Tues 21st March: Goodbye Otto, hello Simon

Otto is now a permanent family member

There's bad news for all of those who were interested in adopting young schnauzer Otto, as his foster family are keeping him after he wormed his way into their hearts.  He had been off his food and we were concerned about his health, but it seems he's better now and just a picky eater.

Tiny 3 year-old Simon

Of course there are lots of other small dogs available, and more coming in all the time including a tiny teacup Yorkshire terrier that I took from AFCD Pokfulam when I was there to get Louis the poodle registered under my name.   Louis, by the way,  is a very sweet boy, not a small poodle but nowhere near as large as a standard, and I can highly recommend him for anyone wanting an easy family member.  He is eight years old so is mature enough to be calm and easygoing while still young enough to have many years of active life left.

Louis is very sweet and easy

Anyway, while signing the papers for Louis I was told about the Yorkie, and that he had been found in a pitiful condition when police arrested his drug dealer owner.   AFCD have been treating the Yorkie, now called Simon after one of the staff there, until the owner, now in prison, signed the surrender form so he could be released for re-homing.

Simon is underweight, even though fully healthy he would still barely register on the scales, and has large bald patches which are being treated as ringworm.  It was too late in the afternoon to take him to the vet so he will go on Wednesday, but luckily he is a very sweet boy whose experience hasn't affected him mentally.  I have already received a number of adoption enquiries after posting his photo on Facebook, so I don't think he'll have to stay at the Homing Centre more than a day.