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Toronto Dog Adoption

PetSmart Adoption Event

November 22, 2022 by EK Park, Executive Director Leave a Comment

Come out to meet our team, alumni, and foster dogs who are looking for their forever families!

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Dori’s Dream Comes True

November 15, 2022 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Had no one intervened, Dori’s fate would have ended in one of two ways. In the first scenario, he would have been slaughtered for meat and cooked into a soup during Boknal, Korea’s annual tradition where dog meat is consumed under the (unfounded) belief it boosts the immune system, among other health benefits. As a Korean Tosa, also known as a Korean Mastiff, Dori’s breed is widely considered to be a “dog meat breed” and as a result is commonly bred, stigmatized, and marginalized as such.

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Blog, Dog Meat Trade Tagged With: Adoption, Adoption story, Boknal, Dog meat trade, Toronto Dog Adoption

Petsmart Adoption Event – Nov 12, 2022

November 10, 2022 by EK Park, Executive Director Leave a Comment

Come out to meet our team, alumni, and foster dogs who are looking for their forever families!

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Thank You for an Amazing Freedom Walk 2021!

September 29, 2021 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Our third annual Freedom Walk (and first in-person Vancouver walk) had us smiling from ear to ear, and we’re still all smiles! It was such a joy to see everyone again after over a year of what felt like endless lockdowns, restrictions, and subsequent isolation from each other. Thank you everyone for yet another successful and memorable event!

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Public Awareness Tagged With: Freedom walk, Korean Rescue Dogs, Toronto Dog Adoption

1000 Adopted Korean Rescue Dogs!

January 2, 2021 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

It’s official! With the adoption of our beautiful Great Pyrenees named Great, Free Korean Dogs has now successfully found forever homes for 1000 Korean rescue dogs (and counting!) in Canada and the US.

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Tagged With: Adoption, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Toronto Dog Adoption

The Charley Diaries Part 3: Expanding Horizons

October 23, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Training a dog to get settled is not something that happens overnight, because dogs don’t understand human languages or the circumstances of the fate we’ve chosen for them. Settling in takes time and patience. The process isn’t black or white, nor is progress linear. There is no ‘typical’ timeline in which things are expected to happen (or not happen). Along the way there are pushes and nudges; a hop, skip, jump, and leap here; hurdles, obstacles, and setbacks there. We (dogs and humans) work together towards mutual trust and understanding in order to persevere, and when we’ve hit a wall, we pivot our approaches to march upwards and onwards.

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Tagged With: Dog Rescue, Fostering, Korean Dogs, Toronto Dog Adoption, Training

The Charley Diaries Part 2: Getting to Know Each Other  

October 16, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither is Charley’s confidence. But the city slowly became a hallmark of pride, inspiration, and awe. That’s where our little Einstein is headed. Charley has been slowly gaining his confidence, and trusting his humans to lead him there. More and more he is choosing what is right, and quicker and quicker he is to realize his mistakes and to adjust his actions accordingly.

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Tagged With: fostering rescue dogs, Korean Dogs, Toronto Dog Adoption, Training

The Charley Diaries Part 1: Settling In

October 9, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

This is Charley. He is not available for adoption at the moment, but is working hard to get there.

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Tagged With: fostering rescue dogs, Korean Dogs, Toronto Dog Adoption, Training

Rosie, The Perfect Posie

June 26, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

On September 1st, 2018 Free Korean Dogs stepped in to liberate 69 canine residents (later to become 83 after the birth of a few litters from pregnant rescues) from a dog meat farm in Dangjin, S. Korea who were destined for slaughter. This is one of their stories:

Filed Under: Adoption, Adoption Stories, Blog, Dog Meat Trade, Featured Tagged With: Adoption, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Korean Dogs, Toronto Dog Adoption

Our Search For Our Perfect Puppers

June 17, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

From the day I was born, there was always a dog in my life. I’d never had one of my very own, though – they were always “the family dog”. When my boyfriend and I moved in together, I brought up the topic of us getting a dog. He was never a “dog person”, so the conversation continued for at least a year until he finally agreed that we could get a dog. I had known for years that my first dog would be a rescue. The dogs my family had were always purebred and from a breeder, but I knew that I wanted to open my heart to a dog who was in need of a safe, loving home.

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Blog Tagged With: Adoption, Dangjin Dog Meat Farm, Dog Meat Farm, Dog meat trade, Dog Rescue, Toronto Dog Adoption

The Wonderful World of Wally

June 12, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

On September 1st, 2018 Free Korean Dogs stepped in to liberate 69 canine residents (later to become 83 after the birth of a few litters from pregnant rescues) from a dog meat farm in Dangjin, S. Korea who were destined for slaughter. This is one of their stories:

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Blog, Dog Meat Trade, Featured Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Meat Farm, Dog Rescue, Toronto Dog Adoption

Good Things Come In Pairs: The Unexpected Addition

March 19, 2020 by Sara Liao, Board of Directors & Adoption Manager Leave a Comment

One week after finalizing our adoption for Elle, we fell in love again when Otto popped up. There was something so special about him and I knew I would regret letting him go. But we’ve never had more than one dog at a time, let alone rescues! Was I being too rash? Would we be able to handle two rescue dogs and give them the best life they deserve?

Filed Under: Adoption Stories, Blog, Featured Tagged With: Adoption, Dog Rescue, Toronto Dog Adoption

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Free Korean Dogs (FKD) is a registered charity in Canada (BN:80580 0166RR0001). Free Korean Dogs US (FKD US) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization #85-2573367 in the USA, with charitable organization registrations in the following States: Washington #2004912, Oregon #58908 & California #0274571. Learn more

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