All of the new intake at Kennedy Town have had their vet checks and are now ready for adoption, so as always if you're interested please start by completing the questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/. They are all young dogs, with Ando being just a puppy, and have added the information with the photos.
Many times we're asked if a potential adopter can meet the dogs before completing the form, but we really need to assess the home beforehand to see if it's a good match for the requested dog(s), or indeed if the situation is suitable for a dog at all. Having a dog means providing not only food and shelter, but also companionship and exercise as well as socialisation. Not everyone has the time for all of these things, in which case becoming a volunteer is the perfect compromise as it means you can spend your spare time with lots of dogs, as often as you want.
As all of you who are currently in Hong Kong will know, the weather is cold and rainy at the moment, but happily not for long. Sunday will be bright and sunny (as forecast by the HK Observatory), so don't be put off coming to join Peak to Fong. I know that some people haven't bought their T-shirt/tickets yet, and as always we've already sold out of some of the sizes. Please don't leave it until the very last minute, especially as the Sponsorship forms are in the T-shirt packing and we need you all to get those sponsors signed up! There are fantastic prizes to be won for the highest amounts raised, and apart from that we are relying on a good turnout and result for ongoing HKDR funding to be able to continue to help the dogs and puppies in need.
Talking of puppies that are desperate in need, you may have seen and urgent post for foster homes for newborns. A stray mother have birth under a truck to ten puppies, two of which had already died by the time the rescuer managed to get first four, and then another four, out from under the truck. The mother had no milk to feed her babies, being a starving and homeless dog herself, so there was no option but to get her pups to safety. This awful situation occurs all the time, and it's just heartbreaking as well as frustrating that the government don't take the matter seriously. Anyway, for these eight newborns, they need to be in foster homes in pairs, to be bottle fed for the first two to three weeks until they're able to start eating soft puppy food. If you can take in a couple, please complete the foster form at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/volunteer/fostering/ or email Cindy at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com if you have already registered as a foster parent. Please note that these puppies will need feeding every few hours initially, so it won't work if you're not at home to take care of them.
One dog that a lot of people asked about when I shared her photo on an earlier blog was Oona, the one year-old border collie girl. I though we had a home waiting for her as soon as she arrived, but as so often happens there was a last-minute change meaning Oona had to stay at our Tai Po Homing Centre. Although there were several offers of a home, border collies need a particular kind of care, with plenty of exercise combined with mentally stimulating activities. They're not suited to city life, while we have many other dogs that would be perfectly happy in that kind of environment. If you can give a suitable home to Oona, please complete the adoption questionnaire.
