Fri 26th May: There's no reason at all to buy a life

Me and co-stars at Whiskers N Paws

As mentioned yesterday I had a day off from my routine work today, although not exactly free time as I was filming a video at Whiskers N Paws.  We needed three dog "volunteers" to take part, so I chose Ben the three-footed poodle, new ex-breeder pom Alison and older puppy Dolly, one of the three lovely sisters.  Cactus came along to be in charge of the supporting cast and to act as an extra, and everyone played their respective parts well.

Dolly is a natural, so sweet with all dogs no matter what size, and I feel sure she would be just as lovely with a cat too, not to mention children. The two small dogs were also no trouble at all, even though Alison seemed to be wondering what on earth she was doing in this wonderland of toys and treats.  After her time as a breeder dog you can imagine the change of environment must be like entering another universe, but she was fine and very laid back about her afternoon's filming.

In preparation for our minor renovation of the Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre quite a few of the smaller dogs were taken for fostering today, with several more heading out over the weekend.  Sadly our "Red Dogs", that is those with some behaviour issues, are staying behind, but maybe with a bit of extra space and more attention with the easy dogs having left, they'll benefit too.

No detail on this mini pin yet, other than she's sweet and friendly

It does feel a bit like trying to hold water back as the small dogs leave, because there are always more coming in.  On Saturday we're expecting a miniature pinscher girl, a breed that used to be quite popular but which we don't see much of these days. There are the two tiny poodles at AFCD Pokfulam, and also one now at Shatin AFCD that is available for re-homing.  More and more I can say that as long as you have the patience to wait for the right one there is no need at all to buy a dog. It's not only at HKDR as there are so many at all of the rescue organisations, so please just look around and see whose life you can save and change.