We will be having our regular adoption event this Saturday from 12-3 at the Chantilly Webers Pet Supermarket located at 14508G Lee Rd, Chantilly, VA 20151. Come meet many of our available dogs and pups. Scheduled to appear: Detectives Cagney and Lacey, GBeanie Gaga, Monica’s Lil Boy, Sassy’s 9, Wise Road 6, LuLu’s Toffee, Toddy, Spice and Ember, Rusty, Bluey, Pumpkin. (This list will be updated throughout the week so check back often.)
To allow our volunteers to spend time with their families this Thanksgiving, there will be no event this week. We will see you again December 3 at our regular adoption event.
Lily Marie Harrison was born February 2nd 2011 and crossed the rainbow Bridge on November 7th 2022 at 5:03pm. Lily was a tree walker coonhound/pointer mix. Lily has been such amazing soul and is missed greatly. She was a certified service animal who loved children, people, and other dogs. Her love for chasing squirrels and raccoons was like no other. She enjoyed sun bathing and running marathons in her back yard. Thank you AFH for giving her family their best friend the most amazing, caring, and loving dog we could of asked for. We love you so much Lily Marie’ ❤️
-Kindra, Ron, Ricky, and Lynn
Join us on Sunday, November 6th for an adoption event with Barkhaus in Alexandria! Meet some of our rescue pups from 3:00pm to 5:00pm! Barkhaus (DC METRO’S FIRST EVER DOG FRIENDLY BAR & RESTAURANT FEATURING AN OFF-LEASH INDOOR & OUTDOOR DOG PARK). Barkahaus, located at 529 E Howell Ave in Alexandria, will remain open to the public. Scheduled to appear: Mocha, Lulus Pups, Rhonda’s Six Hop.
Please note: all dogs attending must be registered here with proof of vaccinations prior to the event.
I am writing to let you know that the dog we adopted from A Forever Home passed away on August 11, 2022. We called him Rocket, but his original name was Bacchus, AFH Tag# 7381, born 4/17/09.
He blessed us with 13 years of pure happiness and we’re still hurting from losing him. When we are ready to adopt another dog, we will definitely be looking at your available dogs.
Thank you!
Miriam
Come join us Saturday, October 29, 2022 for a day of Halloween fun. The Leton 8, Ruby’s Pups, Burrow, and Rhonda’s Hop will be in attendance.
The Halloween Bark Bash at One Loudoun is an outdoor, Halloween-themed festival, bringing together local pet-focused businesses, animal rescue groups, and pet owners for an exciting day of trick or treating, adoptable dogs, music, costumes, and animals galore. A Forever Home will have a booth a the 4th Annual Halloween Bark Bash. There will be fun things for the whole family, including: costume contest, dog caricatures, photo booth and kids game.
Where: One Loudoun, 20626 Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn, VA, 20147
When: Saturday Oct. 29 from 12-3.
Dear AFH: Another update from Trevor aka Baxter adopted in 2014. Trevor is a versatile boy. Most recently he earned the distinction of being the very first dog worldwide to earn the International Dog Parkour Association’s Gap Jump Level 1 Dog Parkour Specialist title (PKD-GJ). We are so excited and are steadily working on the next level to see how far we can go. Anyone interested in checking out this exciting sport can go to their website dogparkour.org and read up on it. There is also a very helpful group on Facebook “Dog Parkour Training,” which encourages handlers to help each other, reviewing each other’s videos, and answering questions from newer members. Thank you all for allowing us to share.
Diana Hong and Trevor
A Forever Home was blown away by a $5,000 donation from Rosenthal Automotive’s initiative called Rosenthal Cares. Our Jessica Miltenberger was on hand to accept the check and we are truly grateful for this incredible generosity. AFH is glad to partner with Rosenthal to give the gift of Forever Homes and Forever Love to needy dogs and pups. We look forward to partnering with them again in the future!
Our beloved Oreo passed away in October 2021. While our hearts are broken at the loss of our unique, sweet, smart, and beautiful girl, we are thankful to AFH for bringing her to us as the cutest, brightest puppy in May 2006. We were totally enamored with her from the first – her alert eyes and ears, white-tipped feet and one white hair on the tip of her tail – and for our golden retriever too, even as she took over his dog bed, toys, and spot on the couch. Our ten year-old son giddily took her on walks around the block, starting a lifetime tradition of running home for the last few houses. Oreo was special in the incredible love and devotion she demonstrated for us and the few people she considered “hers.” She was always within sight, often within reach; she loved nothing better than just being with us. And we loved being with her and our memories keep her close in our hearts.
Join us this Sunday for Paws in the Park! We will have a number of our doggies attending, including the GBeanies and Walking Trail Wendy!
There will also be food, drink, entertainment. Mostly, there will be puppy love! Hope you will stop by and say Hi!
When: Sunday 11 to 4
Where: Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madision St, Alexandria VA