Sponsor a dog at our rescue in honor of your own German Shepherd Dog or German Shepherd mix that you currently have as a member of your family.
All donations will go directly to the care of all the German Shepherds at this rescue.
Please visit our Sponsor a Dog page to find out how to have your German Shepherd or German Shepherd mix honored on this page.
Kaiser is
a beautiful and loving red and black long-haired GSD. We adopted
Kaiser from the Macon County Animal Shelter in 2004 after his former
parents
relinquished him to the facility. When we adopted him, he was 15
pounds underweight, severely dehydrated, and clearly traumatized by
the communal
pens on the quarantine side of the Shelter. After two years with
us, Kaiser is a robust and healthy 80 pounds. He is the epitome of
the
alert, intelligent, loving, and protective
GSD. He is a devoted, best friend to our Golden Retriever, and protector
and herder to his feline herd (our three cats). He has enriched our
lives as we never imagined, and we hope we have reciprocated. At
age 4, we are looking forward to many more wonderful years with Kaiser.
-John
and Marla of Illinois
Kylie had
a pretty tough start to life.
Read Kylie's story in our Articles
section...
Elsa.
Elsa's
owner lives in Illinois.
I
rescued Freia, a beautiful Long Haired
German Shepherd female, from an owner that gained custody of her through
a divorce settlement and then proceeded to leave her out on a chain
for the following few years. During this time, poor Freia apparently
became heartworm positive. After the woman remarried, my understanding
is that the new husband didn't want the dog, so Freia was headed for
the pound. I jumped in before this could happen and have had a wonderful
friend and companion for the 2 years since. Freia has incredible temperament,
and I just love her! Freia is now 9 and a half years old and, just
this winter, she started to have problems walking and getting up. After
x-rays were done, the vet found that Freia had 3 bullet fragments in
her hind quarters. She had also apparently been beaten so badly that
her last three vertebrae had fused into one solid piece. My vet, who
is excellent, says there is nothing we can do, short of pain medication.
I bring Freia everywhere with me. I'm lucky enough to be the boss and
I bring my dog to the office with me everyday. Freia greets everyone
and all my employees love her. Since there is nothing we can do about
her hip, I don't foresee having her too much longer. She is getting
to the point where she can barely walk, but she still is young at heart.
Freia is my first dog, and I guess she's spoiled me because she is
just incredible!
— Eric from Michigan
Leia is
a German Shepherd and Doberman Pinscher mix that stole our hearts when
we first met her at a nearby shelter. She is a wonderful dog who likes
to play outside, chew bones and toys, and snuggle. She is the sweetest
dog we have ever met and is a blessing to our family! Instead of buying
Leia birthday presents, we decided to sponsor a dog in honor of Leia's
2nd birthday (Leia is already spoiled with plenty of toys and bones!).
Although, we did bake her a nice doggie cake, which she kindly shared
with our other two dogs.
— Lori, from Illinois
These
are my two beautiful Shepherds, Nakita (left)and Kobi (right).
Kobi is my protective, stubborn, and kind of snotty, male (but warm
in his own way). We have had Kobi ever since he was 7 weeks old and
just a baby. Kobi is a great dog, and I know he would lay down his
life for us. We love him very much! Nakita is another story. She came
to us in September of 2002 and we are her 4th (and
permanent) home. She is a great escape artist and has jumped our gate several
times. There's something in her past that makes her do this. She's very sweet,
affectionate and playful. I hope in time she will learn to trust us as we WILL
take the time with her so she will trust again. We love her! I'm glad the Central
Illinois German Shepherd Dog Rescue exists.
I think you are doing a great service for this special breed!!
— Aileen, from Illinois
Our
sweet teddy bear Josh, pictured far
right, is one of the two reasons Central Illinois
German Shepherd Dog Rescue exists today. Both of our Shepherds
come from homeless situations. Sadie,
pictured on the left,is the other reason for our commitment to rescue.
Sadie had been severely neglected, poorly bred, and required a lot
of rehabilitation. Josh became her big brother a few months after she
came to us and helped Sadie come out of her shell and find happiness.
Josh is a beautiful, well-adjusted, well-loved dog that simply needed
more room and a more active lifestyle than he had before he came to
me to be happy. I brought him home and have enjoyed him ever since.
When I was single, I never lost a night' sleep with him at the base
of my bed, and as a family dog, he he been wonderful. He is my inspiration
that everyone should be blessed with such a great dog and the reason
why our house will never be without a German Shepherd.
—
Elizabeth, Central Illinois German Shepherd
Dog Rescue
