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6.5.08
Dear Mirna is back! Get free answers to your dog training questions!
Check out Dear Mirna today! Call Mirna at 619-252-0286 for individual consultations and group class schedules.
6.5.08
Free Group Classes on Fiesta Island! Trainer Chris Mordock offers free group classes every Saturday morning (except the first Saturday of the month) at 10:30 am on Fiesta Island. Call Chris at 1-858-274-0268 details. Chris is also available for individual consultations.
4.29.08
Check out our Happy Tails pages! If you don't see your adopted dog on our Happy Tails page, send us a photo today!!
4.28.08
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Kennel after kennel, row after row, day after day, shelter after shelter in counties all over California. Rescue a dog or make a donation today and become a part of the solution. Donate NOW!
05.21.08
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Welcome to SCGSR! SCGSR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. SCGSR's mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, provide spay neuter, veterinary care and rehome German Shepherds in Southern California. SCGSR receives no public subsidies and is funded solely through the generous donations of our adopters and supporters. Join our family. You can help SCGSR continue its mission to save German Shepherds and place them in loving homes by making a tax deductible donation today. Update 6.22.09: Get your cute Wine Wags & Warm Hearts t-shirts!!
We have these cute SCGSR t-shirts available in several sizes for both men and women. At only $10 each, you'll have a really cute t-shirt and help support our rescue efforts.
Update 6.28.09: Our girl Minnie. Just two weeks after being rescued.
Minnie didn't need much. All Minnie needed was good food, some supplements, a couple of doses of Revolution, worming and vaccinations. Minnie will need only to be spayed now and she will be ready for her forever home. All together, care for Minnie will probably cost SCGSR about $450, which is our average for each healthy dog rescued, if we have a foster home for them. Minnie would like to help us raise funds to save a few more dogs. Her goal is only $1000. Will you help Minnie reach her goal? No little dog ever deserved help more than Minnie, and she wants SCGSR to be able to say yes the next time a dog needs help.
Update 6.20.09: No Mites on Minnie!! Minnie went to the vet today and was given the all clear to reside with her foster pack. At her first group meal, she proved that she could possibly eat until she popped! She's making up for lost time, and growing like a weed. Fur is growing in all over her body. Minnie weighed nearly 22 pounds today, one week after weighing in at 12 pounds. Don't we all wish we could want to do that! Our vet thinks Ms. Minnie does have a lot of German Shepherd in her and won't end up being quite so "mini" as we originally thought. Whatever kind of dog Minnie grows into, we're here to help her find the perfect home. Thanks to everyone who is helping SCGSR support Minnie's recovery, we can't do this without you. Make a donation now. Make Minnie fat!
Update 6.15.09: Minnie is doing great! She's eating well and getting high quality food and supplements. She's had her second bath tonight and although the shampoo part is okay, that rinsing thing is NOT happening! She has filled out a tiny bit and still looks pretty punky but she doesn't look at death's door and her foster mom might be just hopeful, but thinks she sees a little downy fur growing in! Let's keep our fingers crossed that Minnie has a very speedy recovery!
6.12.09: We saved Aurora (aka Minnie) today. That means you, the people who support us. You saved Minnie. Just a baby at probably 3 months old, Minnie was found stray in San Bernardino County, emaciated, most of her fur gone. Wrapped around her tiny, frail neck and dragging behind her was a chain that was way too big for her small body. Minnie should probably weigh 25 pounds, she might weigh 12 pounds. All she has is a sweet wag of her tail and her brilliant, healthy and shining eyes to tell you there is hope for her. Minnie would have died at the shelter today, except for the call that came just in time to save her: there was a rescue standing ready to help her. Incredibly caring rescuers and an animal control officer drove about 200 miles to bring Minnie to safety with SCGSR. See her eat her first meal below, then consider making a donation. Six cans of puppy food or about $10 is an appreciated donation, so nothing is too small.
6.8.09: Guess who you've helped with your donations?
Juliet is all better, please consider making a donation to help Foxxy Lady and Pepper, below!6.8.09: URGENT HELP NEEDED FOR FOXXY LADY AND PEPPER! Even though we are beyond full, we just couldn't say no when asked to save these two girls. Their loving owner passed away under tragic circumstances, and these beautiful, well mannered and well cared for dogs ended up in a scary shelter. Friends and neighbors made sure that Pepper and Foxxy Lady found a safe place in rescue, but it was very scary and upsetting and the dogs were in danger of being euthanized. Other rescues would not take the girls until after the Fourth of July weekend, a very long time away when a dog is in the shelter. Our boarding bills are astronomical right now, and we desperately need help to pay their boarding. Even a small donation will make a huge difference. And please, make sure to have a plan in place for your pets if the worst should happen!
