Weds 27th Sept: Yes we have breeds too

 While it's true most of our dogs and puppies are mixes of all sorts, if you want breeds we have those too.

Echo is a very sweet girl 

Samoyed Brady and husky Echo are young at two years, and both very lovely dogs.  They're staying at our Tai Po Homing Centre, as is Cane Corso Bucket, although he's a dog that needs a strong and experienced adopter with lots of space (a large garden is a must for this energetic boy).

Bucket 

 

Brady 

We have several shiba inu, the most recent additions being only eleven months old, both boys.  Kira is a female, also young at only a year old. Although small in size, this breed also needs a home with someone who understands dogs, and shibas in particular, as they're usually not cuddly types who are great with other dogs.  As always I have to add that these observations are generalised, and there are always exceptions. 

Kira 

Big Mac 

We have many poodles of all colours, from young to senior, although no puppies except for Standard poodle Mac (or Macc) currently in a foster home.  Standard poodles are large dogs, very smart like all poodles, and they need regular grooming to keep their coats from becoming matted and full of knots. 

Lively Biffin 

We have Bijou the French bulldog, young at three years even if she has just had one eye removed.

Boomer is 2 year old 

There are two senior corgis, with another young (although challenging) corgi boy currently on Lamma. Boomer has changed dramatically from when he first arrived and was bullied by shiba inu Damson, because now the situation has been reversed and Boomer is now the head of his own little gang and is quite the boss.  He loves the freedom of his new life and the fact that he has a very large outdoor space he and his friends can roam in, and his new bestie is Hetty. 

Breeds go in and out of fashion, with the current top ones being poodles, shiba inu and corgis.  Schnauzers used to be right up there, but these days it's quite rare that anyone asks specifically for a schnauzer.  Pekingese and shih tzus used to be pretty much the only small breeds in Hong Kong when I first started rescuing dogs (with a few poms and schnauzers), but we hardly see any pekes and very few shih tzus now.  Golden retrievers are probably still the most popular of all the larger breeds, and if we ever have any available they are quickly adopted. 

Of course the best breed of all is the mongrel, a mix of all the best parts of the various breeds that go into making one.  Anyway that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it!