Weds 18th Oct: Tick fever is rampant

Rafi

We are in urgent need of a home for poor Rafi, a very sweet boy who had the misfortune to end up in not just one, but two bad homes one after the other, with a happy break in between when he was fostered by one of our lovely adopters of two dogs.  Rafi's gone back to that foster home on a very temporary basis because a baby is due very soon and there are the other dogs as well as cats that need looking after.  At home Rafi is the most affectionate boy imaginable and he loves giving sloppy kisses when not playing with the other dogs, but his poor (of lack of) leash training while a puppy means he needs a bit of help on that front.  If possible we would suggest joining our Positive Partners training course or working with one of our recommended trainers who can show how to teach a dog to walk nicely and without pulling, but other than that Rafi is a gorgeous boy who deserves the proper home and life he missed out on as a baby and young puppy, so if you would like to meet him please let Cindy know by emailing foster@hongkongdogrescue.com.  Of course we know that Rafi is absolutely fine with cats so that's a bonus.

Young Rafi in March this year

We'll be back on Friday, same place

HKDR volunteers were helping out today a charity sale at Lee Tung Avenue, (Wanchai MTR exit A3 Spring Garden Lane)  and will be back this Friday from 12 noon until 9pm.  Do come by after work to choose some of our lovely HKDR merchandise! 100% of the proceeds will be going to HKDR.

[慈善義賣] 救狗之家義工們在灣仔利東街的慈善義賣會一直進行到今晚九時，全數收益將會捐助我們拯救被遺棄狗狗的工作，來支持一下吧!

Special thanks to Lee Tung Avenue for providing the venue.
特別鳴謝利東街提供場地予我們進行慈善義賣。

There have been a lot of tick fever cases in dogs and puppies coming to us from the New Territories recently, and it's frustrating to say the least.  It takes just one bite from an infected tick to result in babesia or erlichia infection, and while the treatment is effective (if expensive), dogs that have had tick fever may be barred from entering countries such as Australia and New Zealand for life.  All dogs and puppies that come to us are routinely wormed and sprayed with Frontline, but if they have already been bitten then it's obviously too late.

Tick fever is by no means only something that affects rescue dogs as many owned pets also come down with it.  Please make sure that  your dogs have appropriate protection, especially if you live or walk your dogs in the New Territories, and check carefully for the tick "spiders" before they have a chance to attach themselves.