling, Virginia 20167) or you can donate by using Pay Pal. You may fill in the box that reads “Add special instructions to merchant” to specify

which dog you would like to help if you wish.

DID YOU KNOW?

VGSR has three specialized Funds described below to help dogs with unique needs:

Ginger's Fund

Ginger's Fund was created in memory of Sheila G., a long-time VGSR volunteer. This fund, named after one of

Sheila's favorite fosters, is used specifically to help some of the old, the sick or the special needs dogs who come

into VGSR’s care. As you would expect, these dogs may require extended stays in foster care until they are ready

for adoption and have higher medical and rehabilitative costs.

Josie's Fund

Josie's fund, created in memory of one of our founder's first GSD, provides financial assistance for the care of pets

whose owners, because of special circumstances, are unable to afford the expense (i.e. spay/neuter; food; medical

care; boarding). Examples of support this fund has provided include helping when short term support was needed

due to job/income loss; assisting when a divorce and temporary move necessitated boarding the dog; supporting a

woman who was forced to move to a shelter and providing for the dog until she was back on her feet; or providing

for a dog when a family was having a major medical issue and needed help paying for dog walkers, etc.

Canine Medical Advocacy Fund

The Canine Medical Advocacy Fund was recently established to support special needs dogs who have been medically

and/or physically neglected. More details regarding this fund are available on VGSR’s Facebook Cause page

(http://apps.facebook.com/causes/457882/113460657?m=9e4cc0c7&ref=mf)

If you would like to donate to one or more of these very worthy funds, please be sure to indicate the Fund’s name

(Ginger, Josie or Canine Medical Advocacy Fund) somewhere on your donation. Contributions may be mailed to

our P.O. Box (P.O. Box 126, Sterling, Virginia 20167) or submitted through Paypal (please see our donation page) or, for the Medical Advocacy Fund, through our Facebook Cause page. On behalf of all our volunteers and the many

dogs who will be helped by your donation, thank you so much.

Donate to VGSR via PayPal!!! Click here for details...

Sponsor any VGSR dog by check or via PayPal!!! Click on any dog's page for details...

Virginia German Shepherd Rescue is registered with iGive.com. If you shop using one of their providers, a portion of your purchase amount will go to our rescue. Go to iGive.com for details.

Virginia German Shepherd Rescue, Inc.

P.O. Box 126

Sterling, Virginia 20167

703 435-2840

For questions about intake of dogs from owner surrenders or shelters please contact;
Intake@shepherdrescue.org

For questions about adoption procedures or donation questions, please contact;

Info@shepherdrescue.org

For website information please contact;

webfox@vgsr.net