Fri 21st June: Moses and Cooper

Beautiful GSD Moses in the van 

I happened to be in Wanchai when the barricades in Gloucester Road were being put in place, and as anyone on the roads of Hong Kong Island probably knows traffic was pretty bad everywhere else as a result.  It meant that I was late to pick up a beautiful German shepherd from AFCD, too late to take him to Acorn but it wasn't too important as now-Moses had been surrendered with his vaccination record.

No diarrhoea now

Like the previous German shepherd, Cooper, the reason for this lovely boy being abandoned at AFCD was because he had chronic diarrhoea, a condition very typical of the breed.  Many German shepherds have EPI, a pancreatic enzyme insufficiency, but Cooper's test came back as negative for this genetic problem and his digestion improved tremendously after changing his diet and adding a couple of inexpensive supplements.  Having been told that there was another German shepherd at AFCD with the same issue as Cooper, in advance of him being released I had already taken in some appropriate food (as opposed to the very cheapest kibble provided) and by the following morning the diarrhoea had stopped.  As you can see from the photo taken on Saturday morning at Tai Po, Moses doesn't have any digestive problem, he just needed to be fed something that agreed with him.  This incredibly handsome and very sweet dog is five years old, and his ex-owner said he had always had diarrhoea.  How sad is that?

Cooper is a big baby, also long-haired before his shave

At five years of age Moses is older than Cooper, who is only just a year old, but both are lovely dogs who need new homes.  Please visit our Tai Po Homing Centre to meet them, or complete the Adoption Questionnaire on our website (www.hongkongdogrescue.com, under Adopt) so we can suggest other dogs that we think would be a good match.

See you later in Central

On Saturday I'll be venturing out to Central for our adoption event at WeWork in LKF Tower (entrance on Wyndham Street).  Assuming there are no big traffic problems I'll arrive with the small-sized dogs and puppies at 2pm and will be there until 5pm so you can enjoy cuddles, a drink and some yummy heathy food too.

That means that there'll be fewer choices available at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre during the afternoon but obviously we can't bring everyone to Central so the place won't be empty for sure.