Apr 25, 2017
Adopted by Mary Lester: April 16, 2011
A few lines from Mary:
Poonak is the sweetest dog ever. She is gentle and good natured and she steals every heart that comes near her.
I am extremely grateful to Maryam for working with us. We’re making progress – both of us – I’m becoming more clear and consistent and she’s getting better at “leave it.” I can’t thank you and Vafa enough. Poonak is the best!
Poonak’s original story posted on facebook back on Sept 2010:
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=443099163521
Apr 24, 2017
Adopted by Lei and Jacob Kraup – June 18, 2011
We have been following VAFA on Facebook for quite a while, as well as many other dog rescue groups. After a recent move we finally felt ready to welcome a new member into our family.
When we contacted VAFA to ask about adoption, Farah immediately emailed us back including a puppy’s picture!! That was Momo, though at the time she was called Nina. She was so adorable, we just couldn’t help falling love with her. She became our little girl from the moment we saw her!
Momo has big paws for her age, and we are sure that we have a big girl on our hands. Looking at her growing every day is both wonderful and amazing.
We are very grateful to the lovely volunteers and kind family who helped to bring the young Momo from Iran to Vancouver. After much anticipation, she finally arrived on June 18th, 2011.
Momo settled down very quickly. She was a bit shy at first but her curiosity brought her true personality out in no time. She melts the heart of every single person she meets. Everyone asks us what kind of dog she is. We always tell people that we wonder about that too.
The first time when she met Munster (her furry friend in Vancouver), she was timid and tucked her tail down between her legs. Luckily, Munster is a very friendly dog, and soon they played like the best of friends (Momo slept very well that night). Now she has no more fear meeting other dogs; in fact, going to doggie park is one of her favourite things ever. Momo is such a bundle of joy. She can be cute, cuddly, silly, stubborn, and aloof, but she is always a sweetheart.
Probably the biggest drama in Momo’s new life in Canada came as a result of her decision to eat a rock a few days after she arrived. It was pointed out during her first visit to the vet. There was talk of x-rays and maybe even surgery; we were all very worried. Luckily, as soon as we left the vet, Momo got rid of the rock the natural way. It was a relief for all of us, and Momo felt a whole lot better too.
There has not been a single moment that we regretted letting Momo into our lives. We’re pretty sure the feeling is mutual.
Lei & Jacob
Apr 24, 2017
Adopted by Siamack & Nasrin Yeganeh – March 29, 2011
We feel so lucky to have adopted a puppy from Vafa Animal Shelter. It’s hard to find the words to express the joy this little one has brought in to our lives.
And it would not have happened if I had not responded to your need for travelers from Iran to agree to bring a Vafa dog back to US with them. There was four of us.
Thunder (Caramel) was the one that came with my aunt ahead of me. My husband, Siamack, was to foster him. Well Siamack says he fell in love with the little bundle of joy at first sight especially when he learned that Caramel was only two days old when he was abandoned. He waited for me to come back and make the final decision.
I can’t tell you the feeling I had when I met Thunder for the first time. My heart just melted when I looked at his eyes and I knew right then that I am not able to give him up.
Siamack told me that he is like tsunami, and he is! He chews on everything and specially loves my mom’s socks. He doesn’t like any one to take a nap and teases his older brother, Shazdeh. He is very playful and funny and adorable. We love him and can’t imagine our lives without him.
Apr 24, 2017
Adopted by Katie & Matt Allen-Goebel on May 22, 2011 – San Pablo, California, USA
Lily has been with us now for about 3 months. When she first arrived, Lily attempted to push around her older brother, Scooter, stealing his treats, not allowing him to lay on his bed.
So, my husband, Matt, and I spent hours petting and treating both dogs at the same time so that Lily began to associate Scooter with good things and not competition for our affection.
Now, she and Scooter play in the yard and we have found them curled up on the same bed together more than once. Every morning when they go out in the yard, they bark at the same squirrel, even when he’s not in the tree or anywhere to be found.
They spend hours together in the evenings, chasing each other, barking at dogs that are being walked by our fence line and generally making each other very happy.
Lily has recently graduated from Basic Obedience and we are pleased to have a happy and better behaved dog in the house. The obedience training seemed to solidify to Lily that we are her people. She is one of the happiest dogs I have ever seen, always smiling with her tail wagging.
Roxana’s story was originally posted on our pages on Feb 25, 2011:
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150108842938522
Apr 24, 2017
Adopted by an Iranian family in Washington, DC area – Feb 27, 2011
If a by-passer looks through the windows of our house around ten a.m. she or he will witness my three year old son walking on his toes, holding a peanut butter sandwich over his head as a large black and white dog cruises next to him. Later in the afternoon the same dog will be chasing gently after my daughter and my son as they play tag.
That dog is Ms. Patti. We adopted her when she was a few months old through Vafa with the help of our beloved Farank. I have never seen a funnier dog. She is hesitant to get close to anything new, even a new set of floral pillow covers become a game of hide and seek to her. Still, she is a smart dog. Rice is perhaps the only cuisine that makes her seek it like a beloved at arm’s length. After all the scent of her land is deeply entwined with her as it is with her adopters.
Here’s Patti’s original Story which we posted on our facebook page in January 2011:
Patti was a tiny female puppy covered in mange that would not stay quiet for even a minute. She continued to bark and yelp first few days of her arrival.
Little by little, she has let go of her past. After fully recovering from mange she has turned in to a beauty that wins every one’s heart.
We sent her off to the shelter a couple of months ago but she tried getting too friendly with the wrong dog, big boy Sohrab, and ended up hurt in one eye which sent her right back to quarantine.
Patti greets all the visitors at the quarantine and even gives kisses to those whom she knows.
She makes friends easily and plays well with other dogs. At times that one of the dogs in being scolded for something, she goes and sits with them to make them feel better.
