Tues 30th Aug: Highs and lows

Why is Dudley still waiting?

 Working with animals brings a mix of emotional highs and lows, with every adoption being a highlight while the sad cases are also too frequent.  For me personally, seeing baby puppies arrive with their innocent faces and hearts and watching them grow into happy and funny youngsters, then doglets, and still without a home until they finally move to Tai Po, is very sad.  I keep watching and hoping that a message will come that these individuals have been chosen, but sometimes that just doesn't happen, even if there's no reason.  Dudley is one of those unlucky ones who came to us as a young puppy and spent his first months in a wonderful foster home.  He grew into a sweet and loving doglet, but at nine months of age he's still waiting for a family of his own to love him forever.  A corner of my mind always has an image of Dudley in it, and it will stay there until there's not need to worry about him any more. 

Drake eyes open mid-April

Drake now

We took in a litter of newborns from AFCD at the end of March, no more than a day old, and while they were lucky in that they all went to loving foster homes, there came a time when they had to be returned to our Kennedy Town Homing Centre.  They're now no longer babies, and we're still waiting for even one of them to be chosen.  They were born at the wrong time with summer just around the corner, and maybe they're just not cute enough, I really don't know.  You can see the "D" litter (Daphne, Duke, Drummond, Dawn, Drake and Darwin) as they are now on Eagle's Facebook page hkdr_eagle , and maybe as people are returning from their summer breaks they will finally get their chance.

We received a surrender request today, not from the actual owner this time but from a concerned neighbour who told us about the horrific years of abuse this dog had endured.  The actual owner had finally agreed to hand the dog over, and I don't want to share any specifics at this point because I just want to get the dog (a popular breed).   What happens then is tricky because of the current cruelty laws, or lack of them, and the complications of proof.   I'll update once the dog is safely with us.

It's official, Alfie's staying

Some good news now, the little dog Alfie who was whisked off to his new home almost as soon as he arrived at HKDR@Elgin, has had his adoption confirmed.  He's still not sure of where he is or why his life changed so suddenly and drastically, but I'm sure he'll soon realise how very lucky he is. 

As for the rest of the group, they all went to ALCVC today for their health checks, vaccinations and licensing, so everyone is ready for adoption interviews.  Please start by completing the questionnaire before coming to meet them, and you can find it at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/

The 4 new "A" girls are settling in at Tai Po