Thurs 27th Oct: Return of the Stanley Barracks dogs

Justine and Biba, now adopted, were from Stanley Barracks

We've tried to sort out the problem of the dogs at Stanley Barracks, under the control of the PLO, and even thought we had reached an agreement with them that they would let us try to desex the dogs and let us know when there were puppies.  However it seems that was just a fantasy because there are now ten new dogs that were picked up by AFCD after a call from the barracks.  It's impossible to gain entry to the military complex and it doesn't even come under Hong Kong jurisdiction being a Mainland China army site, so laws such as having to have dogs vaccinated against rabies don't apply. The dogs are well fed and cared for, and this time the youngest ones even had identification tags round their necks, and as always they are friendly and very sweet.  However they are around six to seven months old and although lovely with their floppy ears, it's not that easy to home puppies of this age.  At least three of the dogs are adults, maybe four as I didn't check them all that closely, and maybe that means someone in charge decided to have a mass clearout.  Whatever the reason there are now ten more dogs to add to our already bursting-at-the-seams Homing Centre.

Sweet Flanders from Stanley Barracks is still waiting

I didn't take any of the dogs today as they have to do their four days in case claimed back by their owner, which yes, is a huge joke considering AFCD were asked to go and collect them but this is the way of any government department, never known to let common sense interfere.  We will have to work out where the puppies can go bearing in mind that they aren't babies or small either.

These collies will have to stay together

We had two more new arrivals, lovely collies that were at first accepted at the Tai Po Homing Centre but will be moved to Ap Lei Chau on Friday after their vet check because they aren't full sized.  This pair have been surrendered due to a marriage break-up, and the wife who ended up with them works long hours and accepts that it's not fair on the dogs to leave them on their own for most of the day.  I wish all dog owners understood that fact, even if they are a pair.