German Shepherd Rescue of New Jersey

11/27/2025

🦃💛 From all of us at German Shepherd Rescue of NJ, we’re grateful for our adopters, volunteers, supporters—and every shepherd who’s stolen our hearts. Wishing you a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving! 🍁🐾

11/26/2025

A Home By Christmas Starts With a Thankful Heart! ❤️

Rex is grateful for the people rooting for him — now let’s finish his story strong. Share, apply, foster, adopt… any step helps him get home for the holidays. Rex is looking for a calm, experienced home—ideally with someone familiar with German Shepherds or dogs who need a little extra support. He’ll need to be the only pet in the home (no cats, please!), and he’d do best in a quiet environment without children and with limited visitors. He’s a beautiful, traditional-colored GSD who bonds closely with his person. Rex walks nicely on a leash, loves his toys, and is up to date on vaccines and neutered. With the right person—someone patient and willing to continue working with a trainer—Rex has the potential to truly thrive.

If you think you might be the one, reach out and help get Rex’s a home by Christmas 🐾🎁. Apply at www.gsrnj.org!

11/25/2025

FLUGEL NEEDS A HOME!

Flugel is our gorgeous four year old German Shepherd looking for a home. She recently completed her temperament test and wowed everyone with her gentle, tolerant personality. She’s already spayed, microchipped, and completely ready to meet her forever family.

Flugel can be a bit anxious at first, but once she connects with her person, she bonds deeply. She loves knowing her handler is close and really shines when she feels secure. During her evaluation, she handled everything like a pro—ear checks, paw touches, even a full-body massage (which she absolutely enjoyed!). She showed no signs of food or object guarding and knows commands like paw, lay, and heel. She’s also very food-motivated, making training fun and rewarding.

Flugel does need to be the only pet in her home, as she isn’t comfortable around other dogs or cats. But for the right adopter, she will be an incredibly loyal, devoted companion. She thrives with structure, patience, and a confident handler who can help her feel safe and loved.

If you’re searching for a faithful German Shepherd who will give her whole heart to her person, Flugel might be your perfect match. 💕

Apply here: www.gsrnj.org

11/24/2025

🐾💛 Playful Puppy Looking for a Forever Home! 💛🐾

Princess is our little bundle of wiggles! This Shepherd-mix cutie is all about zoomies, squeaky toys, and doing the world’s happiest puppy hops. After a tough start living in a backyard, she's learning that life is fun, people are kind, and snuggles are basically the best thing ever.

Now all she needs is a family to call her own — a place where she can grow, play, and be loved forever. 💕🏡 She's approximately 6 months old, good with dogs and older kids, but hasn't been exposed to cats. If you’ve been looking for a sign… this adorable face is it. Apply at www.gsrnj.org!

11/22/2025

𝒮𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀𝒻𝓊𝓁 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒹𝑜𝑔𝓈❤️ 🐾

Today we’re extra thankful for the rescue dogs who remind us what resilience looks like. Their pasts may not have been kind, but their hearts stay full of love, loyalty, and hope. Grateful for every shepherd who has trusted us, healed with us, and found their way home.

11/21/2025

Meet Flugel- a truly striking German Shepherd with a glossy coat and bright, healthy teeth. She recently completed her temperament testing and absolutely shined—everyone who met her was impressed by her gentle, tolerant, and affectionate nature. She’s already spayed, microchipped, and completely ready to start her new life with a family who will cherish her.

Flugel can feel a little unsure in new situations, but once she connects with her person, her devotion runs deep. She wants to be close to her handler and finds comfort and confidence when she knows her person is nearby. During her evaluation, she accepted all handling beautifully—ear checks, paw touches, even a full-body massage (which she happily leaned into!). She shows no signs of food or object guarding and reliably responds to commands like paw, lay, and heel. She’s also wonderfully food-motivated, making training sessions fun, positive, and rewarding.

Flugel does need to be the only pet in the home—she prefers her world simple and her people all to herself. But for the right adopter, she offers everything you could hope for in a loyal companion.

If you’re searching for a faithful partner who will love you with her whole soul, Flugel may be the perfect match. She’s ready to step into the safe, structured, loving home she deserves. 💕

Apply here if you think you’d be a good fit: www.gsrnj.org

11/20/2025

🎄 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐱 𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 🎄

Rex is a 3-year-old German Shepherd hoping this holiday season brings him the gift of a forever home. He was recently returned after struggling in his last home, but he’s ready for a fresh start.

Rex needs a calm, experienced owner - ideally someone familiar with GSDs. He must be the only pet and would do best in a quiet home without kids and with limited visitors.

He’s loyal, toy-loving, great on leash, neutered, and up to date on vaccines. With patience and continued training, Rex has so much potential.

If you think you might be the one, reach out and help make Rex’s Christmas wish come true 🐾🎁. Apply at www.gsrnj.org!

11/19/2025

🐾 Meet Peyton, Pia & Princess! 💗

These three shepherd-mix sisters came from a tough backyard living situation, but they’re learning that people can be kind and life can be good. Roughly 6 months old, they’re shy, sweet, and opening up more every day!

💛 Princess – The brave explorer, always the first to peek around a new corner.

💖 Peyton – The gentle one with the soft eyes who melts right into your arms once she trusts you. She needs to go to a home with another dog.

💗 Pia –The cautious sweetheart who watches her sisters first, then quietly joins in. She also needs to go to a home with another dog (but not one of her sisters).

Peyton and Pia are both in foster and are learning the ropes and building confidence on how to be part of the family. With patience, love, and a calm home, they’re going to blossom into amazing companions. 🌸

🐶 Ready to help one of these girls discover what family really means? Apply at www.gsrnj.org 💕

11/18/2025

👑 Happy National Princess Day! 👑
Today we’re celebrating our very own royal sweetheart — Princess!
From backyard beginnings to learning what love feels like, this little lady is proving every day that even the shyest hearts can shine the brightest. ✨

She's ready for a cozy castle (aka your couch). Princess is ready to blossom into the loyal, loving companion she was meant to be. 💕🐾 If you’ve been looking for a sweet girl to treat like royalty… Princess is ready for her happily-ever-after. 💛

👑 Adopt Princess. Love her forever. Apply at www.gsrnj.org

11/14/2025

Help needed! Jen is one of the girls at the kennel that goes above and beyond for GSRNJ and our dogs. She takes great care of Rex and the puppies and will even sit in the stall and hand feed the girls to help with their socialization. Now her boy, Rex, is in need of surgery and any help you can give would be so greatly appreciated.

My name is Jennifer. I have made this GoFundMe in order to help with medical expens… Jennifer Scavone needs your support for Support Rex's Life-Saving Surgery

11/14/2025

🚨 𝐅𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐃 🚨

GSRNJ is urgently looking for foster homes with 𝗡𝗢 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗦. Right now, shelters and rescues are at capacity with animals looking for homes. We are a foster-based rescue and we do not have a shelter for the animals to go. We cannot save more dogs without you!

If you have a pet-free home and a little extra love to give, please consider fostering! We provide everything you need and will be with you every step of the way. Fosters are given the option to adopt if they fall in love with their foster dog. We will make sure the foster and dog are good fit—you just provide the safe space. 💛

Even short-term fosters make a huge difference.

📩 Apply at gsrnj.org or message us to learn more! Please SHARE this post and help spread the word!