Success Stories
This is what we are all about.
When we place a dog in a great home, everyone in the rescue is elated. Nothing feels better than helping our dogs on their journey to find a forever home where they can love and be loved.We thank every one of our adoptive families for opening their hearts and homes to our dogs.
These are the most recent MAGSR Success Stories. Success Stories reported prior to 2016 can be found here.
We have had our Big Baby (my nickname for her) for two years now. She will be 3 in December and is such a joy and is so smart! She loves to play and can spend hours playing catch. She will literally throw her ball back to me after she has caught it. She knows a number of commands and has great manners. She loves to learn, to play tug of war, and she invites herself into our elderly neighbor’s house to check on them and leave. No seriously, if someone is by their front door, she will run over to go inside and run to the back bedroom to check on “Pop” (the elderly gentleman) and then comes out! She is full of love and truly believes she is welcome anywhere she goes. She brings us so much joy and is my number one snuggle buddy. Our older dog (13) has a new found energy and loves to play hide and seek with her. Thank you for our Big Baby, my light, my joy!
Woof - Finn is my name and fun is my game!
I turned 1 year old in July. I am maturing a bit and losing some of my puppy craziness. My parents are delighted. I am a good listener and come really fast when I am called. My Mom always rewards me with a tasted snack. I play very nice with all the neighborhood dogs. I love car rides especially when we are going to the dog park or training. And my parents think I am very smart. One night I quietly alerted my dog sitter something was wrong in the neighborhood. A group of 4 people were breaking into cars. All were arrested. But when it comes to neighborhood bunnies, deer, and squirrels in my yard - I bark loud and clear - what fun it is to let everyone know of these visitors. When the day is done - I give my parents big, wet kisses good night and snuggle in between them for a restful sleep.
I hope all my litter mates are doing very well.
Juno, aka "Primrose" - Adopted September 3rd, 2013
Juno has been a blessing in my life. After the loss of my first German Shepherd - Juno came to the rescue and made my life complete again. We now live in Florida where Juno enjoys swimming in the ocean and catching frisbees. She even has a feline adopted sister she loves. She is spoiled beyond belief!!! I work from home so she is with me 24/7 pretty much. Juno is sweet as can be, affectionate, loyal, loves people, smart, and is behaved and obedient off-leash. Not sure what she is a mix of - but, something very unique. 100lbs of awesomeness! Juno may be the most beautiful dog in the world. She gets attention and stopped everywhere she goes with me.
Thank you MAGSR for everything!!!
Victor
We have had Zeus and Athena for almost six months. The pups came into our lives when we were devastated after losing our German Shepherd Malibu. She was the love of our lives and battled lymphoma like a true shepherd...valiantly. She was also from MAGSR. Zeus and Athena are wonderful and make us laugh all the time. Athena is clearly the Alpha. What is Zeus’s is hers and what’s hers is hers. Sometimes she scares her brother who in turn tries to get on my lap. They are affectionate with us and each other. Athena loves wagging her tail; while Zeus is more stingy with his wags.
You have to earn his wags. They were a bonded pair when we got them but have relaxed and do not need to be in each other’s sight anymore. They have come a long way and trust us. They are fantastic with our kids. They love playing with toys and ripping and racing around our house. They are typical shepherds and are highly protective of our house, yard and people. Thanks MAGSR for bringing them into our lives. We are so very grateful!
Deanna
It has been almost 6 months since we adopted Blue. He is such a gem, we love him to pieces! He has adjusted well and even graduated training!
“Harp!” is a trip! At 5-months and 33 pounds, Harp just graduated “Puppy Kindergarten” with flying colors.
Thank you, MAGSR!
Harp rocks!!!
We adopted Jazzmin on March 18, 2017. The first day she was at our house - 5 hours after adoption, she snuck through the door and ran away. We were heart broken. We were unable to locate her until 9:30 the next morning and she pranced home on the leash like she was a queen. She was very skittish and was definitely afraid of men more than women. Coming from a high kill shelter, she truly had a terrible life. It was months before she would even come to me. My wife was more fortunate, Jazzmin befriended her and would come to her, etc. After almost 2-1/2 years, she and our other rescue Beau, (formerly Boyka, adopted 4-9-2018) are best friends and love to play in our yard. I am attaching a video of both of them fetching a lacrosse ball. Jazzmin is the dog with the floppy ear. They love to run and once finished, Beau will go for a swim in our pool. We are grateful for all that the volunteers at MAGSR do to help the dogs.
The Brady's
Happy 4th of July from the Warner Family!
Miss Macklee has been with our family for 4 months now, and wow has she has she gone through a number of changes in that time!
As you can see in the pictures, she now snuggles in our bed with us and her big brother Nate. Every morning whil I get ready for work, she lays there with Nate and my husband and goes back to sleep. On the weekends, she and her brothers all snuggle in and we have what we call Shepherd Snuggle Time!
I recently purchased dog ice cream treats, she is a big fan! Well after I taught her that she can't eat the plastic dish!
She is all about routine, and if we are out of routine she let's us know!
She is our little firecracker for sure! We continue working with her trainer to build her confidence. We let her crate door open sometimes when we leave for short periods of time. Typically we come home to her on the couch or in her crate. She knows very simple commands and is doing well.
All in all, we are so thankful for our sassy, sweet, loving little girl!
