I can't always write about everything that happens on a daily basis because there's always so much going on between the two Homing Centres and the office. Dogs arrive and need to go to the vet, meet potential adopters or move to and from foster homes, while the fundraising aspect of our work is essential to bring in the money to pay for everything. As much as possible we rely on our team of dedicated volunteers, but full time staff are essential to ensure the continous functioning of HKDR. For example the upcoming Flag Day requires a huge amount of administrative planning well in advance, but on the day itself it will be volunteers who will be out on the streets. If you can help please let us know.
🚩VOLUNTEERS WANTED for HKDR Flag Day 2019🚩
https://hongkongdogrescue.com/flagday2019/
Date: 6th April (Sat)
Place: HK Island
Time: 7am to 12pm
Sign up NOW:
Individual➡https://hongkongdogrescue.com/flagday_volunteers-recruitment-form/
Group (School/Corporate)➡https://hongkongdogrescue.com/flagday_group-volunteer-registration-form/
🐕We need 300 volunteers on the day so please invite as many friends to join as you can! We will email the details after you filling the online form.
🐕You can bring your dog to join
🐕Children under 14-year-old must be accompanied by adult or guardian
🐕For any inquiry regarding the Flag Day, please email to 📩Flagday@hongkongdogrescue.com
HUGE THANKS to &dear for the fabulous design of the flags and Hill’s Pet Nutrition Hong Kong 香港希爾思寵物食品 for sponsoring the production of the coin bags. Buy a flag and support our rescue work. See you on that day!
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| Jack and Carlo run the playgroup upstairs at our Ap Lei Chau Centre |
I was told there was a shiba inu at AFCD who had been surrendered because of food guarding issues, so I took a look while I was there anyway having puppy Bumpy licensed. Shibas are such a popular breed but not the easiest in terms of temperament and behaviour, and as we already have a young female at the Homing Centre who is what I would politely call challenging, I needed to discuss with Iris whether or not we could realistically cope with another. What I didn't know until I finally gave in and took the shiba out, was that he is only six months old according to his license, so we introduced him to the upstairs gang of Carlo, Jack and other young adults, and within a very short time they were all racing round and playing very happily. The big test came at feeding time which our trainer Cactus supervised, and of course Gumbo (his new name) was separated from the others. It's quite possible to change the guarding behaviour with proper training, so that will be a job for Cactus over the coming weeks.
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"Kitten Pup" Kipper was adopted today
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It was finally time for the first adoption of one of the "Kitten Litter", and while Kipper was the lucky one he didn't go home alone as sibling Guppy went along too on a foster basis. I have a feeling now that the ice has been broken that the rest of the litter will quickly go too.
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| Pollen on Sunday |
There was further very happy news from the Homing Centre that older puppy Pollen had been taken on a foster-with-a-view-to-adoption basis, and I was thrilled to get a photo this morning of Pollen in her very smart new surroundings. Fingers crossed that she will be allowed to stay.
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| The cat approves! |
Many of our dogs have been with us since they were young puppies so we know them well, but when we take in adult dogs from AFCD or with no known history, we really have no idea about their background. So it was wonderfully heartwarming to see a photo of Bali in her new home, where the main condition was that she would have to be able to get along with the six resident cats. Can you believe this photo was taken on the very first day of her arrival? It's quite incredible from both the cat and dog aspect, as it's common for cats to loathe and despise any new dogs in the home.
Excellent!
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