Sat 20th April: Surprise weather and surprise adoption

The roof at the Tai Po house leaks badly so the dogs stayed dry like this

I rarely check the Hong Kong Observatory weather forecast these days as it's so rarely accurate, but today I made the mistake of having a look and yes, it completely failed to mention the black sky and Red Rain that appeared halfway through the day.  My Lamma dogs aren't normally scared of thunder but I was buried under a pile of quivering and drooling dogs, with a queue of others needing my reassurance that they weren't about to die.

Poor Shuri must be very scared and hungry by now

At least they have a home and a place to stay dry, and I couldn't help but think about all of those that don't, including ex-HKDR Shuri who ran away from her dog sitter's home in Wanchai the other day and who is still missing.  I noticed that someone had posted that she had been spotted in Gloucester Road by the evening, and I was reminded of runaway Aladdin and the subsequent dramas which only ended when he was found weeks later in Shatin (having also run away from his foster home in Braemar Hill).  I hope Shuri didn't run into the cross-harbour tunnel in a panic and effort to stay dry, but anything is possible.  Please keep your eyes open for a young black female dog, without a collar, who must be absolutely petrified by now.

The puppies made it to the adoption event just before the weather broke, so it was hardly surprising there were no adoptions and not too many visitors.  Still, our volunteer photographer for the afternoon, Simon Chan, managed to get some lovely shots of the puppies which you can see here  Puppy Adoption Day 20 April 2019 — at 康迪亞獸醫 Concordia Pet Care - Happy Valley
We will be back for another try on Sunday at Whiskers N Paws even though more rain is predicted (so it might be hot, dry and sunny).

Meet little Dudley at Whiskers N Paws on Sunday

As happened on Friday we had a surprise adoption, or rather successful adoption interview, at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre, and one lucky puppy who will be leaving on Sunday.  No names until the paperwork has been signed but this particular puppy has already been extremely lucky in another way, and I'll tell you how tomorrow.