Mon 22nd Nov: The Exodus begins

The upstairs "Shy Squad"

 Still without any sign of a new location for the current Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre we're starting to plan for moving the older puppies and the upstairs "Shy Squad" to Tai Po.  That will mean clearing one of the enclosures at the big Homing Centre for the office area dogs that live together as a happy group:  Piggy, Alex, Dobby, Emma, Sarah and so on, so at least they can continue to have each other.  The puppies like Aston, Martin and beautiful black fluffy Tarmac will also have to leave their "nursery" and take the next step in their lives.  It's an inevitable move anyway for the older puppies, but it's going to be a shock for the shy dogs that see their current space as their real home.  

Unfortunately Tarmac is nervous with stangers

What concerns me most of all is the extra burden the additional dogs put on the Tai Po team, as weekday volunteers are hard to find and that means the very small staff having to work long and very hard days taking care of the dogs.  At least the weather has turned cool, and that makes the physical effort of repeatedly walking up and down the steep steps slightly more bearable, but it's undeniably tough.  I should mention that we still need another staff member at Tai Po, as the last recruit (a man this time) lasted no more than a couple of days before finding it all too much.  If you're dedicated, hard-working and resilient, please email may@hongkongdogrescue.com for details.  Of course you have to love dogs too.

Finding homes for the small dogs that stay at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre is much easier than the larger adults at Tai Po of course, and in fact we always have a waiting list for the young ones, and those that are good with children.   For those of your who read my blog every day waiting for news of potential arrivals, you'll be happy to know that we're expecting young adults and puppies of the terrier-poodle variety to arrive on Tuesday.  I actually have photos and details this time, which is unusual but very welcome, but I won't share the information until the dogs are actually with us so I can be sure that what I have been told is correct.  If you're one of those on the waiting list who have already been in contact, have completed the questionnaire and have been invited to visit, please email me directly if you want to see the photos.  Update: the dogs are on their way!