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| Look at Henna's happy face now she's indoors and dry |
For dogs that have a real home the ongoing rain is annoying, but not the end of the world because they can at least stay snug and dry indoors. However most of the Tai Po dogs live outside, and while there is shelter in the form of dog houses, barrels and roofing, it's still very wet and humid and the older dogs are the ones who feel the damp the most. Golden retriever Henna had been adopted from us a few years ago, then left behind when her family moved back to Australia (despite promises to us that they would take her with them). At eleven years of age and used to being an indoor dog, this weather wasn't helping at all, and Henna developed an open sore on her underside from lying on wet ground. We urgently needed a foster home and posted Henna's plight on Facebook, and I want to thank the many people who so kindly offered shelter in their homes for this poor old dog. Henna was picked up late afternoon and was clearly very happy to be indoors again. We very much hope that some other seniors will be given the chance to go to the other foster homes that were offered to Henna, even though they aren't golden retrievers.
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| Enzo needs a new home |
King Charles Cavaliers are another very popular breed, and I was asked if we could help find a loving new home for a four year-old boy whose family have a human baby with serious allergies to the dog. I know it's a hard decision for them to give up their four-legged "son", and they have tried everything to alleviate their baby's symptoms but nothing has worked. If you are interested in adopting Enzo and can promise him a forever home with lots of love, please complete the adoption questionnaire on our website www.hongkongdogrescue.com (under Adopt).
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| Dido's leg has been fixed and she doesn't even need a dressing |
Another "breed" that is very popular, despite being a cross between a poodle and a Yorkshire terrier, is the so-called Yorkiepoo. Dido was surrendered to us because of a broken front leg which was too expensive for the owner to have repaired. Dr Tony fixed it, and eight month-old Dido is now back at the Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre and ready to go to a new home. She has plates in the leg which will need to be removed in a few month's time, but other than that she's as good as new. Again anyone interested will need to complete the Adoption Questionnaire, and need to know that Dido is a very sweet girl but also needy for company, so a home-alone situation is out of the question.
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| Harper (left) with brother Wallace was adopted even though she had tick fever. Her adopters aren't Australian so it's fine. |
I took another puppy from AFCD today, and as expected she too has tick fever. It's been a nightmare for tick fever this year, and although the "liquid gold" treatment works, it still means that the infected puppies can't go to Whiskers N Paws on Sundays so miss out on early adoption opportunities. There's also the fact that any dog that has had any form of tick fever will almost cetainly fail the blood test needed to get into Australia or New Zealand, and that meant that Wallace couldn't be taken home by the family that fell in love with him today. He came to us with tick fever, and while he's recovered after his treatment the family are from Australia and will be returning at some point. It's so frustrating to have to tell a lovely adopter that the puppy they want isn't suitable because of tick fever, and the children were in tears of course.
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