Sat 24th March: Lucky in-and-outs

Linus is only 6 months old

I only realised today that next weekend is Easter after several potential adopters said they would be going away for the long weekend and would only take a dog when they returned.  For me every day is pretty much the same and holidays don't exist, so I don't take much notice of these things.  There was a nice enquiry about the new corgi puppy Linus, and I assumed he'd be gone by the end of the day but no, it was an after-Easter situation.   I explained we don't hold dogs if another good home comes along who can adopt immediately. but at least I know there is a back-up should Linus still be with us.

Allie is the black poodle

The other new arrivals were luckier in that their adopters were staying in Hong Kong over the holiday, or at least had someone in the home would would be there, and all three poodles were taken.  Poppy, the little one with the broken leg, black girl Allie and cream-coloured Harper.  How easy life would be if all dogs found homes so quickly.

Harper was adopted today

Cactus and her husband went to pick up Nancy from Acorn following her double knee surgery, and now the poor girl is bandaged from paw to hip on both sides.  Please can someone take her home until she can have the dressing removed?  She is such a sweet girl and will be no trouble.

Poor Nancy and her bandaged legs

There was a good crowd again at Heal for the puppy afternoon, with volunteer Elena Mathew taking photographs    Puppy Adoption Day 24 March 2018 — at HEAL Animal Wellness and Rehabilitation  The babies were the main attraction of course, and one of them - the only boy - went home for a trial with the two resident cats.   In this situation of introducing cats and dogs, or a puppy, it's inevitable the cats that are the problem and they resent the intruders, but given time it almost always works out.

In fact time is the key to almost all successful adoptions, and it's always disheartening when dogs are returned after as little as a day with "it's not working out".  Nothing really works after just a day, or even a few days, and it can take a lot longer for a dog to really settle.