OMG! That was what we all felt when a large number of puppies was dropped off at our Elgin Street Centre at very short notice, and by that I mean a message telling me that they were on their way but with no indication of numbers or anything else. There was nothing I could do at that point other than to say I would be over as soon as I could to help, and it was left to Cam and the brilliant volunteers to set up a temporary enclosure to hold the puppies in the meantime.
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| Elgin's disaster zone |
I'm going to share the photo of what the puppy area looked like on Friday morning, because I have been trying to reply to the applications to work at HKDR, and I suspect quite a few of those people don't fully understand what a large part of the job entails, especially where puppies are involved. Mornings are always like this, even if this is a slightly worse-than-normal scenario, and the first hour of the day at Kennedy Town, and now Elgin Street, means cleaning up a smelly mess.
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| One of the fuzzy litter |
The only way we can deal with this explosion of puppies is to get them into homes as quickly as we can, and the best thing I can say is that with only one exception the puppies are small-to-medium in size, meaning that they won't grow into large adults. Most will be medium size when fully grown, and a couple small-to-medium. There's a litter of fuzzy-faced and heart-melting pups, fluffies and flat-coated, and all very friendly.
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| Little fluffy bear |
When I arrived to assess the disaster zone in the afternoon, and to help sort out who was who, there were two potential adopters for Sheltie Nora, both offering very nice homes. With only one Nora available, I could only promise to let the other home know if we got another Sheltie in, while Nora left to start her new life with the other family.
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| Lucky Nora, lucky adopter |
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I also got a chance to meet the new small adults staying at HKDR@Elgin, and I can only say that they're absolutely lovely, and very sweet. The headshots don't show the size or do the dogs justice, as they were just quick identification shots taken when the dogs first arrived. Tootsie, for example, is small and like a ball of energy, super friendly and just adorable. Tammy is also small, and looks very much like a dachshund cross to me. Taurus is a little big bigger and amazing, a beautiful shaggy-coated boy. There will be some lucky adopters over the weekend, I'm sure.
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