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August 2004

Rusty is a playful, lovable, intelligent GSD. He always loves to play and I even taught him on how to find me when I am hiding indoors and out. He is about 3 years old now. He loves playing ball and catch with the frisbee. He likes chasing squirrels up trees when we go to the park, and he still can't figure out where they go when they get to the tree. we also gave him a few stuffed animals to play with that he loves to throw around the room...

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Elizabeth Riddle, our rescue president, outside of her full-time job and continuing educational pursuits, is an animal behaviorist and an obedience instructor, with a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Illinois with a specialty in Ethology (the study of animal behavior). She officially founded this rescue in November of 1997 while attending the University of Illinois. Learn more about this rescue...

Approximately 8-12 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year and approximately 5-9 million are euthanized (60% of dogs and 70% of cats). — Annual Shelter Statistics, ASPCA