Sat 15th July: Finally a good day for Outdoors Yoga

Minty and the sharpei pup are asleep at one end

I had to do some rearranging at home today,  not having had any suitable offers of a foster for Minty the almost-bald puppy, or her new companion the spare sharpei-cross baby.   The Giant Cage is fine for very young pups that require minimal space, but not for those who have to have a separate living/toilet area, as instinctively all baby animals will move away from their "nests"to pee and poo.

This is the reason I'm so against the use of crates and cages,  as in my opinion and experience they are not only cruel, but they go against natural behaviour.  Ideally Minty and the sharpei pup would have a floor-level area to run around in, but since that's not possible in my house given the number of dogs around, the next best thing was to expand the Giant Cage.  That meant moving everything off the table tops to make space, but at least there are now two separate compartments, one for sleeping and the other one with a toilet area at the end.  Both pups are fully using the pads and keeping the rest of the space completely clean, as expected.  I would still prefer foster homes for these two, but failing that the new space will do for another week at most, and it's nice for Minty to have a friend, something I feel she's been missing for a while.  I've been watching the pair playing, and have noticed Minty is very unsure of what to do and spends more time gently batting the sharpei with her paw, while he is busy rolling around and wrestling.  It's really very sweet and entertaining to watch.

Minimus has a curly coat

Two puppies who were lucky enough to go straight to a foster home together when I took them from AFCD will be making their first appearance at Whiskers N Paws on Sunday.  Minimum (Mini) and Maximus (Maxi) are beautiful boys, happy and healthy, and they'll be joining the many other hopefuls coming back for another try.  Please remember that we will be there regardless of the weather as there is space indoors if needed.  The rain seems to be intermittent so hopefully there will be at least some playtime possible on the terrace.

Maximus is a fluffy boy

After a couple of bad-weather postponements, today's Yoga For All took place and there was a great turnout of people and their dogs. Thanks to everyone who came along to support and have some fun, and we even raised over $2,000 as a very welcome bonus.  Even the rain stayed away and the cloud cover meant it wasn't too hot, so all in all it was perfect.

After 2 postponements, the Pure Yoga Event took place

After a very long wait, sweet dachshund girl Phoebe finally left our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre, and she has already settled right in with the other resident dog, and ex-HKDR Sheltie, and cats.

Phoebe is now re-named Malibu

There were a further two adoptions confirmed by their foster homes, this time the golden retriever, Birdie, and her poodle friend, Martini, who came to us from a breeder and very close friends.  At first they were staying together, but then Martini moved to another foster and settled in so well that she will be staying.  The adopters of both dogs are friends so everyone gets to meet up regularly, and it's really a lovely end to this particular story.

A very happy ending for these 2 lovely dogs