Four harnesses, seven pairs of shoes, 3,360 miles walked: these are just a few of the numbers that reflect the first year we’ve spent together since Louie (formerly Jungyi) landed in Seattle last April 2017.
Adoption Stories
Jindo, obssed with ice cubes
As soon as we saw Wilson on the Free Korean Dogs website, we knew he had to be ours! The wait time for Wilson felt long, and there were some hiccups in the arrival, but as soon as we got him we felt bonded.
Meet Charlotte who brings out the best in me
One afternoon in 2017, I was lazily looking at pictures of dogs on the internet. Something came over me, and the dog memes quickly became rescue websites. When I came across the Free Korean Dogs website, I didn’t know what I was getting into. I rationalized that because I had started working from home, it …Read More about Meet Charlotte who brings out the best in me
The Tale of 3 Tails
They say “what a difference a year can make” but sometimes you just don’t realize how true that can be.
Finding Love with a Korean Rescue Dog: Part 1
My husband Mark and I started the journey of looking for a dog in November. We knew we wanted to adopt a dog and we looked at many dog rescues before we stumbled onto FreeKoreanDogs. When I saw Tokki on the website, I absolutely fell in love. I looked through all the posted pictures and …Read More about Finding Love with a Korean Rescue Dog: Part 1
Coconut’s Journey to Canada
I’ve always grown up with dogs, and my husband Omas and I agreed that we would get a dog once we were ready. As a couple who didn’t want to have kids, we knew that a dog would complete our little family.
The Korean Rescue Journey
On September 16, 2017 (day of our 39th wedding anniversary), we had to put Neo to sleep due to cancer. She was a Jindo, that we had adopted through the Toronto Humane Society.
LESSONS LEARNED AFTER ADOPTING A KOREAN RESCUE DOG – PART 3
Terrissa Jing Shang and Alexis Longo in NYC adopted the 2.5year old Korean Jindo dog, Getty (TT) about 4 weeks ago. Terrissa shares a few stories of what she has learned after adopting Getty. Here is Part 3.
LESSONS LEARNED AFTER ADOPTING A KOREAN RESCUE DOG – Part 2
Terrissa Jing Shang and Alexis Longo in NYC adopted the 2.5year old Korean Jindo dog, Getty (TT) about 3 weeks ago. Terrissa shares a few stories of what she has learned after adopting Getty. Here is Part 2.
Lessons Learned After Adopting a Korean Rescue Dog – Part 1
Terrissa shares a few stories of what she has learned after adopting Getty, Korean Jindo dog.
From “Meat Dog” to Family Member
Gucci is a Dosa Mastiff “meat dog” rescued from the Korean dog meat trade. She now has a forever loving home outside of Toronto, Canada.
Our Olympic Family is Growing
Heidi and Daniel, parents of Olympic figure skater and animal advocate Meagan Duhamel, recently adopted Daegong, a rescue from the Korean dog meat trade.