We evaluate and take in as many adoptable dogs as we can from our local shelters. There are always dogs waiting, and every day, every week, we run out of boarding options and must turn down a German Shepherd. Most are out of time already. Without foster families available, we are forced to make the difficult decision to leave the dog behind at the shelter.

The most difficult situations are when we receive calls from shelters asking our assistance for a dog that is scheduled for euthanasia that very day. The only reason for their unnecessary death is the overcrowded conditions of shelters.

We will work with you to help you decide which dog would be best for your particular situation. You will always be able to rely on our counselors for advice. The comment we hear most often is that it would be too hard to foster and then let the dog go. The reward you'll get from helping these dogs find wonderful homes is well worth the price of letting go. Most of us in rescue do it because of a special dog we've known, one that has touched our hearts and lives. Once a dog has touched your heart, its impossible not to help another who's life has been treated like an afterthought, left deserted, uncared for and scared at a high kill shelter.

The three different kinds of foster homes we desperately need at our rescue: Critical Care, Short-term, and Customary Foster homes.

A customary foster home accepts a dog until the dog is adopted. This allows us to open up more room at the rescue for other German Shepherds faced with death. In other words, our Customary fosters are a real life-saver!

A short-term foster home is a few days of retreat for our dogs. Most especially during holidays when our boarding facilities need space for customers, we are asked to move our dogs temporarily until such time that the holiday period is over.

A short-term foster home is ideal for people that are not quite ready to have a full-time dog of their own, yet would love to give their full attention to dogs when they have time, as an example when they have time off from work.

A critical care foster home is needed when we feel that a dog has undergone extensive or invasive surgery where he/she will need extra TLC, a quiet environment to recuperate as well as administering medication.