Weds 21st Sept: Ollie and Coolio

More puppies are arriving soon so there will be plenty of choice on Sunday at Whiskers N Paws, but there are also plenty of young adults who either missed out on homes when they were babies or came to us when they were past their cute stage.  Two of these are currently in foster homes so can be given full reports on their behaviour and character, and they are Ollie and Coolio.

I love Ollie's look

Ollie came to HKDR as a baby puppy and was always a very happy and affectionate youngster.  His brother was adopter very quickly but Ollie found himself on the shelf for no reason other than bad luck, and while that luck changed as he moved to a foster home it could only ever be temporary. Now that his family are leaving Hong Kong in October, Ollie will once again be homeless and with nowhere to go.  He is a very handsome just-one year old who is extremely loving, as well as being fully toilet trained of course.  His fosters can't speak highly enough of him and are very sad that they can't offer him a permanent home, and now I just want him to find a family who can.  If you are interested in meeting Ollie please email Cindy at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com to make an appointment.

The Great Ollie continues his search for his forever home.

We’ve had the pleasure of fostering Ollie since mid-February, and he’s an absolute pleasure have around.

A bit about him….

He’s a 1 year old mix, who loves attention and loves to run and play.  He’s completed his ‘positive partners’ HKDR obedience classes – passed with flying colors – and is house trained. 

He’s always up for a walk / run on his leash and gets along with people of all ages – young, old and even ‘non-dog lovers’ warm up to his wagging tail and soft, gentle nature.

We’ve had many dogs before Ollie, but few have stolen our hearts like he has!  He’s a very smart, gentle dog with a real ‘passion for life’ and ‘passion for human attention’.

(He would be best suited in a home without a cat).

The other dog is Coolio, a small-to-medium sized boy (only 21 inches tall) who came to us with a damaged leg that needed surgery, and a foster home that would allow him a place to recover.  Now he is as good as new and ready to go to a forever home, and once again his temporary family can't say enough good things about this sweet boy.  Cindy, our Foster Coordinator, can help with arranging meetings with any of our foster dogs, so please let her know if Coolio sounds like a good match.

"Coolio is gentle, friendly and good with small children and other dogs. We took Coolio in while he had a leg operation and now he has recovered and back on form, we would love to see him placed with a loving family". 

Although today was supposed to be my day off I was so busy my dogs didn't get their walk until way past the usual time, and their lunch was completely missed.  The reason for the delay was a situation that needed to be dealt with regarding someone who had a gripe, and which got very messy towards the end of the day.  This isn't the first time that an individual has waged a public hate campaign against me and I doubt it will be the last, and while I can laugh it off on a personal level it's the effect it has on HKDR and the dogs that is upsetting.  The thing about the internet is that nothing ever goes away, and even a story from 2010 is constantly being dredged up and used as "proof" of what a terrible person I am.  The whole thing should have been relegated to history by now, but it's pulled right back every time anyone chooses to do so and results in "I will never adopt from HKDR" type responses.  It's sad that one person's personal opinion should still be affecting the dogs six years later, but that's one of the downsides of the internet and Facebook.