Thurs 29th June: At least some happy news

Bella was the last of her litter

As always I want to start with the good news, and that's almost always adoptions. As I wrote yesterday, we had a family wanting to adopt the last of the "B" litter, in fact two families, and Bella left today.  We do still have Barbie available from the litter before, and she's also a smaller puppy and very lovely.

Barbie 

Olive's heading home

Olive was also adopted, leaving only Ocean from the "O" puppies still available, and I don't know why as she's such a pretty and very sweet puppy. 

Pretty Ocean

Betty is so lovely

Young adult Becca had been taken for fostering when it turned out she needed to have knee surgery, and it was no real surprise when her foster status was changed to adopted.  Becca is a lovely little dog, and very sweet too, which makes me wonder why Betty (from the same group) hasn't been chosen yet.  She's not exactly a small dog because she has a long body, but she's also got short legs which is why I call her one of the Big-Little types.  She's also a lovely character, calm and very sweet.

Thank you Paul Wong

We had news of another Legacy donation, this time from Paul Wong, who included a lovely message for HKDR.  Remember, writing a Will is completely free through 善最樂 ForeverGift.hk , and all that's required is that you make a bequest to a charity (hopefully of course HKDR). There's very little that's free these days, and making a Will ensures peace of mind for you and your loved ones, as well as helping the dogs at HKDR in the future.  

 I had a feeling when I woke in the morning that I really didn't want the day to start, and by the end of the day I really wished it hadn't.  The fact that the water supply for half of Lamma was suddenly cut off without warning didn't help, especially during this kind of weather, and by the time it came back on at eight thirty in the evening I was more than ready for a long shower.  

I was also trying to get one of my fifteen year-old dogs to Acorn to have him euthanised, as poor Sumo had been struggling to stand, and eat, for a while, and it had got to the point where I couldn't leave him in that condition any longer.  I didn't feel that I wanted to be going anywhere given that I was hot and sweaty and hadn't been able to shower, but at the very least I could get Sumo over to meet up with the van.  

Basil is now Bagel, and she needs a home!

However the van and Ming, the driver, had gone to AFCD to pick up another old dog, one that had been abandoned by her family at fourteen years of age when they had left Hong Kong. We'd been hoping for a foster home before taking Basil-now-Bagel out, because the Tai Po Homing Centre and outdoor living isn't fair for a sweet old lady dog, but so far we've been unsuccessful so Basil-Bagel was taken to Tai Po.  If you can help, please contact Cindy at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com, and remember we will provide everything you need so there's nothing asked other than space in your home for a very sweet and easy senior. She really doesn't deserve to be homeless at her age, and there must be someone who knows Basil-Bagel and can hopefully step forward. 

There is a reason for Sharlene's funny face

Although the reason for Basil-Bagel's surrender to AFCD was given as "leaving Hong Kong",  we know this is the standard excuse used by just about everyone these days.  Sometimes it might be true, but often it isn't, and one case where we know for sure that it was a lie was with sharpei-type Sharlene.  Her ex-owner had also used the "leaving Hong Kong" story, but then we discovered that Sharlene had a problem with her jaw, and in fact she couldn't open her mouth at all. She was tested at Acorn for a condition called MMM (Masticory muscle myositis), a type of autoimmune disease, but when the results came back as negative the next step was a CT scan.  That took place today at Concordia Pet Care, so now we're waiting for the results and hopefully an answer.