German Shepherd Rescue Indy

After rescuing over 800 German Shepherd Dogs from area shelters, the rescue has transitioned to more of a sanctuary. The rescue currently cares for over 40 GSDs, with the majority being seniors, long-term health issues, or behavioral concerns that make them unsafe to adopt. A majority of the GSDs rescued need some type of rehabilitation to ensure a safe adoption. 

Housing long-term shepherds poses a space restraint for other shepherds in need. The rescue purchased a property in 2015 that it has quickly outgrown. As the demand on the rescue continues, it is forced to find a more suitable facility and location to accommodate such needs.

The rescue has its sights on a specific location that can accommodate long term health care, room for exercise, privacy, space to grow, and in/out kennels making it possible to hire staff to help clean kennels. The current location requires physically letting each dog outside. This poses a bite risk for those the shepherds do not know.  The space allows for more time dedicated to caring and adopting dogs versus cleaning most of the day. The seniors would have a quiet area to lounge without the distraction of the young barking shepherds.

This would be our final home.

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit GSD Rescue/Sanctuary Indy, and any donation will help make an impact. To raise the money to purchase the specific property would be a dream come true. Please help us achieve this miracle.

After rescuing over 650 dogs since 2011, the rescue has increasingly added more SANCTUARY German Shepherd Dogs. There are hundreds of local rescues but there are very few sanctuaries. The need for sanctuary dogs continues to increase each year. So much so, that the rescue now has twenty in long-term care.  Of those, three feral dogs remain from a seizure in 2014. Managing a sanctuary poses additional concerns. There is never an adoption fee to absorb the cost of their care and the space they call home, cannot be reused for months or years. Still, this is my focus because this is the greatest need. 

The rescue prides itself for taking on seemingly impossible cases because I pull by Faith. I don't believe in the impossible. I believe there are ways that are yet to be seen. When I see a senior GSD behind a cage door, I don't see that dog as being a candidate for adoption. I see that dog as a separate soul who deserves every chance of a redeemed and loved life, whether that is with me for its lifetime or with an adoptive home. It is the spirit of rescue! 

I have given everything I have to keep the rescue going. It has been done with happiness and gratefulness. It is not a burden to give all I have because it feels natural. Because I am trying to raise much needed funds on this platform, I feel the need to provide details and proof. This is what I have done for this rescue:

1) Cashed in my 401K when all I had was $600
2) Have not spent an entire Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc. with my family since 2012.
3) Have not had a vacation since 2011.
4) I average 3 days off a year. This is not a typo.
5) I have been brutally attacked once, severely bitten by a feral (totally my fault), had my hip broken by a dog running up behind me. I STILL LOVE THIS RESCUE. I cleaned the rescue while using a cane so that I could get back to the GSDs.
6) I buy most of my clothes at Goodwill to save money. I buy my shoes new because I need good quality shoes for the kennel.
7) I have Chron's Disease but I  took myself all my medication believing that God was in control. I have been in remission since 2012.
8) I have a modest lifestyle because the rescue is more important than a fancy personal belongings. I don't want anything. 
9) I believe with all I am, that this rescue is meant to continue and thrive.
10) Because there naturally has to be a #10, I believe in His glory and all that he has given this rescue. It has come as heartache, ecstatic highs, deep sadness, and incredible feelings of LOVE. 

So, I suppose LOVE caused the rescue to be full. So, now it is time. In order for the rescue to continue, more space is an absolute necessity; not merely a want. I am asking for grace and blessings through sharing, donating, and prayers for the continuance of GSD Rescue Indy and Sanctuary. The rescue needs to purchase property that is perfect for the life of the rescue! The rescue has its current building for sale but because it is very hard to show a building with barking and lunging dogs in potential buyer's faces, the rescue is looking to lease a property. Once the building is sold, the rescue would purchase the property it is leasing.  The rescue has placed a formal offer to purchase on the property which is already set up as a kennel! The rescue needs $10K in earnest money ASAP along with $2K a month in rent plus funds for utilities (10,000 sq ft facility).  The rescue also needs to have property rezoned as it is specific to the needs of the former owners. 

Once the rescue building is sold, only a small amount will be left and that will need to go towards installing kennels in already constructed in/out door kennels (previous owner took all in and out kennels).

The rescue is seeking $25,000 for earnest money, a few months rent, utilities, rezoning fees, and possible some kennels.

Thanks for any consideration. I know there are so many great organizations who need funds to continue. I hope you'll find it in your heart to help this one. 

May God continue to Bless this rescue and all His German Shepherd Dogs!https://www.germanshepherdrescueindy.com

GSD Rescue Indy is accepting ( Save Korean Dogs with Nami Kim), "Danny" all the way from South Korea! Won't you help with the airfare to bring him to Indianapolis? Nami Kim saves dogs of all breeds from the horrific dog meat trade. 

By bringing Danny to Indianapolis, this allows Nami Kim room to save another. This step also is the first to possibly assist Nami Kim with future GSDs who she saves from the dog meat farms.

Please help be a part of saving a dog from unthinkable cruelty.

The funds needed for Danny to arrive requires to parts of travel; one from South Korea and the other from his destination city to finally Indianapolis. Save Korean Dogs is covering $500 of his travel fee which is $1800. He will fly by United Airlines. This leaves $1300 and approximately $2,000 for transport to Indianapolis once he arrives in the United States.