Talk about a last minute panic, it wasn't until late afternoon that I was told there was a delivery of puppies on the way, with many more still on hold for Wednesday. We had to ask that today's group were sent straight to Elgin Street, where the four new dogs from AFCD had also been dropped off after their vet check. These are the two poodles, the shiba inu and a Sheltie, but for immediate action it was the puppies that needed sorting out.
To make things more complicated, our Foster Coordinator, Cindy, is currently away on holiday, so it was left to me to deal with the foster enquiries. I'm reminded when this happens about what an amazing job Cindy does, especially as a volunteer, and I can't wait for her to get back!
Anyway, working both through the evening and again first thing in the morning (Wednesday), we have foster homes for the puppies that did a great job of wrecking the shop area at HKDR@Elgin overnight, so we'll have to see about any others. It's not so much finding foster homes for young puppies, it's the forever homes once they're a bit older that's the challenge. We already have a full house at Kennedy Town, so moving the pups straight from foster care to being adopted is what we're hoping for. The new puppies are very pretty, but it's their size that makes the difference and at this point I'm not sure how big they're going to be as adults.
For now, while I catch my breath for a second, I'll share the list of adoptions for January, with a total of thirty one lucky dogs and puppies.
Tai Po Homing Centre:
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