Sat 5th Nov: The final countdown

Beauty and the Beast

Peak to Fong is now just a week away and I hope you all got your T-shirts in good time and are ready for the big day.  For those of you last-minuters, a breakdown of stock still available, and where to buy, was posted on our Hong Kong Dog Rescue (HKDR) Facebook page although I assume that has already changed by now and you will need check the retail outlets for up-to-date availability.

Stock at all retail points is already very low and you will have to hurry if you want to pick up the few remaining.
得到大家的支持，各零售地點的存貨量已非常少，如果你仍想購買漂亮的「美女與野獸」 T-shirt 門票，就要快點行動了！

This is a summary of the available sizes and their (rough) numbers at all retail points. Sizes not listed mean they are sold out.
我們為大家整合了各零售地點的 (大約) 存貨量，希望方便大家買到心儀的款式和尺碼。沒有列出的尺碼，不好意思，代表已經售罄了！

The Doggeteer (Mid-levels 半山區):
Beauty - Child XS S M L XL : <5
Beast - Child XS S M L XL XXL : <5

Whiskers N Paws (Ap Lei Chau 鴨脷洲):
Beauty - Child XS M L XXL : <5
Beast - Child XS S M L XL XXL : <5

Dogotel (Mongkok 旺角):
Beauty - Child XS S L XL XXL : <5 ; M : >5
Beast - Child S M L XL XXL : <5 ; XS : >5

Dogotel (Happy Valley 跑馬地):
Beauty - Child XS XL XXL : <5 ; S M L: >5
Beast - Child XS S XL XXL : <5 ; M L: >5

Pharmadies (Wan Chai 灣仔):
Beauty - Child S M L XL : <5
Beast - Child S M L XL XXL : <5

Pets Central (Sai Kung 西貢):
Beauty - XS S M L XL : <5
Beast - Child XS S M L XL XXL : <5

HKDR Tai Po Homing Centre 救狗之家大埔領養中心:
Beauty - Child XS S L XL XXL : <5 ; M : >5
Beast - XS M XL XXL : <5 ; S L : >5

HKDR Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre 救狗之家鴨脷洲領養中心:
Beauty - XS S M L XXL : <5
Beast - Child XS S M : <5

[* Please note the business hours of the retail points 請留意各零售地點的營業時間:
https://www.facebook.com/hkdogrescue/posts/1324653530880709]

Meet this lovely little girl at WNP

In case you are thinking about adopting a puppy after the event, or choosing to go to Whiskers N Paws instead, we will be there as usual from 2pm to 5pm with our large collection of puppies, hopefully reduced somewhat after this Sunday afternoon when we will be overrun with beautiful babies.  It's quite an anxious time for me, knowing that we have so many little ones and also the older Stanley Barracks five, and wondering if we will manage to get them all into homes.  At least the weather is perfect for the youngsters to enjoy a run-around and big playtime.

There's a whole litter of these fluffy babies

Alice was the trainer at our Puppy Workshop today

Talking of which: Our Puppy Training Workshop took place today. The number of students was kept to a minimum to ensure sufficient attention could be provided to each puppy, as their first play experience and impression of other dogs is so important.
As well as the eight under-5-month-old puppies and their parents who attended the workshop, many other puppy owners joined us as observers so they too could watch and learn. The puppies were allowed to play under our dog trainers' supervision to make sure their interactions were happy.
Dog Trainer Alice shared tips on how to supervise dog play, help puppies to socialise and learn, and how to modify some common puppy problems.

I'm so used to hearing about puppy behaviour "problems" because actually it's very normal for puppies to bite, chew and have mad moments when they hurtle round at top speed for no apparent reason. There is really nothing to worry about, and even if you think you have adopted a monster you will find that everything sorts itself out in the end as long as you know how to handle and train your crazy pup.  Allowing him or her to play rough with another puppy is hugely beneficial because that's how they learn that biting hurts, and apart from anything else it's a great way use up the energy that never seems to end. Many puppy owners break up "fights" because they don't understand that it's a necessary part of the learning process, and it's very rare that either side gets hurt. 

Angel has been with us since our Pokfulam days

The day never really ends when you are working with dogs, or any living animal, and this evening I received a message from May about a Tai Po dog called Angel who had been rushed to a nearby vet clinic with bloat, also know as GDV or gastric torsion. Thankfully our team know enough to recognise the symptoms and to understand that this is an emergency situation that requires immediate surgery, so by the time I read the messages Angel was already on the operating table and opened up. Thanks to having got her straight to a vet, we hope that everything will be OK and Angel will recover fully.