Griffin has been a great addition to the family. He is a total ball hound and loves to play fetch. He has been great with the kids and after a day of playing likes to snuggle on the couch. Griffin is a super dog and we appreciate all the work GSP Care does to make sure the dog is right for you and your family.
- Greg & Jenny (Chagrin Falls, OH)
We adopted Shorty (renamed Wyatt) and he instantly became a beloved member of our family. Our little girls (ages 5 and 2) are especially affectionate with him. Wyatt is literally the most gentle and tolerant dog we have ever met. He has the sweetest personality – with just the right dose of ornery. Wyatt is very smart and well behaved (when he is not being ornery). J He loves going to the dog park to chase tennis balls and swim!
I want to give big kudos to Adriana for doing such a wonderful job of matching the right dog to the right home. Wyatt is our third rescue, but our first GSP. What a wonderful breed! Wyatt is a PERFECT fit for us! I have attached a few photos of Wyatt with our girls so you can see for yourselves how well he has transitioned into our family. Thanks!
- Rachel & John (Gahanna, OH)
First I must explain how we were first introduced to GSPs. Shortly after getting married in 1995, good friends of ours discovered a stray GSP living near their home. After taking care of him and thinking they had placed him, he was returned to them by his “new” family. This is where we came in. After I picked him up for a test drive and had gone down the road a mile or two, I considered returning him. He was like a bouncing super ball in the car. Well, we did not return him and Kramer became our special boy for the next 14 years. Losing him in 2009 due to health reasons was heartbreaking. The depression was more than we ever could have ever imagined. We were sure we could not have another GSP because we thought we would always be comparing him to Kramer, a very high standard to live up to. Thankfully we reconsidered and a few months later we brought Obie into our home.
Obie participated in the cell-dog program and the GSP Ohio group were wonderful through the whole process. He has the typical GSP attitude (demanding “it’s all about me!”, vanity, plotting, entertaining) which we absolutely love. A perfect day involves breakfast, a walk/swim/fish, healthy treats, a ride in the truck, another walk or a run, dinner, more treats before going down for the day on top of one of us covered up. We absolutely love him! He makes us feel good. He also is wonderful with our 14 year old H57, Perkins. We are thrilled Obie chose us as his forever home. I often say GSP’s are smarter than most people I know, and I mean it. GSP’s forever!
- Carrie and Greg (Massillon, OH)
Etta (formerly Sparkle) was adopted from rescue approximately a week after we had to say goodbye to our beloved GSP, Duncan (also from Rescue). She was from a litter of pups from Kentucky. We were convinced by my college bound daughter that a puppy was just what we needed to get us out of the doldrums! She has more than fulfilled that purpose. Amazingly, Etta has a personality quirk or habit, that is exactly like one from our many previous GSPs that we have had over the last 25 years. She is a delightful, smart, cuddly girl. She is spoiled rotten and loving it! I hope to do therapy work with her, as she is very people oriented and attentive to emotions. My father is a widower and she sticks by his side and makes him smile whenever we are at his house. Had I known, I would have taken two puppies from this litter, she is just that wonderful to own! Thank you GSPCare of Ohio for all the work that you do and the attention to detail you demand to make sure prospective owners and dogs are closely matched!
- Annette (Pittsburgh, PA)
We adopted Samuel in August 2011. We were looking for a very specific dog who would be perfect for our six-year old alpha female shorthair, Maxine. Rescue was very careful to place us with the right dog and it has been the perfect match. We lost our other dog, Checkers, to a brain tumor in July, so there was a very deep void in our family. As you can see from the picture of Samuel and Maxine, Maxine has found a new best friend and so have we! Samuel truly is a big hunk of love and I have said from the time we picked him up in Ohio that I had to ask who rescued who?! Adrianna told me that she knew they had placed Samuel with the right family because when he got in our car to come home with us, he never looked back…..and neither have we…..we all are together for a reason and are happy to say that Samuel is at his forever home!!! Thanks again to all of the great people at GSP Care of Ohio…you all are amazing!!!
- Stephanie (Vandergrift, PA)
Shortly after moving to Ohio we lost our first GSP to kidney failure, We were devastated, but we needed a dog to make our family complete. When we contacted GSP Care of Ohio, we were told that a great dog had recently been received and was being fostered while he was being treated for heartworm. Olliie’s foster mom described exactly what we were looking for. When we talked to the vet, she described how he trotted around the exam room playing with a towel despite the fact that he was sick with heartworm and significantly underweight. That is why GSPs are our breed. Such amazing spirit! We brought him home in January of 2005 and he has been an integral part of our family ever since. He helped us through the loss of our first dog and while we gave him his forever home, he truly rescued us! We are so grateful to GSP Care of Ohio for giving Ollie a second chance. We could not imagine our lives without him!
- Beth (Hudson, OH)
After losing our 14.5 yr old male GSP (a former rescue that we fostered and then adopted through this group) we were fortunate to find Eli Biscuit through this site and by working with the wonderful volunteers that lead this organization. “Biscuit” was found late in 2008, alone, critically ill, and severely underweight. A kind and generous city employee got him to the right place where this group could heal this big lovey’s body and heart. He was then placed into a loving foster home where he re-learned how to be a social dog. His temperament, behaviors and attitude were evaluated, so that when we went to visit him with his soon to be sister “Rita” and my children, I knew exactly what to expect. We took him home a week later. He has continued to be a healthy happy dog, and an incredible watch dog for the children when they play outside. Though he loves sunning by the front door and an occasional counter surfing adventure, he loves being with his family most of all. Sneaking under the covers of the master bed at night is his favorite prank. There is not a more grateful, kind, dog soul out there, and we are forever lucky to have him with us!
- Melanie (Plymouth, MI)
Still Kicking and Nipping! Mandy was my first rescue dog. She is a fiesty girl that was born in May of 1998 and came to live with me in 2001. She still runs our house and loves to let the younger dogs know she is still queen of the couch. We adore her and she is spending her senior years very spoiled and cherished. She requires lots of medical attention due to her Cushing’s disease. She loves going to her acupuncture and hydrotherapy appointments weekly.
I adopted Mia in March 2005. She instantly captured my heart. She was a little timid and shy at first but, as she has gotten to know me, she has opened up. She is liked by all who meet her. She has a very gentle spirit that people seem to identify with. I am very grateful to GSP rescue for giving me the opportunity to add such a wonderful companion to my life.
On behalf of the Henry Family I would like to thank you folks for being there for Woody. ( now known as Quincy) . What a wonderful breed. He has already given us soooooooooo much pleasure love and dedication. We have a older dog Roxanne a (black lab) who has accepted Quincy and shares sleeping quarters and bones. We also have a Chocolate Point Siamese Cat. Quincy and Zeus(the cat) are great buds. Quincy plays with the cat and will get bored and walk away. Zeus takes offense to this and will attack Quincy from behind and bite him on the hind quarters as to say lets play!!!!!! To Funny!!!! We have three children who all are involved from walking daily to feeding.