Sat 27th Nov: Is it Nobby's time for a home?

Milo leaving Ap Lei Chau

 This will be the last weekend of November and I'm hoping it will be a busy end to the month in terms of adoptions, so I'll start with the two for today, both small dogs from Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre.   One of these was poodle Milo, not part of any group intake but a "Red" dog from the small "Red Dog Centre" in Ap Lei Chau Main Street. 

Talking of Red Dogs, and poodles in particular, one of the dogs staying at the Lamma Home for Small (reformed) Delinquents is Nobby.  He's been with us for a long time, and several years ago he spent a few months in a foster home with an Australian family before they left Hong Kong.  Nobby was very happy there, but although we tried hard to find him a new home when his foster family had to return to Australia, we had no luck.  The day Nobby had to come back to the Homing Centre one of the staff gave him a bath in the then-Education Centre, where the office was also located.  We kept a few big dogs there, and one of these took a dislike to Nobby, jumped up and grabbed him from the arms of the person who was holding him.  Nobby was badly hurt, but worse than that he was also psychologically affected and became very afraid of other dogs, and people too.  It was because of that situation that he was moved to Lamma.   Since then Nobby has been distrustful of pretty much everything, even if he's happy enough in his own way.

Nobby in his foster home in 2017

The Lamma house is being given a fresh coat of paint so I've been going to see how the redecoration is coming along, and to my surprise Nobby has been incredibly happy to see me.  He asks for petting, jumps up to sit on my lap, and has been very sweet.  It occurred to me that he remembers the happy time he spent with his Australian foster family, and I remind him of the mother in particular, his main carer.  When the realisation dawned on me it made me quite sad, but at the same time I now know that Nobby is ready to move to a new home but it has to be with Westerners.  I apologise for having to be specific about that, but the memory is stuck in Nobby's own mind and I can't change that.  Nobby is now nine years old, and what we're looking for is a home with experienced dog owners, without children and in a quiet environment. Nobby is sweet and funny, as all poodles are when they're happy, and his favourite hobby is rearranging the "furniture", meaning moving the dog beds, blankets and cushions from one place to another.

Berry has her forever home

The seond adoption today was that of Berry, one of the "Cricket" family.  

Thank you as always to all adopters, and if you're interested in joining that select group please start by completing the adoption questionnaire, and with as much detail as possible. The questionnaire is at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/ 

Sunday is puppy day at Whiskers N Paws, 10/F Horizon Plaza, 2pm to 4pm, and you can meet lots of lovely hopefuls there.

Anna, Aria, Tate, Ally, Lacey and Archie