Weds 18th May: Please help to find Mira

Amanda with her new and forever family

The best part of any day is hearing that a dog has been adopted, and it's even better when it comes as unexpected news.  I had met new girl Amanda on the day she went to Acorn for desexing and I could immediately see what a beautiful and very sweet girl she was, so I shouldn't have been too surprised that she was quickly chosen.  Still, luck always plays its part as we have many lovely dogs who wait a long time, and for Amanda she just happened to be in the right place at the right time for the right family.  I'm sure she will be as loved as she deserves to be.

When adult dogs come to us from AFCD and without any information other than whether they have been surrendered or found stray, meaning abandoned, and their photos and details are posted, I often wonder whether their ex-owners are watching.   Amanda was picked up as a stray but she has clearly been a pet dog, and from her behaviour not badly treated either. Do her previous family care enough to wonder about her, or does that fact that she was simply turfed out to fend for herself mean they have no interest?

Living the life!

All of our dogs have a story although for the most part we have no way of knowing it. Adopters often come back to us and ask for more information but it's very rare that we have anything to share.  Still, it's never too late for a new beginning, whatever age the dog is, and best friends Branston and Pickle are proof of just that.   Surrendered to AFCD from the same home and already as seniors who should have been enjoying their last years in comfort, the bonded pair were lucky enough to be taken to an amazing new home together and this is their update:

I don't wanna go out!

"I wanted to give HKDR a quick update on how the senior boys we adopted back in January are doing, in case if you are wondering.

It will be 4 months next week since we’ve brought Branston (English bulldog) and Pickle (pug) home and both of them have settled in fabulously.  Pickle has since had two major procedures that have transformed his life for the better. First, within the first month, he’s undergone a big surgery to remove 3 sizable bladder stones and had his spleen removed due to a large tumor.  He then had an emergency blood transfusion. His red blood cell count was dangerously low due to tick fever. Through it all, the awesome team at Veterinary Specialty Hospital in Wanchai has taken great care of him. Pickle now no longer pees every 30 second. He’s as energetic as a 14 year old can be and will follow food around unconditionally.

Meanwhile, Branston came to us with severe eyes, ears and skin infection. Everything’s been treated.  His eye sights are back, his ears are no longer smelly and oozing with scary looking gunk, and his skin is perfect.  At 12 years old, he is now the king of the couch and the AC is perpetually set to a temperature of his liking.

The boys are amazing. They are gentle and loving and they bring so much joy to the household. Thank you for rescuing them out of AFCD and for entrusting the boys to me.

I’m attaching 2 recent pix for you. One is from a weekend outing, the other one is Branston being silly when he didn't want to go out for a walk... 

Last but not least, we wish for a good home for all the doggies out there!"

Please share this poster

Branston and Pickle are two very lucky dogs, but not the only ones who have had their lives saved by wonderful adopters.  This other case is, however, very sad and poignant, as just after I had received a short but sweet update Mira went missing during a walk on Lantau and seems to have vanished into thin air. We need everyone's help in sharing her poster as it seems likely that she has been picked up by someone who doesn't realise her family are frantically searching for her.

"Today is the first anniversary of Mira’s joining our family. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to offer a home to Mira. Both Mira and Bella (also an ex-HKDR dog) are the love of our life.  We couldn’t imagine life without them." 

Just a day after receiving this photo Mira went missing