Tues 4th July: It's time Luke found a home

You can see how small Luke is in this photo

I know it was a holiday for Americans today but not for us, and it was business as usual although quite quiet on the adoption front as we enter the real summer period.  

 Our foster dogs and puppies are also coming back, with Pixie already returned to Kennedy Town, and her brother Pepper (aka Reggie) also due to join her, along with Luke.  There's still time to adopt before this happens, and you can see both of their photos and daily lives (adventures) on Instagram @why_i_foster.  As a reminder, Luke is only a small-medium size, the only one from the "L" litter still waiting for a home.  There's no reason why, these things just happen. 

The L Litter in February

Meet Luke, the water-pup! (7 month-old boy, 11kg)

Here is what our regular and very experienced foster parent, Lyndsay (Instagram @why_i_foster) said about Luke,

“Little Luke is my “biggest success story”. He arrived with me a frightened, unsure, nervous boy afraid to even dip his toes in a trickling stream. He has transformed into a wonderful canine; full of love, confidence and affection. He’s a jungle trekker, beach-boy racer and sea-lover. We most recently had him out on our SUP boards and he bravely leapt on and off the board, playing in the shallows. (I know many many people not brave enough to do that!)

He is THE ultimate snuggler; no matter how hot it gets, he is tucked into a comfy corner, ideally under an armpit. Perfect for anyone looking for a truly loving companion. But he is not overly-needy and is happy to spend a few hours on his own, as long as he has a comfy spot to sleep.

He travels well in the car, plays beautifully with other dogs of all sizes and is friendly to strangers. Photos don’t do justice to this goofball who is small at just 11kg with only a little growing left to do.

He’ll do well in a family with or without other furfriends - all he truly needs is love. “

Check Instagram @why_i_foster if you want to know more about Luke’s daily life!

If you are interested in adopting Luke, please take the first step by completing the adoption questionnaire.

You can contact our foster coordinator Cindy at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com to arrange meetings with the puppies in their foster homes, thank you!

Adoption Questionnaire Direct Link: https://hongkongdogrescue.com/.../adoption-questionnaire/

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There's one particular situation that's causing us to question how far we go in terms of  trying to treat a dog that has severe problems, and I'm talking about sharpei cross Sharlene.  I wrote about her particular issue yesterday, and that fact that the vets that are experienced enough to even attempt the surgery to fix her locked jaw are going away on holiday, and now I'm questioning whether we should be putting any dog through what will certainly be a very complicated and difficult procedure, and with uncertain results.  A regular adopter of our sharpeis and sharpei-types has been incredibly supportive in Sharlene's case too, and between us we're trying to decide what's best for her.  If the outcome of the surgery could be guaranteed to work there's be no question we'd go ahead, but there's also the possibility that it won't.  There's also the hard reality that this will all cost a lot of money, and again if we knew it would be successful we would try to raise the funds, but there's a strong possibility that it won't.  We're now waiting for the opinion of an overseas specialist, and in the meantime Sharlene seems to be fine (as you can see in the video)  other than the fact she can only lick soft food. We don't know what happened to cause this jaw situation, but given her age I think it's safe to assume that it's the result of an injury (such as a kick in the face) rather than a congenital deformity.  I don't think she would have survived all these years if she had been born like that.