Fri 5th May: Born to be the opposite of wild

Chihuahua cross Pepper

As I keep saying, new dogs come in all the time and, if they're lucky, go out again just as quickly.  We got in a one year-old chihuahua cross (so the license says) who's a very sweet girl, healthy and ready for a new home, with several more small varieties due in over the weekend.

A lot of these dogs come to us from a breeder as throw-outs, most with skin problems due to poor living conditions but all very sweet, and on Sunday we're expecting a female bulldog if anyone can offer a good home or foster. These poor dogs get passed from breeder to breeder as if they were nothing more than goods to make money from, and being able to take them out of that situation and find them real homes is a good feeling.

One of the poms coming on Sunday

We see so many incredible transformations in our dogs, including one whose long-term foster is now adopting and taking Fabio with her when she leaves Hong Kong.  He is a perfect example of looking beyond the initial superficial appearance and choosing a dog on the basis of character and suitability in other ways.

Fabio as he arrived, and after being in a home

The breeder poms that are due on Sunday also don't look too good right now but it won't take long at all to change all of that.

I had to take the new chihuahua cross to AFCD today to register as her new owner, and of course I didn't leave empty handed.  There were some new puppies, six of them and almost identical, as well as two more older Stanley Barracks puppies.  I'm beginning to despair about this situation, especially as they are all such lovely dogs.  I took one of the previous batch out today, a young adult (guessing around nine months) and such a gentle boy.  These dogs have never had a collar round their necks or walked on a leash, so it's really a good indication of how naturally good-natured they are that they don't object.

Crunchie is such a sweet boy

When we arrived at Acorn the Stanley Barracks mother was there, the one that we had hoped would be the first of the Trap, Neuter and Return efforts.  When the Return aspect was refused there was no option but to make Tina an HKDR dog, and from the look of her I'm glad that she had been caught and desexed, whatever the outcome.  She's obviously had several litters and may well be the mother of many of our ex-Stanley Barracks dogs and puppies, or at least related.  She and Crunchie were very happy to see each other and there was a lot of tail wagging and face licking going on.  If you are looking for a family dog with a wonderful, calm and gentle nature you can't go wrong with any of these dogs, as they were all born with the same sweet disposition.

Tina is mother/auntie to many Stanley Barracks dogs