Sat 27th July: Good work at WeWork

As anticipated it was a very busy afternoon at WeWork in Central, and although all of the puppies except Judy were brought to the event by their foster parents, we still went back to the Homing Centre with empty crates.   Thank you to WeWork (LKF Tower) for sharing their space with us, and for all the volunteers who turned up to help.  Honestly nothing would be possible without such support, and I'm truly grateful.  Yvonne Chan was our volunteer photographer for the afternoon and you can take a look at the happy results here Puppy Adoption Day 27 July 2019 

Senior Arlo

Lucky Ellie was quickly chosen

The first adoption was puppy Ellie, who's been staying with one of our regular volunteers, followed by senior schnauzer Arlo, proving that it's never too late for a dog to find a new home.  Two more adult dogs were adopted, one-eyed Lucille and cuddlebug Collins, both of whom came from the same (unknown) place where most of our smaller dogs originate, and finally gorgeous older puppy Perkins.  I've been telling anyone who'd listen what a fantastic puppy Perkins is, how sweet, loving and easy, and once again he proved this to be right by behaving so well and happily playing with his friend of the moment, Spencer.  When he wanted to rest he'd throw himself on someone's lap, not caring if he knew them or not.

A lovely going home photo for Collins 

Lucille and her new mama

Returning to the Homing Centre were Judy, Spencer and Tonto, again from the same place as many other small dogs, and both young and lovely dogs.  Tina the terrier was the only one who really didn't enjoy the crowds and found herself a quiet shelf to rest on away from the noise, so she went off for a sleepover with our ex-General Manager and still-dedicated supporter Linda.  Tina would do well in a home without children, while the others don't care at all and were happy with the attention from the youngest to the oldest.

Tonto and Spencer are both great with young children 

Moses is going home, hooray!

Tina didn't like the crowds and noise

I want to be able to write about more Tai Po adoptions, but the larger adults obviously aren't suitable for many homes.   So I'm very happy to be able to say that one of our beautiful German shepherds found a home today, and that's Moses.  He was surrendered to AFCD because his ex-owner said he had continuous diarrhoea, but we didn't see that problem at all.  It's quite sad how so many dog owners really have no idea, or don't care enough to even try to find a solution when it could - and for Moses was - so simple.  Like another one of our German shepherds, Cooper, Moses was imported from Europe as a puppy, so you'd really think money would be no object when it came to helping your dog.  However as we have learned time and again, being a good dog family has nothing to do with how rich you are or how fancy your house is.  Love costs nothing, but it's the most important thing of all.