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Photos: A match made in lockdown for dogs and owners in Russia

Anastasia Medvedeva is one of the organisers of an online adoption initiative called "Happiness Delivered At Home." where they match shelter dogs with people and get them delivered. The purpose is to find a suitable home for the animals and to make sure they aren't adopted just as a temporary salve to the tedium and loneliness of lockdown.

Updated on: May 04, 2020 1:23 PM IST

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A two year old mutt dog, Barly waits inside a car, as Anastasia Medvedeva, one of the organisers of the online adoption initiative called “Happiness Delivered At Home,” makes a phone call to Alexandra Novatova, the new owner of Barly, in Moscow. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

Updated on May 04, 2020 1:23 PM

A two year old mutt dog, Barly waits inside a car, as Anastasia Medvedeva, one of the organisers of the online adoption initiative called “Happiness Delivered At Home,” makes a phone call to Alexandra Novatova, the new owner of Barly, in Moscow. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

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Medvedeva walks Barly to meet Alexandra Novatova. Medvedeva’s project wants to make sure that the animals aren’t adopted just as a temporary salve to the tedium and loneliness of lockdown. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

Updated on May 04, 2020 1:23 PM

Medvedeva walks Barly to meet Alexandra Novatova. Medvedeva’s project wants to make sure that the animals aren’t adopted just as a temporary salve to the tedium and loneliness of lockdown. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

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Sopha looks at volunteer Nadezhda Minyaeva (not pictured) while meeting with a neighbour dog during a walk in a courtyard outside pensioner Margarita Donchenko’s apartment building in Moscow. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

Updated on May 04, 2020 1:23 PM

Sopha looks at volunteer Nadezhda Minyaeva (not pictured) while meeting with a neighbour dog during a walk in a courtyard outside pensioner Margarita Donchenko’s apartment building in Moscow. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

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Volunteer Nadezhda Minyaeva (R) takes Russian pensioner Margarita Donchenko’s dog Sopha for a walk in a courtyard outside the apartment building. In an effort to observe social distancing, the pensioner ties the dog’s leash to the door handle, closes the door, after which Nadezhda unties the leash and takes the dog for a walk. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

Updated on May 04, 2020 1:23 PM

Volunteer Nadezhda Minyaeva (R) takes Russian pensioner Margarita Donchenko’s dog Sopha for a walk in a courtyard outside the apartment building. In an effort to observe social distancing, the pensioner ties the dog’s leash to the door handle, closes the door, after which Nadezhda unties the leash and takes the dog for a walk. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

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Anastasia Medvedeva pets Ratna, about 3 year old hunting dog (L) and Goldy about 6 year mixed toy terrier, prior to an online broadcast to show dogs and cats to try to match them with owners in Moscow. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

Updated on May 04, 2020 1:23 PM

Anastasia Medvedeva pets Ratna, about 3 year old hunting dog (L) and Goldy about 6 year mixed toy terrier, prior to an online broadcast to show dogs and cats to try to match them with owners in Moscow. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

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Medvedeva seen sitting with Ratna and Goldy during the online broadcast in Moscow. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

Updated on May 04, 2020 1:23 PM

Medvedeva seen sitting with Ratna and Goldy during the online broadcast in Moscow. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

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Nadezhda Minyaeva, wearing a face mask, walks Sopha in the courtyard outside her building. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

Updated on May 04, 2020 1:23 PM

Nadezhda Minyaeva, wearing a face mask, walks Sopha in the courtyard outside her building. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

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