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German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California Dog rescue in Cupertino, CA

The specific purpose of our organization is the prevention of cruelty to animals by:

•Rescuing German Shepherd Dogs from life threatening situations at animal shelters and elsewhere.
•Finding German Shepherd Dogs permanent loving homes with qualified owners.
•Assisting owners of German Shepherd Dogs who can no longer keep them to find them new homes.
•Working cooperatively with animal shelters and other rescue groups in the community towards our common goals of saving dogs' lives and reducing pet overpopulation.
•Educating the public about the advantages of adopting dogs from shelters and rescue organizations, and about the need for spaying and neutering dogs.
•Educating owners and prospective owners of German Shepherd Dogs about their proper care and training, and about other aspects of the breed.

Contact
Email
Address
P.O. Box 1930
Cupertino, CA 95010
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Adoptable pets at German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California

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

German Shepherd Dog

Female, Adult
Cupertino, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Raider Boy's adoption status with email updates.
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Raider Boy

German Shepherd Dog

Male
Cupertino, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Shadow Nose's adoption status with email updates.
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Shadow Nose

German Shepherd Dog

Female
Cupertino, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Sculley's adoption status with email updates.
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Sculley

German Shepherd Dog

Male
Cupertino, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Cyrus H's adoption status with email updates.
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Cyrus H

German Shepherd Dog

Male, Young
Cupertino, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Heidi S's adoption status with email updates.
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Heidi S

German Shepherd Dog

Female
Cupertino, CA

Rescue FAQs

German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California regularly adopts dogs to residents of any of 19 Northern California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Madera, Marin, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne. We also consider, resources permitting, potential adopters residing in Lake County. Our educational outreach extends to anywhere in Northern California. We do not adopt to homes outside of Northern California.

Additional adoption info

For forms and more information please visit our website at http://www.gsrnc.org


Adoption Process

Our adoption process is designed to help you and the right dog find each other. Our goal is to place each dog into a permanent, safe, and loving home.

To adopt a German Shepherd Dog from us, you must:

1. Live in Northern California.
2. Complete an Adoption Questionnaire, either online, or by mail. If you do not own your home, you must also have your landlord complete the Landlord Letter.
3. Be interviewed by an adoption counselor.
4. Allow a home visit by an adoption counselor.
5. Choose, and be chosen by, the right dog.
6. With our approval, sign our Adoption Agreement, and pay the associated fee.
7. At the time of adoption we also collect a deposit which is refunded after completion of two training sessions.

After we receive your online Adoption Questionnaire, we will call you to begin the adoption process. We encourage potential adopters to come to one or more Adoption Days, because that is the best way to meet several German Shepherds and to find your new companion. If you attend an Adoption Day and choose a dog, you may be able to adopt the same day, if all adoption requirements are met.

If you cannot come to any Adoption Day, we can still assist you, this may take longer because the people who will help you are volunteers who usually have jobs, and scheduling meetings with dogs can be complex because our dogs live in many homes and kennels.

We do not adopt to homes outside of Northern California.

Adoption application

https://www.gsrnc.org/adoption_form.asp

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