Thurs 25th July: Hoping for a busy weekend

Adam (l) and Eve when they came to us in June

I'd been keeping a certain puppy secret because I knew it would start an avalanche of adoption enquiries, but baby Adam's photo was posted on our Facebook page anyway.   Adam and Eve came to us as two week-olds and went straight to a foster home, for which we've been very grateful, and now they're just old enough to be adopted, even if we would ideally prefer them to stay together for a bit longer. 

The thing about these very young puppies is that we really don't know how big they'll grow to be, so many potential adopters see a photo of an incredibly cute and small baby and want to adopt without thinking that this isn't how it will always be.   Even if Adam does stay relatively small,  that doesn't mean he and/or Eve won't need proper exercise, any more than short humans need less than tall people.  Our young and smaller-sized adult dogs are certainly just as active and energetic as their larger counterparts, and in fact it's the giant-sized breeds that are more likely to be couch potatoes.  Anyway, since the cat (pup) is already out of the bag, here are photos of Adam and Eve as they are now, looking quite different from each other apart from the colour.

Eve now

Adam now

Rocket's been with us for a year now

Saturday's WeWork Adoption Afternoon has already been quite successful in that a few foster homes have now "failed" and become adopters, and other than the poodle Archie mentioned yesterday there's also bichon pair Polly and Anna, plus another poodle Rocket who have now have their permanent residency status.

Puppies Benjamin and Cameron, who coincidentally looked very similar to Adam and Eve when they also came to us as very young babies, had their double adoption confirmed too, and it looks as though there will be others who won't be there on Saturday as they will already have been taken.

As a reminder we'll be at WeWork in Central from 1pm to 4pm, so if you're seriously considering adoption please come early so you can spend some time choosing, as well as talking to our volunteers. It would also be very helpful if adoption questionnaires could be completed in advance https://hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/

Please remember that you don't have to wait for any special adoption event to meet the dogs and puppies waiting for homes, because at HKDR every day is an adoption day.  Our Homing Centres are open from 10am to 6pm if you want to visit, and our Foster Cordinator Cindy can arrange meetings with those in foster homes. Email foster@hongkongdogrescue.com for any enquiries.

Another event that starting to heat up in terms of ticket sales is this year's big fundraiser "Bohemian Pupsody", an evening with Teddie Mercury, which is taking place on Saturday 21st September at the Aberdeen Marina Club.  I think the theme is clear from the title, and we're going to be enjoying lots of music as well as delicious food, drink, live and silent auctions and much more.  It's a fantastic way to support HKDR and our dogs with fun and great entertainment guaranteed.  For ticketing, sponsorship opportunities and other information please visit our website https://hongkongdogrescue.com/event/charityparty/