Addie

White German Shepherd | Woodstock, IL

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About

Meet Addie

Hi there! My name is Addie and I am a 10-month-old, 45 lb spayed female. I am already housetrained and trustworthy being left home alone uncrated. I am not a huge fan of the crate and will destroy anything left in it with me. I am a social girl who loves people! I eagerly introduce myself to men, women, and older children. I haven’t been around small children, though my foster hasn’t seen anything to suggest I wouldn’t be good with them—though I am still learning not to jump up on people so I may knock them over. I love receiving affection and spending time with my family. I am also happy to have visitors to our home! I do well with other dogs and enjoy playing with my foster siblings! I can be a bit much at times with wanting to play, but I will respect it when another dog tells me they are done playing. I enjoy shaking plush toys (just shaking, I don’t destroy them!) and chewing on bones. I have a strong prey drive and cannot go to a home with cats. I love going for car rides and walk fairly well on leash, though I’ll pull if I see a squirrel! I have learned sit and am currently learning down, heel, and leave it. I am a young, high energy girl who would thrive with someone committed to providing frequent exercise and continued training! Could you be the family I am searching for? Follow me on Facebook:  #EchoDogAddie For more information, please contact [email protected].   Echo Dogs fosters dogs in many states. Visit www.echodogs.org/available-dogs to see more of our dogs. Transportation for the adopted dog IS available. Remember, we are an all-volunteer foster rescue organization - we DO NOT have a physical shelter to visit. Our minimum adoption donation is $350. All dogs are spayed/neutered, up-to-date on vaccinations and micro-chipped. Puppies under 6 months old may not be spayed/neutered. This would be the responsibility of the adopter at their own expense. Proof of spay/neuter will be required! To review our adoption procedure and submit an online application, visit: www.echodogs.org/procedure

Adoption Process
Adoption Procedure APPLICATION The first step to be considered to adopt a dog through Echo Dogs White Shepherd Rescue is to complete an application. The Application can be found at the Adoption drop-down menu on the navigation bar above or by clicking here: Echo Dogs Application Form The application is sent electronically to our processing team, where references are checked. (Yes, we really do call your references!) REFERENCES We will call and speak with references listed on your application. The information provided to us by your references is kept strictly confidential. We believe that we get honest information by assuring references that we will not disclose to anyone the content of our conversations. You should call your references to let them know that they may be contacted by Echo Dogs. Occasionally, we have encountered some references, such as veterinarians, who are reluctant to speak with us unless they have your permission. It is easier for all of us if you let them know to expect our call. No application can be approved without veterinary and personal references. HOME VISIT After your application has passed through the reference checks, we will work to get a home visit set up. Either an Echo Dogs volunteer or someone who has agreed to help us (usually another rescue group or animal shelter volunteer) will contact you to set up the home visit. We will contact you to let you know who will be working with you to find a mutually-convenient time for conducting the home visit. Home visits are not scary!! This is often the most nerve-wracking part of our application approval process -- but it needn't be. The home visit is designed to accomplish three main goals: 1. To verify that the information provided on the application is true and accurate; 2. To determine whether the home has the ability to provide a safe, loving environment for a dog through Echo Dogs; and 3. To help determine the personality of the dog that would best suit the home and family. MATCHING DOGS After your application has passed all reference checks and the home visit, you are approved to adopt one of our dogs! However, not every dog is appropriate for every home. We will work with you to find the dog that is best suited for your home, family and lifestyle. We want you to get a dog that will enrich your life and delight you and we want each one of our dogs to have a home and family that thinks he or she is the absolute best dog on the planet. Our Adoption Coordinator takes over at this point in the process. She will look at your application and home visit report and will send your application to the foster home that has a dog she thinks you might be interested in. The foster home will either call or e-mail you with some information about the dog. You should ask as many questions as you feel necessary to understand whether this dog is the "one" for you. If you don't think one sounds just right, just let the foster home or the Adoption Coordinator know and we will look for a different dog. If you can tell us why a particular dog didn't appeal to you, it will help us look at other dogs in our program that might be more suitable. Please do not feel pressured to adopt any dog that you aren't absolutely comfortable about adopting! Each of us loves our foster dogs, but we realize that he or she might not be the right dog for every family or home. We do not feel offended or hurt if you decide you would rather adopt a dog other than our personal foster dog. After all, our goal is to get our foster dog into a home where she or he will be truly treasured. "I WANT THIS DOG..." When you have found the dog that you want to adopt, let the foster home or the Adoption Coordinator know and the Adoption Coordinator will work with you to finalize the adoption. "...BUT HE'S SO FAR AWAY" We understand that our dogs are often in places far away from the adopters. Depending on the distances involved, we have various options available, which we can discuss prior to finalize the adoption. Bear in mind, that the transportation, depending on the distances involved, the speed with which you want to receive the dog and sometimes just plain luck, may involve some additional expense and almost always require you to drive some distance to pick up the dog. DONATION We ask for each of our adopters to make a minimum donation to Echo Dogs to adopt one of our dogs. Currently, we request a minimum of $300, which is roughly equivalent to the average veterinary expenses we spend on our dogs. WHAT'S INCLUDED Each of our dogs, at the time of adoption, will be current on their vaccinations (DHPP, rabies and bordatella), have a negative heartworm test and fecal exam, will have been spayed or neutered and have a microchip implanted. We keep each of our dogs on Heartgard or Interceptor and Frontline Plus while in foster care. Many of our dogs have received considerably more medical treatment than the above, depending on what they need when they arrive into foster care. If a dog has a chronic condition that is diagnosed while in our care, we will inform you of the diagnosis and the course of treatment that the dog has been receiving while in our care. WHEN IN DOUBT, JUST ASK We gladly answer any questions about our process, or any of our dogs. Just ask!

Contact
Echo Dogs White Shepherd Rescue
[email protected]
http://www.echodogs.org