Sun 25th Sept: The wonderful surprise of mixed breeds

Mojo's big day arrived 

Benjamin Po was our volunteer photographer for today's puppy party at Whiskers N Paws, and you can see the wonderful results here Puppy Adoption Day 25th Sept 2022.   Mojo was the lucky puppy chosen today, one of the "Ears Litter", so-called because of the huge ears they all had when they first came to us. Now Mojo's ears have become floppy, while others have ears that stand up.

Baby Turpin

 

The "Ears Litter" at the end of July

 One of the lovely aspects of adopting a mixed breed puppy is that you can never be quite sure of what the final adult version will look like.  Yesterday I tried to share a photo of just-surrendered Turpin as a baby, and later as a doglet (not quite adult) when he was brought back,  but something happened to my phone that meant I couldn't export photos (now fixed just as mysteriously).  

Doglet Turpin

Baby Adam and Eve 

Anyway, the point was that there's often the element of surprise with mixed breeds, especially if they don't have a short coat which will almost always remain that way.  I received this lovely update from the adopters of then-Adam and Eve, baby siblings who were lucky enough to be able to stay together.  As you can see, rough-coated Adam ended up looking quite different from his flat-coated sister, although both are just as beautiful as each other. 

Tiki and Taka in the UK

"It has been three years since Tiki and Taka ( They are called Adam and Eve in your center) joined our family. We feel so blessed and grateful every day We cuddle with them. We just want to email you to let you know that they moved to London with us for a year now and they enjoy it so much here. 

Also, a big thank you to HK Dog Rescue for bringing Tiki and Taka to our life!"

Penny is wearing her food!

Peter, Penny and Paula came to us earlier this month as two week-old babies, and this funny photo shows Penny just after a meal as the pups are learning to eat from a bowl. What do you think Penny will look like as an adult?  

Samuel is a year old

Of course with breeds you know what the adults will look like.   A poodle puppy will grow into a poodle adult, and that's that. If you're interested in adopting a young poodle, we have Samuel available, not a tiny poodle, surrendered to us at a year old because he was too active for his family.  We're looking for a home that appreciates that poodles have a high energy level, and are needy for attention, interaction and adventure.