I had been searching for a dog for a while. Due to the COVID pandemic, all rescue dogs in my area were being adopted very quickly. I almost gave up hoping to adopt a dog until I found Life of Hope. I emailed Ivy and Anita my application and they responded very quickly. They took time reviewing my application and what I was looking for in a dog to make sure we were a good match. It took about 3 months to get Rocky due to the limited amount of pets that were allowed into the U.S. due to COVID but he was definitely worth the wait! I have had him for about 3 weeks and he is adjusting very well. He is calm and loves to cuddle on the couch. But the moment you pick up his leash he gets very excited, he loves going on runs and hikes. Thank you, Life of Hope Foundation and Rocky’s foster mom for updating me while I waited and for taking such great care of him. Rocky has brought so much fun and joy to our home and I could not imagine my life without him now.I also am including some images,…

My husband and I were lucky enough to find Life Hope Foundation online after a friend had mentioned she had gotten her last pup from an International rescue organization. Their website was easy to navigate and we loved seeing multiple pictures of the adoptable dogs and reading their rescue stories. We were immediately drawn to one pup in particular and completed an adoption application online. We expected it would take several weeks to hear back and were so surprised when we were contacted by Anita later that evening! Over the next week we were in communication with both Ivy and Anita, two of the most gracious and caring people I have had the pleasure of working with, and shortly after we were notified our application was approved. Because of the Pandemic, it took some time before a volunteer could be found to bring Izzy over to us but it was so worth the wait. Both Ivy and Anita emailed us pictures and videos of Izzy during the waiting months so we felt like we were getting to know her even before we me her. We were a little nervous about the logistics of the airport pick up but they had arranged for a…

We were looking for months at different organization to adopt a pup, but it was impossible to get in touch with anyone, and had very specific size preference. Finally our friends recommended the Life of Hope organization, and I’m so glad they did! I reached out on instagram and Anita replied right away, and communicated with me every week until we found our sweet little Banzai (Bomi) to adopt. Banzai was found with both of her hind legs broken. They nursed her to health under the care of a vet, and raised her for the first 6 months of her life, until she flew all the way from Taiwan for us to retrieve her in San Francisco. Andy and I were so shocked that the low adoption fee covered all of the love and support LHF gives to their rescue pups. To us it’s a testiment of passion for what they’re doing. A month later, Zuko (Ray) needed fostering to be rehomed in San Francisco. We offered to foster Zuko, and finally, adopted him because we just fell in love with him. Banzai and Zuko became fast friends and really took each other out of their shells. They were both super shy…

I wish that when we started searching for a dog, we had found Life of Hope foundation right away! We almost gave up after we had submitted numerous adoption applications to several shelters and never heard from them. Luckily my daughter found Life of Hope Foundation online. We applied for a dog and heard from LHF right away.  Anita gave us more details about the dog’s temperaments and also gave us suggestions. We ended up choosing Kiwi (formerly Butter) and it was the best decision ever!We picked Kiwi up at SFO after one month of waiting. Thank you to the volunteer who brought five dogs with her. Kiwi came in a clean large kennel with a new leash, harness, and toys. We fell in love with her immediately. She was very calm and gentle, a bit shy and cautious at first, but warmed up to us quickly. My teenage girls adore her very much and she bonded with them right away. Because of the extreme heat, wildfires, and smoke we are experiencing right now, we aren’t able to exercise her outdoors. However, Kiwi and the girls keep one another active by running and playing in the house.Kiwi now whines a…

Marian and I have been wanting to adopt a dog for a long time, but the circumstances were never quite right. When we both started working from home due to the quarantine, we thought there would be no better opportunity. We initially applied with several other agencies, but never heard back – until we found Life of Hope Foundation! We fell in love with Kikko (Janet) from the moment we saw her and applied immediately. Unlike the other agencies, Ivy and Anita replied within just hours of us submitting our application. We appreciated how upfront they were in informing us that Kikko was a very nervous dog, and that adopting her would require a lot of patience. They were always extremely responsive, and walked us through the entire adoption process. They even put us in touch with the foster family, who provided weekly, if not daily, updates and pictures of Kikko doing all sorts of fun activities. Though we had to wait until we could secure a volunteer to bring her over from Taiwan, the pictures, videos, and updates from the foster family made it feel like we were already getting to know her!We have now had Kikko for little…

It has been a month since Tess(now 小黑 XaioHei) arrived. She has brought great joy and fun. When she first came, she was SUPER shy. It took her a few days to get out of her cage, but after that, the process was very smooth. After 6 days with us, we took her on our first walk! She was extremely obedient. Tess has brought a great bundle of joy along with her silliness. She is super kind and loves to roam around the house and backyard! She loves her bones and toys and is the sweetest dog we could’ve ever asked for. Tess has definitely lifted the mood around the house, and we are so grateful to have her.

Peter came to us as the world shut down. We had been talking about getting a dog again in the summer, but realized that we were all going to be home for a while and this would be the perfect time. We found his picture on adoptapet and immediately fell for his face and his giant ears. We sent an email and quickly got a reply from the foundation who let us know that Peter would be avaible soon. Their communication was great and they put us in touch with the foster family so we could meet him. We were able to bring him home soon after that. Peter has been doing great. He is adjusting to our house full of people (a couple of small ones) and our cat. He is super mellow and seems super happy to lay in the yard in the sun shine or play soccer with the kids. 

Dear Life of Hope, Ivy, and Anita, Let me assure you that Taro (formerly Johnson) is living his best life here in California. He has been here ten days, and each day there is progress. He is so smart and sweet. He follows us everywhere and can sit on command. His adorable quirks include a constant lust for belly rubs and lots of stretching, down-dog and up-dog. We can’t help but walk him three to four times a day with those long legs and curious nose. And in the backyard, he runs sprints around us, panting with joy! He lives up to the breed’s qualities of being a perfect-medium in size and temperament. Thank you for such a smooth process from the first emails with your recommendations for the right dog, to picking him up from the airport, and now to him being so well house-trained. He brings us so much joy! Life of Hope is an amazing organization that brings families together. Sincerely, Savannah, Kevin, and Taro

It has been about 6 months since I adopted Bucky (Curtis) and we couldn’t be happier! Now that Captain has his little brother around, they keep each other company. Christina and I find Bucky quirky and full of energy and, at the same time, a really great cuddle buddy. Captain and Bucky are always fighting to cuddle with one of us or with each other. Bucky has really acclimated well to living in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was shy of stairs and other dogs he would meet at the park at first, but now is a champion stair climber. He still keeps his distance with some dogs, but when he has more than 30 seconds to get to know a strange dog, he becomes friends with them. Captain and Bucky get to play on the beach and the forest all the time. We got Captain and Bucky comfortable with running into the water. They do play rough sometimes, but I know they are being brothers. I would know, I played rough with my brother too. The two are can’t be separated now without one of them either always looking or crying for each other if one is gone….