Sat 25th June: Thanks and goodbye to "Auntie" Sue

Nettle and Nona are staying!

 The day started with some great news about a double adoption, this time that of sisters Nettle and Nona, whose foster parents "failed" by making the two older puppies officially theirs.   I've been seeing Nettle and Nona's photos as they attended the Sunday Puppy Parties, and saw that (obviously) they were getting older week by week, so it's really amazing to know that they finally won the biggest prize of all, a home for life together. 

Little Ollie will never have to play the waiting game as he was chosen today by his new family at our Kennedy Town Homing Centre.  There are so many to choose from, and with it being so hot at the moment these youngsters will probably stay at the Centre on Sunday rather than go to Whiskers N Paws.  There are plenty of foster puppies heading over to Horizon Plaza anyway, so you won't miss out whichever place you choose to go to.  There's also the Furry Market taking place at Whiskers N Paws, so you can double up on your visit. 

I have written many times about how much we value our regular and long-term volunteers, many of whom have been helping out almost since the day HKDR was founded.  This week we had to say goodbye to one of our most dedicated volunteers, someone whose name may be familiar even if you haven't met her.  "Auntie" Sue has left Hong Kong after many years of living here to return to her native Singapore, and we will miss her dearly.  Sue was always the first person to turn up at our Tai Po Homing Centre, pretty much at the crack of dawn, and she'd be the one to report anything that had happened during the night.  She was also the go-between for the rescuers of so many newborn and baby puppies, and at least this will continue as she has promised to keep that channel open.  Sue, thank you for everything, and we and the dogs will miss you like crazy.