In the event you feel you must re-home your German Shepherd Dog or GSD Mix. 

Surrendering your pet is a very difficult decision to make. Before you consider surrendering your GSD, please be sure you have exhausted all other options. Once you surrender, you do not have an option to reclaim your pet, nor do you have any part in the placement or future of your surrendered pet. We strive to help families examine options that may be available to them. circle3

Most of our animals come into rescue through shelter transfers. When we have available foster homes, we rescue from local Animal Control facilities when dogs have not been reclaimed and if they are suitable for our rescue program.  A small percentage of the GSDs we take are owner surrenders. Owners who wish to surrender their pet must complete the Owner Surrender Request form below.

If you have waited until the last minute and must surrender immediately, we may not be able to help you. We must have an available foster home to care for your pet, so please give us some time. Submitting a request does not guarantee placement. 

Our Intake Committee reviews all owner surrender requests and a hands-on temperament evaluation must be done to determine suitability for re-homing through our program.

Owner Surrender Process
  1. Please complete the Owner Surrender Application Form on this website (see below)
  2. We will contact you to set up a time and place to meet with you and your dog. At that time we will do a temperament test. Proof of Rabies Vaccination required at that time. 
  3. Upon securing the right foster home for your dog, you will sign the Owner Surrender Agreement, Dog Information Form and provide us with your dog's medical records and we will take him/her to his foster home. At this time we appreciate a surrender donation to help cover the costs of medical care and daily expenses. We suggest $250.00.
Submitting the Owner Surrender Application form below does not guarantee we can accept your dog into our program. We do not accept dogs deemed dangerous through the courts or dogs with multiple bite histories.
Owner Surrender Application Form