Weds 20th April: Last in, first out

 It might seem fair that the Tai Po dogs who have been waiting the longest are top of the list for adoption, but I'd like to mention two new arrivals who have come to us from homes where they are very used to what I'd call a "normal" living environment.  While many of our Tai Po dogs have been with us since they were puppies, and quite likely shy ones at that, and they enjoy the multi-dog life, dogs that come to us as adults usually find the outdoor living, noise and general experience quite overwhelming.  We would really like to move these dogs into new homes as soon as possible, so please consider Baxter and now-Gaia if you're thinking about adopting.

Baxter needs a new home

Baxter is only a year old and a very sweet dog, and although we tried to find a foster home for him to go to rather than having to come to the Homing Centre, in the end we ran out of time.  There's no training needed for Baxter, only a home that can provide love, comfort and lots of lovely walks.  Baxter is good with other dogs and chidren too. Although he will eventually settle, at the moment Baxter is confused and scared. 

Gaia also just arrived

Gaia's slightly older at six years, and although described to us as a whippet cross by her now ex-owner, somehow I think that's wishful thinking.  If you really want to find out if there's any whippet in Gaia you could always do a DNA test, but either way she needs a home.  

For any adoption please take the first step by completing the adoption questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/

With the imminent opening (finally!) of our new small Homing Centre in Kennedy Town, we're getting ready to welcome back all of the Ap Lei Chau volunteers who have been waiting to start up again.  The application form to sign up as a dog walker will be shared on our Hong Kong Dog Rescue Facebook page, and once I have the link I can also share here.

"Thank you for waiting so patiently  for the opening of our new Kennedy Town (KT) Homing Centre. As the environment of the KT Homing Centre is entirely different from that of the Ap Lei Chau (ALC) Homing Centre, current registered ALC volunteers who are interested in volunteering in our new KT Homing Centre will be required to undergo a free training session.

Because of the busy environment in KT, for the sake of volunteers' and dogs’ safety, starting from the opening of the KT Homing Centre we will be separating volunteers into cleaning volunteers (which will of course include playtime with the dogs and puppies) and dog walkers. Cleaning volunteers will need to attend extra dog walking training and pass a safety exam in order to become one of our dog walkers. Details will be announced later.

We understand many current volunteers have been waiting for so long to meet and walk our dogs again, so we will prioritise arranging a training session for current registered volunteers. Orientation classes for newcomers will be put on hold until our current volunteers have all their KT training sessions completed."