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Located in Indianapolis IN, GSD Rescue Indy is a no-kill shelter dedicated to saving the GSD breed. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Specializing in fearful, feral, medical, senior, and behavioral, the rescue/sanctuary has saved over 1100 dogs since 2011. German Shepherd Rescue Indy's mission is to save hard-to adopt purebred GSDs in kill shelters in the tri-state area.

21/12/2024

Once again, having issues with Subscriptions. Trying to resolve issues on Facebook is nothing short of a nightmare.

I believe subscriptions are down until issue is resolved.

Sorry for the inconvience. Wish humans were still answering customer service inquiries instead of bots.

21/12/2024

It's still Friday, right? I had an unexpected veterinary appointment today so didn't post the weekly $5 Dog Food and Vet Care Friday links.

Thanks to those who donated without the reminder. If you can spare $5 to help feed and keep the shepherds healthy, please use the links below.

Many thanks for your support.

Zelle: [email protected]

https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3917818986759920135&created=1711109650.918253&printed=1

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=35TEHBD9VQPDC

21/12/2024

Thanks adopters for a great 2024! Followers, you chose the best Christmas and holiday photo submitted by adopters. There's no prize but much deserved pride! Merry Christmas everyone and Happy Holidays.

20/12/2024

I’m posting followers Christmas and Holiday photos today. If you’d like to have your photo shared of your GSD Rescue Indy adopted dog, please submit by 2pm to be included.

[email protected] 🎄

19/12/2024

He’s the last shepherd at the end of each day. Progress looks different with him. We have no schedule, just day by day slow trust.

18/12/2024

Adopters were asked to submit their holiday photos of their adopted shepherds so that I could share them with followers. The deadline is before December 20th so that I can post them all and let followers decide the winner. No prizes, just pride.

Never did I imagine that one of my adopters whose family has volunteered, donated, and adopted numerous shepherds, would inform me that their Steeley passed just yesterday. My heart!

I think many of us with seniors, fear that they will become ill or pass during this time of year. It seems especially cruel. I'm monitoring my Creed as he approaches his 14th year. It's so painful but yet so tender.

The Jarabek's were planning on sending me a joyful Christmas photo of all the adopted shepherds, but of course things have changed. I hate this for them!

Steeley was one of several GSDs I pulled from Humane Society for Hamilton County about 5 years ago. Rachel Clark (GSD breeder in Arcadia, Indiana) who owns Raebark Kennels surrendered numerous adults to the HSHC, many seniors, so I was happy to get them into loving homes. Several of my friends adopted them.

Today, I'd like to thank the Jarabek's for loving Steeley with all they had. It was clear they adored him and he lived his best years with them. May they find comfort in their faith and knowing that Steeley is pain free.

All my love to the Jarabek Family.

18/12/2024

Christmas cards sent to the rescue! Love this.

17/12/2024

Today was Silvie’s pups first car ride and vet visit ever.

All 5 pups are doing well and quite active. The smallest boy is under 5 pounds while Heinz is 6.0 pounds.

All of the pups have been reserved.

17/12/2024

I meet a lot of people who work in veterinarian hospitals and clinics. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know some well and genuinely appreciate those who treat me like your average person. No patronizing, no fake kindness, just genuine and real honesty and kindness.

The Christmas spirit had eluded me until yesterday. I dropped off packages and checked my PO Box. I still need to open all the envelopes but I had a notification that I also had a box that wouldn’t fit in my actual post office box.

When I opened the box, it was full of padding, I didn’t see anything at first so I thought maybe the person forgot to include an item. But wrapped tenderly in a paper towel surrounded by thick protective wrapping was this little glass Hermann.

Now, I don’t know why this touched my heart so profoundly aside from it being such sweet gesture. I think it was the lovely note attached which honestly has me crying now as I describe it to you.

Rhiannon reached out to me last summer when they had an owner surrender GSD who had parvovirus. I took “Luna” on and then also took Ora (also parvovirus) to her family’s clinic because Shelbyville Road Veterinary Hospital could get her in immediately.

