We got Jolie came from HART on Valentine's Day in 2009. She had been found near a road in rural Virginia, pregnant, and placed in a kill shelter. HART rescued her and placed her in a wonderful foster home where she had her 7 pups. They then found forever homes for all her puppies, and we found her! The incredible thing is that HART does this for hundreds of dogs every year based solely on donations and the dedicated work of volunteers who are out there every weekend showing off would-be adoptees. With so many placements you'd think they'd rush to give away dogs, but far from the truth, they were extremely thorough in their interviews and home visit. They even came out after the adoption to help us with her socializing! I am in awe of the wonderful work HART does and I only wish I had more space to adopt another wonderful HART pet.