Mon 28th May: Huskies and bulldogs in the heat

Frederick's face say it all...... I'm too hot!

If everything goes according to plan our lovely Alaskan Malamute Hercules will be on his way to a foster home by the time you read this, thanks to a great response to our Facebook pleas for somewhere for this big boy to get out of the heat.   Husky Frederick is also in similar need and I hope we can make good use of the potential Hercules foster offers and move Frederick too. Hong Kong is the wrong country for any of these cold-weather dogs, and even the regular hardy local breeds must be suffering in this terrible heat.  We have big industrial fans for the outside dogs, at Tai Po and Lamma, but really only air conditioning helps.

2 year-old bulldog coming on Wednesday

Of course there are also short-haired breeds that can't tolerate the heat at all, and we'll be taking in another young bulldog on Wednesday, a two year-old boy.  Luckily we have a full set of air conditioners at Ap Lei Chau so he'll be comfortable, but if anyone is interested in taking this boy home please complete the adoption questionnaire on our website www.hongkongdogrescue.com (under Adopt).

We're also expecting the shelter dogs on Tuesday, some small some larger, although we don't know what condition they'll be in.  Hopefully not too bad.

I don't know where these dogs have been staying since this photo was taken

The theme this year is Sarge'n'Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club

Eva and I had a meeting with our Gala Event organiser Nicole today, and while October might seem like a long way off there's a lot that we have to sort out well in advance.  It's a really big and special event that requires meticulous organisation, and as this year is also our 15th Anniversary we have to make even more of an effort.  If your or your company are interested in sponsoring in any way, whether auction prizes, services or products for the Goody Bags, please contact nicole@hongkongdogrescue.com for information and details.

I'm feeling very sad about the loss of one of the "Rubbish Pups", those found dumped in the rubbish collection point in Western.  There was one who had immediately stolen my heart, the smallest and skinniest of them all, and in my desperation to make them better as quickly as possible I agreed to giving Berenil injections for the tick fever after they weren't improving.  If it works it's brilliant, but there is a risk of it affecting the brain and that's what happened with Saucy.  I could kick myself for letting it happen, and now this little girl has lost her life and I feel terrible.