Weds 31st Aug: Lots of new dogs

Jonas last month at Whiskers N Paws

Today's post is all about new dog arrivals and one infuriating and very upsetting puppy return.  The puppy in question was one of our sweetest boys, Jonas, and his adopter (who had lied about just about everything on the questionnaire) didn't even have the courage or courtesy to say anything directly but instead contacted Jonas's ex-foster and passed the puppy back to her.  After I found out and asked why we hadn't been informed he replied "I was going to tell you", and subsequently complained to the again-foster about her having let us know.

When you pass dogs or puppies over to adopters you do so in blind faith that they will stick to their promises, and it's incredibly upsetting to see lovely puppies like Jonas suffering the consequences of lies and bullsh*t.  We have dogs at Tai Po who weren't lucky enough to come back when they were still young enough to be called puppies, and still other returned as doglets.  Barney is one of those still waiting for a home after having been adopted as a baby and coming back as a young adult.

Barney was adopted as a baby, back as a young adult

Snowball was adopted as a baby, returned as an adult and now at Tai Po

Jonas will be back at Whiskers N Paws on Sunday, and I can guarantee you won't find a sweeter boy than this.

We knew we were going to be getting a collection of small dogs from one home, and they arrived today, all five of them.   If you are interested in adopting please complete the adoption questionnaire on our website www.hongkongdogrescue.com before coming to see them at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre.

Pumpkin, 5 years

Springer Josie, 5 years

Duffy, 8 years

I have also offered to try and help find a home for three Basenji, and the most notable thing about this breed is that they don't bark.  I get many potential adopters asking for quiet dogs so these boys would be ideal.  In most cases though, asking for a quiet dog, especially a puppy, is like expecting a human not to speak.  Leaving aside those who are unfortunately born mute, it's as natural for a dog to bark as it is for a human to have a conversation, and other than the Basenji every single dog barks.  Some are noisier than others, like schnauzers who love the sound of their own high-pitched voices, but there is no such thing as a dog that won't bark.

Basenji are the only true barkless dogs