Donate to the Foxxy Lady and Pepper Fund to reach out a helping hand to these beautiful girls now. Your donations will be used specifically for their care. Donations have also been received from friends $65, Sally P $50, Rick T $15, Donna S $80, Sandra N $50, Judy R $25, Wendy L $20, Alyson D $100 and Lisa C, bringing us closer to our goal of providing the very best for Foxxy and Pepper!
WINE WAGS & WARM HEARTS WAS A FUN TIME FOR ALL!Thanks to the efforts of SCGSR volunteers, our First Annual Wine Wags & Warm Hearts was a huge success! Tickets were sold out. The food was wonderful, the wine fabulous, and the puppy kissing booth was a big hit! A special thank you to Alternative wines for hosting the event and to all who donated auction items, and a big warm puppy kiss to all our supporters who attended the event! See photos from the event!
Visit Southern California German Shepherd Rescue on youtube.com. Meet our volunteers, join us for an adoption event, and get feedback from our volunteers and adopters. Want to help German Shepherds? Contribute your talents and spare time, join our wonderful volunteers and help rescue dogs starting today!
04.13.09: Kitten season is here! Orphaned hand raised kittens need loving homes. So many are just lucky to be alive, thanks to the tireless efforts of volunteers who nurse these tiny babies, teach them to play, to chase feathers, to use litter boxes, and who make sure they are healthy, happy, vaccinated and spayed or neutered before they're adopted out to loving families. Please visit sdkittens.org, affiliated with the Rosebud Society, and adopt an orphaned hand raised kitten today. Apply online to adopt. Need a heartwarming reminder about just how much our dogs mean to us? Watch "Jerry Gets Sick" on PBS's Nature channel.
01.22.09: Because of your support, SCGSR rescued, provided veterinary care for and placed each of these shelter dogs in loving adoptive homes. Make a donation today to help us continue this important work. Every day, there are hundreds of dogs in Southern California shelters, sick, hurt, alone and running out of time. Will you help today? Donate now! You can see from their shelter photos, they were already fading from this world - help SCGSR pull them back out of the hands of fate. 6.4.08: Read Yukon's "Never Give Up" page Read about Yukon's journey and find useful information to help your dog with mobility issues. Learn how one loving family dealt with extending the length and quality of life for their beautiful, brave companion, Yukon.
4.14.08: SCGSR DOGS NEED YOU!! VOLUNTEER TODAY! SCGSR has volunteer positions open now. SCGSR is a nonprofit, many of your expenses including mileage may be tax deductible. Apply today, help save lives and make happy homes!
Volunteer Coordinator
Store/Merchandise Development & Management
Fundraising
Event Planner
Foster Families
Dog Transporters
Petfinder & 1-800Save-a-Pet Updates
Dog Walkers
Take dogs to training classes on weekends
Coordinate and transport dogs to television appearances
Home Checks
Adopter/Dog Introductions
Fill out our online volunteer application today and tell us what you can do to help save dogs!
I need a foster home! When you see this message on a dog's photo or bio page, he or she is in boarding and in desperate need of a foster home. If you can help, all you need to do is send us an email. Even fostering a dog for a week gives him or her a break from the shelter/boarding environment and helps calm the dog and make it more adoptable. You can help, just click on the link and send us an email to and foster a dog!
Chris Mordock of American Canine Training is another great trainer you can contact at 1-858-274-0268! Chris is located in Lakeside, California.
Do you want to recommend more trainers? Please contact us with their information today!
San Diego Animal Support Foundation is committed to helping the animals of San Diego by providing financial and media support to legitimate, local non-profit organizations in good standing. See some of the wonderful ways the Foundation has helped our local shelters and organizations. Donate your car, truck or boat to help San Diego animals! Visit their website today!
FOCAS! Friends of County Animal Shelters ("FOCAS") helps San Diego County Shelter animals find homes by assisting with adoptions, medical issues and by working with local rescue groups. Visit their website today! Don't see your new best friend here? Visit Coastal German Shepherd Rescue, Westside German Shepherd Rescue and German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County, and check out our Links page for more rescues and shelters!
Do your pet's teeth needs a cleaning? Visit Gentle Dental. No anesthesia, lotsa love!
Why rescue? Bringing a rescued dog into your home can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your lifetime. See in person how grateful an adult dog is to be secure, healthy, well fed and happy, and you'll see what we mean!
Read more about living with a rescued dog on our FAQ page.
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Update 6.22.09: Get your cute Wine Wags & Warm Hearts t-shirts!! 
Thanks to the efforts of SCGSR volunteers, our First Annual Wine Wags & Warm Hearts was a huge success! Tickets were sold out. The food was wonderful, the wine fabulous, and the puppy kissing booth was a big hit! A special thank you to Alternative wines for hosting the event and to all who donated auction items, and a big warm puppy kiss to all our supporters who attended the event! 
SCGSR has volunteer positions open now. SCGSR is a nonprofit, many of your expenses including mileage may be tax deductible. Apply today, help save lives and make happy homes!
