Also known as Austin German Shepherd Dog Rescue (AGSDR)           A 501(c)(3) non-profit, 100% volunteer organization

German Shepherds Are Known for Helping People...   Now It's Our Turn to Help Them

          Our         To rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home German Shepherds from across the State of Texas.

      Mission:         To educate the public about the versatility and ability of the German Shepherd Dog...
...from Family Pet to Working Dog.

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Save a Life!

Rescues work because
of people like you...

ordinary people with everyday commitments
who find it in their hearts to let a deserving dog
have a safe haven in their homes.

Most fosters are short term...1-3 months. 
Many are even faster.

If you can help, even for only a couple of months,
YOU can save a dog's life.

We saved 150 dogs in 2006
and over 175 in 2007!
 because people like you opened their homes
to these forgotten friends.

Email us and save a life!

 

Sharon and Nancy of Southern Star Ranch (SSR) 
 have been instrumental in saving so many AGSDR dogs.  
Their doors are always open to our dogs, and they provide incredibly valuable testing and training services as well....
all because they love our dogs. 

Southern Star Ranch is a for-profit business,
yet they continue to donate space, time,
and high quality care to AGSDR dogs.  
They have never said NO to any request
that this organization has made,
and we have made many! 

Many woofs were not silenced by euthanasia
only because Sharon and Nancy said
"We'll Take One More" so many times.

Sharon and Nancy are invaluable to AGSDR,
and we heartily support any activity, event,
or service given by Southern Star Ranch. 
AGSDR likes to reciprocate when it can....
help those who help our dogs. 

To anyone who supports what we do, we ask that you support what SSR does.  By doing so, you are directly helping one of AGSDRs biggest supporters to continue being able to help us.  

Gratefully,
The officers/board of AGSDR.

Breed Specific Legislation

Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) is dangerous to all of us that love the breeds often targeted. Please remember that no matter what your personal perception of a specific breed, many people hold the same fears of German Shepherd Dogs. Once this type of legislation gets started where will it stop?

Please fight to punish irresponsible ownership, not specific dog breeds.  This issue is headed to Texas.

Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) is likely to be examined in the upcoming Texas Legislative Session.  The insurance lobbies are working with Texas senate and house members to try to get some specific changes made in Texas.  Among them, the definition of "vicious or dangerous." 

Right now in Texas, a dog cannot be declared "vicious or dangerous" simply due to it's breed, and insurance companies can either insure for the same prices or not insure at all.  If that were to change, insurance companies could charge more for home owner's insurance if the family owned a "vicious or dangerous" breed.  So changing the definition of "vicious or dangerous" to be inclusive of specific breeds could be a windfall to them. 

Also, likely to be examined is a change allowing cities or counties with a certain number of people to institute their own BSL, which they can't do right now. 

If you're interested in fighting this in Texas, you might consider joining the Texas Humane Legislation Network (www.thln.com).  The officers of this organization work VERY hard on behalf of animals in Texas.

Ban the deed, not the breed. 

Why Not Free to Good Home?

If you hear of people giving pets away for free,
please send them to this website.

http://www.animalaidsw.org/free.html

It explains why animals are really better off going to a shelter, even one that must euthanize some animals, 
than being given away for free. 

Because as much as we all like to think we are
good judges of people, there are people out there
who have practiced the art of sounding like loving animal people and then taking the dog for horrible purposes: 

  • to teach pitbulls to enjoy killing (common in Texas)

  •  for resale to medical research facilities

  • or worse....

Don't think it doesn't happen...check out the website.

And don't kid yourself,
-- these people know how to sound normal --
think how many years it was until anyone discovered
the BTK serial killer, who brought casseroles to church events
and seemed to live a model life.... 

Anyway, these people look for "free to a good home" dogs
-- if there's a fee and a home visit, they look elsewhere.