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.c

BRONNIE

Adopting an older dog is so easy.

They are happy with short playtimes or walks and then will sleep most of the time.

Bronnie is such a dog at ten years old.

She is strong on the lead so will need someone who can retrain her.

She just needs a home to relax in for her remaining years.

She has no known health problems so please open your heart and home to Bronnie.

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.

ALLY

Ally is a Swiss Shepherd who is five years old.

She is being rehomed only due to her family not having the time to exercise her and spend time with her.

She barks at strange people initially and then is happy to be patted.

She barks at strange dogs initially and then plays with them.

She is microchipped, vaccinated, and her desexing and vaccination booster is pending.

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.

CASSIE

Beautiful puppy Cassie is six months old, vaccinated, microchipped, socialised and has been very well looked after.

Her mum is a pedigreed Alpinebase GSD girl who was in season and being kept at home.

An enterprising Maremma boy found his way in, and she had eleven puppies.

His owner looked after all of them and most have now found good homes.

Does the thought of having a beautiful puppy make your heart beat faster?

Her desexing when she is old enough will be part of the adoption agreement.

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.

SIMBA - MEET PENDING

How good looking can a dog be?

Meet Simba who has just turned three years old.

He is being rehomed only because of family circumstances.

He is friendly to people and other dogs.

Simba will need a home where someone is there almost all of the time as he has separation anxiety.

He is desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

XENA - MEETS ONGOING

Xena is the most beautiful friendly five year old GSD girl.

Unfortunately her owners' health has declined over the past 12 months and they are unable to provide her with the quality of life and attention that she needs.

Xena is friendly to all people and children.

She is fine with other dogs once they are introduced and she gets used to them.

She is microchipped, vaccinated, and her desexing will be part of the adoption agreement.