How to Adopt a Dog from GSRSV

Take a look at the Dogs Available for Adoption through GSRSV page to see if there is a dog that you're interested in. Contact Brian Foran at 916-655-3125 for more information about a particular dog. At times, there may be other dogs available for adoption not posted on this Web site--be sure to ask.
Complete our Adoption Questionnaire (62 KB Microsoft Word file); there are three ways to do this:

a. Download the Adoption Questionnaire from this page and type your
    responses directly into the document; then, save the document and
    attach it to an e-mail message to Brian Foran. While the document is not
    an online form, and your typed entries will move characters around,
    e-mailing a completed questionnaire is still the fastest and most efficient
    method to deliver a questionnaire to us.

Note: if the Adoption Questionnaire opens into a Web document ("AdoptionQuestionnaire.htm") rather than a Word document ("AdoptionQuestionnaire.doc"), the information you enter into the document will likely not save. If this is the case, please send an e-mail message to Brian Foran and request that he e-mail you a copy of the questionnaire. The questionnaire always opens into a Word document when it is an e-mail attachment.

b. Print a copy of the Adoption Questionnaire, complete it, then send it to:

     GSRSV
     P.O. Box 652
     Pleasant Grove, CA 95668

c. Request a printed copy of the Adoption Questionnaire from Brian Foran
    via e-mail or by calling him at 916-655-3125. Then, complete the
    questionnaire and mail it to the address above.
Once we have reviewed your questionnaire, we will call you to set up a home check. The primary purpose of the home check is to ensure that the yard has a secure fence and no hazards for the dog(s).
If you have already seen the dog that you want to adopt, and we have determined that you will be able to provide a safe and secure environment for your new dog, you are welcome to go adopt the dog that we've "pre-approved" you for.

If you have yet to see the dog that you want to adopt, that is the next step. Ideally, we would like to bring the dog(s) that you want to adopt to you so that we can see how the dog(s) responds in your home environment. However, since moving the majority of our rescue dogs to our facility in Sutter County, that personal service has become impractical. We ask that you drive up the rescue facility to see the dog(s) before your home check, or to adopt the dog when you're up there after your home check.

You will be asked to complete our Adoption Contract. Please read this contract ahead of time so you understand our expectations of those who adopt dogs through our program, and our commitments to new adopters.

GSRSV generally charges $200 for purebred GSDs and $175 for GSD mixes. For dogs over seven years, the adoption fee is $150 or less. The fees cover veterinary services including spaying/neutering (if not previously performed), heartworm testing, vaccinations, parasite removal (if necessary), and GSRSV's ongoing expenses--primarily food. The fees also include a 6-month supply of heartworm preventative. GSRSV has the discretion to charge more or less for a dog, depending on circumstances and the dog being adopted.

If you find that the German Shepherd you adopt from GSRSV does not work out, you can return it to GSRSV at any point during the dog's life. (If you return the dog within two weeks of adoption, we will refund your entire adoption fee.) This arrangement protects both the adopter and the dog--we want to make sure that our rescued dogs go to a home where both the owner and the dog are happy!

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