There are just too many dogs and too few adopters. So all rescues have to decide where to draw their lines. Some rescues are lax with their restrictions, but euthanize all dogs that aren t placed within a month or two. Other rescues are extremely rigid with their restrictions and rarely euthanize. In addition, many rescues are extremely strict about rescuing only purebreds, as they are much easier to place than mixes.
Few people come to a purebreed rescue looking for a mix.
In that time period, that s eight or nine dogs that we CAN T save, because we re saving one. Unlike many other rescues, we also take mixes, as long as they re predominantly GSD and as long as we have room. But mixes are typically harder to place, so we have them longer. So we make that decision very carefully. If a dog has an aggressive bite history, we just can t take him.