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| Thomas is a year old. |
Happily I have an adoption to write about today, that of puppy Bingo whose foster home has become his permanent one. We have many puppies in foster homes so please ask about meeting them, as well as smaller dogs like Thomas and Tanner who went to foster care together. They're both lovely, small-sized and young dogs, but not suitable for homes with children as they're a bit shy. They're loving being together, and ideally they will be adopted as a pair or go to homes where there's another dog. At the moment we can't consider letting them go as singletons as they won't be happy on their own. Their foster parent wrote:
"Thomas is a lovely dog. He is a very gentle, calm and sensitive boy, who seems older than his years. He enjoys playing with other dogs and loves having attention from his human friends.
However, he does appear nervous sometimes and seems very wary of men."
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Tanner
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Walks very well on the lead.
"Tanner is a lovely dog (older puppy). He is quite boisterous but gentle when he needs to be.
Tanner really enjoys playing with Thomas and is usually good with other dogs and loves having attention from his human friends.
He likes to have another dog around, which helps with his confidence, as he can be quite nervous at times."
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| Ally and Anna moved to Tai Po |
Three more small dogs moved out of the Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre today, while the older puppies made the trip to Tai Po and the big Homing Centre. Cocker spaniel Phaedra almost moved to Lamma, but shortly after being loaded onto the sampan along with brothers Bumpy and Blake (in video), there was an offer of a foster home so the boat turned around and took Phaedra back, only to find out that the foster home offer had already been withdrawn.
Once again we're left with just two dogs upstairs at Ap Lei Chau, Phaedra and shiba inu Goji, and while there have been quite a lot of enquiries about Phaedra I have to stress that she can't live in an environment where there are lots of people she doesn't know as she barks loudly at strangers. That means no apartment blocks are suitable, or busy areas. A home in the New Territories or one of the outlying islands would be ideal, or somewhere that has a large outdoor space for a dog to run around in. Phaedra isn't bad or aggressive, just noisy, and we don't want her to be returned for barking at neighbours. If she's in a place she knows, like the Homing Centre, she's quiet, especially if she has a toy, so it's not an ongoing or uncontrollable behaviour. She's fine with other dogs, and would probably benefit from having a larger and calm friend.
Goji also needs a similar type of home and environment, his problem being that he doesn't get along with other dogs.
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Tessa and MJ
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Other small dogs in foster homes but available for adoption are Tessa, MJ the beagle and Binky, who left Ap Lei Chau today. Please complete the adoption questionnaire if you're interested in adopting any of them: www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/
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| Binky |
For the time being we still have the Red Dog Centre at 21 Main Street, Ap Lei Chau, and there are some small dogs that are staying there who aren't "Red", as in behaviour. (All photos on today's post were taken by long-term volunteer Harryn, and you can follow her on Instagram@h_dogsister).
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Tiny Gyro
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These are tiny poodle Gyro, who has on-off pain which requires medication, and new best friends Jumble and Beemer, two not-quite-perfect souls who have found each other and who love to play and sleep together.
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| Beemer has 2 1/2 working legs |
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Tiny Jumble
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