Tues 2nd May: T and N, but no R

The plan went as far as Trap and Neuter but stopped at Return

After years of frustration about the number of dogs and puppies from Stanley Barracks that were ending up at the Pokfulam AFCD, our long-term volunteer Catherine finally got an agreement from the person responsible that they would help to trap the dogs so they could be neutered and returned, and today the first TNR dog was caught.  She's a young female, very friendly, and possibly the mother of the three "Sesame Street" puppies now staying at Tai Po. After having been taken to a vet clinic for desexing everything was going according to plan until the final step of returning her to where she came from, and a refusal from the barracks. So really what was the point?  It would have been easier and simpler to pick the dog up from AFCD as we have always done in the past, and at least that way the desexing would have been free and we would have had some time to arrange it.

New boy Trafford

On top of that when I went to AFCD to have the two new small dogs (Trafford and Digby) scanned and rabies vaccinated, I found that there were a further four new dogs there from Stanley Barracks, three adults and one older puppy who is certainly a sibling of the "B" litter.   In fact all of these Stanley Barracks dogs are related and bear a close resemblance to each other as well as sharing the same sweet temperament.

I ended up taking out the puppy, a beautiful and ultra-friendly boy who is now called Bertram, and he'll be at Whiskers N Paws on Sunday to meet his assumed brothers, Bruno and Bonzo.  The three adults will have to wait until we have the time and space to accommodate them, but this constant supply from the barracks is really too much.  Being under the control of the Mainland Chinese PLO Army they are outside the jurisdiction of the HKSAR Government and any of the laws regarding licensing, rabies vaccinating and so on.

New boy Digby

It was a challenging visit to Acorn after leaving AFCD as there was no electricity, meaning no lighting and no air conditioning.  I had my little tick fever puppies who needed their blood checked, as well as the new small dogs and Bertram, and also my Lamma dog Murphy.  He had been to see Iris at the Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre to have his nails clipped, something he refuses to let me do without a huge fight.  Iris is an expert at handling reluctant grooming "clients" so it's far easier for me to ask her to do Murphy's nails.

Just a note to say that yes, we are open at both of our Homing Centres for the Wednesday (yet another) holiday, and you can visit any time between 10am and 6pm if you are interested in adopting.