Thurs 20th July: The sharpei-cross pups celebrate being a month old

Legs too short, body too long, temperament too calm for a Frenchie

I had two new dogs to take to AFCD today, one a surrendered "fake bulldog", who was sold by a pet shop as a French bulldog puppy to someone who obviously didn't know any better.  Now a year old and looking distinctly un-Frenchie-like, the dog has been thrown out because a human baby replacement has come along.  I wonder if the now ex-owners ever realised they'd been conned, or if they continued to live in ignorance.  In fact as far as the dog is concerned, not being a real French bulldog is a bonus because this boy, now called Turpin, has a full nose and is calm and good with other dogs, something a Frenchie rarely is. Sadly he has inherited the cherry eye that is so common in the breed, and he also has demodex (mites in the skin), but nothing that is serious or contagious.

Gus is a very sweet boy

The second dog was the Pekingese I mentioned yesterday, found as a stray with a note giving his age and the fact that his owners couldn't afford to pay vet costs.  That's not surprising given the long list of things that are wrong, including a testicular tumour which is very obvious, bad skin and dry eye which has already caused blindness.  On the positive side, Gus (new name) is a very sweet boy and everything should be fixable except his eyesight.

Cameron has floppier ears than Tanner

I finally answered my own question about which of the two lookalike brothers was Cameron and which was Tanner when I took them to Acorn for their due vaccinations.  Being able to scan their microchips and look closely, I could see that Cameron's ears are floppier than Tanner's, although it's still hard to tell them apart from photographs.  I struggle to caption the Whiskers N Paws album when it comes to identifying these two, in the same way it was impossible with two previous puppy brothers, Lester and Wallace.

I could never tell Lester and Wallace apart

At least the now month-old sharpei-cross pups are identifiable, with the two cream-coloured ones being male and female and the other three being different colours.  They are available for adoption now as long as they go in pairs, or there is already a dog in the home that can be a playmate and companion.  I know from my own foster baby, Waldo, that these are lovely pups, very friendly, healthy and happy.  Contact Cindy at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com if you are interested to know more.  (I'm waiting for a photo of the black boy and golden girl, also in foster together).

Waldo is Minty's friend

Rupert and Sadie