Sat 30th Dec: A sad day for golden retrievers

Before anything else I need to mention that we are again having problems with our emails, many of which aren't being received.  Some we know are being filtered out by the recipient's computer and marked as Spam, but Yahoo! has blocked all Hong Kong Dog Rescue emails and they are bouncing back.  There's not much we can do about that, but if you send an adoption or any other sort of enquiry, please do check your Spam inbox to see if the reply has ended up there.  I personally reply to most emails within a very short time, especially if they're about adopting.

Amber (with ball) had so much fun in her foster home

I received a message from Acorn first thing to let me know that the foster of golden retriever Amber had reported that she was very dull and not eating, and by the time she reached the vet clinic she was unable to stand.  It was very disappointing that the chemotherapy hadn't helped as it's usually quite effective in these types of cancers, and obviously it was time to let Amber go.  I know that the last months of her life were very happy and for that I'm grateful.

Gaby and her ex-HKDR friend

It ended up being a sad day for golden retrievers, as later on I got a message telling me that another one of our adopted golden girls had died very suddenly.  Gaby had been running around happily just a couple of days before so her family were completely shocked by her loss, as I can imagine.

Lucky old boy Mickey fell firmly on his feet

There is one happy golden retriever story though, as old boy Mickey had to move on from his long-term foster home, and while I thought the chances of him finding anywhere else to go were slim to zero, he was immediately adopted by a very kind family who have a soft spot for old retrievers.  However many months or years Mickey has left will also be very happy ones.

There was good news too about some of the poodles I've been talking about for what seems like ages, as Toffee and Amber were chosen from their respective foster homes.  Teddy was also picked up from his foster home for a trial with his new family, but we still have many poodles waiting.  Unfortunately, along with our email problem the website has also been affected and the Search function for dogs isn't working.  If you are looking for any kind of dog please complete the adoption questionnaire and we can give you details of dogs that match your request.

We have reached the end of another year with just Sunday to go before the final adoption count, and here's hoping a few more names will be added to the 2017 total.  I'll be at Whiskers N Paws of course, and the two Homing Centres will be open as they are every single day of the year from 10am to 6pm.

Beatrice and Eugenie

I have one final request before signing off, and that's for a new foster (or forever) home for my two princess pups, Beatrice and Eugenie.  They will come back from their Christmas foster on Sunday and I urgently need a new place for them to go until they are adopted.  Please contact Cindy of you can take two gorgeous little guests home for a while, by emailing foster@hongkongdogrescue.com.  Thank you!