Adopt - German Shepherd Dog Rescue South Australia

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.

DELTA

Delta is four years old and is one of the adult female dogs from a recent backyard breeding incident.

Ten GSDs were kept inside a garage with minimal human contact.

The vet nurse who was originally called to euthanase all of them took Delta in while rescues successfully placed all the other dogs.

Delta was unknowingly already pregnant, her litter was born on 26/12/24 and the puppies were only weaned 4 weeks ago.

She needs to wait until minimum 6 weeks post weaning before she can be desexed and this has already been booked.

She has been socialised with other dogs. Delta is not at all aggressive to people, she is just fearful and does not like people approaching her.

Once she trusts you, she is an amazing girl who loves to play and just wants to be a puppy herself.

She will need to go to capable person who has patience, time and experience.

If you have already sent us an adoption application, no need to reapply. Just let us know you are interested by emailing us at admin@gsdrescuesa.com.au.

Please submit new applications here.

LUNA

Luna is a beautiful 14 month old puppy looking for a new home.

Her owner is ill and can no longer look after her.

She is friendly to people but has never been with children or other dogs yet.

She is not yet old enough to be desexed but her desexing will be part of the adoption agreement.

Please consider this lovely young girl for your next companion.

If you have already sent us an adoption application, no need to reapply. Just let us know you are interested by emailing us at admin@gsdrescuesa.com.au.

Please submit new applications here.