Fri 7th Jan: Add oil Alicia!

Alicia is able to stand!

I'm jumping a day ahead of myself now, but the message just received from Ap Lei Chau has made me so happy that I want to share it.  Alicia is standing!  When I saw her on Friday her back legs were like rubber attachments and completely useless, and I was seriously wondering whether it was fair to let her continue given her situation.  While wheels and so on are available to help dogs whose legs are paralysed, these really only work when the dog is friendly and confident enough to be handled, and Alicia is a very nervous and timid girl.  Now we can start to hope that Alicia will make a full recovery, and even seeing her standing is a huge moment for me. 

Rosie went home today

We had several visitors to Ap Lei Chau today, all coming to meet the dogs waiting for homes, and a few of them having been a few times previously so they could get to know the shy dogs a bit better. One of those dogs was little Rosie, and today was the day when we felt she was ready to leave with her now-adopters.   Quite a few of our smaller dogs are initially shy and nervous with strangers, so we have to be sure that potential adopters are aware of the need to take things slowly, and to be really very careful when taking the dogs out for walks.   It's essential that full safety equipment is used, meaning non-slip collar plus well-fitting harness and double leash.  Too many nervous dogs run away during the first days of moving to new homes, even running out when the front door is opened, so we can't take chances with a dog's life. 

Once again there were media stories about more smuggled cats and dogs from China, and it just makes you wonder how many get through successfully and what terrible conditions they've been bred in: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3162528/hong-kong-authorities-seize-dozens-pedigree-pets-hk41?utm_content=article&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3_gyojkqm0tvZ9rwF-AeBgp4VnH11dlrFfndBQeDT60C_UnwGovt-nGsY#Echobox=1641541128

I was asked today if I could recommend a breeder in Hong Kong (of Yorkies), and as always when this happens it makes me wonder what on earth people are thinking when they ask an animal rescue organisation if we can put them in contact with a breeder.  I referred the enquirer to the above article and told him that if he waited for four months, the time these smuggled cats and dogs have to spend in quarantine, all of them will eventually be released for re-homing. 

Lacey is perfect in my eyes, and the sweetest girl

I'm biased of course, but I think that the dogs and puppies we have available and ready to leave for new homes are the best in Hong Kong.  Lacey and Raisin are two older puppy girls who couldn't be sweeter if they tried, and they're perfect for families with young children.  If you want to meet them, or any others at either Homing Centre, please start by completing the adoption questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/