Indy & Lola’s Adoption Stories
Indy, on the left and Lola on the right, are best friends. These two lucky dogs were adopted by sisters and spend a lot of time together. It did not take them long to be bonded for life. Suzzanne says “We had been dog-free for about a year and decided it was time to start […]
Bailey’s Adoption Story
We recently adopted Bailey, aka Hercules at ARF. Here is an athletic, energetic teenager and often too smart for his own good. Bailey is currently six-months old and in training with Puppy Spirit, where he is very vocal in class. Bailey is a people lover and wants to visit everyone. We are often told that […]
Josie’s Adoption Story
Our 14-year-old beloved rescue dog passed away last August. We had originally thought that we would wait until the spring to adopt another dog but when we saw Ivy, now Josie, on the ARF website later that month, we could not resist meeting her and adopting her. Her foster parents had described her as ‘full […]
Poppy’s Adoption Story
Our family recently adopted Birdie, now Poppy, from ARF after we lost our 2 senior dogs and 1 cat in Nov and Dec 2023. I was immediately drawn to Poppy as not only is she beautiful but her bio mentioned she was good with kids, which was key for us. We met her and fell […]
Max’s Adoption Story
We recently adopted “Arlo” now known as Max. We lost our puggie in January of this year and the devastation was too much to bear. It took some time for my son and I to realize that we needed a fur baby in our small family, and what better way to bring joy to the […]
Luigi’s Adoption Story
We just adopted Luigi. Our family had been looking for a second dog but finding a dog that was good with kids, our senior dog, 2 cats and our bunny was not an easy task. The online write up of Luigi sounded like the perfect fit, and we loved that adorable face so we filled […]
Sable’s Adoption Story
I wanted to share my thanks with ARF for the wonderful dog my family adopted 11 years ago. Sable had been rescued at a few days old, placed in a foster home, adopted, returned, placed in another foster home, and then finally ended up with our family. She is the most loving and loyal dog […]
Gracie’s Adoption Story
Gracie Gracie came to us on April 6, 2023 at almost 9 months old.We are over the moon in love. Her puppy attitude and affectionate personality is everything we needed to continue healing from the recent loss of our first boy, Rocco who passed away on March 11. Gracie took over his page on IG […]
Ranger’s Adoption Story
Ranger We wanted to have a friend for Cinnamon and when we saw Ranger’s pictures on the ARF website we knew that he would be a perfect fit with us in the mountains. Ranger and Cinnamon aren’t only friends; they act like true brothers. Cinnamon loves to exercise his herding instincts by chasing Ranger around […]
Ronja’s Adoption Story
We saw Ronja on the ARF webpage last year, a little puppy with cute” tiger stripes.” We quickly fell in love with her and wanted to meet her. After a meet and greet with her at ARF, we all thought that Ronja would be a great addition to our family. A few days later Ronja […]
Hayley’s Adoption Story
Dear ARF, Just over 10 years ago my family and I adopted my dog Hayley. Because of your organization I had 10 amazing years with my best friend. I was 13-years-old when she joined our family and from that day on she was my best friend. She was there for all the big moments in […]
Tex’s Happy Ending
In 2008 while I was deployed in Kandahar, I decided I would adopt a cat when I returned home, and began looking at Calgary animal rescues. After looking at the adoptable cats on ARF’s page, I decided to adopt a shy cat who might have trouble finding a family. When I returned to Canada, I […]