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The following dogs are
available for adoption through GSRSV. Some are at the rescue ranch, some
are in foster homes and some are with their owners or caretakers working with
GSRSV. For further information
about these dogs, please call Brian Foran at
916-655-3125
or e-mail him at bab43@msn.com.
(Note: dogs that were recently adopted will be moved to the very
bottom of this page and will have an "Adopted" banner above their
profiles.) For information about the adoption process and
fees, please see How to
Adopt a Dog from GSRSV/Adoption Fees.
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picture appears next to dogs who have proven themselves to be
cat-friendly.
The flag appears above the pictures of
dogs that GSRSV is placing for military families who are
forced to find new homes for their dogs due to deployments.
Please show your support for our service men and women by adopting or
fostering their dogs!
This page was last modified
March 18, 2024.
Because I am in the (long)
process of moving to Central Oregon, I am rescuing very few dogs these
days--thus the lack of adoptable dogs on this page.
Please check out the two other pages on this Website that list adoptable
dogs from other rescue groups, shelters, caretakers and owners:
Dogs Available for Adoption from Other Area Rescue Groups and Individuals
Dogs Available for Adoption through Owner
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"Stormy"
is a 77-lb, 3-yo spayed female GSD who is very sweet, friendly and
playful. She’s healthy and up-to-date on core vaccinations.
Stormy is
friendly with people of all ages, both inside the house and beyond.
She’s even good with babies! Her groomers call her a “sweet lovebug!”
(She loves to be brushed.)
Stormy is good
with other dogs, though she has not been around many other dogs since
she was adopted in February 2023. She has not interacted with any small
dogs.
Stormy is good
with the resident outdoor cat. She will chase the cat if it runs but has
never hurt it.
Stormy is fully
housetrained. Her people keep her in their backyard when they are away
from their house. She sleeps inside in a closed crate at night.
Stormy has
received some obedience training and obeys basic commands. She loves to
go for walks and does well on leash. She is fairly non-reactive towards
other dogs when on leash.
Stormy loves to
go for rides in the car and is a good passenger.
Stormy loves to
fetch a ball and then play keep-away.
Stormy was
originally rescued from the Solano County Shelter by GSRSV on Jan 14,
2023. She was adopted in February 2023 by a couple (Holly & Nick) in
Brentwood (Contra Costa County). Though they love Stormy, they can no
longer provide her with the active lifestyle they know she loves due to
medical issues that restrict both of them physically. Holly & Nick will
be fostering Stormy while GSRSV seeks a new home for her.
Stormy in located
in Brentwood, CA. Her adoption fee is $300.
Posted 3-18-24
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Adoption Pending!
"Nani"
is a beautiful, approx 55-lb, 7-mos old (born August 2023) spayed
female GSD who is happy, playful, loving and well-behaved. Nani is
healthy and up-to-date on core vaccinations.
Nani is outgoing and friendly with
everyone she meets. She is trusting and not overly-mouthy. I have yet to
see Nani interact with children, but it's a given that she'll be great
with kids of all ages.
Nani is fantastic with other dogs.
She loves to play with her buddy "Buster", an approx 1-yo male
GSD mix. (Click
here to see video.) I would really like to see Nani go to a home
with another young, playful dog. Though I won't require it, I will give
strong preference to an adopter w/ another dog who can be a playmate for
Nani. (Buster is available for adoption, too! See his listing below this
one.)
I have not observed Nani with cats,
but I suspect that she'd be OK w/ a dog-savvy cat--as long as there is
another dog around for her to expend her puppy energy on.
Nani is fully housetrained and
surprisingly non-destructive for a dog her age. She has lightly chewed a
few items in my house, but that is to be expected. She does get quite
bouncy and a little unruly when she's pumped up from playing with
another dog, but is otherwise quite mellow. When she's not playing, she
usually just lays on my bed. So cute!
Nani walks fairly well on leash,
though she does need some refinement in this area. At least she is not a
puller!
Nani loves to go for rides
in my truck and is an exceptionally polite passenger. She usually rides
with me in the cab and mostly just lies down.
Nani loves to play tug-of-war and
I'm sure she'll show more play behaviors once she is in a home of her
own. She loves to swim, too!
I really can't say enough about Nani--she's just an exceptional dog!
