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Greater California German Shepherd Rescue - Sacramento

Dog rescue in Sacramento, CA

Greater California German Shepherd Rescue is a 501(c)(3) public charity non-profit. We are an all-volunteer group of German Shepherd lovers dedicated to rescuing German Shepherd Dogs from at-risk and unacceptable situations and finding them permanent, loving homes with qualified owners.

We serve the communities surrounding Modesto, Merced, Greater Sacramento, and South Lake Tahoe, and occasionally parts of the North and East SF Bay area. Except for a portion of Nevada around Lake Tahoe, we don't adopt dogs out of state and rarely adopt out of our area. There are too many other German Shepherds in need of good homes in the other areas.

All of our dogs are in foster homes spread throughout our service areas. We aren't a shelter and don't have a facility. We don't take in strays, we will only deal with the dog's legal owner.

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Sacramento, CA 95827
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Adoptable pets at Greater California German Shepherd Rescue - Sacramento

We'll also keep you updated on Sebeka's adoption status with email updates.
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Sebeka

German Shepherd Dog

Female, Senior
Sacramento, CA
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Abigail

German Shepherd Dog

Female, Young
Sacramento, CA
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Teddy

German Shepherd Dog

Male, Adult
Sacramento, CA
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Fionn

German Shepherd Dog

Male, Senior
Sacramento, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Safari's adoption status with email updates.
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Safari

German Shepherd Dog

Female, Adult
Sacramento, CA
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Polka

German Shepherd Dog

Female, Young
Sacramento, CA
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Special Needs
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Nolan

German Shepherd Dog

Male, Young
Sacramento, CA
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Coqueta

German Shepherd Dog

Female, Young
Sacramento, CA

Rescue FAQs

Modesto, Merced, Greater Sacramento, and South Lake Tahoe, and occasionally parts of the North and East SF Bay area.

Additional adoption info

Adoption Fees
Our fees are $350 for Puppies (2-6 months), $300 for Adult Dogs, and $100 for Senior Dogs (9 years & up) and Special Needs Dogs who have ongoing health issues that require treatment. All of our dogs are spayed/neutered (per California State Law), vaccinated, heartworm and fecal tested clear, and most are micro-chipped.

Home Visit
We require a home visit by one of our own volunteers because we match the home to a specific dog, and we want to meet all members of the household and all other pets at that time, and make sure that environment will work for that dog. The home must be safe and suitable for our dog, and that means we won't adopt to a home with out-of-control children or out-of-control resident dogs.

Outside Dogs
We rarely place dogs in outside only homes. All of our dogs come out of shelters and into volunteer foster homes where they live in the house with the people. We haven't had much success re-homing them to an outside-only home after that. We believe that dogs are happier living and sleeping inside with their family pack, which has been borne out from many years of bringing dogs into rescue.

Adoption Requirements
Our Adoption Agreement & Contract is a legal document, therefore we will only adopt to adults, and all the adults in the household must agree to getting the dog. The home must be safe and secure, and legally allowed to have a German Shepherd Dog, and be within the allowable number of dogs. We require landlord consent for renters. The entire household must be a good match for the dog, therefore we won't place a higher Level dog in a lower Level household.

Puppies
We have special requirements and an additional questionnaire for puppies, please be sure you meet the requirements before sending in an application. Since we see so many dogs that have come out of an unsuitable environment, we want to make sure our puppies have the very best start in life. That means we won't adopt a puppy into an Outside Only home or where the puppy will be alone the majority of the time, as we don't feel that's an optimum environment to raise a happy and well-socialized dog.

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We'll also keep you updated on Nora's adoption status with email updates.
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Nora

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Young
Rio Linda, CA
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PICK ME - FFPR

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Kitten
Antioch, CA
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Gator

Cane Corso/Belgian Malinois

Male, 1 yr
Smartsville, CA
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Zoey

Husky

Female, 3 yrs
Roseville, CA
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Jasper

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 3 mos
Rocklin, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Cole's adoption status with email updates.
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Cole

Persian

Male, Kitten
Davis, CA

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