Sun 17th April: Missing our website

The fog was thick on the morning walk

It's nice to wake up in the morning knowing you have a day off and that there's no need to rush to get things done, but only when it's planned.  I had a day at home today, but I only found out when all attempts to find a sampan that would take me and a few puppies over for the Whiskers N Paws afternoon failed due to the weather.  I understand that crossing the Lamma Channel in a small boat when you can't see the huge container ships coming is both scary and dangerous, but the fog had almost cleared by the time I needed to leave.  I was all dressed and ready with the pups in their crates before I accepted that any further attempts would be futile, so all I could do was to wish the regular Sunday volunteers good luck and wait for any happy news. Sadly that didn't come either, other than Trixie and Fanta going to a foster home together, so all in all it was a very disappointing day.  Now the fog has been replaced with rain again and the soggy cycle continues.

Albert (left) and Magic

At least we have puppies available every day at our own Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre, including new boys Magic and Albert, both of whom are somewhat bewildered at the moment after finding themselves in unfamiliar territory.  It's a good environment though for shy pups to overcome their fears, as they get used to different people coming and going and dogs of all kinds being around.

Although our new website should be ready any day now, not having been able to showcase our dogs for so long has really affected adoptions, and that's very sad. There are so many fantastic characters waiting for a chance of a new life, particularly at Tai Po, and under normal circumstances I'm sure they would have been taken long ago.  Building a whole new website is a huge job, and there is so much information that has to be included without even counting the hundreds of dog profiles. Please don't wait if you are thinking of adopting, and just drop by any day to either of our Homing Centres.  We are open every single day of the year from 10am to 6pm, no exceptions.