After Ora survived her treatment, we joked that we hoped we’d never see each other again.

Rhiannon wrote me a handwritten note thanking me for saving Luna and wanted me to know it was clear how much I loved Hermann so she wanted me to have her handmade glass figurine of him.

The Christmas spirit is now in affect.

Gosh dang it. I miss him so so much.

Thanks Rhiannon for such a thoughtful gift. Little Hermann sits on my desk.

❤️‍🩹🖤❤️‍🩹🖤

16/12/2024

The rescue is closed on Sunday.

Email is the only way to reach the rescue. I don’t use text for business unless it’s a shelter with a dog in need since it’s usually urgent.

One wouldn’t text the Humane Society or any animal shelter. Same with me, it’s impossible to manage hundreds of texts so please email. I’ll answer Monday-Saturday.

Subscribers receive content on Sunday. 😉

14/12/2024

The Indianapolis community lost a warrior for animal rights early this morning. Theresa Redmon was an unassuming force with her petite build and kindness. However, her passion for helping animals of the city was fierce.

She was definitely designed with perfection to help educate pet owners and advocate for dogs who found themselves in poor conditions.

Her spirit of caring for animals will continue as her friendship reigned in so many fellow animal lovers. We owe her our gratitude.

I was honored to know her.

May her family find peace in her release of illness and know how deeply she loved them. Theresa is no doubt playing with her beloved German Shepherd, Jack, who I know must have been so happy to see her arrive.

Rest in His perfect love Theresa.

13/12/2024

I’m seeing the adopter’s Christmas photos coming in and I should tell you, they are pretty good! Reminder, I’ll be posting the pictures on December 20th and letting followers pick the best picture!

Adopters Only: please send your Holiday pictures of your adopted GSD to [email protected]

13/12/2024

It is Friday. I’ve been working on getting the new apparel out as quickly as possible. Will be working on this most of the day.

In the meantime, if you’d like to help out the rescue by donating $5 for dog food and vet care, your support would be greatly appreciated.

I have about 4 bags left of the 29 I bought last week. Purchasing more today!

Thanks for supporting the German Shepherds.

ZELLE: [email protected]

Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3917818986759920135&created=1711109650.918253&printed=1

PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=35TEHBD9VQPDC

13/12/2024

Just left the rescue’s new screen printer, a fellow Herron School of Art graduate! Local, small business owner.

Dominic will be printing all the rescue’s merchandise and focusing on the Hermann shirts first. Because it’s a busy time of the year, Cat Head Press has a lot of orders to fill but I’m confident that the work will be great and completed as soon as possible.

I verified all the artwork will be to scale.

Give them a like on social media if you don’t mind!

Here’s their website.

12/12/2024

You know when a person posts a comment intentionally trying to upset me? Or when a person who has never ever ran anything and criticizes my methods?

I’m always learning, but I feel that since I’m caring for 55 plus everyday and rescued over a 1,000 GSDs, that I may know a little more than a person who has owned, maybe 2 shepherds their entire life, and never worked with shelter shepherds in their worst behavior.

People who find power in writing negative comments rarely realize how it actually reveals their jealousy and misdirected angst because of their lack of effort working toward their own dreams.

Regardless of what trials this rescue has faced in almost 14 years, most followers will never know, I have never given up. See? That’s the difference. I don’t give up. Don’t be mad at me.

$600 was all that was left to my name in 2013. I had 15 shepherds, a mortgage, a car payment. I cashed out my retirement so we could survive.

When a dog ran up from behind me causing me to break my hip, I came back 6 weeks later. I ran the kennel with a cane towards the end of my recovery. Would they do this?

When I was viciously attacked my one of my sanctuary dogs, I worked the kennel with one hand even though the doctor told me not to clean kennels while my hand was healing. Would they do this? Shout out to Julie Boksa for saving me and for Lecia Spence (ER nurse) for caring for my wound. I could not look at my own hand for about a week.

