There was a double adoption today, plus two singles and a foster upgrade. It means not all of the puppies shown in Eric Tang's wonderful set of photos Puppy Adoption Day 21st Nov 2021 are still available because little Toyah was the on-site adoption for the afternoon's play party.
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| Tim (l) has a friend to support him |
Tim also left Ap Lei Chau as a singleton, but he has a built-in brother already living as part of the family. Tim's a shy boy so we really wanted him to go to a home with another dog to boost his confidence, and this applies to all of those who find it hard to cope without a four-legged friend. In fact you may recall that Tim was adopted before, but that lasted a very short time after we suggested he came back to us.
The pair leaving our Tai Po Homing Centre as now-brothers were Radish, a very popular boy, and older puppy Ricky, who had started off life with HKDR at Ap Lei Chau but was moved to the bigger site so he could enjoy the sort of rough-and-tumble play he loves.
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| Radish (l) and Ricky |
Aptly-named Lucky was confirmed as staying in his foster home forever, automatically making his family members of the Failed Foster Club.
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| Lucky Lucky (l) is now a forever family member |
I asked the Tai Po team to put together twelve of our dogs-of-the-moment, meaning those who are easy and are really ready for their move to a family home. The sad fact is that the longer dogs stay at the Homing Centre and become part of the dog group that they live with, the harder it becomes for them to adjust to living a human kind of life. I was very sad to learn that sweet Timmy, who I'd been asking about on a regular basis and wondering why he was still with us, now thinks of the Homing Centre as his home, and the group of dogs in his enclosure as his family. It's a double-edged sword providing the kind of life that dogs naturally enjoy, that is, living in a tight-knit group, because it becomes what they know, and subsequently want. As I have said many times before, dogs are creatures of habit so they feel comfortable in an environment that they're used to, and having a daily routine. That's why we really like to get the new dogs in and out, before they form those bonds with the other dogs.
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| Meet them at our Tai Po Homing Centre |
Late in the evening I got a message about four puppies having been rescued by the regular volunteer finder of puppies-in-need, so Cindy will be looking for two foster homes to take in a pair each. Please email her at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com if you can help.
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| 4 puppies need foster homes (as 2 pairs) |
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