Tues 4th Oct: The horrors of life for dogs in China

Hopefully Dr Tony can fix Kenzo's knees

There's lots to write about about today as we had driver Hing back to help out and that meant being able to take dogs here and there as required, and what a difference it made.   To start with the recently arrived breeder dogs went to Acorn for their check ups and were ready for me to pick up in the afternoon.  As thought, the one year-old shiba inu boy, Kenzo, has completely luxated patellas, meaning his kneecaps are permanently out of alignment.  As they have been like this since birth the tendons are shortened, pulling him into the crouching position.  Hopefully Dr Tony will be able to work some of his magic with a scalpel and Kenzo will be able to walk normally.  We need a home please, even a foster, so we can get the surgery done when Dr Tony gets back from holiday next week.

Shih tzu Mitten is already blind

The shih tzu's license showed that she is only six years old, but untreated dry eye has left her blind at this relatively young age.  However she's very sweet and lively, and being blind shouldn't stop her from finding a home or living a normal happy life.

Bagel is still a young girl 

Pod the poodle was the only one with no license so Dr Hazel estimated an age, and he will be leaving for his new home within a day or two.  Bagel the beagle is still only two years old and healthy if a bit overweight.

Friendly 1 year-old bulldog boy

We will be getting three more breeder dogs in this weekend (probably Saturday), one of which is a one year-old bulldog boy.  I don't know why he is being surrendered by the breeder but if you are interested please complete the adoption questionnaire on the website or email me if you have already done so.  The other two dogs are six year-old Yorkie girls.

Yorkie girl Two

Yorkie girl One

I went to AFCD to register the four new dogs, and left with two baby puppy girls only three to four weeks old.   There were other small sized dogs there that I have reserved, but they are licensed so the owners have to be traced (or not as the case might be).  The three dogs were found wandering so could have been lost or dumped on the street, something that is sadly very common.

Baby puppy sisters

However as sad as life for many dogs in Hong Kong might be, it's nothing compared to the horrors facing pets and strays alike over the border.  I started watching the latest Pearl Report, which includes some footage at the end of golden retriever Gaby at Tai Po, but had to turn off the sound and look away because I was sobbing and inwardly screaming.  Here's the link in case you want to watch, but please be warned that the first half contains deeply distressing footage http://mytv.tvb.com/tc/cat_news/pearlreport/276032