Sat 17th Sept: What makes a "Red" dog

Kyle has a lovely home now

 Starting today with my favourite subject, I can share the adoption photo of older puppy Kyle leaving our North Street Centre after he was chosen yesterday.  Young Tiffany was also adopted directly from her foster home, so she will never need to experience life at any Homing Centre after coming to us not that long ago as a foundling with her brother Tommy, also adopted. 

Such a lucky pair, Tiffany and Tommy

Tiffany in her new home

I haven't shared any photos of the three small-sized puppies that came to us the other day from AFCD, because we had so many enquiries on standby that I didn't want to mislead anyone by saying they were still available for adoption.  The only photos will be when they're leaving the Homing Centre with their new families, but I hope and expect that there will be many more to come as they're gradually released for re-homing.

Happy small dogs on Lamma (shiba Donny has been adopted)

There are almost always adopters waiting for the smaller sized dogs, and it's only the very timid or those with behaviour issues that end up having to move to the Lamma Home for Small Dogs.  We also still have a collection of mostly poodles staying at our Red Dog Centre in Ap Lei Chau, and always in the hope that one day they will find that perfect person who understands them.  With personal experience of the "problem" dogs on Lamma who actually have no problems at all when there are no expectations for them to be or behave in any particular way, I can say that all "bad" behaviour is a result of how a dog is treated, especially in the formative puppy months.

One of the adoption enquiries I received today demonstrates exactly how these puppies end up being "Red" dogs, as even the note at the end of the questionnaire acknowledges that this is a really bad situation for a dog, and especially a puppy.  I feel so sorry in advance for the poor puppy that ends up living a miserable life in this home: "I know it’s a bit tight for me to qualify for dog adoption, yet it worth a try before buying one."   

This exactly is why the illegal breeders exist, and why the smugglers are bringing puppies over from China by the boatload.