Mon 25th July: Moving out, and moving in

Cassidy (in arms) has a built-in friend

 It's going to be another very rushed post today as I have many things that need to be done, but I do want to mention that on Tuesday the remaining small dogs will be vacating the Elgin Street location and moving to the new HKDR Headquarters in Kennedy Town. This is where the office will be based, as well as our new mailing address and donation drop-off point, along with additional space for dogs and puppies.  These were supposed to be our "Red Dogs", but since we have an overload at the moment those "Red" dogs will be staying at 21 Ap Lei Chau Main Street, while the newish arrivals will be the first tenants of North Street. 

The full address of the new space is Shop 4, G/F, Cheong Yue Mansion, 13-19 North Street, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong, and it's about a five minute walk from the Homing Centre at 4 Brilliant Court.

Jilly, Chippy and Cassidy were the three lucky dogs today, and at this point I do need to apologise for the awful mess of our current email situation, and the fact that many messages are bouncing back.  It's as frustrating for us as it is for those trying to make contact, which is why for now we're using our Gmail aliases rather than the hongkongdogrescue.com versions. 

I also want to mention that we have had so many enquiries about these small dogs, which is obviously wonderful, but it's been a challenge trying to keep up with all of the incoming questionnaires and the replies.  Obviously if we have a choice we will always opt for the homes that we feel can offer the best life for the dogs, including space, environment, companionship and exercise.  That means that there are inevitably those that are going to be disappointed and I'm really sorry about that, but the happiness of the dogs must always come first.  Cassidy, Jilly and Chippy (shown in the video being welcomed by the resident dog) have all gone to homes where they will have a dog friend to play with, as well as lots of human companionship. 

On Tuesday we'll be taking in the Doberman puppy that was another of the smuggled puppies who had to undergo the necessary four month quarantine for all animals arriving from China.  This lovely boy will be staying in a wonderful foster home until he finds a suitable forever family, and I'm sure he's going to think he's gone to heaven.