Fri 24th Jan: Goodbye and hello

Although Chinese New Year's Eve it was work as usual at the two Homing Centres as dogs were not only adopted but were also arriving.  We said goodbye to two and hello to two, and as always please keep checking if you're looking for just the right match.

Puppy Tinker has big sister Tina to play with

The last of the adorable small-sized puppies was adopted today, and Tinker joined Tina the terrier in her lovely new home.  You may remember Tina's runaway adventure when she first came to us, and I'm happy to report that she's completely settled these days and leaving home would be the last thing on her mind.

Mercury is a different dog to the one that arrived 

Young poodle Mercury was also adopted, and he was another example of a complete turnaround in behaviour, arriving as an untouchable and terrified dog and changing into a happy and friendly boy once he settled.   All these scaredy dogs need is time and to be given space to breathe, relax, and decide when they are ready to join in.  Trying to force them to accept petting and cuddles, even if you mean well, doesn't help at all.

Both new arrivals came from AFCD (who are also open every single day of the year in case you want to go there) and are old poodles.  Nutty, eleven years old,  needs immediate surgery on his eye, while Bilbo, fourteen, is at least in one piece but obviously will be sent for a full health check.

Bilbo is very sweet and small sized

If you can foster either of these seniors please let Cindy know by emailing foster@hongkongdogrescue.com.  As always we will provide everything you need in terms of food, bed, bowls and so on, and all vet costs will be covered by HKDR.  All we ask of our foster homes is that they provide a warm and comfortable space for the dogs and puppies, take them to the vet as needed and keep in touch in case of any problems.

Poor Nutty will need to have his eye removed

Again a reminder that there will be no puppy afternoon at Whiskers N Paws this Sunday, but we have lovely puppies available to meet and adopt at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre, open daily from 10am to 6pm.  I can highly recommend the "Boat Litter" of Canoe, Paddle, Dinghy (and Tiller who will be coming back from foster) as having the loveliest nature and being very sweet and easy characters, but all of the puppies have their own special appeal.

I've been enjoying my mini break, which will be over soon, and want to thank our hard-working staff and dedicated volunteers for always being there for the dogs regardless of the holidays or weather.  There wouldn't be an HKDR without them, whether on-site or behind the scenes, so to everyone I want to wish a very happy Year of the Rat, and Kung Hei Fat Choy!