I doubt those people will know (and I pray they don’t) what it feels like to have a body part in the mouth of a GSD who refuses to let go yet keeps tugging forcefully. I will never forget the look in her eyes. She was in a trance. I was back at the shelter pulling dogs the next week with my hand bandaged. Would they?

Everytime my own dogs pass, I’m still in the kennel and caring for the rescue dogs sometimes within the same hour my dogs took their last breath. Could they?

I’m not looking for an award or recognition. I’m sharing these stories because it’s easy to see someone and feel envious or judgemental. Yet, for those people, please consider you don’t see all the hours of work, the sadness, the physical aspect, the financial concerns. You just see 30 second videos and snapshots.

Nothing was handed to me. I’m a product of the work that has already been done and continues to be done.

What I suggest is for people who may be in this cycle of scroll & hate, is to find something that brings them joy. They’ll be so much happier. Because I am fulfilled, I find no desire to post anything negative on other rescue’s pages. That would be bizarre to me. I follow two rescues overseas and wouldn’t dream of commenting anything that wouldn’t provide comfort and encouragement. Guess that’s just me.

On another much sweeter note, I’m getting your Christmas abs holiday cards!! Love it. I’ll be posting them soon to share with loving and nice followers throughout the season.

Don’t forget! On December 20th, I’ll be posting all the holiday pictures submitted by adopters and let kind and loving followers vote on their favorite.

What should the winner get as a prize? Maybe a free black GSD who loves mud? 😆❤️🖤

12/12/2024

One of the nice gifts at the farm is being able to see the stars clearly at night. I’ve picked out a star that I call Hermann. It’s very bright and isolated from the other stars. Sometimes when I leave the kennel for the night, I’ll search for his star and say, “Good night Hermann, I miss you.”

Then, the very last thing I look at, is his wind chime down at the open field. It brings me comfort believing he’s never truly left but looking over his favorite spots.

I’ve began the process of establishing “Hermann’s Memorial Foundation”. I’ll use the money from the foundation and the sale of Hermann merchandise to begin work on a separate area of the farm for dogs like him.

I have an existing area that needs remodeled so it makes sense to remodel and expand this area. I recently had a quote for a new pole barn and it was much more expensive than I anticipated.

I think it will be a good way for me to heal from this monumental loss. I’ll keep followers up to date. It will be unique as was Hermann. I miss my boy. 🖤

11/12/2024

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10/12/2024

What has to be done every day since all these shepherds’ owners couldn’t make a commitment. Only one dog’s owner passed causing her to lose her home. Such a disgrace.

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Tuesday	09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 18:00
Thursday	09:00 - 18:00
Friday	09:00 - 18:00
Saturday	09:00 - 18:00

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Videos

Working with Ferrin

He’s the last shepherd at the end of each day. Progress looks different with him. We have no schedule, just day by day slow trust.

Silvie’s pups want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Hapoy Holidays. #gsdpuppy #gsd

Missing Hermann

One of the nice gifts at the farm is being able to see the stars clearly at night. I’ve picked out a star that I call Hermann. It’s very bright and isolated from the other stars. Sometimes when I leave the kennel for the night, I’ll search for his star and say, “Good night Hermann, I miss you.” Then, the very last thing I look at, is his wind chime down at the open field. It brings me comfort believing he’s never truly left but looking over his favorite spots. I’ve began the process of establishing “Hermann’s Memorial Foundation”. I’ll use the money from the foundation and the sale of Hermann merchandise to begin work on a separate area of the farm for dogs like him. I have an existing area that needs remodeled so it makes sense to remodel and expand this area. I recently had a quote for a new pole barn and it was much more expensive than I anticipated. I think it will be a good way for me to heal from this monumental loss. I’ll keep followers up to date. It will be unique as was Hermann. I miss my boy. 🖤

Shelter work

What has to be done every day since all these shepherds’ owners couldn’t make a commitment. Only one dog’s owner passed causing her to lose her home. Such a disgrace.