Is there room in your heart and home for one of our dogs?

There is no greater gift you can give a German Shepherd than your love and loyalty for a lifetime. They will give you nothing less in return.

Adopting a German Shepherd is a lifetime commitment. Each rescue dog has his or her own story, history, and issues.

While sometimes we have rescue dogs who have been loved all their lives and simply need a new home due to the loss of a beloved owner, most have not been so lucky. Some dogs have had an unhappy past - dumped in shelters, found roaming the streets, neglected or abused. Most are in need of additional training and many are reactive to other dogs due to inadequate or non-existent socialisation. Most of these dogs need an experienced handler.

Please be aware that if you have very small children and other pets, it may be difficult for us to match a rescue dog to your needs, although some dogs have lived with a cat.

We make every effort to match our rescue dogs with the best possible and compatible forever homes where they are able to reach their full potential. If you are reluctant to keep your dog during good times and bad, during household moves, holidays or family changes, our rescue dogs are not for you.

If you are ready to open your home and heart to one of our beautiful dogs and to give them their very own "happy ever after home", please fill out and submit our Adoption Application Form here.

If one of our dogs is a match for your situation, we will carry out a property inspection prior to arranging a meet with you and our rescue dog. It is not a 'first come first served' situation - we go through all current applicants on our waiting list to find the very best match for each dog. Please note that some of our dogs are able to be matched to adopters already on our database, so please register your application with us.

You can read our Adoption Policy here.

Adopt a German Shepherd dog

ZIGGY - MEET PENDING

Ziggy is a pedigreed dog from New Zealand, is three years old and he is the best dog.

He has grown up with a young boy from the age of 2 to 5 years old and has never had any issues around children.

He has never shown any kind of aggression towards people or other dogs.

He will bark at the door when someone comes, but as soon as they walk in and give him a pat he is fine and will give lots of kisses.

Ziggy is desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

Adopt a German Shepherd dog

SODA - MEET PENDING

Soda is the most beautiful pedigreed girl (Arbeiten GSD).

Her family have a changed lifestyle and have to leave Soda alone inside the house for many hours a day.

She is five years old, is desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

She is friendly to people and small children, and shows no aggression to other dogs, although other dogs make her a little nervous.

Soda needs a home where her family are home a lot of the time and where she can be an only dog.

Can Soda come and live with you at your house?

Some of our happy dogs who have been adopted to loving forever homes

German Shepherd Dog Rescue South Australia Inc. charges a fee to cover costs involved with the adoption process. The adoption fee varies with individual dogs and is shown in the adoption agreement.

Pay your adoption fee by Direct Debit
Bank details for German Shepherd Dog Rescue South Australia are: Beyond Bank BSB 325 185, account number 03629202.
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