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Our adoption process is designed to help you and the right dog find each
other. Our goal is to place each dog into a permanent, safe, and loving
home.
To adopt a German Shepherd Dog from us, you must:
- Complete an Adoption Questionnaire, either online,
or hard-copy (pdf
format). If you do not own your home, you must have your landlord complete
the Landlord
Letter.
- Be interviewed by an adoption counselor.
- Choose, and be chosen by, the right dog.
- Live in one of the 14 Northern California counties we serve.
- Allow a home visit by an adoption counselor.
- With our approval, sign our Adoption Agreement, and pay the associated
fee.
If you come to an Adoption Day, the process of adopting can be completed
in any order; otherwise you must complete an Adoption Questionnaire before
we can assist you further. Normally, all our requirements must be met.
Home visits may be waived in rare circumstances.
We do not adopt to homes outside of Northern California.
After we receive your online Adoption Questionnaire, we will call you
to begin the adoption process. Due to
our home visit requirement, we only adopt to homes in Northern California.
We encourage potential adopters to come to one or more Adoption
Days because that is the best way to meet several German Shepherds
and to find your new companion.
If you attend an Adoption Day and choose a dog, you may be able to adopt
the same day, if all adoption requirements are met. The entire adoption
process can be completed on the same day, or it may take longer.
If you can not come to any Adoption Day, we will try to assist you using
email, the mail, and the telephone. This will probably take longer because
the people who will help you are volunteers who usually have jobs, and
scheduling meetings with dogs can be complex because our dogs live in
many homes and kennels.
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IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT DOG DESCRIPTIONS
Please remember that the descriptions
of dogs (of Dogs Available) have been written by GSRNC volunteers
and are usually based only upon our observation of the dog since
the time it was rescued. While we try to provide dog descriptions
that are fair and accurate, the nature of our work involves contact
with dogs whose background and history are unknown to us. GSRNC
cannot warrant or guarantee any dog's future behavior. For example,
if we say that a rescue dog gets along with children, cats, or other
dogs, this statement is usually based upon the fact that one of
our volunteers has observed the dog interacting with his or her
own children or pets. While this information may be helpful, we
cannot be certain of how a dog will do with the children or pets
in your home. If you are considering adopting, we encourage
you to come to one of our Adoption Days and meet our rescue dogs.
Ultimately, only you can decide whether one of our dogs is right
for you.
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