Welcome

Welcome to the home of South West GSD and Dog Rescue

Charity number 1171842

We are a non-profit organisation based in the South West of England dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and re-homing of German Shepherd related cross-breeds and other dogs in need.

 

Please feel very welcome to wander around our site at your leisure. Information on the dogs we currently have in rescue can be found here, as well as details of our Adoption Process which includes an outline of our re-homing conditions.

 

How we do what we do:

 

Except in the most extreme of circumstance and dire need, we don't do kennels. Unfortunately at the moment, we are having to use kennels as we have a lot of dogs in, we will be getting them into foster homes as soon as possible.

 

Sociable creatures that need to be at the heart of a family, we don't believe that Shepherds do at all well in kennels, and so have built our Rescue on the goodwill and support of an army of volunteers all across the country that provide foster homes for the dogs in our care. Yet more supporters and volunteers provide transport to pick up and drop off dogs in all corners of the UK and help out with the home-checks needed for every potential new foster or forever home that comes along.

 

We are always looking for more volunteers, whether to help with fund-raising, home-checks, transport or provide foster care for dogs in need. Our ability to make a difference is constrained only by the goodwill and resource of those that step forward to help; the folks that step forward to make a difference with us.

 

The Rescue covers the transport costs, veterinary fees and food bills for all of our dogs in foster care. All we ask of our foster homes is that they provide a safe and loving environment for the dog, time and attention, feeding and walks. We take great care in selecting the right dog for the right foster home, great care in ensuring each can meet the other's needs, and provide continual support and advice until a forever home is found.

 

Your help can make a massive difference, and we feel the rewards are huge.

 

If you think you can help, in any way, please get in touch.

Support & Fundraising

Charitable institutions and organisations such as the South West GSD Rescue rely heavily on your help to raise funds. We endeavour to use no less than 95% of all monies raised on looking after the welfare of our animals, feeding them, and ensuring they are in good health and correctly handled when transported from overseas. for example. To this end our volunteers all over the country work tirelessly with the best interest of the dogs at heart.

Fundraising For The SWGSDR

If fostering is not for you then don't worry as there are many other ways in which you can help the rescue dogs by joining in with our very friendly and very active fundraising team. We as a rescue are always looking for ways to raise much-needed funds for all the veterinary costs, food bills, etc... that we incur in providing the best care for our dogs. So if you are creative with ideas as well as having a flair for anything else then come and join us on one of our awareness stalls or join in one of our many sponsored events - even if it's just to make the tea!

If your not that way inclined and just want to make a simple donation then please use the link here for Goldengiving.com

https://www.goldengiving.com/secure/link-donation/south-west-gsd-rescue

 

Shop Online And Raise Funds With Easy Fund Raising

easyfundraising.org.uk is a shopping directory listing some of your favourite online stores including Amazon, NEXT, Debenhams, John Lewis, Toys R Us, HMV and over 500 others. Just use the links on the easyfundraising site whenever you shop online and, at no extra cost to you, we'll receive a free donation of up to 15% from every purchase you make. It really is that simple!

What do I do?

Just follows these steps, it's FREE and it's as easy as 1-2-3.

1. To start please Register so easyfundraising know which cause you want to support. Just click the link http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/southwestgsdrescue.

2. Next, login using your username / password. This is how the system recognises who you are and which cause benefits when you make purchases.

3. Finally, click any of the retailer links provided and then shop just as you would normally.

That's all you need to do - apart from remembering to return to the easyfundraising site and login next time you are going to shop online!!

Providing you login and use the retailer links provided easyfundraising will track all your transactions and pay the rescue the appropriate donations. These will then be displayed in your easyfundraising account (which you can access online).

All these shops and more are helping us rescue German Shepherds by donating money every time you shop. DON'T FORGET TO USE OUR LINK NEXT TIME YOU SHOP ONLINE.

Search The Web & Raise Funds

You can also raise funds when you search the web - with easysearch, a search engine with a difference!

When you search the web with easysearch, you'll raise around 1p for us with every search you make! Just like easyfundraising it is completely free to use and if you make just 10 searches a day, you could raise £25 a year - or more - for us, just by switching to easysearch.

What do I do?

1. Click the link http://southwestgsdrescue.easysearch.org.uk.

2. Select 'Set as my Home Page' from the menu on the left to use easysearch to search the web from your Home page.

3. You could also click 'easysearch from my Browser' this will add a small search box to the top right of your browser page. Use it for quick searching. (If you have more than one search added to your browser you may have to use the drop-down to select easysearch.)

Check out our unique easysearch page at http://southwestgsdrescue.easysearch.org.uk and use it every time you search the web.

Contacting Us

Email Us AtOur Address
enquiries@southwestgsdrescue.org.ukSouth West GSD Rescue
HEAD OFFICE
Paddon Park
Shebbear
Beaworthy
EX21 5RD

Making A DonationHome Checked Already?
To make a donation simply click on the button below and follow the displayed instructions.

If you have been home checked already please keep an eye on the dogs needing homes page as we are unable to contact everyone with information of the new dogs coming in, please contact us via email or private message, details on our contact us page,  thank you.

Kind regards Paula.

 


We ask that all our Home checkers, Dog assessors, and Transport drivers CONTACT US VIA TEXT OR MESSENGER, to say they have arrived at said place and again when they leave.

Our FaceBook Page

Social Media

We have a very active, very friendly Facebook Group dedicated to our Rescue that is a great place to keep track of our activities, ask questions, seek advice or generally natter about all matters dog related. Please don't hesitate to apply to join the Group, the only real admission criteria is a shared passion for our dogs and what we do:

Dogs Looking For Homes

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Latest Success Story

  • Hugo uk re-homed

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Useful Links

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