City Renewables

May 4, 2022 | Home

Our AFH alum Luna is working hard on our Panels for Puppies Fundraiser! You can save money, puppies, AND the environment by going solar with City Renewables before May 31st. There’s no upfront cost, just more forever homes for our puppies and affordable...

You Did It! Time to Shop for a New Van!

Mar 2, 2022 | Home

This evening we reached our goal of $50,000 to buy a new transport van thanks to Jennifer S who sent us the last $6,000. We are so grateful to everyone who donated to this purpose. Now it is time to start shopping! We will update you all once we get our new van. Thank...

Adoptions During Coronavirus Distancing

Sep 22, 2020 | Home

Please know that AFH takes the Novel Coronavirus pandemic seriously. The safety of our volunteers and adopters is paramount while we continue to save lives. We are not holding in-person adoption events until further notice. Instead we are also doing virtual homechecks...

Woofies Paws In The Park, March 18th

May 12, 2024 | Home

Join us for an exciting day filled with love, joy, and furry companionship at the Woofie’s Paws in the Park Adoption Event! It will be a paw-tastic day on May 18th from 10am to 3pm at Wolf Trap Farm Park (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). All the Woofie’s locations in the...

Braddock Bark – Sunday May 19

May 11, 2024 | Home, Uncategorized

Can’t make it Saturday? Then how about Sunday May 19 from1-4 at Lake Accotink Park, McLaren Sargeant Pavilion (5650 Heming Ave, Springfield).  A Forever Home will be attending this Sunday with lots of our dogs and pups. It is a very nice event with lots to do....

Sadie (Ruffles) Our Sweet Girl

May 9, 2024 | In Memory

In 2012 I had bought my first house and I thought that it would be nice to get my first dog, Jude, a friend. I found Sadie at AFH while looking for Rottweiler/lab mix puppies that would look like one of my childhood dogs. It appears now that she somehow found her way...

Abby – Never Forgotten

Apr 26, 2024 | In Memory

My husband and I decided that we wanted to adopt a puppy in 2008, when I was retiring from teaching.  One of my students, Abby, waters fostering two adorable boxer/bloodhound mixed puppies, so she brought them to school one day.  The minute she put one of the puppies...

Lainey – Will Be Missed Forever!

Apr 26, 2024 | In Memory

We came to AFH in 2009 when we were looking for a dog– supposedly for my husband. We decided to look at a dog named Lainey. When we arrived at Julie Kearn’s home Lainey went right to my husband like “you have finally come for me.” Once she weaned her pups we picked...

Join Us At Viva Vienna

Apr 23, 2024 | Home

Join us at Viva Vienna Memorial Day Weekend. AFH will be having a booth on Sunday, May 26 and Monday, May 27 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. We will be raffling off a puppy pinata, giving away candy and magnets, and having puppy visits! Our goal is to find new fosters to...

Sweet Jack Straw (Dallas)

Apr 19, 2024 | In Memory

Our home and our hearts are a little emptier tonight, the latter of which is blown apart. Our sweetest boy, Jack Straw, has left us. After being rescued by A Forever Home, Jack “found” us as a puppy in the fall of 2008 while nestled in the arms of foster mom, Diana...

Reba Jean – Gone Too Soon

Apr 14, 2024 | In Memory

Reba Jean, adopted from AFH in October of 2018, passed away from lymphoma at the age of 5 years and 8 months. She was part of the country singer litter of dogs from Charlottesville. We will miss you,...