Adopted by Mohammadi Family - June 25, 2014 - Goteborg, Sweden Our girl, Shalizar, has now been with us for about eight months here in Sweden. It's not an easy task to describe the love you have for your first pet but we'll try. The story began in September 2013 when...

PatooAdopted Feb 2012 - Ravon Family - San Jose, CA Hi! My name is Patoo, and I am a very special dog! I am not only beautiful, but smart enough to make the best of the opportunities that life put on my path. I had it all planned out. After getting lucky to leave my...

Adopted by Danielle Loustalot and Daniel Beagley, adopted October 9th, 2014 in Bakersfield, California On the day of our meet & greet with Lady (then "Tootak"), we brought my dog Blaze so they could become acquainted with one another. He doesn't connect with all dogs,...

Adopted by Dan & Margarida - July 15, 2014 - San Jose, CA Hello, I'm Dan. My partner Margarida and I have had a rescue dog, Dragon, for three years. Recently we adopted s beautiful blind husky through VAFA. Dragon decided that he wanted to tell the story about our new...

Adopted by Marsha & Stan Laugher - April 9, 2014 - Oldsmar, FL My husband and I lived in Maryland in the DC suburbs, with our two dogs and two cats and were getting ready to move to Florida. I had become familiar with VAFA through facebook and had sponsored two dogs...

Adopted by Yvonne Formel - Oct 6, 2013 - Glen Ellyn, IL One year ago I stood in the cargo building parking lot at O'Hare International Airport while my new "jube" dog from Iran relieved himself on a 1 foot by 1 foot patch of grass. The cold autumn wind ripped past us...

Adopted by Richard Del Pezzo - April 6, 2014 - Daytona Beach, FL Princess has been a wonderful addition to the house ever since day one which was April 6, 2014. In a short period of time she has become very popular in the neighborhood as well as the dog park. Everyone...

Adopted by Madeleine & Claude Bourget, July 7, 2013, Toronto, Canada Sheeba came into our lives shortly after we lost our 10 year old Schnauzer. We aren't sure who rescued who, but its been a great experience. She has found her forever home and protects it, and her...

Adopted by Aivaziyan Family - May 13, 2013 - La Crescenta, California From the time I opened my eyes, we had a dog in our house. I lost my last dog at the young age of 8. After that, it was very hard to imagine bringing home another dog until I met Vafa and saw their...

Adopted by Linda & Barry Potter - July 23, 2013 - Salt Lake City, Utah We sit in the quiet living room, and the only sound to be heard is the contented chewing of chew toys from my three dogs. It is, as we call it, the evening chew. To me it is the sounds of three...