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Hope

German Shepherd Dog · Female · Adult Dog (6 months+)

Hope
Breed
German Shepherd Dog
Age
Adult Dog (6 months+)
Gender
Female
Size
Large (60-99)
Color
Black, Tan/Yellow/Fawn
Good with kids
Unknown
Good with dogs
Unknown
Good with cats
Unknown
House trained
Yes
Spayed/neutered
Yes
Currently in
a foster home
Adoption fee
$450
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One application covers all our dogs. We review within 72 hours.

About Hope

🌟 Meet Hope — the dog who refused to give up

Hope, at almost 6 years old, was found alone in a gas station parking lot… injured, scared, and shot. She had spent the night waiting—quietly holding on, as if she still believed someone would come for her.

And someone did.

But what’s hardest to understand isn’t what happened to Hope… it’s who she chose to be after.

She lost one of her front legs, yet somehow, she didn’t lose her trust. She didn’t lose her softness. She didn’t lose her ability to love.

Hope greets people with gentle eyes and a wagging tail. She leans into you like she’s always belonged there. There’s no anger in her, no fear that takes over—just a quiet, steady kind of love that feels almost undeserved when you know her story.

She moves through the world a little differently now—but with just as much joy. She plays, she bonds, she lives fully. And more than anything, she wants to be someone’s dog. Not for a moment—but forever.

Hope has already survived the worst day of her life. She’s already done the hard part.

Now she’s just waiting… for the part where someone chooses her, keeps her safe, and shows her what it means to truly be home.

Hope had the chance to meet the USA Men's Soccer Team at their hotel arrival in Seattle and she took full advantage of it, greeting everyone, sitting in laps and getting all the love and pets that she could.

💛 If you’ve been waiting for a sign—this is her.

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