This group was started in the mid-nineties by four members of the Fort Worth Breed club. The club had run a GSD rescue for quite a few years but the decision was made to discontinue doing so. Wendy Wilson had been in charge of rescue for the breed club for a couple of years and thought there was a need for such an organization. So did Becky Slanker, Jo McDonald and Carolyn Wilson and so we created the NTXGSD Rescue. We incorporated a year or so later and became a non-profit organization -- which means your donation can be tax deductible!

We are strictly all volunteers. Nobody gets paid, there is no monetary gain for anybody involved in rescue. The only money this group gets is from the generosity of the general public and the folks who adopt our dogs; we get no support from anywhere else. Some vets are more generous in their price reductions than others and we really appreciate them. We do not have a facility where we keep dogs - we rely on fosters. Any dog that goes to a foster is spayed or neutered, heartworm checked and all shots bought up to date. Any medical condition is addressed before the dog is adopted out. A lot of the dogs are still with their original owners who for one reason or another can no longer keep their pet. This means the prospective owner gets to talk to someone who knows the dog. Any animal that is still intact must be spayed or neutered within one month of new ownership. There are way too many animals being destroyed every day already.

We have gained two additional members Ann Webb who does a wonderful job with our website and Roy Sallee who joined our merry band when the white shepherd rescue collapsed in this area. This group is colorblind when it comes to German Shepherds and will attempt to help any German Shepherd to find a forever home! That includes shepherd mixes providing they look somewhat like a shepherd. We have on occasions had dogs on our site that were not shepherds -- recently a Malinois who now resides in NM! It can be done but it's not easy.

Over the past years we have helped people to pay vet bills, paid one man's fine at animal control so he could get his dog home for Thanksgiving, paid for two strays that needed amputations, given money to people who couldn't afford to buy dog food. We also offer training advice -- we would sooner solve the problem then find the dog a new home.

You are reading this so you must be thinking about adopting a GSD and that is great! GSDs are one of the most intelligent animals you will ever encounter. They need training and love and will make you the best dog you have ever owned. They want to be one of the family and with correct training will be an excellent asset to it.

Please fill out our rescue application and check out our Available Dogs and thank you for considering our deserving dogs. We hope we can help you find your perfect dog!