Max is a long haired shepherd that I took in and then moved on to another foster home. That foster ended up adopting him. Max had Lyme disease, I believe, and some other health problems as well, but they've been worked through to the point of being resolved or at least to the point of being manageable. Max is a great big, fluffy, friendly boy. [At left, chewing on wood in former owner's yard the day I picked him up, and at right, at yesterday's reunion.]
Max's adopter is a VGSR volunteer and she also happens to have been the foster home for our Gypsy (previously known as Jag), that we adopted from VGSR's predecessor organization probably 10-12 years ago. She was one of the first shepherd people we met when she and Lea Spickler came out to our house in Catharpin with the year old Jag. She was also instrumental in the adoption of this guy, Jeff, because she had done the home visit for the couple who became his new adoptive home. Jeff is probably as much Malinois as shepherd (as is Betty - see prior post). Jeff wasn't one of my fosters originally, but he was returned to VGSR and needed a new foster home so I took him in. The first adopters were nice folks, but they seriously misinterpreted this dog's energetic jumping as aggression. Jeff is a sweet boy, not aggressive at all, and was re-adopted quickly. Although he had some housetraining problems initially, the new adopters got that all worked out. His adoption dates back to 2007 or early 2008. Jeff came to us with a very crooked right front leg, the result of a bad break that had never been treated and had badly healed. He doesn't bear much weight on that leg, but it doesn't seem to bother him or slow him down much either. He was a very happy boy when we met at the reunion yesterday.
Another former foster who wasn't originally mine is Score. He was born into foster care, and although his mother was a GSD, his father clearly was not. Score was adopted out as a pup and was returned at about a year of age. I don't remember the circumstances, but the return wasn't his fault and for some reason his original foster home couldn't take him back, so he came to me. When Score was returned he was a very swollen elbow joint. Living outdoors at my place wasn't ideal for that, but we wrapped it and he was sleeping on a nice deep bed of straw and it improved significantly. When he got adopted and moved indoors to the easy life, it completely went away and has not recurred. Score was adopted by a very nice young couple who brought him to the reunion yesterday. I got no new pics of Score, but he was obviously happy and they were just as happy with him. Both Score's and Betty's adopters had met and liked Jeep and asked about him yesterday. I was happy to be able to report that Jeep had a great new home where he wasn't shy at all.
Huck was at the reunion, I was at the reunion, but somehow didn't see each other. Huck was originally called Nemo and came to the rescue with a brother named Hannibal. They came into rescue as a result of a prior adopter who found them living in bad circumstances and made an effort to get them out. Both are beautiful young dogs and both went to really great homes. At left is Huck prior to adoption. His adopters are now VGSR volunteers too. Huck went through an obedience course and passed, and on Sunday at the reunion he passed his Canine Good Citizenship test as well. Huck shares his home with a golden retriever, as shown in the post-adoption pics at right. He's a great dog and his adopters are great assets to the rescue.
Max is a long haired shepherd that I took in and then moved on to another foster home. That foster ended up adopting him. Max had Lyme disease, I believe, and some other health problems as well, but they've been worked through to the point of being resolved or at least to the point of being manageable. Max is a great big, fluffy, friendly boy. [At left, chewing on wood in former owner's yard the day I picked him up, and at right, at yesterday's reunion.]
Max's adopter is a VGSR volunteer and she also happens to have been the foster home for our Gypsy (previously known as Jag), that we adopted from VGSR's predecessor organization probably 10-12 years ago. She was one of the first shepherd people we met when she and Lea Spickler came out to our house in Catharpin with the year old Jag. She was also instrumental in the adoption of this guy, Jeff, because she had done the home visit for the couple who became his new adoptive home. Jeff is probably as much Malinois as shepherd (as is Betty - see prior post). Jeff wasn't one of my fosters originally, but he was returned to VGSR and needed a new foster home so I took him in. The first adopters were nice folks, but they seriously misinterpreted this dog's energetic jumping as aggression. Jeff is a sweet boy, not aggressive at all, and was re-adopted quickly. Although he had some housetraining problems initially, the new adopters got that all worked out. His adoption dates back to 2007 or early 2008. Jeff came to us with a very crooked right front leg, the result of a bad break that had never been treated and had badly healed. He doesn't bear much weight on that leg, but it doesn't seem to bother him or slow him down much either. He was a very happy boy when we met at the reunion yesterday.
Another former foster who wasn't originally mine is Score. He was born into foster care, and although his mother was a GSD, his father clearly was not. Score was adopted out as a pup and was returned at about a year of age. I don't remember the circumstances, but the return wasn't his fault and for some reason his original foster home couldn't take him back, so he came to me. When Score was returned he was a very swollen elbow joint. Living outdoors at my place wasn't ideal for that, but we wrapped it and he was sleeping on a nice deep bed of straw and it improved significantly. When he got adopted and moved indoors to the easy life, it completely went away and has not recurred. Score was adopted by a very nice young couple who brought him to the reunion yesterday. I got no new pics of Score, but he was obviously happy and they were just as happy with him. Both Score's and Betty's adopters had met and liked Jeep and asked about him yesterday. I was happy to be able to report that Jeep had a great new home where he wasn't shy at all.
Huck was at the reunion, I was at the reunion, but somehow didn't see each other. Huck was originally called Nemo and came to the rescue with a brother named Hannibal. They came into rescue as a result of a prior adopter who found them living in bad circumstances and made an effort to get them out. Both are beautiful young dogs and both went to really great homes. At left is Huck prior to adoption. His adopters are now VGSR volunteers too. Huck went through an obedience course and passed, and on Sunday at the reunion he passed his Canine Good Citizenship test as well. Huck shares his home with a golden retriever, as shown in the post-adoption pics at right. He's a great dog and his adopters are great assets to the rescue. 
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