Welcome to GSGSR

About Us

Welcome to the Garden State German Shepherd Rescue website. We are a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to rescuing and rehoming German Shepherd Dogs. We are a full service rescue and referral organization serving New Jersey, parts of Delaware Valley, parts of Staten Island, and parts of Rockland County.

GSGSR foster dogs are rescued from shelters and pounds in New Jersey where most were facing euthanasia. Dogs that pass our temperament evaluations are brought into the rescue as space permits.

They are fully vetted, brought up to date on vaccinations and spayed or neutered. They live with our volunteers in a foster home so we can evaluate them before they are offered for adoption. This allows us time to get to know the shepherd so that we can make the best match with their new home.

Dogs in our Owner Referral program have also passed our temperament evaluations before they are accepted into our program. We require that they are up to date on vaccinations as well as heartworm preventative.

2010 Pictures Coming Soon!

2010 GSGSR CALENDAR!: The new 2010 GSGSR Calendar will be arriving soon featuring large pictures of GSDs rescued the past year and smaller pictures of dogs rescued the last 7 years. You can pre-order today. Keep checking for a preview of the calendar.

If you would like to help us help German Shepherds, we are always in need of volunteers. Foster homes are especially needed, but if you can't foster there are many other volunteer opportunities that require less time commitments.

Please visit our Volunteer page for more information.

Donations

Donations are gratefully accepted.

The adoption fees that we collect help to defray our expenses for veterinary care but do not cover the amount spent on each dog. Our income is derived from adoption fees, donations and fund raising activities; all of which goes to care for the dogs. We are a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.