Fri 1st June: More and more dogs

On our way to Acorn

Seeing so many older dogs come to us in such poor condition made me wonder if I should take sixteen year-old Murphy for a health check.  He seemed to be fine but there was no way of knowing if there was anything going on that I couldn't see, like early heart or renal problems, and I didn't want to leave it until it was really serious.  Murphy is totally deaf and blind so an outing to unfamiliar places is scary for him and he gets stressed, but he handled it well considering and the best thing of all is that he is 100% fit.  His heart is strong and everything else functioning perfectly, and I felt ridiculously proud of him.  What a soldier!

Buzzy is gorgeous

Coming back from Acorn we were sharing the van with two Tai Po older puppies, Buzzy and Feebee.  I'd seen Feebee the day she arrived from AFCD and knew she was lovely, but I'd only seen photos of Buzzy and now I'm in love.  She's smaller than I'd expected from the photos, and her straw-coloured coat is perfect for those who need a low-shedding dog.  She's incredibly sweet and friendly, so there's nothing that's less than perfect.

We had to take these poor dogs, even though we had no space

Also in the van were the last (hopefully) group from the closed-down shelter, four medium-sized adults who have now been sent to Tai Po.  One of them is also a fuzzy-face, a boy, but all of them are lovely.  To add quite a large number of dogs to our already very full Homing Centre is a challenge, and we really only accepted them because of their disastrous situation. There is a limit to numbers that has already long since been passed, and we need homes for our dogs. There are so many who are young, sweet, happy, friendly, lovely and all of the other things that make us love dogs.  Please think about them when you are looking for a new family member.

Yumyum is a very sweet ex-shelter girl

The fuzzy boy from the shelter

The good Tai Po news I mentioned yesterday is that one of the pointers, Dolly, finally left the Homing Centre and so far all is going very well with the other dog in the home, also adopted. Dolly's brother Teddy is still with us though, and he too is a gorgeous boy, really soft and playful (being still very young) although his hips aren't great.  I can't believe these two siblings weren't taken immediately, as they were still puppies when they arrived.

Dolly is keeping a respectful distance

Dolly and Teddy

Also, if everything goes ahead without a hitch, Frederick could be on his way to Sweden before too long, and that will be brilliant.  A husky in snow is a lovely thought.

Frederick in snow - what a lovely thought

Late in the evening I got a message about some small dogs that were homeless after their owner had died, and the dogs were just sitting in cages outside the home.  I could hardly sleep for thinking about them, especially as rain had been forecast (thankfully it didn't come), and I was messaging frantically first thing this morning (Saturday).  The six dogs, all small, should be on their way to us very soon so I will update once they have arrived.