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My name is DANNY!

Posted 1 month ago | Updated 1 month ago

My basic info

Breed
German Shepherd Dog/Rottweiler
Color
Black - with Brown, Red, Golden, Orange or Chestnut
Age
Senior
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID
22019882-3018

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats

My story

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

Adoption Event Schedule

Events run from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM every month at these locations:

  • 2nd Saturday, Sacramento - Pet Food Express
  • 3rd Saturday, Modesto - Strand Hardware Store
  • 4th Saturday, Roseville - Pet Food Express

Please visit the GCGSR Rescue Page for specific address information.

All of our dogs are in foster homes and not in one single kennel location.  Adoption events is the best way to meet several of our dogs at once.



    Danny is a senior boy estimated to be 12 years old, mostly black without a tail.  He came from a local shelter with no history of his past.  He must have led a hard life, as he was missing much of his fur from an apparent flea allergy, had an eye infection and bad ear infections.  He’s received several baths and the vet packed his ears (while he was sedated) and sent medicine for his eyes and he’s already showing improvement.  Because his ears are packed, he doesn’t hear well and may have some age related hearing loss too.

    Danny is sharing the foster home with a senior alumni girl (Grandma Belle) and does great with her.  He doesn’t do well alone, so having another dog in the home with him is key. He was brought to an event with several other dogs (mostly German Shepherds) of all ages and he ignored them all. Danny walks well on leash, but doesn’t require a lot of exercise.  He’s a little unsteady of his feet.

    When he was new to us, he didn’t want to get into the car.  After several trips with nothing horrible happening, he now gets in the car willingly.  Housebreaking is a work in progress.  He’s doing well living in a home with a cat.

    Danny is an easy dog to have around and would like to have a new forever home for the holidays.

    Small critters unknown.

    Level 2 



    Understanding Dog Levels

    Please be sure you understand what a dog of this Level requires. Go to our home page for an explanation of the Dog Rating Levels. ( https://gcgsr.org/doglevels/)

    Additional Adoption Information

    For more information and to see when this dog will be attending an Adoption Day, please see our Dogs page on our main website. (https://www.gcgsr.org/adopt_info.html) We operate within a reasonable driving distance from the Greater Sacramento area, the Central Valley down to Merced, and Lake Tahoe. A reasonable driving distance is determined by where one of our volunteers is willing to drive within our areas of service. That means we don't adopt out of our area, to Southern California, or out of state.

    Puppy Requirements

    We have special Requirements for Adopting a Puppy and a separate Puppy Questionnaire that must be completed on puppies. Please see our Requirements for Adopting a Puppy (https://www.gcgsr.org/puppies.html) email us at info@gcgsr.org for more information.

    Thank you for visiting!



    November 16, 2025, 5:13 pm
    Rescue

    Contact info

    Pet ID
    22019882-3018
    Contact
    Address
    Sacramento, CA 95827

    Their adoption process

    Additional adoption info

    Adoption Fees
    Our fees are $350 for Puppies (2-6 months), $300 for Adult Dogs, and $100 for Senior Dogs (9 years & up) and Special Needs Dogs who have ongoing health issues that require treatment. All of our dogs are spayed/neutered (per California State Law), vaccinated, heartworm and fecal tested clear, and most are micro-chipped.

    Home Visit
    We require a home visit by one of our own volunteers because we match the home to a specific dog, and we want to meet all members of the household and all other pets at that time, and make sure that environment will work for that dog. The home must be safe and suitable for our dog, and that means we won't adopt to a home with out-of-control children or out-of-control resident dogs.

    Outside Dogs
    We rarely place dogs in outside only homes. All of our dogs come out of shelters and into volunteer foster homes where they live in the house with the people. We haven't had much success re-homing them to an outside-only home after that. We believe that dogs are happier living and sleeping inside with their family pack, which has been borne out from many years of bringing dogs into rescue.

    Adoption Requirements
    Our Adoption Agreement & Contract is a legal document, therefore we will only adopt to adults, and all the adults in the household must agree to getting the dog. The home must be safe and secure, and legally allowed to have a German Shepherd Dog, and be within the allowable number of dogs. We require landlord consent for renters. The entire household must be a good match for the dog, therefore we won't place a higher Level dog in a lower Level household.

    Puppies
    We have special requirements and an additional questionnaire for puppies, please be sure you meet the requirements before sending in an application. Since we see so many dogs that have come out of an unsuitable environment, we want to make sure our puppies have the very best start in life. That means we won't adopt a puppy into an Outside Only home or where the puppy will be alone the majority of the time, as we don't feel that's an optimum environment to raise a happy and well-socialized dog.

    Go meet their pets

    First Saturday of every month in Riverbank (Modesto), CA from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at:

    Petco
    Crossroads Shopping Center
    2341 Claribel Road
    Riverbank, CA 95637
    (209) 863-1384

    Third Saturday of every month in Sacramento, CA from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at:

    Pet Food Express
    Loehman's Plaza
    2351 Fair Oaks Blvd
    Sacramento, CA 95825
    (916) 487-9999

    Fourth Saturday of every month in Roseville, CA from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at:

    Pet Food Express
    The Fountains
    Creekside Town Shopping Center
    1009 Galleria Blvd
    Roseville, CA 95678
    (916) 780-5555

    More about this rescue

    Greater California German Shepherd Rescue is a 501(c)(3) public charity non-profit. We are an all-volunteer group of German Shepherd lovers dedicated to rescuing German Shepherd Dogs from at-risk and unacceptable situations and finding them permanent, loving homes with qualified owners.

    We serve the communities surrounding Modesto, Merced, Greater Sacramento, and South Lake Tahoe, and occasionally parts of the North and East SF Bay area. Except for a portion of Nevada around Lake Tahoe, we don't adopt dogs out of state and rarely adopt out of our area. There are too many other German Shepherds in need of good homes in the other areas.

    All of our dogs are in foster homes spread throughout our service areas. We aren't a shelter and don't have a facility. We don't take in strays, we will only deal with the dog's legal owner.

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