Thurs 20th Sept: A prisoner on Lamma

It seems myself and the other (very few) residents of my Lamma bay have become temporary prisoners of the post-typhoon fall-out.  I thought I was going to be able to get over to Ap Lei Chau today but was told that there is sand build-up at the end of the pier which means boat access is possible only at high tide, and that was at five o'clock.  Even an attempt to send dog food and medicine over a bit earlier failed when the sampan couldn't reach the pier, so not only is there repair and clearing to be done on land, but also at sea.   I need to work out a plan before Sunday and the Whiskers N Paws Puppy afternoon!

Made by one of our adopters. Is the one on the left Butter?

I had been expecting to pick up two older puppies from AFCD who had been there for a while, so our driver Ming went instead and also took the pups to Acorn for their check-up and vaccinations, before dropping them at our Tai Po Centre where clearing and repair work is ongoing.  For those of you who are asking if volunteers are still needed over the weekend the answer is a definite yes, as there's still a huge amount of debris and fallen trees to be cleared.

More happy news came about another one of our typhoon foster dogs as Butter will also be adopted as a result of her temporary stay. 

Butter will be staying inher foster home

Other foster dogs are gradually coming back to the Homing Centre but we are still short of space until all repairs have been completed, so if any can have their holiday extended it would be very helpful.

Jerry was Mr Popular today

There had been a lot of interest in one of the two chow chows, Jewel and Jerry, but none of the potential adopters could take a dog home at the time of meeting.  As often happens, two families came today for Jerry, with obviously only one being able to adopt him.  It's very strange to me that everyone only seems to want a male even though Jewel, the female, is actually the easier and sweeter-natured of the two, but she is still waiting.  So too is Chow Mein, another female chow chow who is also a very small and even-tempered girl.  If you want to meet them they're staying at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre alone with all of the other smaller sized dogs, and puppies.

Chow Mein has recovered from eye surgery