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| Old boy Stinker and poodle Paloma leave the Homing Centre |
I have to start with the adoption news I hinted at yesterday because it's really an amazing thing to offer a terminally ill dog an end-of-life home, something we never thought would happen. Even more amazing is the fact that someone else was also considering giving beagle Stinker a place in their home after meeting him last week and seeing his skinny body, but there was the complication of a very large and not-too-welcoming dog in that situation.
Stinker was surrendered to AFCD in a horrible condition and smelling terrible because of an easily treatable skin infection. He was old and obviously not too well, and I decided not to put him through any treatments other than basic care, honestly expecting that he wouldn't be around for much longer. He's been happy I think, happier than in his previous and horrible home, and he's still going for walks and eating well, and now his life is complete with a family to love him right until the very end. This caring couple also took home an ex-breeder poodle, Paloma, who had come to us with heartworm like so many other breeder dogs do.
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| Peak to Fong 2011 |
I'm getting a lot of enquiries about the date of this year's Peak to Fong, so as a reminder it's taking place on Sunday 25th November. However the T-shirt/tickets aren't ready yet so we'll be announcing the start of the sales date as soon as we have confirmation of delivery. The Peak to Fong team have been working flat out to get everything organised, and it hasn't been without hitches and complications but I know on the day it will be as brilliant as it always is.
Although the "Sarge'n'Pepper's
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| The amazing Miss Pinky (Margaret Kutt) |
Lonely Hearts Club" Gala is over, I would still like to mention some further sponsors who made this great evening possible. As you know, we organise all of our events in-house to maximise the amount that actually goes towards helping the dogs and to keep costs to the absolute minimum, so our volunteers and sponsors are vital to the success of every event. There's a lot of hard work involved, not to mention the stress, so thanks once again to volunteer organiser Nicole, and to everyone who played their important part: (and as a reminder here's the photo album of the event)
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| The Aberdeen Marina Club ballroom venue |
Bronze Sponsors:
Ashley Ho
Lee Lung Co
Auction Sponsors:
Heal
Links of London
Melco
Melville Fine Jewellery
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Pure
Roger Vivier
The Round Clinic
Wine Sponsor:
Valdiva
Cocktail Sponsor:
Wild Wombat
Graphic Design and Video Sponsor:
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