It's hard to believe that she was returned to the Monterey County
Shelter in Salinas by the people who adopted her four months prior as an
eight-week old pup. Their reason was that Nani was "too much dog" for
them. GSRSV received an SOP (save our pup) from the shelter and rescued
her on 2-24-24.
Nani is located in Pleasant Grove,
CA. Her adoption fee is $350.
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Buster Boy!
Ready for the cutest dog in the world?
"Buster" is an 80-lb (and growing), 10-mos old (born 4-29-23) yet-to-be neutered
male GSD mix who is playful, super-affectionate and well-mannered for
such a young dog.
Buster is wonderful with everyone
he meets, though he does need further training to discourage him from
jumping on people when he first meets them.
Buster is great with young
children. He was raised with five kids, ages 3-7 yrs. His youthful exuberance
might pose a little hazard for really young kids, but I'm confident that
Buster would quickly tone down his energy for toddlers.
Buster is fantastic with other
dogs. He loves to play
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video) and has displayed zero aggression towards any of the other
dogs at GSRSV's rescue ranch.
I will give strong
preference to prospective adopters of Buster who have a large, young,
playful dog for him to play with!
I don't know how Buster is with
cats, but I imagine he'd be OK w/ a very dog-savvy cat. However, I will
only consider giving him a try in a home w/ a cat if there is a already
a dog present that he can play with and expend his energy on.
Buster is housetrained and has not
had a single "accident" inside at GSRSV's rescue ranch, where he has
access to a dog door. He has chewed on a phone power cord and has done a
little counter-surfing, but otherwise is very well-behaved inside. He
has received very little training but is a very fast learner; he learned
to sit for treats in just a few minutes. He definitely needs
leash-training.
Buster LOVES to go for car rides
and is a very calm passenger. This dog is ready-made for adventures!
Buster loves to swim in the pond at
GSRSV's rescue ranch.
Buster is completely healthy but he
does have a
"hygroma" on his left elbow (as can be seen in the pictures at
left). UPDATE 3-18-24: the hygroma is now almost completely gone! A hygroma is simply a benign cyst caused by an impact or
prolonged contact against a hard surface; they typically resolve on
their own. A veterinarian examined Buster's hygroma on 1-12-24, withdrew
some fluid from it and determined that there is no infection present. Buster's hygroma causes him no discomfort.
Buster was adopted as a young pup
by a family in Vacaville. They recently moved into a rental house in
which they were not allowed to keep large dogs. His person (Paige) then
resorted to keeping Buster in her car for awhile, letting him out
several times throughout the day. Paige's husband contacted GSRSV back
in December letting us know of Buster's plight and so we took him in in
late December.
Buster's adoption fee is $300. This
fee includes the full cost of his neutering at the Sacramento SPCA ($175
for GSRSV), or a $175 reimbursement for his neutering elsewhere. In
addition, a $300 neuter deposit is required. This deposit will be
refunded once the adopter provides proof of Buster's neutering. The
adopter can have Buster neutered at the Sac SPCA (we won't have an appt
there for about four months), or will have 90 days to have Buster
neutered at a vet facility of their choosing.
Posted 1-18-24; updated 1-22-24;
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"Milo"
is an approx 70-lb, 2-yo neutered male GSD mix who is very
affectionate, playful and submissive.
Milo is friendly with everyone he
meets, both inside the house and beyond. He loves to be held and petted.
At times, he seems overly-needy of affection, but then he does have to
compete for affection with several other dogs at the GSRSV rescue ranch.
I have not observed Milo with
children but I think he'll be great with kids.
Milo is great with other dogs. He's
very playful with dogs who are somewhat submissive like he is. He gets
scared of those dogs who play really rough.
Milo's only drawback w/ other dogs
is that sometimes he gets possessive around food. This behavior has
subsided considerably since I took Milo in, and I can now feed him
biscuits with dogs right next to him without him showing any aggression
at all. However, if he has a "special treat", like a bone, he will
become possessive over it.
I have not had Milo around cats but
I imagine he'd do OK w/ them. I will consider a home for Milo w/ a
dog-savvy cat or two, but only if there is already a dog in the home.
Milo is completely housetrained and
has never had an accident in the house since I rescued him. He is
crate-trained as well.
Milo appears to walk well on a
leash, though I haven't had him on leash much at all. He seems to know
some basic commands.
Milo is a dog who would love to
have somebody around most of the time to give him love and attention. He
really craves affection.
