Fri 8th March: Coming up this weekend

Not having a van temporarily has meant a couple of unofficial days off for me, meaning at least no vet visits or taking dogs from AFCD, and it's coincided well with the colder wet weather.   Now we have our wheels back in time for the weekend, which means both Saturday and Sunday at the West Kowloon Freespace Happening where I hope the rain won't keep everyone away.  That's always the problem with outdoor events, and especially now that there doesn't seem to be any reliable pattern with the seasons.  Our HKDR team will certainly be there, along with Whiskers N Paws and our Dog Ambassadors of course.

HKDR will be at Freespace Happening this weekend to promote adoption and responsible pet ownership. Come and say hello! Whiskers N Paws will also be joining us to make customised pet tags for dog owners!

🔸Date: 9-10th March 2019
🔸Time: 2-6pm
🔸Venue: West Kowloon Cultural District Ark Park
🔸Dog Care Workshops: 2:00pm-2:30pm, 4:00pm-4:30pm

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Smudge (l) with brother Gilbert who is still waiting for a home

At least at Whiskers N Paws we have the indoors area available for the puppies on Sundays so we don't have to worry, and I know in advance that we'll have at least one adoption photo to take as Smudge has had his forever home confirmed.

One puppy and a doglet (halfway between puppy and adult) also left our Tai Po Homing Centre for trials, and as always I won't give their names just yet but they are both very sweet girls.

I'm sure I've mentioned this before but it's a question I'm often asked , that is, what's the difference between a male and female dog?  Being in the unusual situation of living with a large number of dogs over many years, I've been able to observe what is as close to natural behaviour as it's possible to be without actually camping out in the hills with a family of wild animals.   The dogs that live with me have free choice (within the confines of the "compound") to do what they want and live as they please, so I can see that the females like to form a tight group while the males prefer to be free to hang out with their friends on a much looser basis.   Even though it may be unfashionable to say it, I think this also reflects the same behaviour pattern as male and female humans, and probably most other animals.  So in terms of which to adopt, the females tend to be more family orientated while the males are more gregarious, although still being great family members of course, and as with everything in life this is a generalisation, not a set in stone fact.   Within both gender camps there are still a wide variety of characters and individual personalities, again just as there are in the human world.  That's why we do ask that adopters listen to the advice of our Homing Centre staff when it comes to choosing a dog or puppy, because we know the dogs and how they will fit into a home, at least as much as anything can be predicted.