Weds 17th Oct: Malamutes and cold climates

Nattie has a home!

I shouldn't have favourites and I honestly love all of the puppies, but sometimes there's a special one or two that tug just that little bit harder on my heartstrings, and in this case it's been Nattie.  Her litter had a terrible start to life, having been thrown out with the rubbish as very young babies, and ending up at AFCD for too long when they really needed immediate and special care.  One of the litter died quite soon after arrival, and all but one of the surviving siblings had tick fever and demodex (mites under the skin that are often a sign of a weakened immune system).  It took many months to restore them to full health and Frisbee's coat is still growing back in, but now they are young adults and still quite small-sized.  One of the four survivors, Oyster, was adopted a couple of months ago but Nattie and Frisbee waited and waited, and finally today Nattie was given her chance of a lifetime. I'm sure she will prove to be the sweetest dog and I hope her family love her as much as she deserves.  Now only Frisbee is left, so maybe his turn will come soon too.

Frisbee is the same as Nattie other than colour

The 5 puppies when they came to us in May

There were other happily unexpected adoptions at Ap Lei Chau today too, and while I really want to blurt out the names I will wait until the dogs are picked up on Thursday before I do so.  However I can mention that new pom Fleecy was taken for a trial with the resident pug, so that's still more good news.

We guessed Fleecy wouldn't ne waiting long for a home

Any sensible person knows that Alaskan Malamutes belong in cold climates and not the tropics, and it's very sad that not only are they being bred in Hong Kong but that people are still buying them.  We took in several from a breeder not long ago, as you will know if you are a regular reader of my blog, and I'm thrilled to be able to report that one, Georgia, is going to Canada and a second, Zara, will be leaving for her new home in New Zealand before too long.

We do still have Russki available, and maybe he will also be lucky enough to find a lovely cold home too.

Russki is the youngest Malamute