Mon 19th Dec: We are open for adoptions every single day

I was in another panic today after my trip to AFCD and realising that I had more puppies that needed foster homes. Thank goodness for Cindy, our amazing Volunteer Foster Coordinator, who handled the offers of holiday accommodation that came in, and for Iris at the Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre who found a temporary corner for the new "kids" until they could be picked up.  The last pair of pups-with-mother (already named Laura and Logan) also went off to their foster home today, and I will take the mother herself out of AFCD on Tuesday.   One more singleton puppy will be coming in from AFCD in Sheung Shui any day so he too will be needing a place to stay.

The Scottie girl may have mange

We'll also be getting a youngish (around four years) Scottie girl, a popular breed of terrier, so if you are interested please complete the adoption questionnaire on our website, or contact me know if you have already done so.

Of course there are always extras on top of the dogs and puppies that I know about at AFCD, and today's special surprise was an old poodle whose owner had recently passed away.  The poodle boy is still quite lively despite having cloudy eyes and a sore back, and we've started him on some pain relief to see how that works before checking him in for a much-needed dental and desexing.

We were told teacup Tiffin was a year old but his teeth are terrible.

Almost all of the small dogs that come to us have dreadful teeth, dirty and stinking, and you wonder how the ex-owners could have tolerated the smell for as long as they did.  Apart from being seriously unpleasant, having a mouth full of infection affects the health of the dog overall, and you can even see that in the blood test results that we routinely run for all older dogs.

We are open every day over the holidays (and every single day of the year), so please come and walk the dogs if you are a registered volunteer and have some free time.  You can also visit either of the Homing Centres if you are interested in adoption, as well as Whiskers N Paws on Christmas Eve, a Saturday, where we will be with the puppies instead of Sunday.  If you are staying in Hong Kong and can take in a boarder, please ask Cindy about puppy fostering by emailing foster@hongkongdogrescue.com.

Maya needs a home!

Can I also add a Christmas plea for some of the longer-term Ap Lei Chau residents, those that may have some behaviour issues but are certainly not lost causes.  I'm thinking about poodle girl Maya as an example, as all she needs is some time and understanding.  She's so lovely at the Homing Centre and no trouble, so if there are any homes without children who have the patience and experience to help this lovely little dog through her problem period please give her a chance.

We also need a home for lovely Lucy, the Old English sheepdog cross who is not liking being at Tai Po and keeps breaking out of her pen.

Lucy wants a home please