Thurs 31st Aug: Backtracking about Sunday

Laura is staying at Ap Lei Chau

I vowed yesterday that the puppies would be at Whiskers N Paws come what may, but that was before the incoming Tropical Depression intensified and is now threatening to be another typhoon. So now it seems I may have to backtrack and make provision for the fact that the regular Puppy Afternoon won't take place again, but there will be puppies guaranteed to be at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre.  Three are still there from last Sunday's non-event, and I will be sending more over for Friday.  There isn't really any space for them, but I'm hoping at least a few can move into foster homes until the bad weather has passed.

Cora is in a foster home

I did post on the Hong Kong Dog Rescue Facebook page asking for puppy fosters, but since the weather forecast is now looking a lot more serious than before the puppies will need to stay in their temporary homes until I can get them back to Lamma.  If you can help please contact Cindy at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com and please, do not send a Facebook message or leave a comment on the post.

Thanks to the Goldman Sachs volunteers

I forgot to give a thumbs up and thanks to a volunteer team from Goldman Sachs that came to help out on Wednesday, so here's the photo and you can see the puppies that are currently resident at the Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre.  You can meet them any day of the week between 10am and 6pm, so there's not need to wait until Sunday if you are thinking of adopting a new family member.

I have been spending a lot of my time repairing damage to the Lamma fencing and enclosures since they were all destroyed in the previous typhoons, and I think all of the runaway dogs have now been rounded up and are safely back inside.  I can't say that my efforts are of a professional standard but at least there is something in place, and once the threat of more bad weather has passed the work can be upgraded.

Tanner

There is some good news about puppies and adoptions, as older pups Tanner and Wendy have had their permanent status confirmed.  Now there is Paris and Troy to find homes for, and at least as far as Troy is concerned it's very easy to meet him as he's in a foster home in Mid-Levels.  Cindy is once again the person to contact if you are interested in adopting an incredibly sweet, easy and fully-trained five month-old puppy.  All of the older puppies have been missing out on their chances thanks (or rather no thanks) to the weather.

Troy

Paris

Wendy

More good news, this time about Jolene the ex-breeder bulldog who came to us in such a terrible condition.  She has heartworm so initially the plan was to treat that first, but then all of the other problems became too serious to put on hold so she had multiple surgeries the other day: desex, mammary strip, entropian (eyelid lift), toe repair and dental.  We didn't know if Jolene would be strong enough to be under anaesthesia for so long, but she made it and is now back in her foster home.

Jolene is a real fighter