In most cases, if you are giving up your dog, we will not take your dog or field inquiries about adopting him. However we will allow you to post a picture and information about your German Shepherd or German Shepherd mix on our Community Dogs page.

You are responsible for taking all contacts directly from potential adopters. The Central Illinois German Shepherd Dog Rescue assumes no liability resulting from any Community Dog misrepresentations or adoption mismatches.

All dogs posted on the Community Dogs page must be spayed or neutered. This is done to lessen the burdens of animal welfare organizations. This means lowering overpopulation and, therefore, lowering the euthanasia rates of dogs which is our ultimate goal.

Please see the FAQ on "What is the goal of the Central Illinois German Shepherd Dog Rescue?". We reserve the right to refuse to post, and may remove, any Community Dog from our website at any time.

Mostly, we believe that since an owner made a conscious choice to adopt a dog, an owner must now take the responsibility for finding their dog a new home. In rare instances, does an owner not have a choice!

NOTE: The owner (including anyone who takes on the responsibility of another pet) is ultimately 100% responsible for what happens to that pet. If a good samaritan takes a pet, rather that taking the pet to a shelter or pound, they are assuming responsibility for that pet.