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| Candy is only 10kg in weight |
My van-riding companions today were two incredibly sweet girls, Candy and Mandy. Candy is a small-medium sized dog who was surrendered to AFCD with her four puppies, all of whom are now in loving homes. Under normal circumstances a dog the size of Candy would have stayed at our smaller Homing Centre, but since the closure of our Ap Lei Chau site we haven't had anywhere for the little ones other than foster homes, Lamma or Tai Po. I'm absolutely sure that if potential adopters had been able to meet Candy at our old small-dog Homing Centre she would be in a home by now, but at least she had a temporary space and everyone at Tai Po loves her, so it's not all bad.
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| Mandy is 2 years old |
Mandy is a newcomer, and also not a large dog. She's incredibly sweet, friendly, happy and affectionate, and the only negative is that she turned out to have badly infected ears after spending all of her previous two years in kennels somewhere. If you're looking for the perfect family dog please consider Mandy.
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| Gaia was surrendered as a whippet cross |
I can say the same about another two recent additions at Tai Po, also medium sized and really lovely in looks and temperament. Gaia was surrendered as her family were leaving Hong Kong, while Fabian's story is unknown as he came from AFCD. He's only a year old, and while many people want to adopt puppies because they want to experience the whole life of their dog, a year is barely an adult, and the best thing is you know exactly what you're getting in terms if size, looks and character.
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| Fabian is another young and happy dog |
Gaia is also a small-medium size (just 12kg) who would normally have stayed at the small Homing Centre, and she too is a very happy and lovely girl.
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| Akio |
Finally there's Akio the shiba inu, and we're still waiting for the perfect home for him. I did ask AFCD about the reason for him being surrendered in case it was for biting, and I'm happy to say it was only that his owner was moving to Public Housing where dogs aren't alowed. AFCD found Akio to be a very friendly little dog, and we have also tested him with other dogs to see if he has the typical shiba reaction, and no, he's fine. So for all the I have said about the difficult character of this breed it seems Akio is one of the exceptions.
With so many totally wonderful dogs to choose from, both in looks and character, there must surely be exactly the right dog for any family wanting to adopt. It's true, they're not labradors, golden retrievers or any of the "doodles" that we get so many requests for, but those are only labels anyway. What matters more than anything is what lies inside, and a heart of gold is worth a thousand designer breed names. If you want to be the lucky adopter of any of our HKDR dogs, please start by completing the adoption questionnaire at https://hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/
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| A "Brilliant" job by Iris Wu |
My last stop today was Kennedy Town where the staff were busy getting everything ready for the upcoming opening. I'm not sure that it can be a "Grand" one this time, more a low key and quiet affair, and maybe the neighbours wouldn't appreciate a noisy party anyway.
I have to mention someone who's been working incredibly hard over the past months, doubling up on her job as Homing Centre Manager to take on the role of Chief Designer of the Kennedy Town Homing Centre. Iris used all of her design training and combined it with the knowledge of what was needed and how everything could be fitted into the small space available, and she's done a brilliant job (the address is coincidentally Brilliant Court). Thank you and congratulations Iris!
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