#GA38STRONG
Astrid (preciously Cora) was adopted 6/22/2014. She is the best friend of our now 10 year old daughter, likes dogs & people & cats, and often gets complimented on her behavior. She also is not a fan of any delivery people, ever. She likes riding on a paddle board, snow, fetch, and laying on couches and beds. She’s an amazing dog!
We went to the park today for a walk. Ann wore her Georgia 38 shirt from Mid-Atlantic German Shepherd Rescue. It has the names of all 38 German Shepherds rescued from the Georgia Puppy Mill and taken in by MAGSR printed on the back, including Nia's.
Look at how thick and fluffy her tail has gotten!
Gus became a big brother late last year and has taken his roll very seriously! He loves his baby sister so much. Gus still loves running and playing outside, going for walks, and playing fetch. He’s a huge 90 pound boy who loves to cuddle. He’s the best pet we could ever have hoped for
Emilia it settling in nicely. She loves her dog brother and sister so much but her sister is her best friend. They do everything together and if we call one they both come running. We go to training every week to help her be a good dog and we can wait to see what the rest of the year bring her.
Lager's human sister was born this past March and he has been amazing with her!
I'm emailing with a great update on Takoda, adopted August 2018. He had heartworm at the time and went through his treatment between August and November. We just had his 6 month post-treatment antigen test and it came back negative, he is officially cured! To celebrate, we introduced him to the beach on his first trip to the Outer Banks. He loved walking, playing, and napping in the sand, wasn't too keen on the waves this year, but he had a great time!
Yesterday at training Macklee's love of water came shining through. She is working on confidence and slowly starting to allow other family members pet her. In our home, she is proving to be lovable and sweet. She is playful, sassy and very much about being on schedule. She uses a nose tap to the door as a signal she is ready to go out. When the weather is nice, she is outside with my husband and I and her brother's. She is tethered to her 25ft lead and just wanders around smelling and getting used to the sounds. She is growing a little. We are continuing to teach and show her how much we love her.
It's only been a little over 2 months since we brought her home, but everyday she settles in a little more.
We adopted Remington (formerly known as Wendy) September 11, 2012. She was just 7 to 8 weeks old. Such a very ornery puppy that has developed into the most loving companion any human could ask for. We are grateful that MAGSR was willing to take her and her siblings in so that they could find their forever homes. She does have a brother and sister that were adopted together and it would be amazing to be able to see how they grew up and turned out too.
She is one very well-traveled pup too! We have an RV and she is always happy to be the co-pilot and navigation system. I actually think she has been in more places and seen more of the United States than most people. I would absolutely call her one lucky little pup! She now has two other “sisters” she lives with and EVERY day is an adventure with her.
THANK YOU MAGSR for doing what you do every single day .. and THANK you to all the FOSTER parents!!!! Every animal deserves a loving home.
Tammy Brown
Zelda is a 1 year 8 Month old Akita mix. She is all white except for some brown spots on her body and top of head and she has a black mask face. She also has traits of Husky, Labrador Retriever & Shetland Sheepdog. She is a very confident dog. She has lots of energy. She absolutely loves everyone! She is so friendly. She went through training and is so intelligent and a fast learner too. When she started training, she was very on edge with the other puppies and not very confident at all. By the end of training, she is now very confident of herself, knows all her commands and loves everyone! It was a big turn around to see her just being a puppy. She loves my husband and kids very much but I am her person and she tends to get a little anxious when I have to leave. We noticed that this behavior was getting worse and we needed to do something about it. I worked with her everyday until I noticed that she would just look out the window and watch the birds and whine. She would see a deer and go nuts with whining and running around the house crying. We couldn't get her to play outside with us either. We realized that she was lonely and needed a friend. We rescued a puppy from our local SPCA who was rescued from Puerto Rico during that terrible storm they had. He is now a 10 month old Mega Mutt with a tiny bit of Toy Fox Terrier and Rat Terrier named Link who made Zelda the happiest dog in the world. She is back to herself and no whining at all. They are inseparable. She loves him so much. Zelda is a great, loving, pretty, funny, loyal, super friendly, energetic & a super intelligent dog. She is so loved with us and we are so glad we could give her a "forever" home because she is also our "forever" furbaby!!
Hello,
As you can tell by the photos, Macklee has a favorite toy. She loves to play with this football, however when she wasn't sharing her older brother Nate reminded her that she needs to share.
She continues to work on her confidence with her trainer Miss Kathy. She gets in and out of the back of the car by herself with little anxiouness. We also learned that she loves water and loves to play in it.
She will go on short walks, but never far from our house. When we go for walks and is given the command "home" she walks me straight up the driveway to the door. She does not like things out of their place in our house. She touches the doorknob with her nose when she wants to go out. She is still most comfortable in our home, with her fur brothers and my husband and I.
She handled my being gone for a business trip better then I did too. That time gave her an opportunity to become more comfortable with my husband.
We are all working together to help her be a confident, happy, strong and independent girl!
That's all for now!
GA38STRONG
We could not be happier with our pup! He has been such a blessing since our son left for boot camp in October. He has truly been our therapy dog. He is loving and we could not ask for a better fit for our family. He keeps growing and is waiting for our cat to become his best friend! He loves rides in the car and visiting other dog friends. He loves the snow but wants to protect all the kids going down the hill. German Shepherds are truly amazing!
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