Letters from Home
Roman joined our family in October 2017 and was our first “baby”. He was exactly what our family needed, and is the perfect mix of smart but goofy, and incredibly loyal. He spends his days lounging by the open windows, chasing squirrels, hoping for...
In Memory
My sweet friend, Molly the wonder mutt passed away May 14, 2024. She turned 15 in April. Adopted from AFH as a 10 week old beagle mix puppy we had so many great years together. She was 35 pounds of happy. Molly was my walking buddy, my pal once kids moved away, and my...
In Memory
Dear Yuki, thank you for the time and love you gave our family for nine beautiful years. Your loving gaze, calm presence and steadfast presence were a balm to our souls. We will miss you terribly. Yuki came to us in March 2015, very skinny with recurrent ear and teeth...
In Memory
Maribel and forever family, It is with a heavy heart we share that our four legged daughter, Penny, has passed away. She was the most perfect puppy to ever exist – kind, gentle, loyal, and truly a rare being. We still remember bringing her home 10 years ago, and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Letters from Home
Hi! Just wanted to drop a note that our girl of 16 years of age is still doing amazingly well! I gave her a spring haircut today (shown below) and the vet says she’s remarkably healthy for her age. In the past 5 years since my last note, we adopted an elderly...