Mon 27th Jan: A new Ice Age

Living in virtual isolation as I do, and not really having any kind of timetable or weekly schedule, I was convinced that the Lunar New Year holiday was over and that it was back to work as normal today.  So it was a surprise to learn that there were still two more days left without our van driver Ming, followed by his (our) regular Wednesday off, meaning Thursday is the first real day back.  As far as I'm concerned that's not a problem, as the last thing I want to have to face is the freezing boat ride over to Ap Lei Chau and back.  If you think it's cold outside, you have to experience being on the water in an open sampan to understand, and even my house is like living in an igloo (my only heater is locked inside a storeroom with a broken door lock meaning I can't get in).   So today I spent time going through all the dog bedding and newly donated soft beds, thanks to the Whiskers N Paws Operation Santa Paws collection, making sure the dogs had fleecy blankets to snuggle into while I dug out my similarly fleecy clothes.  At least the dogs really enjoyed their walk today.

Mikki and Rennie are still at Ap Lei Chau

Despite the holiday and the cold, we have been pretty busy at the Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre and the best thing of all is that even the seniors have been offered homes.  New arrival Bilbo will be going to his new family once he's been for his health check, and he's fourteen years old, while Nutty, now with one eye, has also been offered a foster space.

Bentley the bichon frise

There are still younger dogs available like bichon frise Bentley, a lovely recent arrival from AFCD, Nando the poodle, and sweet Mikki.

Please remember that there are hundreds of dogs at our Tai Po Homing Centre, and even though they may be bigger than the Ap Lei Chau residents that doesn't mean they're not suitable to live in apartments or that they're more difficult to keep or handle.  It only means there's more of them to cuddle and to love.

It's hard to believe Ivory and Tusk haven't been chosen yet