It is with sadness and regret that we must close our Short-Term Care (STC) services, effective November 1st, 2026. The future of House with a Heart must focus on the residents and special needs animals in our care. A little background. As you know, the Sanctuary is...
📣 THANK YOU Amazon Prime "Big Deal" Days: October 6-7 📣 It's time to make your Christmas-in-October list! Amazon Prime "Big Deal" Days are Tuesday October 6th and Wednesday October 7th, and as you browse the great deals, we hope you remember our House with a Heart...
“Forever Fosters” As you know, House with a Heart residents are dogs who come to HWAH and have a “Home for Life”. Recently we opened our hearts to a few very special needs dogs that we are caring for in partnership with other rescues, called “Busters Buddies”. And...
Today we are releasing our second installment of our ‘Sanctuary Snippets with Sher’ Series!! If you are curious about how Sher has...
Check out our HWAH 20th Anniversary Teaser!!!! Our good friend Dustin from ProPhotosDC made this AMAZING teaser for us and is working on a completed version with more of Sher's testimonials and footage of life at the Sanctuary. Stay tuned in for a truly soul-stirring...
From Karen, Monroe's Forever Foster mom "I started volunteering at House with a Heart in 2016, shortly after unexpectedly losing my beloved Maltese, Chloe. Being around so many senior and special-needs dogs was heaven on earth. Each resident was clearly grateful to be...
This is a part five in our...
Today we are releasing our first installment of...
'POPS' by Harriette Sackler "I would have loved to see Sher’s face the evening Pops arrived at the Sanctuary. She had received a call about an elderly stray dog that had been picked up by a Good Samaritan in an adjoining country and taken to a vet’s office. Since...
Good Fortune & Dedication – Lori We want to share the story of how Lori (our assistant director), came to be a most valued member of the “Love Lives Here” team “I am grateful every day for the good fortune that brought Lori to House with a Heart. She started off...