A group of us, namely myself, Iris, Cindy and Harryn, were out and about today exploring new options for the small dog Homing Centre which is going to be torn down and turned into yet another smart residential high-rise. In a year's time there will be little left of the old Ap Lei Chau, just as other areas of old Hong Kong have similarly disappeared. After almost forty years living here I have seen many changes, and it's hard to believe that when I first arrived there were still old sailing junks on the water, and not only on postcards.
With so many new small dogs to sort out I went back to the Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre afterwards to help give an estimated age, as well as names to the three separate groups. There are the bichon frise boys, who seem to be ex-breeder dogs judging from the awful de-barking that's been carried out, the funny black-and-white dogs who would look very much like border collies if they had longer legs, plus the "Cricket" family. The latter are very scared at the moment and were jumping like crickets when Iris was trying to pick them to show their teeth (so I could try to assess the age). As I wrote yesterday, it's really almost impossible to know for sure how old an adult dog is when the condition of their teeth could be due to many things, including diet and upper-lower jaw alignment, so even though we have to give an age for the dog license, that can't be taken as the absolute truth. I don't want to say any dog is older than it really is, but at the same time can't claim a dog is young when it actually isn't. We try to be as accurate and honest as it's possible to be, and there are certainly some dogs that are around ten years of age.
The new dogs are booked to see a vet on Friday, but they seem to be in good health and potential adopters can come before then to meet them, and hopefully choose one to take home. Adopters can choose whether they want to use their own vet for the health check, or keep the appointment we have made at ALCVC for Friday.
Remember there are plenty of other small dogs, large dogs and puppies who have already been seen by a vet, vaccinated and are fully ready for their new homes. You can meet them at our small Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre, or the big space at our Tai Po Homing Centre. There is no need to make an appointment if you've already completed the adoption questionnaire and have received a reply inviting you to come. We will suggest which Homing Centre it would be best for you to visit, and probably which dogs would be most suitable for your home.
There should be some adoption news to share tomorrow, it's not all about dogs arriving thankfully.
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