Tues 27th Dec: A good feeling in the air

Sweet Pixie girl

I know it's still 2016 and we have a few days of the old year left, but there seems to be a good feeling in the air already, like one of hope.  The reason I'm thinking along those lines is because it looks as though Pixie will be leaving our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre  to start her new life, and Coolio may also have his chance very soon.  I didn't even mention that Sarah left the other day for a trial with a family she met in the dog park, and the reason this is all so exciting is that they are all mongrels, mixed breeds or mutts, whichever term you want to use.

Soya, a breeder version of a shiba inu

Sarah was one of Cactus's favourites

Noelle at Acorn the day I got her from AFCD

Of course we still have other similar dogs staying at our small Homing Centre, like Soya, who came from a breeder as a shiba inu (hah!) and new "Milk Mother", the nickname of Noelle, who was at AFCD for some time with her five puppies.  Noelle will go for desexing on Wednesday, rather sooner than we would normally do given that she still has milk, but she is a great escape artist and the last thing we want is for her to run away, get lost and end up getting pregnant again (which can happen any time after giving birth).   She's a very sweet girl but being in a small and crowded environment doesn't suit her, at least not yet.  Hopefully she'll get used to it and settle.

These 3 came as a group of 5

There has been quite a bit of interest in the two King Charles spaniel girls, but not as a pair and right now we won't consider separating them.  It's honestly not any harder taking care of two small dogs than one, or even two large dogs if space isn't an issue, and they are easy enough to have at the Homing Centre until the right home comes along.  With so many people away for the holidays I'm sure there will be plenty of offers once everyone is back, and we can wait.

Tiny Tiffin in foster

If anyone is looking for a really small dog we have the teacup Yorkie Tiffin, who is getting better every day (he couldn't walk when he arrived) and will be taking in a teacup poodle on Thursday.  This one year-old is being surrendered because he has separation anxiety, meaning he screams when left alone for even a short time.  What I would recommend, as well as training help from Cactus, would be a friend for the poodle, maybe even Tiffin, because it's good for every dog to have another like-minded, four-legged companion.

This tiny tot could use a friend