While I wait for the photos from yesterday's Whiskers N Paws (small) party, I can still share a photo of puppy Tim, who was adopted just before the two o'clock starting time for the weekly event.
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| Bruno and Sandro are part of a litter of nine |
While on the subject of puppies, I want to mention two new additions to the Instagram @why_i_foster home, youngsters Sandro and Bruno (apparently they're footballers). These two are part of a large litter I was asked if we could help, and there are seven more, around six weeks old. If you can foster a pair, please let us know, or of course they are also available for adoption. The foster application form is at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/volunteer/fostering/ , and we will provide everything you need during the puppies' stay with you.
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| Zak going home |
Kennedy Town was non-stop today, with potential adopters arriving every minute, some just for a first look and others (thankfully) leaving with their new dogs. Poodle Zak was one of the lucky ones chosen, as was Ashley. Ludo also left for a trial adoption with the resident dog, while Nathan is earmarked for later in the week, if not adopted sooner.
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| This was Ludo's earlier makeover |
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| Ashley found her family |
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| Schnauzer Primo |
Primo the schnauzer also moved to his new forever home after we had established that he really wanted to be the only star in the home (he'd been living with ex-HKDR Avia and Soda before).
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| Dumpling and family |
Puppy Dumpling had her adoption confirmed by her foster family, so that's another free membership to the Failed Foster Club.
Over at Tai Po it was a big day for Dolly, as she was also adopted by her typhoon foster. Dolly has been waiting for a long time, as have so many of our other young Tai Po dogs, so these adoptions are always extra special.
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| Dolly |
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Cavapoo boy Skippy
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Following just a few days after the surrender of the Standard Poodle puppy, now called Mac (and you can also see his photos on Instagram @why_i_foster), I received another surrender request for a Cavapoo (a cross between a King Charles Cavalier and a poodle) due to there being a new human baby in the home. I asked where the Cavapoo had come from, and was told he was bought from a breeder in Australia. As with schnauzer Primo (surrendered due to his family leaving Hong Kong) and Mac the Standard Poodle (I believe the ex-owners had him for all of three days), I don't want to focus on the past, I want to find the dogs new and FOREVER homes. If you're interested in adopting the Cavapoo, or any of our other dogs, please complete the adoption questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/ as a first step.
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| River is a very timid girl |
You probably know that I have my own community of dogs on Lamma, ranging from the young and small to the large and old, so there's always something happening outside of the Homing Centres at Tai Po and Kennedy Town. Today I said goodbye to yet another oldie, big boy Blake, but that's not what this story is about, rather a very shy but gorgeous scruffy terrier called River. River loves her life with her dog friends and playing in the garden, but she has always been scared of leaving her safety zone, so when she went missing a few days ago it was hard to understand. My biggest fear was that she had been taken by a python, because there are plenty around and they grow big enough to eat a dog. As the days passed and there was no sign of her anywhere, I had begun to accept that she'd gone forever. But then, as I was was walking with my dogs in the woods today I heard a frantic yapping coming from further up the hill, and I immediately thought of River. Sure enough it was her, tangled up in the vines and creepers, and now she's safely back home. How she got there will always be a mystery, but I just hope it's not a story that will be repeated.
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