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| Vizsla Murphy on his way home |
I put my brain into overdrive to try and place the new arrivals from AFCD Sheung Shui as soon as possible. and for the vizsla it was easy as I had a long list of potential adopters from the previous pair that came (and I assume from the same breeder or home). So for now-called Murphy it was a quick in and straight out, and from the photo sent in the evening I can safely say this is one very happy dog.
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| Post-pedicure, Murphy takes a nap |
I also knew that there was a potential home for the bulldog and was hoping that they would say yes, which they did as long as he was friendly to other dogs and not infected with anything contagious. According to his license Cassius (new name of course) is ten years old but it's hard to believe looking at his handsome (well, for a bulldog) face and good condition. In fact the vet, Dr Seems, also thought he looked half of the stated age, but the most important thing was that he fitted in fine with the small dogs at Ap Lei Chau and had nothing wrong with him other than a bit of a skin "thing" which is perfectly normal for this breed. Cassius is due to be picked up on Wednesday by his potential new family on a foster basis to start with, and that's good enough for me.
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| Cassius |
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| Little papillon Butterfly |
The third dog was the little papillon, a sweet girl who is supposed to be five years old but looks as though she and the bulldog switched ages. Still, she's in good health and I'm sure she won't be with us for long.
The fourth dog was a golden retriever, and once again I have to say that this breed is the most mis-judged of all breeds I can think of. Time and time again I get enquiries for golden retrievers "because they are great family dogs". Yes they can be, but there are many who are not, and enough "bad" ones to recommend that golden retrievers are not on anyone's list for child-friendly dogs. It's actually not that they aren't good with people (although I have come across some seriously aggressive ones) it's that they aren't good with other dogs, for whatever reason. I hope that this new boy's attitude is just a case of nerves and he'll settle down, but for now he can't share his kennel space with anyone else.
The new Cap 139B Animal Trader Laws will be coming into effect very soon, on 20th March to be exact, and that means that anyone who breeds and sells dogs or puppies will need to apply for a license, including those who advertise online or want to sell just one animal. All licensed breeders will have to adhere to conditions which include the number of dogs kept, and I'm guessing this is why we are seeing quite a few obvious breeding dogs being thrown out. If you see any dogs or puppies being advertised for sale after 20th March and without a license number being shown, please report to AFCD and help to stamp out illegal breeding.
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| Polly needed immediate surgery |
One of the dogs from an awful breeder is Polly, a schnauzer cross who came to us the other day and who was found to have a pyometra (pus-filled uterus) which is too common in bitches that haven't been desexed. I just read the report from Dr Tony at Acorn who carried out the urgent surgery and he said it was a "huge pyometra" meaning it could have burst at any time, so despite Polly also testing positive for heartworm immediate surgery couldn't be avoided. On top of that life-threatening condition, Polly also had two small mammary tumours, and needed to have twenty eight teeth removed. According to the license that the breeder sent Polly is only four years old, but that seems hardly believable even if the conditions in which she was kept were so appalling that she got old before her time.
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