GUARDIAN ANGELS PROGRAM
Many people who visit our website would love to provide a home for one of our dogs, but aren't able to adopt at this time. Others would like to honor a special person or pet and still others would like a gift for a difficult-to-buy-for friend or relative.
For these people, the SPCA of Northern Virginia has created a program called Guardian Angels that helps provide for our dogs until they can be placed into loving homes. For a minimum of $10 per month for 3 months ($30 total), you can become a Guardian Angel to a dog of your choice until it is placed into a home. Your $30 helps defray the cost of feeding, training, and veterinary care for your chosen dog.
In return, you will receive:
- Pictures and updates
- Copies of write-ups
- Peace of mind
If you would like to do this, please visit the Dogs for Adoption page, choose a dog, and send us an application. Payment may be made via Paypal (click on the icon below).
... or mail us a check along with your application form. Minimum 3 months at $10/month. Please click here for an application.
Guardian Angels
| Ally | Female Catahoula Hound | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thank you Gina Welch, Zachary Benet! I'm not going for a college degree but I really need an education. Obedience classes will teach me the proper way for a young lady like me to behave. I like people and dogs. Haven't known any cats so I'm not sure about them. But I am sure that there's a home waiting for me somewhere. Could it be yours?  more pictures... | ||||||||||||||||
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| Barney | Male Beagle mix | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thank you Connor Smith, Gina Welch, Eric and Emma Norland! Weight Watchers, here I come! But if you'll adopt me and put me on the right diet, maybe that won't be necessary. My owners took me to a shelter just before Christmas (how's that for "Christmas spirit"?) but a nice lady got me out just before the worst was about to happen. I love people of all ages, I ride quietly in a car, and I'm clean in my crate. Don't you think that's a good start for a family pet? more pictures... | ||||||||||||||||
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| Basil | Male Pit Bull | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thank you Tim and Annamarie Nields, Yuliya Sysoyeva, Natalie and Stephen Berliner, Lidia Sabin! No doubt you know that my breed faces more than its share of discrimination; some buildings won't even allow us as tenants. I'll admit that I can be dog aggressive but I like humans and since pit bulls are a loyal breed, I'm looking for an individual who will appreciate that. Will you? more pictures... | ||||||||||||||||
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| Buddy | Male Dalmatian mix | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thank you Cassie Rennie! Sometimes life doesn't turn out as expected. I had a good home when I was adopted from the SPCA but now my family has to give me up. I need a quiet environment, preferably with one person. I'm a pretty big guy, so a home with a fenced yard to romp in (with supervision) would be nice, although not essential. more pictures... | ||||||||||||||||
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| Grimm | Male Silky Terrier | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thank you Cassie Rennie! No, I'm not related to the brothers who wrote those fairy tales. Some of them were scary, weren't they? But I digress. I'm a little guy who would love to be your new best friend, and I'd prefer that you live by yourself. I hope that's not too much to ask. more pictures... | ||||||||||||||||
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| Hannah | Female Shepherd/Chow mix | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thank you Sue Etzweiler, Angela Rubino! Yuk! Cat food is okay when it's all a dog can scrounge up when she's lost, cold and hungry, but I'm sure glad I entered the trap the SPCA set for me. Better food now, and I'm warm again. I'm a lady of a "certain age," but even in dog years, not old. And I'm sweet natured, if a bit shy at first. I prefer to call it modesty. Please come to visit me and you can judge for yourself. more pictures... | ||||||||||||||||
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| Hope | Female Border Collie/Cattle Dog mix | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thank you Kate Donovan & Sean McNabb, Bowen Boyack! I'm a young lady and I may be related to the Energizer Bunny because we herding types can keep going and going. Please keep that in mind if you think you'd like to adopt me. I'm no couch potato! more pictures... | ||||||||||||||||
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| Jack | Male Black lab/Great Dane mix | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thank you Sue Etzweiler, Dana Vogel - in Memory of Tasker, Christine Cartwright! I was adopted from the SPCA but returned because my adopter didn't have time to give me the exercise a big guy like me requires. If you can provide it, please come to meet me. more pictures... | ||||||||||||||||
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| Lucy | Female Beagle/Jack Russel mix | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thank you Connor Smith! I'm a young lady needing a home where there's somebody there most of the time to house train me and teach me manners and how to be a good dog. I'm not fishing for compliments, but don't you think I've got cute ears? more pictures... | ||||||||||||||||
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| Lulu | Female Miniature Apricot Poodle | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thank you Miranda Rocker, Beth Donchez & Garret Plunkett, Laurie Marichak & James Pearson! My owners left me at an animal hospital because they couldn't pay my medical bill. I'm fine now, though, and I need to find a new home. I like people and I'm sure somebody out there will like me, too, and give me a second chance. more pictures... | ||||||||||||||||
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| Pogo | Male Bluetick Hound/Beagle mix | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thank you Marsha Miller, K. Paige Bankhead! I was a stray before going to a rural shelter and now I'm with the SPCA and hoping I'll have a forever home soon. I'm friendly and outgoing and I've already had enough adventures for a young pup. May I settle down with you? more pictures... | ||||||||||||||||
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| Poncho | Male Chihuahua | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thank you Sue Etzweiler! I sure need to shed a few pounds. Maybe Jenny Craig should adopt me! Since that's not likely, how about you? I'm a middle-aged gentleman who knows how to behave in a house and I need a new home. It's okay if you have a dog, but no little kids, please. They always want to pick me up and I don't like that. more pictures... | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sophie | Female Lab/Samoyed mix | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thank you Cassie Rennie! I was adopted from SPCA/NOVA a couple of years ago by a family that loved me very much. Their situation has changed, though, and they have had to return me. I'm a real "people" dog who loves to be petted and cuddled. I need a fenced yard, and if there are kids, they can play Frisbee there with me. (So can grown-ups.) If you must be at work all day, I'll need a walker. Maybe one who will take me to a dog park. I love dog parks! more pictures... | ||||||||||||||||
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