Thurs 6th July: New arrivals and a quick adoption

Lucky Scooter spent a very short time at KT

 The puppies from AFCD were the first to arrive today, all very lovely and friendly, and it didn't take long for the first of them to be adopted. Lucky Scooter!

We already have a few enquiries for the white shiba puppy Sumo, as expected, but we would like to wait to see what his behaviour is like before letting him go. 

The second intake arrived later in the afternoon, and as always we didn't really know what to expect because the information we're given in advance often bears no resemblance to what actually turns up.  The only adults this time round were two poodles, both small, and the others were puppies, again very small. 

Although I suspect that the puppies won't have to wait too long to find homes we would still prefer them to stay in foster care until that time, just so they don't pick up anything like kennel cough.  

Please let Cindy know if you're able to temporarily take care of a pair of very tiny youngsters by emailing foster@hongkongdogrescue.com, or for adoptions we would prefer a second foster pup to act as company for the first couple of weeks.   Obviously Cara and Corby are siblings, and I would guess so are Camille and Chessie, while Charlie is already a bit older and he can be adopted or fostered as a singleton. 

As for the age of the poodles, I'm going to leave that to Manager Iris to estimate rather than try to guess from photos that were sent. They're not old dogs, but obviously not puppies either, that's as much information as I can give right now. 

2 year-old male

It seems to be the season for corgi surrenders, as we've been asked to take three this week, two from the same home.  One is a young adult, two years old, overweight and under-exercised/socialised,  and the others are ten and thirteen.   

The female is 13 years 

Just like the shiba inu, many people buy the puppies based on their looks, without considering the history of the breed and their original purpose.  You can easily find all of this type of information on the internet, and anyone considering buying, or adopting, any breed of dog would be well advised to spend some time researching.  

The male is 10 years old

Going back to corgis, they often have guarding behaviour (food or resources), and while food guarding is frequently due to a puppy being underfed, it can also be more common in certain breeds.   The corgis we have been asked to take have this behaviour, and while it's not impossible to change, we would never home such a dog where there are children or to inexperienced adopters. 

Since this is still a popular breed and we would like to help the dogs if we can, if there are corgi fans who can offer these dogs a new start in life, please let us know.

As with all dogs and puppies, the first step in the adoption procedure is to complete the questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/