Sun 20th Jan: A sunny Sunday

The lucky adopter who took Busby home

Usually it's the purebreeds that get a lot of attention and interest from potential adopters, but funny and gorgeous mix Busby was the exception after his photo was posted.  We had so many offers of a home for this sweet boy, so rather than say today was his lucky day I think it's his adopter who is the lucky one (in truth I think that about a lot of our dogs).

Scampi will be loved very much I'm sure

Also leaving from Ap Lei Chau (where Busby had been staying) was poodle Scampi who now has his own family again, while senior Tai Po lady Yam  has her first real home.   She was one of a few dogs I took from Pokfulam AFCD who had been living in a boatyard, so while she was always around people and very friendly this will be her first experience of having a proper family life.

I'm so happy for Yam, having her first ever real home

We had a busy afternoon at Whiskers N Paws even if most potential adopters need to wait until after the Lunar New Year to adopt, an inevitable fact of life at this time of year.  However Bimble went home today, and thankfully malamute Zara also found a new adopter after her relocation plans to New Zealand had to be shelved.  That was a huge relief to her foster parents who have been taking great care of Zara but were expecting her to be leaving soon. 

Bimble has a lovely new family

We had two volunteer photographers (many thanks to both) at Whiskers N Paws today, Matt Baker

 Puppy Adoption Day 20 January 2019 - Part 1 

and Rodger So Puppy Adoption Day 20 January 2019 - Part 2

Curry is a cuddler and the smallest of her litter

I have been trying to identify the individual black puppies, and while Dribble is easy because she has the white chin and bib, it was her sibling Faro's personality that led me to correctly guess they were related. Both are bold, outgoing and quite mischievous.  Curry is the one with a thick and lucious coat, and having the sweetest laidback nature very different from Dribble and Faro.  It's impossible to tell a real baby's personality, but at the age of three-plus months we can start to see who's the playful and adventurous one and who wants to cuddle more than anything else.

The new pug girl, age unknown at this point

The day ended with the arrival of two more pugs from the backyard breeder-from-hell, plus another puppy from the same litter as the previous two mixes, Bella and Cara.  We have a waiting list for this girl so I won't even share a photo, but the pugs were without microchip of course, and in really poor condition.

There are three of the previous pug group still available, and now that they have been treated for their various health problems and have had the benefit of good food and exercise, they have really blossomed.  Squash is the funny one who makes us laugh, but they are all very sweet dogs.

This poor boy has probably fathered many babies