Sun 29th May: Baby parade

The pups were so hot they needed to be cooled with water

It was Baby Day at Whiskers N Paws today and of course they stole the show, to the extent that at one point in the afternoon they had to be crated and put inside the store for a rest and air-conditioning.   It's stressful and exhausting for very young pups to be constantly picked up and handled, and it can easily become too much of a good thing.  All but one of the babies went to foster homes at the end of the afternoon, and the unlucky singleton had to come back to Lamma with me and spend the night alone in the giant cage on top of my work table, not  something that any baby should have to do even if the room is full of other dogs.  Puppies that are confined will scream, and that's just what happened.

No matter how small or young, pups hate to be confined

One of the new babies was lucky enough to be chosen to go home with an older puppy, Sandy, and they will have to see if they can get along with the two resident chihuahuas before any adoption is confirmed.

Sandy and odd-one-out new baby went for a trial 

Minty was another lucky pup as she too was taken for a trial, while sweet Stanley had already passed his cat test after just two days and was clearly bonded to his new parents.   He is really a very special puppy, as are his Stanley Barracks siblings Stanley, Sooty and Nero.

Sooty and lookalike brother Nero are super-sweet Stanley Barracks pups

Stanley fitted in perfectly so his adoption was quickly confirmed

To add to the good news of the afternoon, HKIS classmates and US Girl Scouts Janice, Sora, Gabby and Hillary, all aged seven, raised funds for HKDR by baking and selling cookies. Thank you for your generosity, girls!

Congratulations to our May Positive Partners graduates

It was end-of-the-month Graduation Day for Positive Partners dogs and their families, so congratulations to all, as well as Happy First Birthday to trainer Alice Lau's adopted girl Charmaine!

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The Girl Scouts raised an amazing $2200!