GSRSV rescued Milo from the
Stanislaus County Shelter in Modesto on 6-1-23. He had been found as a
stray on 4-4-23.
Milo is located in Pleasant Grove,
CA. His adoption fee is $300.
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"Leo"
is a large (approx 85 lbs), 4-yo neutered male GSD/Belgian Malinois/??? mix who is
friendly, protective and very active. Leo came to me overweight but
has lost about 20 lbs and now looks great! [NOTE: the pictures of Leo here
were taken back in June, when he was over 100 lbs.] He
is microchipped and is up to date on core vaccinations.
Leo was OK meeting
people in his previous home as long as he was properly introduced;
otherwise, he sometimes
acted aggressively. He is a very good watchdog. Outside of his previous house, Leo
was
fine with strangers.
Here at GSRSV's rescue ranch (where
he's been since June of this year), Leo is great with visitors!
Leo has been around
young children and has done well with them. However, he is a very large dog
and sometimes does not realize his own size so he might knock over a
youngster in his exuberance.
Leo is fine with other
dogs, including small dogs. However, in his previous home he was very reactive towards other dogs
that he saw when on walks. Now that Leo has had considerable canine
socialization at GSRSV's rescue ranch, my hunch is that he won't be nearly
as reactive on leash when he sees other dogs. However, Leo is a large, strong dog,
so if he still does display reactive behavior towarfs other dogs he will need a
strong person—both physically and otherwise—to control him and teach him not
to be reactive.
Leo might also be OK
w/ cats. He has been around a cat and was just curious of it. However, it’s
not a certainty that he’ll be good with cats so caution will need to be
exercised in introducing him to a cat.
Leo is housetrained
and non-destructive inside. His former guardian left
him inside when she was gone, though she did have a neighbor let him out to
relieve himself when she planned to be gone for more than four hours. Leo
presently sleeps
on my bed, but slept on a dog bed inside in his previous home.
Leo is OK on leash
except, as previously mentioned, when he saw other dogs. He has fairly good off-leash recall.
Leo loves car rides
and is a polite passenger.
Leo LOVES to play
ball. He is a fetchin' fool, and an extremely skilled one at that! He would do well in an active home where he gets lots
of play time and exercise. Leo is not
fond of water.
Amparo—Leo’s
former person—and her husband adopted Leo from a rescue
organization in 2020. Amparo’s husband was Leo’s primary handler.
Since then, Leo has grown considerably and sadly Amparo’s husband died of
cancer. On top of that, Amparo broke one of her arms earlier this year and so
was
unable to even walk Leo. GSRSV took Leo in to its
rescue facility in June.
Leo is located in
Pleasant Grove. His adoption fee is $250.
Posted 6-24-23;
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"Bravo"
is an approx 80-lb, 2-yo neutered male GSD who is affectionate, mellow and athletic. Bravo is
in good health and up-do-date on core vaccinations.
Bravo is great with all women but can be timid of men with strong
voices or mannerisms. We have not observed Bravo around young
children but we're certain that he will be great with them as he has
such a sweet disposition. Bravo loves to lie on the bed next to his
person and cuddle!
Bravo gets along great with other dogs, including small dogs. He
formerly lived in a foster home with two Chihuahuas who he coexisted
s very well with. Bravo really enjoys the company of other dogs and
they seem to boost his confidence. I will give preference to a home
with other dogs for Bravo.
Bravo appears to be OK with cats. He was introduced to a cat when he
was at the shelter and showed no interest in it. He's also very
submissive towards other dogs, which is a good sign that he'll
likely be OK with cats.
Bravo is housetrained as far as elimination goes. In his former
foster home, he did get into mischief when left uncrated in the
house. For example, he'd occasionally take items such as wooden
spoons off the counters and chew them.
Bravo walks great on leash. His off-leash recall is very good, too.
Bravo loves to go for rides in a vehicle and is a polite passenger.
Bravo is learning to play fetch but gets distracted by the other
dogs. He likes toys.
Overall, Bravo is a very sweet, mellow dog and will make a great
addition to any family.
Bravo was found abandoned with another German Shepherd in an orchard
near Colusa on January 23. He was taken to the Colusa County shelter
and was later neutered at UC Davis. GSRSV rescued Bravo on Feb 11
and he immediately went to a foster home in Orland.
Bravo is now located in Pleasant Grove. His adoption fee is $300.
Posted 6-24-23; updated 3-6-24 |
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