We had our dog, Hank for fifteen years. Our children grew up with him. So, when he passed on, our family was devastated. We have always had and loved dogs as part of our family. But after Hank left us, we were so sad, we just weren’t ready for another dog. It took a while. As time went by, we started looking at rescue dogs online. Well, this one named “Kelly” jumped out at us, and, as we read further, we discovered that she was in Taiwan!!!!! We fell in love with her just from her picture. She was a Formosan Mountain dog. We started the process with the Life of Hope Foundation, our contact was Anita Lee. She responded right away to our inquiry. I can’t say enough good about her and this foundation!!! From the git go we could tell that they really had the dog’s best interests at heart. They were thorough and efficient with their questions to us and in their responses to our questions. They didn’t ask us for money. Their focus was to find the best home for Kelly. We were asked many questions about our home, backyard (and had to supply a video)…

We were looking to rescue a dog and came across Life of Hope Foundation. After submitting an application, Anita reached out shortly and throuhgly explained the adopting process. She was helpful every step of the way. Milo courageously flew over 15 hours from South Korea to San Francisco along with a volunteer flyer. When we picked him up at the airport, we were instantly filled with joy. There was a fairly short decompression phase, as Milo adapted to his new surroundings very quickly. He is smart, resilient, and obedient. Milo enjoys walks at the park, and hiking on the hills. He gets very excited when meeting other dogs. We are absolutely blessed to have Milo in our family, and are grateful for Life of Hope Foundation.

We knew that we wanted to adopt a dog from a rescue but we weren’t sure where to start. During our research we found Life of Hope Foundation and are so thankful that we did! We fell in love with Umi when we saw her pictures and read her story. Although she must have had a very hard beginning she is nothing but sweet, loving and confident! We have Life of Hope to thank for this. Anita was so amazing throughout the whole process, answering any questions we had, keeping us up to date on Umi and of course sending us lots of pictures! We could tell how loved and well taken care of she was by her amazing foster family. When Umi came home our older dog wasextremely welcoming and so excited to have a little sister. They spend their days playing and cuddling, Umi fits perfectly into our little family. We have had Umi for over a year now and it absolutely flew by. She is the silliest girl and always makes us smile. We are so extremely grateful for Life of Hope Foundation for bringing Umi into our lives. We love her more and more everyday. Best,Jared,…

Alvin is loving life in California exploring mountains with his sister Pintu. He’s not a fan of the water but loves the beach. He loves to pull me while i ride rollerblades like he’s a sled dog. He’ll bark for the first whole mile while pulling me! He is extremely loyal and loves the people that he knows. It still takes him awhile to warm up to people but once he does he’s loves them forever.

We rescued Scooby in August 2021. Travel was still pretty limited due to the pandemic, but Anita was extremely clear on how the overall logistics would work. She provided a lot of pictures and videos of him to get us excited leading up to the big day. She even provided us with a bunch of recommendations on how to care for him, knowing that he was our first dog. She addressed every question we had and we truly thank her for putting us at ease.    Scooby has brought us so much joy the past two years. We always try to include him in our plans and bring him to as many new experiences as possible. He has been to baseball games, completed 5k races, and even rode a train! We are looking forward for the winter to end, because we have a running bucket list of things to do once the weather is warm enough. We really do thank Anita again, for the trust she had that he would be in good hands. We fully recommend Life of Hope Foundation for any future adopters concerned about the complexities of international rescue. They are an experienced team and always make…

Hi! First I just want to thank Life of Hope Foundation for all the amazing work y’all do!  Here is my Testimonial for Freya (Originally Faya), along with some photos. When I was researching places to adopt FMD’s and came across Life of Hope Foundation I was Skeptical because there were so many positive testimonials! I reached out to a random person on Instagram (who tagged lhf.rescue in a post) and they echoed what all the testimonials were saying. Needless to say we decided to go with Life of Hope and our experience with Anita and the whole process was incredible. The pre-adoption process was smooth, very transparent and amazing to be put in touch with the Foster for Freya (originally Faya).  We picked Freya up at YVR in the late evening, she was a scared puppy and her journey wasn’t over yet.  We stayed the first night in a dog friendly hotel, the poor girl was so stressed but she did sleep for maybe 2 hours.  The next day we drove 5 hours back home, she was so stoked to be able to run around in our fenced yard. We’ve had her for 9 months at this point and since then we’ve seen her blossom into…

My wife and I’s experience with Life of Hope Foundation was nothing short of amazing. Anita was extremely transparent and helpful during the pre-adoption process and made sure we understood the quirks of raising a rescue FMD. When we first saw Drew (now Blanco) on the LHF Instagram, we instantly fell in love. Although Blanco was fearful at first, he warmed up to us quicker than we expected. It took him about 24 hours to start exploring his new home and his new cat sibling, Fez. As time went on he was able to show his true personality as a loving, highly energetic, and playful pup. Blanco loves going to the park and we always get compliments on how athletic he is after running laps around other dogs. I guess that’s why he loves car rides since he sees himself speeding by everyone else. Blanco’s big (little) brother Fez is happy (maybe not all the time) that he gained a brother and someone that he can occasionally play with (when he feels like it). Blanco is our shadow and loves to be around people and although he’s nearly 60lbs, he will snuggle right on top of you. Our life has…

The night I picked up Mochi from the LAX airport, I saw a helpless and scared puppy hiding in the back of her kennel huddled close to her stuffed dinosaur. Upon bringing her back home, she was absolutely terrified and would not want to come out of her kennel. With some patience and motivation, she nervously stepped out into her new forever home. That same night Mochi opened up to me, and me only. My family, eager to meet and play with her, would not be greeted or approached in the same manner that Mochi did for me. Everytime I came downstairs, everytime I turned the corner, and everytime I walked in her direction, Mochi would jump up and run towards me wanting to play and ask for pets and love. As the months went by, Mochi became more comfortable and more willing to explore and meet “new” people. She finally grew an attachment between my mom, dad, grandma, and sister, and slowly started making friends with my cousins, close friends, and their dogs as well. What once was a nervous and uncertain puppy grew to become a more confident, joyful, and curious puppy that now loves interacting with others…

My entire experience with Life of Hope Foundation was wonderful.I was looking for a senior dog and Nora’s picture on their website caught my eye. Our familyhad some concerns in working with an international rescue group and the challenges involved,but the people at Life of Hope were all so kind and responsive. Anita responded to my inquiryand then connected me to Rita, Nora’s rescuer. Rita answered every question that I had, andeven spoke to me by phone to address specific concerns.Rita provided pictures and videos of Nora in different settings, which allowed us to see Nora’sinteractions with children, adults, and other dogs. It was clear how much effort she has put intosocializing, training, and caring for her rescues, for which I am so grateful. I sent over videos ofour house and provided descriptions of our general schedules, to help them understand ourliving conditions, how much time we would spend with Nora, and how invested we would be inher future. Thankfully, we all agreed that Nora would be a great fit!After the adoption paperwork and fee was received, Rita started the process to fly Nora over.She updated me frequently on the health clearance process and what to expect after such along…