My name is Rocco!

Posted 1 year ago

Cared for by German Shepherd Rescue of Sacramento Valley

Adoption fee: $100

This helps German Shepherd Rescue of Sacramento Valley with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed

German Shepherd Dog

Color

Black - with Tan, Yellow or Fawn

Age

7 years old, Adult

Size

Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)

Weight

90 lbs (current)

Sex

Male

Pet ID

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My details

Good with kids

Good with dogs

Purebred

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

NOTE: ROCCO IS WITH HIS PERSON'S STEPBROTHER IN NORTH SACRAMENTO. GSRSV HAS NOT MET ROCCO. WE ARE LISTING HIM WITH OUR OWN ADOPTABLE DOGS ON THIS WEBSITE TO GIVE HIM MORE ADOPTION EXPOSURE.

"Rocco" is an approx 90-lb, 6-yo neutered male GSD who is playful, loveable and sociable. Rocco is healthy and current on his core vaccinations.

Rocco is very friendly with everyone he meets, both inside the house and otherwise; he instantly wants to go up and play with them. Rocco has been around young children and does great with them.

Rocco is great w/ other dogs of all sizes; he loves to play with them. He has lived with a Labrador for the past 2 years and has also been around dogs in doggy daycare at Petsmart. He lived with a Chihuahua for a year and just followed him around and played with him.

Rocco has never lived with cats but he does not chase the stray cats that wamder into the yard. So, he might be OK in a home with a dog-savvy cat or cats.

Rocco is fully housetrained and well-behaved inside. He sleeps either inside on his dog bed or outside in his dog house.

Rocco received basic obedience training when he was a puppy and has been to doggy daycare many times. He walks great on leash and is non-reactive towards other dogs—other than wanting to go up to greet them. His off-leash recall is pretty good.

Rocco loves riding in the car and jumps right in on his own. He is excited at first and then calms down. He loves hanging his head out the window when the car is moving.

Rocco loves to play fetch with balls. He has never been swimming.

Rocco’s person Becky received him as a gift from her stepdad when he was a puppy. Rocco always lived at Becky’s stepdad’s house but she visited Rocco daily. Becky’s stepdad died recently and her stepbrother moved into the house. The stepbrother does not want to keep Rocco and Becky is unable to take Rocco into her apartment.The stepbrother has told Becky she has only until May 1 to find Rocco a new home, at which time Becky will have to bring Rocco to the shelter if he has not been adopted.

Rocco is located in North Sacramento. His adoption fee is $100, per GSRSV’s insistence.

Please contact Becky Nassar at 415-623-0205 or beckyfindingdory@gmail.com to inquire about Rocco.

Rescue

German Shepherd Rescue of Sacramento Valley

Contact info

Pet ID

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Contact

Brian Foran

Phone

(916) 655-3125

bab43@msn.com

Website

http://www.gsrsv.org

Address

P.O. Box 652, Pleasant Grove, CA 95668

Donation

GSRSV became a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organization in March 2013. All donations to GSRSV are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Since February 2001, Brian Foran has funded GSRSV primarily on his own. Donations have played--and continue to play--a huge part in keeping GSRSV afloat, as adoption fees are a drop-in-the-bucket compared with the costs of running a large rescue program.
To make a monetary donation, please go to the donation page on GSRSV's Website: www.gsrsv.org/DonationsNeeded.htm. Thanks for your support!

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

1. View my dogs available for adoption, either on this Website or on our own Website (www.gsrsv.org). I also list German Shepherds and German Shepherd mixes for other rescue groups and inviduals on my Website.

2. Contact Brian Foran at 916-655-3125 or bab43@msn.com to discuss the particular dog(s) that you're interested in.

3. Complete my adoption questionnaire. It is a downloadable Microsoft Word file on the page of my Website titled "How to Adopt a Dog through GSRSV." If possible, return the questionnaire via e-mail.

4. Go see the dog you're interested in--at my rescue facility, at the home of the dog's foster caretaker, or at the home of the dog's owner.

5. If you decide to adopt a dog, I will have you sign my adoption contract and pay the appropriate adoption fee, which varies between $300 to $100, depending on the age of the dog and whether it is a purebred GSD or not. This fee includes spaying or neutering, rabies and distemper/parvo vaccinations, heartworm check, and a 6-month supply of heartworm preventative. The adoption contract is on the same page of my Website as is the adoption questionnaire.

Adoption application

https://www.gsrsv.org/HowToAdopt.htm

Go meet their pets

Because I am an independent rescuer caring for many dogs, I am presently unable to conduct regular adoption or "meet & greet" events.

I only arrange for people to meet the dogs that I have available for adoption after I have discussed the dog and have received an adoption questionnaire from them.

More about this rescue

German Shepherd Rescue of Sacramento Valley (GSRSV) is an organization dedicated to finding good homes for German Shepherd Dogs (GSDs) at risk of being placed in shelters, or who are already in shelters and possibly facing euthanasia. GSRSV is an independent rescue organization operated by one individual: Brian Foran. Though countless volunteers and benefactors have supported--and continue to support--GSRSV, I run and primarily fund the program, as I have since February 2001.