Thurs 26th May: Another lost dog needs your help

One of the lucky pair who have been offered a home in advance of their arrival

Most of the dog news involved the Tai Po dogs, current, adopted or just promised a home, like the two golden retrievers coming from AFCD on Friday who already have somewhere to go to, and together.  They were surrendered as a pair so it's especially nice that they don't have to be separated at this stage in their lives, and we're very grateful to their potential foster-maybe-adopter.

There is also an old German Shepherd at AFCD Pokfulam who is desperate to get out, so if there are any kind-hearted fans of the breed who can help save this big old boy (ten years to be exact) please let me know by emailing sally@hongkongdogrescue.com

Can Mali and Rambo be friends?

Malinois Mali has also gone to a home with another dog, our ex-HKDR Rambo, and now it remains to be seen whether the two of them can be friends and we are keeping our fingers tightly crossed on that front.

Kuma was lost in Tai Po on 20th May

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朋友今早帶狗狗散步時，不慎走失了，狗主現四處外出尋覓，非常擔心，如見到以下狗隻，請盡快致電90282906聯絡黃小姐，薄酬，謝謝各位！

詳細資料如下：
走失日期：20/5/2016（五）
走失時間：8:00am
走失地點：大埔廣福道
狗狗名：Kuma
狗狗特徵：唐狗大型犬，有黃色頸圈，男，一歲，有晶片，性格十分怕人

非常感謝大家的幫忙🙇🏻

Ladies tai po friends, please help...
Friend this morning to take the dog for a walk, inadvertently lost, dog owners are out looking for everywhere, very worried, if you see the following dogs, please call 90282906 as soon as possible to contact miss wong, thank you!
Details are as follows:
Lost date: 20/5/2016 (Friday)
Lost time: 8:00 am
Lost Location: Tai po road, Canton
Dog Name: kuma
Dog Features:  yellow collar, male, one year old, has a chip, personality very afraid
Thank you very much for your help. 🙇🏻

While runaway Becky was quickly reunited with her family and dog-sister Amanda, there is yet another lost ex-HKDR in the Tai Po area.  I'd seen the postings on Facebook but hadn't realised that the dog in question, now called Kuma, was an ex-puppy of ours who was Peanut at the time.  Now the race is on to try and catch him before the bad weather breaks, if indeed there is a mini-typhoon threatening.  Hopefully it won't bring anything worse than some rain and a refreshing strong breeze, but you never really know. Kuma has  been missing for a week now so obviously his family are extremely worried, and if you live in the Tai Po area and spot him please call the number shown or contact may@hongkongdogrescue.com

Kimi's foster status has been changed to adopted

Poodle Kimi had his foster status changed to adopted today, while sadly Pot Poodle Maya was brought back to Ap Lei Chau after proving to be too much of a handful.  I won't bore everyone with writing the same thing about poodles that I have written so many times before, but of all the breeds this is the one is bred and bought more than any other, and is so misunderstood and subsequently abandoned.  Poodles aren't human babies they are dogs, real dogs, dogs that are up at the top of the dog intelligence league and dogs that require mental stimulation as well as lot of physical exercise. By the time they are finally dumped and end up at AFCD, these poodles are so confused they have no idea what or who they are or what is expected of them, and so they end up being badly behaved.

Pot Poodle Maya is confused about what and who she is

Maya is still young enough at four years to be rehabilitated, but it will take someone with patience and tolerance.  My advice in these cases is always the same and that is to leave a dog alone, and by that I mean totally ignore it other than the necessities of food and water of course, and to walk it until it has no energy left for anything by sleep.  Our in-house trainer, Cactus, is always there for any adopters to guide them through the various stages of changing a dog's behaviour, and it can be done.